Cadillac CTS-V

[Jim Bremner]

I drove a 2013 Cadillac Cts-V coupe yesterday.

The 556 hp and bucketloads of torque sounds pretty scary but to tell the truth the car is simply amazing. Driving my '06 Corvette around town is harder.

Where the Cadillac rules is that you simply drive it like a normal car and it scoots with authority. The torque that it has is amazing. There's simple easy to use power under the curve torque that will pull the car up Hill street in Signal Hill a 24% grade about 1/8 of a mile I just let the car pull itself up at 1,200 rpm and it did with out lugging or chugging.

The brakes are 2 pc front rotors and stop with a perfect blend.

I would love to take one out th Willow Springs I'm sure I could get to 1:30's really quick

[Jim Richards]

One of my colleagues who is a car- guy owns a CTS-V and loves it.

[Laneco]

CTS-V Wagon, manual transmission. WANT!

I would be THE most badazzed soccer mommy on the planet!

angela

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally Posted by Laneco

CTS-V Wagon, manual transmission. WANT!

I would be THE most badazzed soccer mommy on the planet!

angela

+1, fast wagons are hot!

a new Range Rover Sport whatever tried to race me in my E320 wagon the other day. It was a joke.

[Jim Bremner]

Originally Posted by Laneco

CTS-V Wagon, manual transmission. WANT!

I would be THE most badazzed soccer mommy on the planet!

angela

You'll need to special order one most likely. All that I have seen are 2 pedal cars. For 2014 there will be a V6 turbo with 410 hp and you can get it with AWD perfect for PNW

[Laneco]

The manual transmission was a no-charge choice/option. Not one commonly selected, but one that was available from the factory.

There's a used manual transmission CTS-V wagon on ebay now: Cadillac : CTS CTS V Supercharged in Cadillac | eBay Motors

The thing about the CTS-V wagon, especially with the manual transmission, is that I don't think it will ever become an affordable used car. Unlike every other Cadillac for the last 30 years which depreciates to dust once the warranty is over, I think this one will always be a pretty expensive car.

angela

[911SauCy]

Originally Posted by Shaun 84 Targa

+1, fast wagons are hot!

a new Range Rover Sport whatever tried to race me in my E320 wagon the other day. It was a joke.

Count me in on this

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by Laneco

CTS-V Wagon, manual transmission. WANT!

I would be THE most badazzed soccer mommy on the planet!

angela

Have driven the CTS V.

I'd buy one.

Thing is a beast.

Here's the soccer mom version.

[Jim Bremner]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

Have driven the CTS V.

I'd buy one.

Thing is a beast.

Here's the soccer mom version.

Rumors of the ZR1's titaneum rods and forged pistons fot the 2014 cars so they will get more rpm and boost to 650hp.

[asphaltgambler]

The first generation had issues with wheel hop and breaking axles / diff's. I think GM has worked out most of the early problems. I seriously considered one before buying my 540I sport / manual but thought the price point for used were too high considerin who makes them.

[berettafan]

Originally Posted by asphaltgambler

The first generation had issues with wheel hop and breaking axles / diff's. I think GM has worked out most of the early problems. I seriously considered one before buying my 540I sport / manual but thought the price point for used were too high considerin who makes them.

My thought process exactly.

[speeder]

Originally Posted by Laneco

The manual transmission was a no-charge choice/option. Not one commonly selected, but one that was available from the factory.

There's a used manual transmission CTS-V wagon on ebay now: Cadillac : CTS CTS V Supercharged in Cadillac | eBay Motors

The thing about the CTS-V wagon, especially with the manual transmission, is that I don't think it will ever become an affordable used car. Unlike every other Cadillac for the last 30 years which depreciates to dust once the warranty is over, I think this one will always be a pretty expensive car.

angela

That's not a good example of what a used one will go for, it's an almost brand new car with warranty from a dealer. What would the MSRP have been on that? They don't say in the ad.

[VincentVega]

A new one with a manual and basically no other options is 63k.

[BReif61]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

Have driven the CTS V.

I'd buy one.

Thing is a beast.

Here's the soccer mom version.

Be still, my beating heart.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by asphaltgambler

The first generation had issues with wheel hop and breaking axles / diff's. I think GM has worked out most of the early problems. I seriously considered one before buying my 540I sport / manual but thought the price point for used were too high considerin who makes them.

True, but that's because they were purchased by dumbasses that were replacing their Camaros and tried to drag race them. Those issues arose doing clutch drop standing starts, not what most sports sedans were designed for. I've come close on several occasions to purchasing a 1st gen CTS-V, but it's really hard to find them not owned by morons.

[asphaltgambler]

I disagree. If GM can make a car (Corvette) that doesn't brake diff's or wheel hop why can't they make a sedan be as tough? It's the same drivetrain and as much as the CTS-V cost new, even installing slicks to go down the 1/4 mile should'nt be a problem. I see guys with late model Vette's all the time with Street slicks with a lot of added power, never saw one break.

Which points to one of the continuing problems with GM is having great initial design and engineering but failing with the execution of the product. I abuse my 540I / 6-speed on a regular basis and while it does not have that level of horsepower, it is modified and doesn't break parts

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by asphaltgambler

I disagree. If GM can make a car (Corvette) that doesn't brake diff's or wheel hop why can't they make a sedan be as tough? It's the same drivetrain and as much as the CTS-V cost new, even installing slicks to go down the 1/4 mile should'nt be a problem. I see guys with late model Vette's all the time with Street slicks with a lot of added power, never saw one break.

Which points to one of the continuing problems with GM is having great initial design and engineering but failing with the execution of the product. I abuse my 540I / 6-speed on a regular basis and while it does not have that level of horsepower, it is modified and doesn't break parts

Perhaps, though I suspect that doing clutch-drop drag race type starts in your 540i would start tearing things up pretty quickly. If it were an E46 you'd just tear your rear subframe. Frankly if you buy a sports sedan then expect to drag race it on a regular basis, you are a moron. Having looked at a lot used of CTS-V it is definitely a different demographic that buys them vs the typical BMW buyer, so I'm not going to 100% fault the car. Supposedly the cars that were used as intended did not have the axle hop and diff issues.

[stuttgart46]

I was this car's biggest critic until I was able to use one for a track day. The car did extremely well. Brakes, tires, power, etc. was the same in the final hour as it was at the start.

[porsche4life]

I thought going everywhere in a cloud of tire smoke was the intention of those cars?

[jwasbury]

Originally Posted by porsche4life

I thought going everywhere in a cloud of tire smoke was the intention of those cars?

did you mean for this to be in green?

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should

about 15k miles on my '12 V-Wagon (6 speed manual), and absolutely zero smokey burnouts. I don't do smokey burnouts or dump the clutch on my Porsche 930 either. With as much power as the car has, there is no need to "abuse" it to go stupid fast.