Cadillac CTS-V

[hyperollah]

if you do have lots of cash lying around go for the bmw but if you need to save alittle then cady. if you are into manual style driving then get the bmw. i dont know if the caddy comes in manual but if it only comes semi tranny forget it. smg are not as fun as manuals. altho numbers are what people only look at. you have to remember what type of driver you are. both these cars are seriously fast cars. Ive been in fast cars and you will get into lots of trouble with fast cars. if i were you id get a used m3 for the same price as the caddy or even a used m5 and save some cash. heck 50k might even get an imported r34 skyline. heres something to look at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6212&item=2478869426&rd=1

 

[Malachi]

I see what you mean, but I've heard horrible things about it overall, mostly quality and performance issues. Cadillac claims a 4.7 0-60, I've heard that this time is absolutely impossible without wheel-hop. I think that C/D observed a 5.2 0-60 at best, while still experiencing some wheel-hop. As I've learned, I'm pretty sure that this eventually destroys your differential. Even if it could pull it off, anybody can go fast in a straight line. In today's auto world numbers barely mean anything anymore. I’m absolutely positive that the Cadillac would get its ass handed to it on the track by an M5. Also, ride quality and handling is probably a lot better in the 545i than the Cadillac. Overall if I had to choose between an M5/545i and a Cadillac CTS-V, I’d go for the BMWs, Cadillac simply just isn't ready to compete with the Germans. Also, if I'm not mistaken, doesn't the Cadillac use a push-rod engine? Give me a break, $50,000+ and they hand you an engine from the 1960s? F*ck that.

I don't blame anybody for being suspicious about the overall quality. We will have to wait and see how that issue shapes up.

As I mentioned in my previous post, the CTS-V held its own against the E46 and E39 Ms which I find amazing. So, I am guessing that unless the 545i can out turn the those two Ms then it will not be able to out handle the CTS-V. The E60 M may but, now you are paying another 30K.

Two things about the push rod engine, it still works nicely in the Vette. In addition, that technology is smaller and weighs less than the OVC technology. The size issue gives the engineers more room to do things. Yes, it is old school but it works!