CTS-V vs M5

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Sep 10, 2008 | 09:40 AM

Slithr

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CTS-V vs M5

Road & Track comparo

Track times were closer than I thought they would be. However, it looks like Heinricy didn't get the last corner figured out and the 3+ mph he lost there before the long straight really cost him a lot of time.

CTS looks competitive for now.

I wish Cadillac would make an n/a LS3 version available.

Sep 10, 2008 | 09:56 AM

Penforhire

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Very impressive for the CTS-V and both brands brought top drivers. No unfairness detected. Of course they were benchmarking a new design versus a 3-year-old design. Looks like the war is on.

Sep 10, 2008 | 10:00 AM

QUIKAG

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Originally Posted by Slithr,Sep 10 2008, 09:40 AM

I wish Cadillac would make an n/a LS3 version available.

It's called the Pontiac G8 GXP.

Sep 10, 2008 | 11:06 AM

Chris Stack

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Originally Posted by QUIKAG,Sep 10 2008, 01:00 PM

It's called the Pontiac G8 GXP.

Which is okay, but not nearly as nice as the CTS. It would be nice for Caddy to have a V8 CTS to compete with the 550i, E550, GS460, etc. If CTS 3.6 competes with the 530i/535i, E350, GS350, etc (as Caddy wants it to with it's "5-series size for 3-series $$" mantra,) wouldn't it make sense to compete with the regular V8 models too, instead of skipping that step and going straight for the M5 and E63?