2016 Cadillac CTS-V: fresh thug
The Cadillac CTS-V is probably the only American luxury sedan able to compete with the Europeans in terms of build and materials quality, performance and, occasionally, looks.
The latest, 2016 model comes with a stonking big engine: 6.2 litre supercharged V8. The numbers point to a stupendously powerful car, specially for a 4-door luxury sedan: 640 hp, 630 lb-ft of torque, driving the rear wheels. Its all about being a thug wearing a suit, crazy burnouts in front of the Ritz-Carlton or glass-walled corporate offices. Getting power to the ground is an 8-speed automatic with paddle shifters, which is pretty high-tech for a stupid American muscle car. The CTS-V tops out at a heady 200mph, with 60mph coming around in a little under 3.7 seconds.
The customary carbon-fiber bits are spread about the car, although we wouldn't get our hopes up about a light kerb weight. The exterior is a medley of straight lines and sharp cuts, but is a fresh enough departure from Cadillac's usual folded-paper school of design. The front features strangely Nissan GTR-esque headlights, which are admittedly a better fit on this than the Japanese supercar.
The coolest feature on the CTS-V, though, has to be the Performance Data Recorder, which allows drivers to record high-definition video, with data overlays of their driving experiences on and off the track, enabling sharing on social media. You know, in case you want your investment banker friends to know the temperature your tyres reached while doing that gnarly burnout in front of the office.
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