2016 Cadillac CTS-V: Catch Me If You Can, Germany

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It has 640 horsepower under the hood. It’s capable of hitting 200 miles per hour. It’s well under $100,000. It’s also an American luxury sedan built by Cadillac, and it seats five people.
Four of them could be screaming…
The all-new 3rd-generation Cadillac CTS-V is an extraordinary machine. It’s a super sedan that’s been had its German rivals in its crosshairs for decades. Now, however, it’s the Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz offerings that could be looking to catch up.
[Disclaimer: Cadillac tossed us the keys to the CTS-V and included a tank of gas. I returned the car with fuel but with a bit less rubber.]

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  1. duurtlang Avatar
    duurtlang

    Do these steal sales from the Germans in the US? Or are the costumers coming from American and Asian brands?
    I don’t recall ever seeing an ATS or current gen CTS in Europe, even the vanilla versions. Or more than a handful of CTSs of all generations combined to be honest.

    1. Gee Nick Avatar
      Gee Nick

      They are trying to steal sales, but it’s not clear that this has actually created a movement yet. They sold half to a third on the whole of CTS and ATS of comparable BMW and Mercs in the US last year, iirc the numbers released recently.

    2. crank_case Avatar
      crank_case

      I wish they’d catch on in Europe. You can almost predict how the UK car magazine group thest will go. It’ll porbably sledgehammer pummel the nearest priced BMW on raw power and mechanical spec for the money but will come second or third because of something about cheap plastics and being less of an “all rounder” or something.

  2. roguetoaster Avatar
    roguetoaster

    How do you say your lease is up in Japanese?