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79TA · 11-27-2007, 01:45 PM

I saw the car at both the OC and LA auto shows. It really is impressive.

http://www.motortrend.com/oftheyear/...cts/index.html

Zot09 · 11-27-2007, 02:27 PM

Appearance wise, it looks pretty nice. It definitely has a presence on the road. I'm not too sure what the car has to offer on the inside though b/c I've never researched it.

Congrats to Caddy...but I'm not sure if I'd give it the COTY award.

HeilSvenska · 11-27-2007, 02:51 PM

It's very nice inside. Looks and smell. Fit's alright, and the material's way ahead of what it used to be.

79TA · 11-28-2007, 04:03 AM

It's a big deal for an American car to woo the Japanese-loving Motor Trend staff.

The last "American" car to win was the Chrysler 300C in '05. Since we've had the lackluster Civic and the soulless Camry.

Zot09 · 11-28-2007, 04:20 AM

^^^ HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA the 300C won COTY in 05? WOW!!!! What a joke...

HeilSvenska · 11-28-2007, 04:23 AM

Originally Posted by Zot09

^^^ HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA the 300C won COTY in 05? WOW!!!! What a joke...

Even so, Motor Trend's COTY Award has too much influence in the market place, sadly.

rusrocket · 11-30-2007, 01:31 AM

can you say "paid off?"

79TA · 12-13-2007, 03:53 AM

I just got done reading the full Motor Trend write up. I'd say they made the right choice. You also have to consider the competition, which only includes cars new for the model year. The Accord was lacking and it was apparent enough that not even Motor Trend could find enough subjective areas to get it in the winner's circle.

The real competitors were Mercedes C-class and Audi A5/S5 (both low volume cars which then have much more to prove) along with the Chevy Malibu (which was kind of automatically trumped by the cadillac).

I might say that about the '06 double Honda wins though (Ridgeline and Civic).

nthfinity · 12-13-2007, 10:35 AM

OK 2008 Cadillac CTS

CRAP 2007 Toyota Camry
CRAP 2006 Honda Civic
CRAP 2005 Chrysler 300C
WTF 2004 Toyota Prius
Meh 2003 Infiniti G35
HOW? 2002 Ford Thunderbird
Yeah RIGHT 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser
Meh 2000 Lincoln LS
LMAO 1999 Chrysler 300M
REALLY? 1998 Chevrolet Corvette
HAHAHAHA 1997 Chevrolet Malibu
A Minivan?? Come on! 1996 Dodge Caravan
Does anybody remember? 1995 Chrysler Cirrus
Heavier, slower, uglier? 1994 Ford Mustang
The sportscar of the future? Mazdas MX6 was better 1993 Ford Probe GT
Look at the competition 1992 Cadillac Seville Touring Sedan
You must be kidding me 1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LTZ
Looking at the next few years, it makes sence... NOT 1990 Lincoln Town Car
HAHAHA It makes no sence! 1989 Ford Thunderbird SC
wow, such a great car? MT you guys are crap! 1988 Pontiac Grand Prix
PUUUUUUHLEASE 1987 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
This was right, paved the way to the future 1986 Ford Taurus LX
Not a bad choice 1985 Volkswagen GTI
Good choice, paved teh way for 13 years of this body/tech 1984 Chevrolet Corvette

This is just a few of MT's COTY's.... they would be good at playing Russian Roulette, because with the odds they get it "right" they'll be 'alive' for a long time.

HeilSvenska · 12-13-2007, 01:00 PM

Yes. Motor Trend's crap. That's why I stopped reading it. Cadillac, though, I think was a good choice.

graywolf624 · 12-13-2007, 08:27 PM

You missed the best one of all.. 1974.. Mustang II...

79TA · 12-14-2007, 02:47 AM

I've always enjoyed mocking their list of past winners. They'd be wise to lose the "significance" requirement so more low-volume cool cars could actually win.

This month's issue has actually been quite enjoyable to read though. Usually I get more frustrated with them. The articles on the new Alfa Romeo, the BMW 1 series, and the Bullitt Mustang to name a few, helped.