New CTS wins Motortrend COTY

mikeyg36 · 11-07-2013, 12:58 PM

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By most calendars, a decade isn't a long time in the grand scheme of things -- except on the automotive calendar, where it is nearly an eternity. Aside from some extreme cases, a decade encompasses at least two vehicle generations. It's the average amount of time a typical consumer keeps a newly purchased car. It can also be the difference between also-ran and champion. Examine our 2003 Car of the Year competition, if you will. The Infiniti G35 won by offering an unbeatable combination of style, refinement, handling, and value. We put BMW on notice: The Japanese have done it better. The Cadillac CTS, meanwhile, was barely mentioned, and praised only for its bold new design. Welcome to 11 years later. In the intervening time, the CTS evolved into a champion in its own right, and was named Car of the Year in 2008. Again, we put Germany on notice: America's coming. In neither of those victories, though, did either car face down its competition for the title. That's what makes this year different. The Infiniti Q50 -- the G35's modern successor -- is hobbled with driveability issues and relegated to Contender, not Finalist, and certainly not Winner. Likewise missing from the Finalist and Winner's circles are the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class, both direct competitors to the CTS, and the standard-bearers of the segment.

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Stew · 11-07-2013, 01:00 PM

Yep, they made the right choice this time. Way to go Caddy!

shaffe · 11-07-2013, 02:01 PM

Awesome! The 14 CTS is one of the best looking cars I have seen in a long time

Sales @ CAI Inc · 11-07-2013, 03:15 PM

Very cool. Love the CTS, especially the one with a "V" next to it

TheCaptain · 11-08-2013, 07:37 AM

That baby needs the LT1 stuffed into it!

AZCamaroFan · 11-08-2013, 08:54 AM

second consecutive CTS generation to win

*DGthe3* · 11-08-2013, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by TheCaptain

That baby needs the LT1 stuffed into it!

Thats what the TTV6 is for in the Vsport

RubyCamaro · 11-08-2013, 11:42 AM

Very nice! Congrats to Cadillac! I just wish they were not so darn pricey. Maybe I would have gotten one for my daily driver, but even used......................Yeah, NOT gonna happen for me right now.

King T · 11-09-2013, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by TheCaptain

That baby needs the LT1 stuffed into it!

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Originally Posted by DGthe3

Thats what the TTV6 is for in the Vsport

True!

flht99b · 11-09-2013, 05:49 AM

Wife will be getting a '14 CTS N/A V6 Premium model in the next couple of months. She's still deciding on colors. She drove a '14 N/A v/6 Luxury model and liked it a lot, enough to finally part with her only 40K mile, black on black '06 DTS Performance sedan. The only shortcomings I see to the new CTS is price and if it's like all previous CTS models, they depreciate heavily.
Ed M.

Number 3 · 11-09-2013, 08:37 AM

I think I would have gone C7 for CoTY, but the CTS is a great choice.

I haven't driven one, but sitting in one and giving it the full inspection, it is definitely a step up from the ATS. Interior appointments are definitely a step up.

I do agree with some of the reviews that the interior is a bit "over the top" in some regards. I remember years ago seeing the first XTS interior and feeling that 7 layers of different materials on an IP were a bit much.

The only concern I have with the car is the price. Yes, it's competitive with the E class and 5 series now for base price, but I'm just not sure I could go $63,000 for a V-sport. But that may also frame the ATS V or V-sport when and if it comes out. Seems like they are setting up the ATS V to be what the "old" CTS V was for price.

One thing I will say GM has done VERY well at is the 2.0 T in a luxury car. I've driven Audi A6 loaners with their 2.0T and it seems as if they really want you to know you cheaped out. They have been rough and course until you settle in to a cruising speed. Mrs. Numbers 3s ATS 2.0 T sounds like a 4 cylinder but you sure can't feel it.

Cadillac is on a role here and I guess the only frontier left is do the ever go after the S class/7 series??

FenwickHockey65 · 11-09-2013, 08:54 AM

That's on the way.

chathen613 · 11-09-2013, 09:06 AM

Love the new CTS! Maybe go for a used one in like...5 years

Fenderaddict2 · 11-09-2013, 12:04 PM

Love to see Caddy field such good cars. Now we just need Ford and Chrysler to play catch up in this segment. I'd love to see a day when foreign cars only compete at the bottom end of the market.

11-08-2013, 07:37 AM	#5
TheCaptain N7 Spectre Drives: 14 ATS Performance 3.6L AWD Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 2,734 View My Garage	That baby needs the LT1 stuffed into it! __________________

11-08-2013, 11:42 AM	#8
RubyCamaro Jan Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LT Red Jewel tintcoat Join Date: May 2010 Location: Springfield, TN Posts: 16,225 View My Garage	Very nice! Congrats to Cadillac! I just wish they were not so darn pricey. Maybe I would have gotten one for my daily driver, but even used......................Yeah, NOT gonna happen for me right now. __________________

11-09-2013, 05:49 AM	#10
flht99b Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS RJT Join Date: May 2009 Location: Knoxville Posts: 1,574 View My Garage	Wife will be getting a '14 CTS N/A V6 Premium model in the next couple of months. She's still deciding on colors. She drove a '14 N/A v/6 Luxury model and liked it a lot, enough to finally part with her only 40K mile, black on black '06 DTS Performance sedan. The only shortcomings I see to the new CTS is price and if it's like all previous CTS models, they depreciate heavily. Ed M. __________________ RJT 2SS/RS, AAM 3.70's, MTI Sway Bars, Shifter & SS brake lines, ZLI calipers, rotors & pads, BMR Trailing & Toe Arms, rear cradle & diff bushes, Pedders XA's, Camber/Toe eccentrics, Radius arm inserts, GTO clutch reservoir, LS9 cam, Comp valve springs, Melling 10296 oil pump, CR5 timing chain, LS6 damper, CAI Cold Air Intake, ARH LT headers w/HF cats, GMPP touring axle back, Elite Engineering Catch Can, Forgeline 20x9.5 & 20x11 DS3 whls, 275/40/20 & 315/35/20 tires, 2011 Convertible spoiler, 1LE front spoiler, Lloyd "SS" Floor Mats, GM Camaro Trunk Mat, wrapped console & Grant steering wheel.

11-09-2013, 08:37 AM	#11
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '19 XT4 2.0T & '22 VW Atlas 2.0T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 12,183 View My Garage	I think I would have gone C7 for CoTY, but the CTS is a great choice. I haven't driven one, but sitting in one and giving it the full inspection, it is definitely a step up from the ATS. Interior appointments are definitely a step up. I do agree with some of the reviews that the interior is a bit "over the top" in some regards. I remember years ago seeing the first XTS interior and feeling that 7 layers of different materials on an IP were a bit much. The only concern I have with the car is the price. Yes, it's competitive with the E class and 5 series now for base price, but I'm just not sure I could go $63,000 for a V-sport. But that may also frame the ATS V or V-sport when and if it comes out. Seems like they are setting up the ATS V to be what the "old" CTS V was for price. One thing I will say GM has done VERY well at is the 2.0 T in a luxury car. I've driven Audi A6 loaners with their 2.0T and it seems as if they really want you to know you cheaped out. They have been rough and course until you settle in to a cruising speed. Mrs. Numbers 3s ATS 2.0 T sounds like a 4 cylinder but you sure can't feel it. Cadillac is on a role here and I guess the only frontier left is do the ever go after the S class/7 series?? __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley

11-09-2013, 08:54 AM	#12
FenwickHockey65 General Motors Aficionado Drives: 2023 GMC Canyon, 2020 Colorado Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 37,371 View My Garage	That's on the way. __________________ 2023 GMC Canyon Elevation 2020 Chevrolet Colorado W/T Extended Cab (State-issued)

11-07-2013, 01:00 PM	#2
Stew Drives: 92 Luminadead/01 Dakota/97 F150 4x4 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Eastern, Ky Posts: 3,789	Yep, they made the right choice this time. Way to go Caddy!

11-07-2013, 02:01 PM	#3
shaffe Drives: 21 Bronco Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Carol Stream Posts: 6,026	Awesome! The 14 CTS is one of the best looking cars I have seen in a long time

11-07-2013, 03:15 PM	#4
Sales @ CAI Inc Drives: 2010 SS/RS Supercharged 427 Build Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 5,504	Very cool. Love the CTS, especially the one with a "V" next to it

11-08-2013, 08:54 AM	#6
AZCamaroFan Camaro6 2016-2018 Drives: sometimes Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 18,454	second consecutive CTS generation to win

11-09-2013, 09:06 AM	#13
chathen613 Drives: 2010 Chevy Camaro 2LT RS Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Detroit Metro Posts: 216 View My Garage	Love the new CTS! Maybe go for a used one in like...5 years __________________ 2010 2LT RS Black w/ Synergy Green Stripes My ride: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=242142

11-09-2013, 12:04 PM	#14
Fenderaddict2 Opinionated bugger! Drives: Boss 302, Mazda 2, Praga & Intrepid Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Oakville Posts: 1,897 View My Garage	Love to see Caddy field such good cars. Now we just need Ford and Chrysler to play catch up in this segment. I'd love to see a day when foreign cars only compete at the bottom end of the market. __________________ Follow me on forums everywhere as Fenderaddict2 or my kid on the track and Twitter @fastmyles