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Edmunds Comparison Test: 2008 BMW M5 vs. 2009 Cadillac CTS-V vs. 2009 Mercedes-Benz CThis is a discussion on Edmunds Comparison Test: 2008 BMW M5 vs. 2009 Cadillac CTS-V vs. 2009 Mercedes-Benz C within the Internal Combustion forums, part of the Website Forums category; Originally Posted by Guibo No, because GM aimed the CTS-V at the M5 in particular, and the CTS at the ... |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Re: Edmunds Comparison Test: 2008 BMW M5 vs. 2009 Cadillac CTS-V vs. 2009 Mercedes-Be At least here in Europe the Cadillac BLS is the natural C-class, A4 and 3-series competitor (and of course SAAB 9-3, Volvo S60 and Lexus IS) as it is the same size.
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Re: Edmunds Comparison Test: 2008 BMW M5 vs. 2009 Cadillac CTS-V vs. 2009 Mercedes-Be Yes, that's correct. Word I've seen so far is that the next-gen BLS (or the car that replaces it, should they not keep the name) will be based on this Alpha platform. http://www.leftlanenews/cadillac...placement.html |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Re: Edmunds Comparison Test: 2008 BMW M5 vs. 2009 Cadillac CTS-V vs. 2009 Mercedes-Be Theres no denying that the M5 was beatened pretty badly in this test, even on the track!..The C63 on the other hand performed impressively well and would also be my choice .. The Cadillac CTS-V however is outstanding, I can`t recall one test where this car was beaten by the M5! As much as we don`t like it as German car fans we should welcome this new performance King. The overall value of this car is just incredible. This statement really says it all -------------------------------- "It's Academic If you're looking for the short answer, here it is; the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V is undeniably faster, more nimble and between $27,000 and $32,000 less expensive than the BMW M5 it was designed to beat. The M5's price/performance ratio really penalizes it in this comparison." -------------------------------- I don`t believe the CTS-V would have beaten the E63 in the speed tests.. however the track times might have suffered but not by much. I`m not going to put the ultimate performance crown on this car yet because the Audi RS6 is on it`s way and theres no denying it`s going to blow the doors off this Caddy! If the RS6 beats the CTS in the most improtant catagories than the CTSv is just a poor mans M5.
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Re: Edmunds Comparison Test: 2008 BMW M5 vs. 2009 Cadillac CTS-V vs. 2009 Mercedes-Be I wish they also included M3. Considering that CS-V is hardly faster than C63 around the track and M3 is way faster than the C63, it would have probably beat the CTS V by a healthy margin. But the CTS V is truly impressive and what is more, it actually has a first rate interior, not the crap in corvettes. |
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