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Road Test: Cadillac CTS 3.6 V6 Sport Luxury 4dr Auto

£29,647 when new
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Published: 01 Dec 2013
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SPEC HIGHLIGHTS

  • BHP

    257bhp

  • 0-62

    7s

  • CO2

    275g/km

  • Max Speed

    145Mph

  • Insurance
    group

    39E

The CTS has been circling the edge of greatness for a few years now, but with the launch of this all-new car, it might just have hit the bullseye. Now longer, lower and leaner, it's a real rethink of the BMW 5-Series competitor based on the same sporty chassis as the smaller ATS.

The big news is the new CTS's lack of weight - some 110kg lighter than the equivalent Beemer - and the appearance of a new drivetrain option known as Vsport. This twin-turbo 420bhp V6 is the place-holding range-topper until the new CTS-V arrives sometime next year.

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The other notable change is the completely revised interior, which is now right up to current luxury-car standards. Nothing has been left unchanged from the now primitive-looking current car. It needed to change, and it did.

On the road, the new CTS displays the kind of road manners and performance you could previously only get from a car made in the UK or Germany. A fabulously tight yet supple chassis and seamless unburstable drivetrain give you all the tools you need to have a great drive. It's quite possibly the best-handling mid-sized luxury car you can buy.

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