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post #1 of 48
11/19/07 at 11:47pm
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http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/19/auto...ex.htm?cnn=yes

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/...vew/index.html

I may order this for my next vehicle although not sure about it with winter coming.
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post #2 of 48
11/20/07 at 12:24am
It seems as though they voted because of the car's significance to GM rather than to the automotive community as a whole. It really isn't groundbreaking other than saying that an American car can now somewhat compete with a German car. It's good looking but definitely love it or hate it styling which is why I find it surprising to be on the top. They tweaked the old CTS styling to make it better looking as well as larger but it still looks pretty much the same.
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post #3 of 48
11/20/07 at 12:26am
Oh that's a dinosaur.
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post #4 of 48
11/20/07 at 12:33am
Not paid the least attention to these things since the 2004 truck of the year. They raved and raved about the Titan and then named the F150 truck of the year. It's all about selling ads IMO.
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post #5 of 48
11/20/07 at 12:39am
COTYs are bought, so they mean nothing. But good for GM to be putting out good products again.

--Andre
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post #6 of 48
11/20/07 at 12:40am
What a hideous-looking automobile. So much for Cadillac's recent tradition of building cars for old people.

JB
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post #7 of 48
11/20/07 at 12:48am
I'd rather have one of these:

BMW 3-Series
Audi A4
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Infinity G35
Lexus IS250
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
Subaru WRX STi

Before the CTS.

Jon.
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post #8 of 48
11/20/07 at 1:07am
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Originally Posted by imageWIS View Post
I'd rather have one of these:

BMW 3-Series
Audi A4
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Infinity G35
Lexus IS250
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
Subaru WRX STi

Before the CTS.

Jon.

Me too, but the CTS has a smoother ride than any of those.
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post #9 of 48
11/20/07 at 10:42am
Wow, they borrowed quite liberally for the interior... looks very similar to the G35 inside IMO.
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post #10 of 48
11/20/07 at 12:11pm
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Me too, but the CTS has a smoother ride than any of those.

First of all, define smoother. If you mean that the soft-ass suspension absorbs more road imperfections when traveling on straight roads, then yes its "˜smoother'. But hit curving roads, or high-speed maneuvers and the suspension becomes anything but "˜smooth'.

Jon.
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post #11 of 48
11/20/07 at 2:05pm
I am in the process of selling my 2005 G35 Coupe so I can buy one of these.
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post #12 of 48
11/20/07 at 2:08pm
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I am in the process of selling my 2005 G35 Coupe so I can buy one of these.

Have you driven it? I'm curious as to it actually drives.
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post #13 of 48
11/20/07 at 2:17pm
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I am in the process of selling my 2005 G35 Coupe so I can buy one of these.

Man, sucks to be you. That depreciation is going to eat your lunch. Why not lease the Caddy?
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post #14 of 48
11/20/07 at 2:40pm
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Originally Posted by Piobaire View Post
Man, sucks to be you. That depreciation is going to eat your lunch. Why not lease the Caddy?

Leasing is only a good idea when there is a good residual value and/or low finance rate so that the lease payments make sense with respect to purchasing. With Caddies, the case often is that the residual value is so horrendous that even with extreme leasing incentives from GM, lease payments are either uncompetitive with other luxury makes or with straight financing. With that said, I've seen some crazy lease deals when all the stars line up: deep year-end price discounts, artificially supported residual value and lease rates. Even then, dealers still have trouble moving the darn thing.
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post #15 of 48
11/20/07 at 5:01pm
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Originally Posted by imageWIS View Post
First of all, define smoother. If you mean that the soft-ass suspension absorbs more road imperfections when traveling on straight roads, then yes its "˜smoother'. But hit curving roads, or high-speed maneuvers and the suspension becomes anything but "˜smooth'.

Jon.

I believe you can order your choice of one of three suspensions (the typical floating American ride, the european very stiff tuned, or a mix between the two). They did a segment on this is on Motor Week about 2 months ago. Perhaps a test drive is in your future?
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