Cadillac CTS-V -- an M car beater? - Page 2

thepolarfoxqx · 02-26-04, 10:13 PM

i may have to take back some of what i said after reading a recent article on this car. It's the one that jterp alluded to. They apparently had problems with high oil temps, and found their engine was burning oil. They also said that the car had poor launch characteristics, as the rear suspension could not put down any of the engine power and they got horrible wheel hop. Despite cadillac claiming 4.6 secconds 0-60, they could only get it to do it in 5.2, yet they could get both the M3 and M5 to run to sixty at or better than factory times. They said straight line at very high speeds the CTS would pass the M3 but never keep up with M5, that it has solid road holding but doesn't have the driving dynamics of the M5 nor the agility of the M3, and it shows as the M3 shamed it on the track. I am hoping they can improve this, becuase this sounds like what i was afraid of, a great idea and failed execution of it.

skyline_r34v · 02-26-04, 11:59 PM

I think the car looks hideous. I've always hated the looks of the Cadillac.
Only thing i think Cadi' has going for them is their interiors.
I'll admit they're interiors are very well layed out and very beautiful.
The car/suv/truck designs jus suck majorly bad.
They're lines jus DROP off the earth and that doesn't present luxory or sportiveness.
IMO everything is ugly except the interiors in Cadillacs.
I think the XLR is the best lookin Cadi' and its still aesthetically displeasing 2 me.

LateNightCable · 02-27-04, 12:52 AM

You have to take into consideration though, the CTS-V they tested was a very early production example ( with a leaky tire ). Because they could'nt wait to get their hands on one. As proven as the LS-6 is, the car is bound to have some bugs. like most new models.

thepolarfoxqx · 02-27-04, 05:15 AM

this isn't a normal LS6, this LS6 has been modified to run FAR more smoothly than the one in the ZO-6, they've had to push that engine even further than for the vette, i am confident they will get it worled out, my question is, as proven as LS6 is, why would even the preproduction have this, all of those systems are well proven.

I am sure it will be a good car, different from the M cars for sure, but definately as fun. Also a great value, the only issue is how ugly it is.

djfux69 · 02-27-04, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by thepolarfoxqx

I am sure it will be a good car, different from the M cars for sure, but definately as fun. Also a great value, the only issue is how ugly it is.

im with you with this. it should be a good car. itll give german sedans a run for their money in sportiness NOT in luxury or feel. they do have to work on the looks. it was ugly to begin with, now its ugly + a body kit.

LateNightCable · 02-27-04, 07:05 PM

Yes, it's a smoother iteration, but I don't think the engine has been pushed any harder to get that way. I believe they held the thermometer at fault for the overheating in the article, but that's crap. The engine still overheated because it was running extra hot. Perhaps they just need to tweak the cooling system some more.

thepolarfoxqx · 03-01-04, 12:12 AM

they gave up refinement over LS1 when they made the LS6, now they have the finer points of both, so something has to give. I just don't think since this is a parts bin car they shoudl have had those irregularitites, even then. Even if it does perform, as DJ said, that's only part of it.