The new CTS

"BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather" (bugeyedacura)
11/25/2014 at 19:53 • Filed to: None

Why don't people understand that it's a new Cadillac and the new CTS goes head to head with the 5-Series and E-Class? If I have one more person saying they can get a C-Class or A4 or whatever else entry level lux car for less and that its not right for Cadillac, I will scream.

DISCUSSION (33)

heliochrome85 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
11/25/2014 at 19:56

The new C is probably an equal if not superior to the CTS.

LappingLuke > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
11/25/2014 at 19:56

People are stupid and there's nothing we can do about it. :(

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > LappingLuke
11/25/2014 at 19:58

So true...

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
11/25/2014 at 20:08

Did they change something about the "new" CTS? I'm not seeing it. (o_o)

Brian Silvestro > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
11/25/2014 at 20:08

I'd rather XF

ly2v8-Brian > Brian Silvestro
11/25/2014 at 20:14

'ou 'avin a giggle m8?

BadMotorScooter > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
11/25/2014 at 20:16

Becuase gen1 CTS was a C-class or 3-series size car. CTS gen2 was in between C and E class, and 3 and 5 series size. The new CTS gen3 is fully E and 5-series size, but the name has not changed, so people think CTS = small car.

It also doesn't help that the ATS and CTS look so similar. I have a new CTS (great car by the way), and sometimes I can't pick out an ATS versus a CTS on the road.

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
11/25/2014 at 20:19

Maybe Oklahoma is making me more American-car-loving, but I love this car (and I come from an Acura-Lexus family.)

I just really want to know how reliable the CTS V-Sport's engine will be in the future.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
11/25/2014 at 20:20

That's something Cadillac needs to advertise more. It's not a 'tweener like it was, it's bigger now. Their ads with Cadillacs rotating on a stage telling you NOTHING about the cars themselves are pointless.

Brian Silvestro > ly2v8-Brian
11/25/2014 at 20:26

Just being honest

LuczOr > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
11/25/2014 at 20:31

I've had to explain this to countless people. I wonder what they think the ATS competes with. The CLA and the 2 series?

E92M3 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
11/25/2014 at 20:44

But it doesn't compete (mainly because of Cue).

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > heliochrome85
11/25/2014 at 20:44

lol

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > BadMotorScooter
11/25/2014 at 20:45

Really? I think they have very different and distinct looks, at least for the 2014+ gen CTS.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna
11/25/2014 at 20:46

I would imagine no worse than all the other turbo luxe engines...

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > LuczOr
11/25/2014 at 20:47

I think that's what they think. Those cars and the A3 just confuse the issue.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
11/25/2014 at 20:48

Seriously? O.o

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > E92M3
11/25/2014 at 20:49

The only people I know who complain about CUE are self-righteous auto journies and people who've never used it.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
11/25/2014 at 21:04

Sn210 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
11/25/2014 at 21:18

I'm ashamed to admit I mistook a new CTS for an xts, and an Ats for an older CTS this week

:( I need to work on my Caddy identification skills... I did see a CTS-V coupe and an XLR-V this week too though!

ranwhenparked > BadMotorScooter
11/25/2014 at 21:21

The CTS has always been somewhat closer to midsized.

E60 5-Series: 190.6in long/113.7in wheelbase

1 st Gen CTS: 190.1in long/113.4in wheelbase

E46 3-Series: 176in long/107.3in wheelbase

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F10 5-Series: 192.9in long/116.9in wheelbase

2 nd Gen CTS: 191.6in long/113.4in wheelbase

E90 3-Series: 178.2in long/108.7in wheelbase

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3 rd Gen CTS: 195.5in long/114.6in wheelbase

F10 5-Series: 192.9in long/116.9in wheelbase

F30 3-Series: 182in long/110.6in wheelbase

heliochrome85 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
11/25/2014 at 21:35

its slow. I've played with it extensively. When i cross shopped the 2014 CTS against my 3 series. Its a solid car, but the lower end trims are inferior to their german counterparts.

E92M3 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
11/25/2014 at 21:48

Fair enough. I've never used it, but never heard anything good about it either.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
11/25/2014 at 22:16

Kinja'd!!!

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Sn210
11/25/2014 at 22:17

I miss the XLR. And I think the ATS was made to purposefully resemble the second gen CTS. Because technically it finishes the job the first gen started.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > heliochrome85
11/25/2014 at 22:18

Except the CTS is the size of a 5-er. So technically it's more bang for your buck when you stack it with its actual competition. And there really isn't anything inferior about it other than it lacks an "in-between" engine where the x35is are placed.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > E92M3
11/25/2014 at 22:20

I feel like it's much more intuitive and tactile than iDrive or MIDI. If you can use a smartphone, you can use CUE.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
11/25/2014 at 22:25

Well I new that, I thought you meant 2015 was all new compared to 2014..

Sn210 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
11/25/2014 at 22:28

the XLR was really cool, I'd love to get one some day. I had a calendar with the Evoq concept car as a kid, the XLR was one of those rare cadillac concepts actually brought to life.

Kinja'd!!!

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
11/25/2014 at 22:28

Oh. Not other than the emblem. That's changed on all 15 CTSs, but that's about it.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Sn210
11/25/2014 at 22:30

I would really like a piece for my office with all of the concepts since the start of Art&Science. How cool would that be?

Sn210 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
11/25/2014 at 22:51

that would be pretty badass! The Cien and Sixteen would definitely be required

Rico > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/26/2014 at 09:42

Doesn't help that in that commercial they also show the SRX that doesn't even look like it's from the same decade. I know they sell a shit ton of them but they should stop advertising them, the CTS/ATS design leapfrogs the SRX so much.