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The best looking caddy ever roll out. Just too small for me. Now the STS V is just right. 80k is just too much money for a caddy. I'll rather just buy a Viper or Z06.
I'm not knocking CTS V owners,nice looking car. I just cant picture a 4 door sedan racing down the street with kids strap down in the car seats.Why not just opt out for an vette?
I prefer smaller luxuries and a quiet quiet ride that is a cloud. Not sure what I would get though...
Going by the above criteria, you would probably like the '60s and '70s Cadillacs (as I do). A quiet and soft ride, plush seats and an attractive dashboard. Below is a '69.
Going by the above criteria, you would probably like the '60s and '70s Cadillacs (as I do). A quiet and soft ride, plush seats and an attractive dashboard. Below is a '69.
I'm not knocking CTS V owners,nice looking car. I just cant picture a 4 door sedan racing down the street with kids strap down in the car seats.Why not just opt out for an vette?
Because 1) this thing will cream a Vette except for the ZR1, and 2) this is an all-in-one package: it will take your kids to school on the weekday and then smack stuff around on the track at the weekend.
The best looking caddy ever roll out. Just too small for me.
I wouldn't go quite that far. IMO, the Cadillacs with the best styling were the '50s and '60s. Back when they looked like traditional Cadillacs with real overhang (front and rear) and a real grille, among other things. See examples below.
The CTS-V is a great car, and the styling is controversial (love it or hate it), but just think of the junk GM was turning out just a few years ago. They have regained focus with the V series Cadillacs in particular, not to mention the iconic Vette and even the G8.
Why someone would want a Vette when they care about luxury and looks, however, is beyond me, since there's not too much in the way of luxury in a Vette. The XLR-V, however, is a tad more luxurious.
For me, the CTS-V is just not my style, but I do respect the vehicle and GM's ability to shake things up a bit with that vehicle. It represents a forward-thinking corporate mindset, at least in the Cadillac division, and that can only help GM to regain Cadillac's former position as the standard of the world. That's not just marketing hype, since many innovations can be traced to Cadillacs that are now commonplace, such as automatic climate control, suspension improvements, auto dimming headlamps, electric ignition, night vision, standard power steering across the model range, safety glass way back in the 1920s, air bags (1974 venture with Olds), and the V-16 engine. That's Cadillac, not the fancy Buicks and Olds that they became under corporate structure in the 1980s-1990s. Now, they are returning to their roots, and that is certainly reinvigorating attention to the model range, which is a good thing for the US auto industry. The vehicles are not shared across brands, so that the Buick is not a slightly less fancy Cadillac, but is its own unique vehicle that may be related to worldwide cousins in the GM lineup, but is tailored for the brand. It's a departure, and really sets the stage for what's to come from Cadillac. That's my view of the CTS-V, the XLR-V, and the STS-V, in particular.
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Wait...I thought "performance" didn't matter to you but "luxury" did? What "luxury" does the Vette afford over the Caddy? Hmmm...
