{"id":6402,"date":"2014-05-09T07:45:34","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T14:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rallyways.com\/?p=6402"},"modified":"2014-05-06T18:00:21","modified_gmt":"2014-05-07T01:00:21","slug":"sporty-cadillac-review-cts-v-cts-vsport-twin-turbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rallyways.com\/6402\/sporty-cadillac-review-cts-v-cts-vsport-twin-turbo\/","title":{"rendered":"Sporty Cadillac Review Back to Back – CTS-V and CTS Vsport Twin Turbo"},"content":{"rendered":"
The pair of Caddies come from North County Buick Cadillac GMC<\/a> in Escondido California. Our good friends Crowley Car Company arranged the drive for RallyWays to take each of the luxury sport sedans on a spirited drive on some top secret roads\u2026 on an early Sunday morning. That’s a perfect combination right there.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Upon looking at both vehicles it’s hard to see anything but hotness exuding out of each. They are both different but very much alike. The 2014 Cadillac CTS-V Sedan<\/a> has the sporty Cadillac luxury sedan look that we’ve become accustomed to over the last couple of years. The appearance has definitely become a staple of hot Caddies – very distinguishable. The bold image is made solid with the power plant. The Cadillac CTS-V has the heart of a top-notch Corvette. A C6 Corvette Z06<\/a> that is. Yep, this car packs horses. Lots of them. 556 of them. And they are all force-fed with a giant spoon via the roots supercharger planted on top of the engine.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Add supercharger whine, immediate throttle response – even though it’s a slushbox – and a deep, deep V8 growl and the bottom line is this: The car’s shape might be a little dated by now, but who the heck cares? This car is intoxicating. It’s a hoot to drive and makes you look like you care enough about cars to choose wisely.<\/p>\n The 2014 Cadillac CTS Vsport Twin Turbo<\/a> is different however. The body shape is completely new as is the interior design. The car is crazy full of tech. It can be seen everywhere from the fully digital gauge pod to the center navigation screen. The car uses a different kind of forced-induction than the CTS-V. The Vsport is propelled by a 420 HP twin-turbo V6. The engine sounds like a turbo V6 and lacks that big American muscle car sound. Having said that, it’s a really powerful car and while not a V8, it’s a great sounding engine nonetheless.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The CTS Vsport also features ZF Steering, Magnetic Ride Control and a proprietary track mode and Brembo front brakes. The Vsport also runs an electronic LSD.<\/p>\n The 2014 Cadillac CTS Vsport feels overall more like sporty Cadillac than the CTS-V. That’s something that’s interesting to say because if you look at the car’s appearance on the outside, it looks more like a fine executive sedan than sports car. The CTS-V is a bit more vulgar – like a bodybuilder on steroids. But one that can actually lift heavy stuff and has a deep voice. Not like one of those that has muscles full of water and air and a voice like Alvin from the Chipmunks. In some ways, putting both of these cars head to head is a bit like studying the pros and cons of a supercharger vs a turbo<\/a> – Only the CTS-V wins that round hands down because regardless of the method of forced-induction, it still has the biggest displacement.<\/p>\n The Vsport…<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The Vsport on the other hand is like an olympic athlete. Think Usain Bolt. Tall, but agile and fit. Not ginormously muscular. The sporty nature of the Vsport is also seen in the cabin. The entire interior is better laid out and more modern. The adjustability and customizability of the thing is just unreal. There are more buttons in there than in a NASA space ship. And it isn’t like the CTS-V doesn’t have any buttons. That one’s crazy full of things to push too. Just a little bit more under control.<\/p>\n The CTS-V…<\/strong><\/p>\n