Cadillac CTS Review
Even a cursory glance at the CTS confirms that customer mortality has forced Cadillac into a major re-think. It looks nothing like Grandpa’s living room-on-wheels, or the front-wheel-drive, badge-engineered compact Caddies of yore. The CTS is all sharp creases, meeting at odd angles, in weird places. Like it or loathe it, the automotive origami looks sharp enough to draw blood. That said, the design suffers from Peter North Syndrome; once you abandon the head-on perspective, there’s nothing much to see.
The CTS’ minimalist interior represents another radical departure from the Chandelier School of Design. Zebrano tree growers may despair, but the cabin is no longer dominated by acres of wood polished to plasticity. The textured black plastic covering most major surfaces strikes the perfect balance between funereal and fun. All the displays - from the white-on-black speedometer to the gently glowing climate control pictograms - are equally somber, equally funky. Taken as a whole, the CTS’ interior displays a restrained, post-modern sensibility - right down to its bespoke typeface.
In short, provided you ante-up 12Gs for the optional 1SC Equipment Group and DVD Nav, you couldn’t ask for a more convivial atmosphere in which to listen to musical tales of snub nosed .44s, crack dealers and women paid for sexual services.
The 1SC package elevates the CTS’ bottom line to a little over $42k. At this price point, there’s nowhere for the CTS to hide; the financial damage places Caddy’s self-proclaimed “sports sedan” smack dab in the middle of BMW 330i territory. No surprise then that the 1SC upgrade includes a performance package - complete with monotube shocks, improved brake linings, Stabilitrak traction control and a 3.6 liter V6 engine with Variable Valve Timing.
Curb Weight: 3600 lbs
Engine: 3.6 Liter
Engine Type: V6
Horsepower: 255
Torque: 252 lbs ft
Drive type: rwd
0 to 60: 6.7 sec
60 to 0: n/a
Quarter Mile: n/a
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