Test Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon: Sainte-Hypocrite

With 564 hp and a six-speed manual ... break
the Cadillac CTS-V has no equivalent

With air break of good family and pristine dress, he would be given the right without confession. Yet it is a devil of acceleration, with 0-100km / h in 4 seconds.

Apart from the steering wheel back and skin enveloping seats, there is no sharp break imagine that hides under the hood a 6.2 V8 supercharged 564 hp, derived from that which drives the Corvette ZR1 (647 hp).
The first few kilometers, the CTS-V is docile and civilized as a Cadillac, with a comfortable suspension tourism mode. A luxury car good complexion, well equipped, convenient to take the kids to school, where nothing impresses, not even the sound of the big V8 too quiet. And operation of the compressor is also quite imperceptible.

Benefits

The equipment is complete, but materials and finish
are back from the German

    Exceptional performance
    Pleasant daily use
    Character
    Complete equipment
Pitfalls of
    Biting little braking
    Autonomy sustained pace
    His little bewitching
    Vigilance required in the wet

Once children are removed, it is time to unleash the beast. This is from 3000 r / min 564 hp that are torturing the rear axle. For the record, this is as much as in the last BMW M5! There, Dr. Cadillac turns into mister Corvette, and sensations become euphoric. At the discretion of gearshifts the pleasant Tremec manual transmission, the dramatic surge unabated. Fourth, your license has already lost all its points, fifth, talking to you in "Le Parisien", and sixth (306 km / h), you do the "20 Hours"! A rocket. Only regret: the sound is nothing captivating, as is often the case with V8 supercharged.

In Sport mode, the suspension retains an acceptable
level of comfort. The tailgate is electric

In addition, we should remain vigilant, especially on oily floor as ESP stability control, which does what it can to monitor the surge of torque (747 Nm at 3800 r / min) did not prevent the primers 'yaw bearing. As it is possible, but difficult-to disable it, you will not resist, at least once to impress friends, the urge to start smoking a way "Bullitt". Of course, the CTS-V then drinks more than 20 l/100 km. Of course, we must get more than 80,000 € and, of course, the Cadillac network is Lilliputian. But what a pleasure to ride in such a survivor of a race unfortunately endangered.

The CTS-V Sport Wagon is capable of reaching 306 km/h