Cadillac CTS-V Wagon: Best Wagon Ever?
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With the rear seats down, it has nearly 60 cubic feet of space. It has suspension that was tuned on the Nurburgring, with shocks that are filled with magnetorheological fluid, making them instantly magnetically adjustable from inside the cabin. It has a variant of the Corvette ZR1's supercharged 6.2 liter V8 engine making 556 HP and 551 lb-ft of torque. The standard manual 6 speed transmission is the same Tremec TR6060 unit in the Corvette.
The sedan version clocked a 7:59 on the Nurburgring, which is impressive for any car. The Wagon version is only 3 tenths of a second slower than a Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Balboni around Top Gear US's track, and only 4 seconds a lap slower than a Ferrari 458 Italia. While 4 seconds a lap is admittedly a big gap, this is an American WAGON we're talking about here. Around Top Gear US's track it was faster than a Ferrari California and a Mercedes SLS AMG, too. And an Aston Martin V12 Vantage. And a Lotus Evora.
This is not Clark Griswold's Family Truckster. This is Cadillac digging in and seriously making their cars better. Because even with all that performance, it's still a Cadillac. Put the suspension in Touring mode and you've got a pretty fantastic GT Wagon that eats up the miles quickly and effortlessly while hauling 5 people, all their luggage and the dog. The driver and passenger can even have 14-way adjustable Recaro seats.
It's capable - with a good launch and traction - of high 11 second 1/4 mile times completely stock, along with a 0-60 of 4 seconds flat, and it'll top out around 185-190. That's very nearly supercar territory. Its only real competitor in the US is the Mercedes E63 AMG Wagon, which has a base price of almost $92,000. While the CTS-V Wagon isn't exactly cheap, it's still $30k less than the Mercedes.
The CTS-V Wagon made Automobile Magazine's Top 10 list last year, and was a contender for car of the year. So, best wagon ever? Well whether you think it is or not, it does prove one thing at least: Cadillac is not screwing around any more. And I, for one, am happy about that. Cadillacs have sucked too much for too long, and it's about time they turned it around.
The sedan version clocked a 7:59 on the Nurburgring, which is impressive for any car. The Wagon version is only 3 tenths of a second slower than a Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Balboni around Top Gear US's track, and only 4 seconds a lap slower than a Ferrari 458 Italia. While 4 seconds a lap is admittedly a big gap, this is an American WAGON we're talking about here. Around Top Gear US's track it was faster than a Ferrari California and a Mercedes SLS AMG, too. And an Aston Martin V12 Vantage. And a Lotus Evora.
This is not Clark Griswold's Family Truckster. This is Cadillac digging in and seriously making their cars better. Because even with all that performance, it's still a Cadillac. Put the suspension in Touring mode and you've got a pretty fantastic GT Wagon that eats up the miles quickly and effortlessly while hauling 5 people, all their luggage and the dog. The driver and passenger can even have 14-way adjustable Recaro seats.
It's capable - with a good launch and traction - of high 11 second 1/4 mile times completely stock, along with a 0-60 of 4 seconds flat, and it'll top out around 185-190. That's very nearly supercar territory. Its only real competitor in the US is the Mercedes E63 AMG Wagon, which has a base price of almost $92,000. While the CTS-V Wagon isn't exactly cheap, it's still $30k less than the Mercedes.
The CTS-V Wagon made Automobile Magazine's Top 10 list last year, and was a contender for car of the year. So, best wagon ever? Well whether you think it is or not, it does prove one thing at least: Cadillac is not screwing around any more. And I, for one, am happy about that. Cadillacs have sucked too much for too long, and it's about time they turned it around.
by 2011STi on Feb. 02, 2012 - 12:31 p.m.