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A/W: 2016 CTS-V sedan driven
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:36 am
by kevm14
http://autoweek.com/article/drive-revie ... dailydrive
Pros: Ridiculously fast, composed and lovely to listen to
Cons: We're thinking...
4,145 lb curb weight. I wish it was a bit lighter but I will take lighter than previous gen with another 84 hp. That's at least the right direction.
Actually, to be fair, this is also a bigger car than the previous gen. So I think all in all the weight is acceptable.
Re: A/W: 2016 CTS-V sedan driven
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:37 am
by kevm14
I would like to draw attention to the grill(s). Think they want to ensure adequate cooling of the LT4 (and any front mounted heat exchangers)? Man.
Re: A/W: 2016 CTS-V sedan driven
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:39 am
by kevm14
11.6 @ 126 mph! I don't know if that is GM or A/W testing. The messed up thing is that is about the same as the Z06. Not sure how that works. Or, that proves it's the GM time...
Re: A/W: 2016 CTS-V sedan driven
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:41 am
by kevm14
Pretty serious.
Engineers also retuned all 10 bushings in the front, replacing six of them with ball joints.
“Any unwanted toe change would really move a car like this around with such a big sticky tire,” Roma explained, referring to the CTS-V’s front 265/35ZR19 and rear 295/30ZR19 Michelin Pilot Super Sport summer tires.
My CTS-V could use this kind of stiffening.
Re: A/W: 2016 CTS-V sedan driven
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:44 am
by kevm14
So it's $85k. A previous article has said that
That starting price undercuts the Mercedes E63 sedan by about $15,000, the BMW M5 by about $9,000 and the 560-hp Audi RS7 by about $23,000. Pull quotes aside, that makes the CTS-V quite a value proposition.
For context. I'm not sure if it's giving up anything to those cars, either.
Re: A/W: 2016 CTS-V sedan driven
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:40 am
by kevm14
Re: A/W: 2016 CTS-V sedan driven
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 6:34 pm
by kevm14
Re: A/W: 2016 CTS-V sedan driven
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 6:35 pm
by kevm14
Come on R&T.
No one asked for this car," the Cadillac guys kept saying when showing off their latest sport sedan, and it's a claim they've made before. It goes back a dozen years, actually, to the first CTS-V, a true skunkworks project with a 400-hp Z06 motor, a beefier drivetrain, and a competent but cobbled-together chassis. That car worked plenty well, despite a NASCAR-esque feel and different brands of shocks fore and aft. Not bad, as far as something no one asked for.
I don't think my car feels like NASCAR. Well maybe the engine does, but that's fine. Nor are the front and rear shocks different brands. They are all Sachs (even my FG2 shocks) and the rear are the Nivomat variety, which is a trade name, but they are still Sachs.