I own a 2008 CTS but this is hot!!!!!

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Gener...otopanel..2.*#2

as I logged in Iwas thinking about how there would be nothing new to look at...WRONG! Sexy car...and by the looks of things there is nothing unnecessary on the car - I lioke pretty much all that I see.

Amazing!

I can't believe I'm the first to post about it!! This is front page news Mods!!!!

Looks sweet...very sweet.. the new grille looks smaller than the regular car's grille.

Looks sweet...very sweet.. the new grille looks smaller than the regular car's grille.

Moltar, had you seen any other spy pics?

Moltar, had you seen any other spy pics?

These are first I've seen undisguised....looks great.

My Third car has arrived.

That is it, I am switching from a Chevy Fan to a Die Hard Caddy fan. (May be after the Corvette)

Hmmm...I dunno...

The rear and side are awesome, the front I'm not sure... it looks kinda... crosseyed(?). The front does look mean though, at least. I'll have to see the front in person to get a full impression, but the rear and side look great.

Oh my God. I am in love (and lust) :wub:

I can't believe I'm the first to post about it!! This is front page news Mods!!!!

That's because technically you weren't:

http://www.cheersandgears.com/forums/index...st&p=346681

My knee jerk reaction is that I prefer the current CTS' front end for now. Time will tell whether the V series nose job will warm up to me. But I think that's all I have to complain about the car...

I don't like the front. It's.. conservatively odd.

I don't think the add-ons were designed to the same level as the rest of the car. The extra slashes and creases and bulges detract from the strong (yet clean) lines and shapes of the regular CTS.

first look at the front I thought it was an STS. Overall the car looks great, but my first impression is that the regular model's front end looks more bold.

Under-rated hp figures and speculation as usual. There will be more excitment from this car than what they "know".

Front-end is fine and I actually like that the grille follows the earlier Art & Science proportions in this execution as it's consistent with earlier A&S Cadillac’s (such as the XLR). It also leaves room for the GIANT AL GORE HEAD EATING air dam.

Also how awesome are the Peter-Built sized exhaust pipes and HOLY CRAP, the Brembo's are bigger than the rims on my Mini!

-Mak

08 CTS FE3 with six on the floor.

Edited December 7, 200718 yr by makfu

That's because technically you weren't:

http://www.cheersandgears.com/forums/index...st&p=346681

Good, glad someone was paying attention. Sheesh, I can't believe you actually went looking.....Ok, I'll re-phrase, I can't believe I'm the first to start a new thread about this. Better? Whatever, now I know why I don't post much here. I still say it should be front page news. Wonder what's up with that?

It needs a lip spoiler to complete the look.

Hot, subtle, bold and very Cadillac like. (good continuation of A&S)

As far as the mesh grille, as they said it helps to feed oxygen to the

car's engine, radiator & intercooler but the best thing about it is how

it pays homage to the V-16 Grand Touring cars that bitch-slapped

the entire luxury car world back in the 1930s.

Oh my God. I am in love (and lust) :wub:

....I need to find an illicit career so I can afford one.

Chris

I really want my thoughts to be heard! from the other thread....

I'm in love.

Though a couple of the effects I'm not in love with on the standard CTS are highlighted more because of the side skirts, namely the extreme beltline rise, the uninventive slash just below the doors to seperate the monotony, and the C-pillar that echoes STS.

but that face is simply beautiful and mean.

AND KUDOS on the detailing seperating the V from the standard. The lines/slashes next to the fog lights, all that extra definition, and the new depth to the face, the effect of it screaming out at you more than the standard are awesome, and needed, and the side skirts help. The standard car's profile will rise even more thanks to this. They can go even further with this package to make it less of a garage shop job, but they went farther then I expected. Look at GM surpassing my expectations.

there was an article recently at edmunds that asked the questions why V-series sales were in the dumper. this car will prove exactly why. along with the entry price and screaming performance buyers in this price/performance ambition stratosphere are looking for real exclusivity when it comes to LOOKS. The car needs to look like a balls out performance machine. and this thing just dunked it in that department.

Edited December 7, 200718 yr by turbo200

Once again the Vseries forces me to like a car that otherwise I'm not a fan of.

I've always loved the mesh grille the V-Series uses. The car looks fantastic.

This should help broaden the appeal of the CTS-V, which has been a sales disappointment so far.

Interesting.

Awesome car.

.......and it's probably such a deal! What, $80,000.00 maybe, for a CADILLAC? Give me a *@&% break. Love GM, extremely happy for Cadillac, great looking car, Car of the Year! But for cryin' out loud - it's just a fast sedan. I can see the leasing commercial now: Only $629.00 a month, $3,925.00 due at signing....it's a car, not a condo.....it should be priced like one. I'd rather have a good example of a classic for probably 1/3 or 1/4 of what this thing will cost........

bleh, not what i expected. std. cts is better.

clumsy, still needs work.

.......and it's probably such a deal! What, $80,000.00 maybe, for a CADILLAC? Give me a *@&% break.

Or for those of us who live in reality land...high $50's to low $60's.

Good, glad someone was paying attention. Sheesh, I can't believe you actually went looking.....Ok, I'll re-phrase, I can't believe I'm the first to start a new thread about this. Better? Whatever, now I know why I don't post much here. I still say it should be front page news. Wonder what's up with that?

I didn't go looking, I saw it last night in the first thread before this thread was started. Once this one was started I wondered why a second one was needed, but didn't feel compelled to point it out until you made a big deal about being the first one to post about it.

It looks like the grills are an after market item. Maybe too much wire mesh. The older version looks better IMO. The stock grill looks great, though.

I like the base car's front end more, even with the plastic grille. The V-series grille is too small in the top part and too huge at the bottom part, it looks odd. The body moldings on the front/side look a little plasticy. The last generation V-series was a better transition from the base car, it looked more aggressive and sporty but with subtle changes so it didn't look tacky. The Lexus IS-F looks tacky, this is borderline.

This car looks downward sloping from rear to front, I am not a fan of the high trunk and low hood, or the bulge in the hood either. It doesn't look as elegant as other cars in that price range. I hope everyone doesn't compare it to the M5 also.

Edited December 8, 200718 yr by smk4565

Or for those of us who live in reality land...high $50's to low $60's.

What do you expect from someone who chose to use a screen name from a Yugo.

I like the base car's front end more, even with the plastic grille. The V-series grille is too small in the top part and too huge at the bottom part, it looks odd. The body moldings on the front/side look a little plasticy. The last generation V-series was a better transition from the base car, it looked more aggressive and sporty but with subtle changes so it didn't look tacky. The Lexus IS-F looks tacky, this is borderline.

This car looks downward sloping from rear to front, I am not a fan of the high trunk and low hood, or the bulge in the hood either. It doesn't look as elegant as other cars in that price range. I hope everyone doesn't compare it to the M5 also.

You have to be kidding. The body moldings look plasticky? Do you really think the body moldings on a M3 or M5 are any less plasticky?

I think at least a couple of pictures over-exaggerate the rear-to-front slope. Look at how much closer to the ground the front end is in some pictures than others... it's obvious it is under heavy breaking in a couple of those, the front end is almost touching the ground!

As for the hood, the M3 has one, I don't see much difference...

the side view of the car doesnt make the rake of it that steep to me, no more than my aunts honda accord and that things booty is stuck way out in the air. its the sport version, the angle makes it look good, along with the hood bulge, if a blower were sticking out id say its a little much but its subtle enough and looke like it belongs there. itll have to be there if its got a sc 6.2 in it for the hood clearance just like the zr1

Edited December 8, 200718 yr by cletus8269

Looks fantastic...serious, subtle, luxury and performance.

From seeing the CTS in person, I think the trunk looks high and thick, which makes the hood look lower and gives the downward slope which I am not a fan of. I think the old car was better proportioned in that regard, but I like the bigger grille (just wish it wasn't plastic) and new lights on the 08 model.

I think AMG does the best job of not making a luxury car look tacky or like something form The Fast and The Furious, Lexus does the worst job of it with that IS-F, that is all plastic tacked on junk like a 90s Pontiac. The CTS-V molding isn't bad, but it could be better.

I wonder how fast this thing is, and how heavy.

can you say......DISAPPOINTMENT/ LET DOWN?

Did they get the skirt from a ricer mag?

That skirt, from front to back, is out of control!

I think it is a well put together package and the new front end is sweet.

I hope everyone doesn't compare it to the M5 also.

Why not? Surely you don't think this car has the M3, C63, RS4, and IS-F on its radar...

can you say......DISAPPOINTMENT/ LET DOWN?

Did they get the skirt from a ricer mag?

That skirt, from front to back, is out of control!

This was also my initial impression. I do not care for what they did with the front end. I would've liked to see them incorporate the CTS's front into a V-style, kinda like the SEMA CTS rather than slap on the previous CTS-V's front end with a bumper that would look fitting as an aftermarket kit for a Japanese car...

It is growing on me a little, but I think it could've been done better.

Why not? Surely you don't think this car has the M3, C63, RS4, and IS-F on its radar...

Well it will probably be priced against them, but too big and heavy to run with them. The M5 has a lot more equipment/features inside and a 40 valve engine which may be getting twin turbos added to it in 2 years. Perhaps the CTS-V should be compared to the STS-V, that is it's closest rival.

WOW!!! :AH-HA_wink:

that is one hell of a car....i would LOVE to own one

Well it will probably be priced against them, but too big and heavy to run with them. The M5 has a lot more equipment/features inside and a 40 valve engine which may be getting twin turbos added to it in 2 years. Perhaps the CTS-V should be compared to the STS-V, that is it's closest rival.

wasnt that discussion covered pretty heavily in the cts coty thread?

Why not? Surely you don't think this car has the M3, C63, RS4, and IS-F on its radar...

Sure it does...those are the targets, obviously...

The M5 is obviously the target for the CTS-V. If you believe anything to the contrary, you are fooling yourself. The nature of the car speaks for itself and Caddy has other plans for a 3 series competitor.

I just want to see how this engine does when being tested. The non-SC LSx engines are already praised for having power at any RPM. I can only imagine what the SC-intercooled LS engine will be like. My car has plenty of power even in 6th gear at 1500-2000 RPMS.

The M5 is obviously the target for the CTS-V. If you believe anything to the contrary, you are fooling yourself. The nature of the car speaks for itself and Caddy has other plans for a 3 series competitor.

Cadillac better cut some weight and get a better transmission and interior then. The M5 is 4012 pounds and has 7 gears. Plus a new M5 is going to have more aluminum and carbon fiber to cut weight, and a rumored 600+ hp twin turbo V10. The 5-series is getting an 8 speed automatic, not sure what the M5 will get, it might stay 7.

The CTS isn't equipped to match up with that car, I wish it was, but it isn't right now. I'd like to see a 35 mpg CTS soon too. The 535d (on sale in Europe, coming here soon) beats an Aveo or Camry hybrid in gas mileage, while equaling the CTS DI's 0-60 time, Cadillac has to get to work on high mileage vehicles as well.

I think they could do a great BTS, but it is taking an awfully long time, and I don't know if they will make the BTS interior better than the 08 CTS interior, while offering better than XLR performance with the mid-level and V engines.

Edited December 9, 200718 yr by smk4565

What a future M5 will have doesn't matter right now, if it matters at all. The CTS-V is the luxury car equivalent to the Zo6, the best bang for the buck in its segment. If the CTS-V bests the performance of a same model year M5 ever, it is a big bonus to that formula rather than a requirement.

Fuel-efficient Caddies are a nicety , not a marketing requirement.

enough with the rumors, how about now, in the next production year or so? how do they stack up? 7th and 8th gear is for top speed, serves what purpose. 200mph where you going to see that? 1320 is where my hearts at, how do they stack up there, what is the capabilities between the cones? send em around the ring or something. i dont really have expertise here because these cars are well out of my price range and i dont even consider them but i think that if this thing has a sc ls motor its going to scream. so what if the beamer is lighter, a better tuned suspension could help the caddy out. its going to have more torque to me that = hole shot, and at 82 grand i mean the price diff can amount to all kinds of hi-po goodies. the car is going to rock, i wouldnt be shocked to see it outdo the 5