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2009 Cadillac CTS-V Overview

Likes:

  • Stupid fast, but secure and easy to drive
  • Track-ready suspension and braking
  • Surprisingly supple ride quality
  • Stunning interior stands out from the rest
  • Impressive materials and build quality
  • As close as you can get to a four-door Corvette

Dislikes:

  • Exterior styling doesn't have widespread appeal
  • Cluttered controls and displays
  • Paddle shifters require separate shift gate
  • Steering lacks a feel of the road

Bottom Line

By Bengt Halvorson's avatar Bengt Halvorson, Editor

As the automotive experts at TheCarConnection.com assembled this comprehensive review focusing on the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V sport sedan, they consulted with a wide range of review sources. Then to make this review as useful as possible, TheCarConnection.com's editors ...

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By Bengt Halvorson's avatar Bengt Halvorson, Editor

The Cadillac CTS-V is all-new for the 2009 model year, following closely behind the 2008 remodel of the regular CTS sedan. There won't be any mistaking a Cadillac CTS-V for the base model CTS, though, as quite a few exterior and interior modifications set the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V...

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Trim MSRP / Invoice Fuel Econ
2009 Cadillac CTS-V: 4dr Sedan $58,575 / $54,474 City: 15
Hwy: 24

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The 2009 Cadillac CTS-V comes very close in overall size to the BMW M5, the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, and the Audi S6, but with a lower price than the E63, it competes more closely with the C63 AMG. The Audi S6 is about the same size and weight as the CTS-V, and it has standard all-wheel drive; however, its 5.2-liter V-10 engine makes only 435 horsepower and far less usable torque than the CTS-V's supercharged V-8. The C63 AMG's driving feel is similar to that of the CTS-V—hefty on the road, but surprisingly crisp and responsive on the track—and despite its somewhat lighter weight, it makes do with about 100 less hp and, thus, isn't as fast. The BMW M5 can get to 60 mph in about the same time as the CTS-V, by some accounts, and it comes with an impressive (or intimidating) set of electronic controls as part of M Drive, though its sticker price starts at around $85,000, about $25,000 more than the CTS-V. The limited-production Lexus IS-F is another new competitor, with a 416-horsepower V-8, rear-wheel drive, and some serious track credentials, but the IS-F strikes out on one count: With no manual transmission, it's still a poseur to hard-core performance nuts.

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Comments (1 total)

  1. By gregberlin #2, Posted: 5/31/2009

    smokn hot!!

    i own a xlrv and love the cts-v as well! there
    exotic american cars it may be at gm crisis time
    but they did it and proved it to the world!!
    god bless GM!GREG BERLIN RENO NV,
    CADDY FANANTIC

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