C&D: BMW M5, Cadillac CTS-V, AMG E63, Porsche Panamera
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 7:36 am
https://www.caranddriver.com/comparison ... rison-test
M5 seems like it is properly back on its game.
CTS-V probably still the most pure driver's car of the group but probably the worst luxury car. Do I care? No. CTS-V tied for best lateral grip and also had the best slalom. Points wise the top 3 were pretty close with the Porsche kind of a distant 4th.
Also this whole German horsepower thing is getting really annoying. The CTS-V has the lowest weight and most HP and is the slowest. I believe the CTS-V is SAE certified. The Germans could SAE certify for US sales, but then everyone else would bitch and be like "why does the US get more power?" because people don't understand anything. And I don't see the Germans rating their domestic production using an SAE standard so that's out.
Also remember that the CTS-V is the only one that starts under $100k (in fact under $90k) and barely breaks 6 figures as tested. The Porsche was offensively expensive, imo. $173k. The BMW was $127k as tested which is still like $25k more than the CTS-V. But it is significantly faster, so there's that. I mean 10.9 @ 129 is serious business, and in a big, comfortable sedan that handles.
But again, with the CTS-V, you get a discount for being a "worse" luxury car. All I guess I'd really want is for them to offer a price-competitive model to the others that is also competitive in luxury, as an option. I think the luxuriousness of the CTS-V is less important than the CT6 top trim, or whatever car may follow the CT6 that is even more upmarket.
M5 seems like it is properly back on its game.
CTS-V probably still the most pure driver's car of the group but probably the worst luxury car. Do I care? No. CTS-V tied for best lateral grip and also had the best slalom. Points wise the top 3 were pretty close with the Porsche kind of a distant 4th.
Also this whole German horsepower thing is getting really annoying. The CTS-V has the lowest weight and most HP and is the slowest. I believe the CTS-V is SAE certified. The Germans could SAE certify for US sales, but then everyone else would bitch and be like "why does the US get more power?" because people don't understand anything. And I don't see the Germans rating their domestic production using an SAE standard so that's out.
Also remember that the CTS-V is the only one that starts under $100k (in fact under $90k) and barely breaks 6 figures as tested. The Porsche was offensively expensive, imo. $173k. The BMW was $127k as tested which is still like $25k more than the CTS-V. But it is significantly faster, so there's that. I mean 10.9 @ 129 is serious business, and in a big, comfortable sedan that handles.
But again, with the CTS-V, you get a discount for being a "worse" luxury car. All I guess I'd really want is for them to offer a price-competitive model to the others that is also competitive in luxury, as an option. I think the luxuriousness of the CTS-V is less important than the CT6 top trim, or whatever car may follow the CT6 that is even more upmarket.