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Old 09-18-13, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Blueprint
Gonna have to see it in person. Front end looks AMAZING to me...
Having seen the car in person at the Ghiridelli Chocolate festival this weekend, I can confirm the car is amazing. The pictures that make the rear wheel well look too small isn't representative of how it looks in person. The car looks great. Its very masculine.
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^^^ awesome... always had a soft spot for cadillac (drove a relative's now and then and a lot of rentals ), and they really got their mojo back in the past few years!
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I can't afford the V-Sport model but I can't wait to see the new CTS coupe. The current generation is already on my short list but trying to wait to see the RC-350 first.

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Old 09-18-13, 11:42 AM
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Underneath it all, Cadillac is a monster ready to come into the limelight. Edgy modern design language, quality cabins, an arsenal of powertrains, more models on the way, V and Vsport, and stellar concepts.

BMW, MBZ and Audi are on a roll, but Lexus, Cadillac and Jaguar are quickly pushing back
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Lol wheels look tiny
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I can't get passed how small the wheels and wheel openings look. I don't recall seeing this in other photos. It looks like an econo car here, or like some sort of photoshop joke.
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Cadillac is currently hosting the media in Santa Barbara this week. Guess where I'm at? =)
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Originally Posted by MaxNine
Cadillac is currently hosting the media in Santa Barbara this week. Guess where I'm at? =)
take some pictures!
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
pretty awesome. the wheel arches and wheels look too small for the body though.

agreed. IDK why but this body looks really awkward than previous CTS-V bodies. The front looks smaller but when you get to mid body to the boot, it looks like the larger XTS. IDK if i like that. Plus im not upset but kinda mad they did away with the Supercharged LS motors. Twin turbo sounds fun tho
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Originally Posted by NYKnick101
agreed. IDK why but this body looks really awkward than previous CTS-V bodies. The front looks smaller but when you get to mid body to the boot, it looks like the larger XTS. IDK if i like that. Plus im not upset but kinda mad they did away with the Supercharged LS motors. Twin turbo sounds fun tho
er you know that this Cadillac CTS Vsport is NOT a replacement for a full fledged CTS-V that's coming right..

I assure you V is alive and kicking, but cadillac is taking the audi approach here. A6, S6, RS6 - CTS, CTS Vsport, CTS-V
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Originally Posted by NYKnick101
agreed. IDK why but this body looks really awkward than previous CTS-V bodies. The front looks smaller but when you get to mid body to the boot, it looks like the larger XTS. IDK if i like that. Plus im not upset but kinda mad they did away with the Supercharged LS motors. Twin turbo sounds fun tho
This front end seems much longer in proportion compared to the CTS... In fact this body style looks way better than previous models.. Caddy did a great job IMO... the older 2004 to 2010 look to boxy IMO... This is a WIN for caddy..
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I hope Lexus and Infiniti will follow with a TTV6. What a great motor and so many great tuning option will be available since its a FI motor
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good little 4min. video...

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Originally Posted by I8ABMR
I hope Lexus and Infiniti will follow with a TTV6. What a great motor and so many great tuning option will be available since its a FI motor
I'm fully ammendable to that idea. I would love for Lexus to follow Audi and Cadillac with this trim offering system.

A6, S6, RS6
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CTS, CTS Vsport, CTS-V
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GS, GS F-Sport, GS-F

Offer the GS with base and luxury trims with turbo 4/NA V6 base/optional engines, then step up to F-Sport which could have a proposed TT set-up which steps up the quotient for performance, and finally a full fledged performance F model.
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Can't wait to see the CTS-Vsport in some comparison tests!
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