Wow... I drove a BEAST today!

Aidan

Like the sedan.

Love the wagon.

Hate the coupe.

ImportConvert

They dropped the ball on the coupe. Too much arse.

Red__Zed

Baller ride. Would love to have one.

vividracing

The CTS-V is definitely an awesome car. The wagon has a sub 6 second 0-60... Incredible for a wagon. Definitely not a wagon for the wife, unless you're married to Danica Patrick.

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Dark Sarcasm

I thought the V's were more expensive than that. Thats what GM has to do to compete with the imports.

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AlphaSnacks

What? Dude, what the hell are you talking about? The ZR1 is $100K. How can you even get anywhere near to comparing that price to a Z? Just stop. And the price difference between a C63 and an M5 is $30K, that's literally a whole car value difference.

Dark Sarcasm

ugh, oh brother, thats what I'm saying, none of those cars should be compared to the Z, jeez. Therefore my response is to someone who was comparing the seats of a CTS-V to a Z.

Actually, you can compare whatever you want. Frigging compare monkeys to chez-whiz for all i care. I'm just saying the CTS-V is in another class from the Z.

you can pick up a CTS-V for about the same as a Z06, man, i'd be all over that !!

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Brutal 370Z

I don't think you can compare the two. First of all, price aside, they're trying to accomplish two different things: Z is a pure sports car with a sporty feel, and the CTS-V is a muscle car packed into a luxury sedan, or a 4 seater coupe. Also, the 15k difference is pretty significant if you ask me....that puts them in different categories.

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AlphaSnacks

My 370Z with the Black Cherry and Nismo Pads was 45K. If you get the illuminated sills and some of the other small crap, it neared $46K. Regardless, the point was that the price difference between the two was that it was nowhere near the $60K difference he made it to be.

Yes, they are still quite different in price and will likely never be cross shopped because you can get thousands off the MSRP of the 370Z until you reach invoice - meanwhile, there is no such room with the CTS-V. So realistically, the price difference is around $20K.

nuTinmuch

While I love the CTS-V Wagon, the interior isn't really that good for a luxury car.

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AlphaSnacks

I'm glad someone said it.

Most critics have agreed with this sentiment, as well. The CTS in general uses very cheap plastics all around the center console and dash that begin to rattle. I've sat in the CTS-V Coupe and Sedan, and I was turned off by the cheapness of center console. It's a great looking interior, but a lot of people complain it creaks like hell.

Dark Sarcasm

thats one thing i have always thought about chevys, they seem to rattle, alot, after a few years.

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nuTinmuch

Yeah, the interior looks classy, but it doesn't feel classy. There is a lot of hard plastic everywhere. Likewise, outside of the V engine, the other options really aren't stellar.

In my honest opinion, the new Hyundai Sonata has a better interior -- and I think that really says all you need to know.

With that said, I'd love a CTS-V wagon.

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AlphaSnacks

I sat in a CTS-V Coupe...I thought that rear visibility was some sort of a joke. I seriously looked back to make sure there's wasn't something propped up there on the rear deck behind the seats. I was like "no way...I literally can't see a thing". There was another car parked behind the Coupe (this was at a dealer), and I couldn't see it! I can't imagine the hell owners of this car go through when backing up or switching lanes - I know I always use my rear view before switching a lane, just in case there's some f*ckwad speeding from a distance behind me.