2005 Cadillac CTS Consumer Discussions Page 5

2008 Cadillac CTS

Re: ... [markcincinnati]

Written by: rockylee on Feb 09, 2007 05:39 AM

Mark, Please stop with the hawg wash !!!! You speak so much about generation behind and how the 08' CTS has 2005 content. Please start naming off important features found on the Acura TL, Infiniti G35, BMW 335i, Lexus IS 350, that aren't on the 08' CTS ???? PLEASE I'M ALL EARS.....Hell some of those models I mentioned like the Infiniti G35, 335i, came out in MY 2007. ... Read More...

Re: ... [1487]

Written by: markcincinnati on Feb 08, 2007 08:31 PM

The CTS has been characterized as "last generation." I noted that the CTS has adopted current generation (i.e., 2005 vintage) LPS content. I lamented that the CTS as a 2008 will come to the market with 2005 content. The entire thread of the recent posts jumps between LPS and ELLPS cars for the reason that some folks contend the CTS is or will be with the 2008 car ushered ... Read More...

Re: ... [plekto]

Written by: markcincinnati on Feb 08, 2007 01:54 PM

Yes I think they could and hopefully they will, soon. There is no evidence that the upcoming CTS will even be equal to a 2008 BMW 5 series. Now, of course, if we want to compare the 2008 CTS to the 2005 or 2006 5, that is a different animal. ===== Someone wrote here that they could buy a CTS for less than they could lease a 5. I did post a "how is that possible" reply using 0% ... Read More...

Re: ... [1487]

Written by: markcincinnati on Feb 08, 2007 11:56 AM

The Cadillac STS V6 RWD we had had 18" wheels and was optioned with a sport suspension. Indeed, the test of the two cars I attended pitted a then LY 530 (225HP) with a then CY STS V6 (255HP.) This is the only way the Cadillac was able to beat the 530. Not knowing the day was arguably rigged in Cadillac's favor, I asked my co-driver what we were driving: he answered every ... Read More...

Re: cincinatti [1487]

Written by: markcincinnati on Feb 08, 2007 06:26 AM

I said that the upcoming CTS will rise to be on par with the 2005 versions of the LPS cars. The thread here is that some folks think the CTS will compete against the LPS cars and at present I think it will be classed with the entry level lux perf cars like the 3, A4, etc. If a 2008 CTS was available in 2004 it would have been head and shoulders above its direct competition, ... Read More...

Re: ... [rockylee]

Written by: markcincinnati on Feb 08, 2007 06:17 AM

I hope you are correct. Again, I am planning on placing the CTS on my list -- but try as it might it is unlikely to show up over on the LPS board here on edmunds. It is unlikely to show up being tested against a BMW 5; yet, if it is, it will be one of those comparos that arise from time to time that tests two vehicles that are not generally considered in the same class. A test ... Read More...

Re: ... [plekto]

Written by: markcincinnati on Feb 07, 2007 08:40 PM

Wow! OK, one thing at a time. Cadillac is NOT Hyundai. Cadillacs are not 80% to 90% of the same car at 2/3 the price. Is a Chrysler 300C AWD with all the toys 80% to 90% of an Audi A8 or a Mercedes S class? Well it is probably 1/2 the price and about the same size. But the 300C, nice as it is, is not in the same automotive class as the others. The CTS is in a class (currently) that ... Read More...

Re: The new CTS. . . [ral1960]

Written by: markcincinnati on Feb 07, 2007 05:33 PM

The roominess is relevant how? There are any number of cars that are roomier than a 5 series, roomier than a CTS and cost a lot less than the new one (apparently.) The CTS may strive to be a luxury performance car -- and lord knows I hope it will live up to what it is apparently going to be marketed as. I will assume that someone looking at a 5 or an A6 or an E class may not even ... Read More...

The new CTS. . .

Written by: markcincinnati on Feb 07, 2007 01:49 PM

. . .being first (if no one knows or few if any remember, etc) doesn't mean very much any more (if it ever did.) When I read the copy and looked at the pictures of the new CTS (in Motor Trend and the other usual suspects), my first thought was "wow" I actually like the styling. I liked the bumping up in power, the 300 HP option, the 6 speed transmissions (2 of them!) and AWD. ... Read More...

Re: Great interior finally [sammc123]

Written by: readerreader on Jan 23, 2007 01:21 PM

Finally! I Cadillac interior that is actually interesting and sophisticated. I'm sorry but Cadillac interiors haven't been anything for quite some time. Too much hard, cheap plastics, poor built quiality, very uninspired desings...I could go on and on. Check out the interior of a 2000 Deville, it's horrible. My friend has a 2005 CTS and the interior is HORRIBLE, ... Read More...