There has been raging a nasty war between automakers for a long time, finally the Americans have joined in with a worthy contender for the mid-big size sedans/estates sportscars, the Cadillac CTS-V! How does it kick it with the best european monsters? These are the european contenders: Audi RS6 (5.0L V10 biturbo, [email protected] / [email protected]) - 3.72 KG/HP Bmw M5 (5.0L V10 N/A, [email protected] / [email protected]) - 3.81 KG/HP MB E63 AMG (6.2L V8 N/A, [email protected] / [email protected]) - 3.74 KG/HP Jaguar XFR (5.0L V8 supercharged, [email protected] / [email protected]) - 4.03 KG/HP American challenger: Cadillac CTS-V (6.2L V8 supercharged, [email protected] / [email protected]) - 3.62 KG/HP Wich one is the best performancecar of the bunch, considering anything you imagine you want in the perfect performance sedan or estate. Some numbers: Acceleration: 0-100 / 0-160 / 0-200 / 0-400m / 0-1000m speeds are in km/h Audi RS6: 4,4s / 9,2s / 14,4s / 12,5s / 22,7s Cad.CTS-V: 4,6s / 9,4s / 14,5s / 12,7s / 23,0s Bmw M5: 4,6s / 9,6s / 14,2s / 12,9s / 23,7s MB E63: 4,6s / 9,6s / 14,8s / 12,7s / 22,8s Jag XFR: 4,8s / 9,8s / 15,3s / 12,8s / 23,1s Comment: RS6 fastest to 100 and 160 + 400m and 1000m, M5 fastest to 200 XFR slowest throughout, still pretty fast! MB and CTS-V in the middle, both are fast. --- Braking: 100-0 / 200-0 RS6: 36,1m / 145,4m CTS-V: 35,8m / 140,6m M5: 35,4m / 142,3m E63: 36,5m / 144,2m XFR: 35,7m / 149,6m In speed accerleration 80-120 / 80-180 / 1000m from 50kmh in 4th gear RS6: 2,4s / 8,4s / 21,8s CTS-V: 2,5s / 8,2s / ??? M5: 1,9s / 8,1s / ??? E63: 2,5s / 8,2s / 25,2s XFR: 2,4 / 8,3s / 23,9s All numbers can be found at Zeperfs.com (numbers taken from big car magazines, if more than one magazine have posted times for a specific test, times have been averaged) EDIT:typo
I prefer the styling of the previous generation cars for every maker here save Jaguar, but the XFR is clearly inferior. I guess if I have to have a current-generation big, sporty sedan I'm gonna have to pay Maserati a visit.
there's similar comparisons like, weekly. I still want the big Merc. 0.3 seconds or whatever doesnt make any difference, especially when at like, 200kmph.
Though i would not compare the S60 with A6,E-class,5series, jag xf or caddy cts. The S60 is size-wise on par with A4 and 3series!
And yet the regular CTS is usually pitted against the 3-series, while the V version is up against the Uber 5-series. <A BORDER="0" HREF="http://www.supercars.net/PitLane?displayFAQ=y"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="pitlane/emoticons/confused.gif"></A>
Because of price and badass factor. CTS-V for me. Other than that ALL the other cars are really awesome! Mercedes probably is the best of the bunch
For real?, who in their right mind would pit a CTS vs a 3-series??? Havent seen that, but size-wise the CTS is in the same leage as all these cars included in the post. 3-series vs CTS = FAIL
It's mostly a price thing, the 3-series is priced against the CTS here, but there's more to it. The 3-series base prices range from $33,650 to $41,500 for the petrol versions. The CTS starts at $35,135. It's also an intentions thing: the CTS is the baby Cadillac for now and is the most sporting, the 3-series is the baby bimmer (sedan) and is of course also sporty.
uhm cts is a4/3series/c-class teritory sts is a6/5series/e-class teritory edit: does the sts even exist anymore?