Car peeps assemble. Cadillac CTS-V

[RottenWillow]

Plank mentioned this car in an unrelated thread and I was reminded I needed to bring up my recent experience in this beast.

Monday or Tuesday of last week my father received the gray coupe he ordered months ago. That thing is the fastest car in which I've ever ridden, no contest. Had I been driving I probably would've been ok, but as a passenger I was white knuckling. I can't comment on the super duper sports car handling it is reputed to have, as thankfully we did not take any turns of note.

Straight line acceleration is superior to the lightly modded '08 Corvette (~455bhp) I drove until a few months ago. The Caddy is something like 800lbs heavier than my Vette, but has 100 more hp. Dunno about the torque. I guess the added power is more than enough to make up for the weight difference though.

I'm still not totally wacky about the sharp edges on the exterior styling when you get up close. I wish GM would just shitcan stupid design language they adopted for Cadillac several years ago. When you back away maybe 10' from it though it's an awesome looking car. Aggressive looking as hell. Side view from several feet away it reminds me of a big cat sort of crouched forward ready to spring.

Interior is great. Awesome looking seats. Very high grade looking materials on the dash and doors. Well done. Probably not quite as rich looking as mom's SL, but close.

Worst case of car envy I've ever had.

 

[miplank]

it's fuckin' sick!


did you like the suede wrapped steering wheel?



I actually would compare the car to my old cbr 900rr or zx9r motorcycle. It accelerates hard just like my bikes, and the first time you actually mash the pedal it makes you dizzy for a split second cuz it snaps you back in the seat so hard.


I plan on buying one soon as lease returns start running through the auctions

 

[RottenWillow]

it's fuckin' sick!


did you like the suede wrapped steering wheel?



I actually would compare the car to my old cbr 900rr or zx9r motorcycle. It accelerates hard just like my bikes, and the first time you actually mash the pedal it makes you dizzy for a split second cuz it snaps you back in the seat so hard.


I plan on buying one soon as lease returns start running through the auctions

He didn't even let me sit behind the wheel, so I guess it didn't make so much of an impression on me. I do remember I liked the gauge cluster look and arrangement.

That AT had better be robust because that engine is putting a serious hurtin on it. I think a significant part of that great acceleration was the efficiency of the transmission. Was there a manual sport shift mode on that thing, or does it just sense throttle position and snap off the shifts hard and stupid quick like that when you're lead footing it? My parents' subdivision is directly off a four-lane divided hwy and all we did was pull out into the road late in the evening and blast off. Drove to the next median break a half-mile down and blasted off in the other direction. I haven't read any reviews commenting on what it's like when you just drive it normally.

Yes, definitely the smart thing to do would be to just wait a while and get some lightly used b/c the dealer markup on these preorders is fucking retarded.

 

[miplank]

yeah,


it's a sick car...I putted around normally in it and it drove like a regular ole cts. That is until you crack open the throttle and you hear the engine wake up and the supercharger whine like cw after the jets lose a game.

 

[RottenWillow]

yeah,


it's a sick car...I putted around normally in it and it drove like a regular ole cts. That is until you crack open the throttle and you hear the engine wake up and the supercharger whine like cw after the jets lose a game.

wow that's even better. One of the things I really liked about the Corvette was if you drove it normally it just drove like a regular car.

 

[canadianhitman]

I don't like the look of the instrument cluster, but love everything else about that car.

 

[twenty47]

I actually would compare the car to my old cbr 900rr or zx9r motorcycle. It accelerates hard just like my bikes, and the first time you actually mash the pedal it makes you dizzy for a split second cuz it snaps you back in the seat so hard.

couldnt help but lol at this.

the car is badass. i got to drive it on a race track, by far the best 4 door ive ever been in. also got to drive an is-f on the same course at a different event and the cts-v makes that car its bitch.


with that said a cts-v doesnt accelerate anything like a bike. its not even close.

 

[shirlene29]

yeah but how does it ride?? i actually don't like the luxury car ride of say a mercedes..or any of the caddy's

it doesn't inspire confidence in me...feels a little too slushy

is it responsive to the road?

 

[shirlene29]

well...plank was comparing it to a honda (most boring out of the box bike hands down) and a kawasucky

 

[twenty47]

well...plank was comparing it to a honda (most boring out of the box bike hands down) and a kawasucky

a cts-v isnt even faster then any 600's. not even close.