and so begin the CTS-V comparos

[79TA]

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=131106?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..1 .*

So far so good for the Caddy :-)

It wasn't an official side by side comparison though. They just got some numbers and then looked at the numbers for the other cars in previous tests.

[yg60m]

Nice start :-) Now we wait for direct comparo ;-)

[RC45]

The reason this car is better than any euro "super sedan" is illustrated below:

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com//media/il/news/2008/0825/08.cadillac.cts.spec.v.shifter.500.jpg

It is a DRIVERS car, not a drive-along car - and the world didnt have to beg for the car to have a proper manual tranny - it just comes that way ;)

[enzoferrari]

The CTS-V is a monster ,now lets wait for the haterz to come!!!!

[enzoferrari]

It's been over 60 years since the Americans have so thoroughly trounced the Germans, but Inside Line has the numbers to prove it. The Edmunds news service had a chance to take the new Cadillac CTS-V (which we're driving in upstart New York as we speak) and its supercharged V8 for a spin around GM's Milford proving grounds and brought along its testing gear. The resulting bombardment ought to have the Germans thoroughly embarrassed and rebuilding for decades to come.

The CTS-V ran the quarter-mile in a scant 12.5 seconds, besting the 12.7 it takes for either the BMW M5 or the Mercedes E63 AMG. Getting back to a standstill was another hit to the Bimmer and the Benz, with the Caddy stopping from 60-0 mph in 109 feet – five feet less than it takes the M5 and six shorter than the AMG. And if you're thinking that brakes and power are easy to upgrade and that the Cadillac couldn't possibly best the Germans on the handling course, think again: the CTS-V ran the slalom at 71.1 mph, while the M5 and E63 ran it in 68.5 and 65 mph respectively. Deutschland über alles indeed.

[pitfield]

The reason this car is better than any euro "super sedan" is illustrated below:

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com//media/il/news/2008/0825/08.cadillac.cts.spec.v.shifter.500.jpg

It is a DRIVERS car, not a drive-along car - and the world didnt have to beg for the car to have a proper manual tranny - it just comes that way ;)

Hahahhahahahhahahahhahahhahahahhahahhahahahahahahh ahahha

I hope it's fabulous.

[RC45]

The CTS-V is a monster ,now lets wait for the haterz to come!!!!

The above post might be your first hater.... not sure how to "read" the post actually...

[pitfield]

I was kidding, the bit that made me chuckle is that I always think of America as being more into automatic 'boxes than anyone else.

[79TA]

I was kidding, the bit that made me chuckle is that I always think of America as being more into automatic 'boxes than anyone else.

well, GM did invent them and they are quite ideal for drag racing . . .

[pitfield]

Bothered, I hate automatics.

[HeilSvenska]

^Then get a manual. It's the Land of the Free afterall. ;-)

*Oh wait. You live in the UK. No LHD CTS-V for you. :(

[pitfield]

I learnt in LHD, I can do both equally well.

Not that I can afford to buy one anyway.

[79TA]

The not being able to afford "x" new car thing is a recurring theme for most people, hehe. :-)

[HeilSvenska]

I learnt in LHD, I can do both equally well.

Not that I can afford to buy one anyway.
Not even a test drive. :(

[RC45]

I was kidding, the bit that made me chuckle is that I always think of America as being more into automatic 'boxes than anyone else.

That's kinda what I thought, but your humour was so dry, I didnt know what to expect :)

[HeilSvenska]

Oh, English humour. It really doesn't work on a messageboard. :-P

[SHIZL]

love the cts-v. manual caddy hard to get use to. hope its rear diff is better than the first model had a friend blow threw three diffs on the first cts-v model. i still would want the seville with the northstar with vogues that says caddy.