$4 gas has claimed a lot of casualties -- but what are Silvio, Paulie Walnuts, and Mary Kay Ladies supposed to drive now? 

Bloomberg reports, "Cadillac's biggest sedans, once a symbol of the American dream, are in danger of joining Elvis Presley and tail fins in the pop-icon obituary column."  GM has placed the replacements for its two current big four-door cars "on hold."  The DTS and STS were due for merger, with a single large luxury sedan expected to replace the pair in 2010.  But that car, which would be able to trace its evolution all the way back to the DeVilles, Broughams and Fleetwoods of old, may be cancelled.  "Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner is de-emphasizing fuel-hungry models and accelerating those that use less gasoline or none at all," forcing GM to rethink "a brand that captured the imaginations of pioneer rocker Chuck Berry in Maybelline and the face- painted group Kiss in Cadillac Dreams."

Not to mention Vito Corleone, who would only be driven in his 1940 Fleetwood. Or rapper Ludacris, who waxed poetic about the number of, um. . .ladies his Cadillac could hold.

Jalopnik asks, "Why would Cadillac drop out of the market it has come to symbolize?  Fuel costs, the recession and most importantly: slow sales. Having lost $69.8 billion since 2004, General Motors is now looking to sell customers the vehicles they want, dropping models that don't sell."

Autoblog seconds that opinion, adding, "Today, a 4,000-pound super-sized sedan averaging 15 mpg in the city cycle doesn't bode well with anyone."  The Cadillac brand, instead, will concentrate on "coupe and wagon versions of the CTS and smaller and more fuel efficient SUVs."

Still, what do you do if your love is bigger than a Honda?  Bigger than a Subaru?  Anyway, you don't have to drive it.  You can part it out the back and have a party...

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