Review: 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe

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Nov 24, 2009 | 02:39 PM

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Nice but a tad bit too much "junk in da trunk" for my liking.

Nov 24, 2009 | 05:54 PM

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That looks like ***. I cant believe how horrible it looks. I am amazed that they thought a 45K coupe/hatchback would be great looking. They need to look at the 3 series coupe.

Nov 24, 2009 | 05:56 PM

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Mister Two

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Leave the boxy lines to sedans and SUVs. Coupes are supposed to be curvy and sleek. Haven't they learned anything from the XLR?

Nov 24, 2009 | 05:58 PM

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IS350jet

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I really like the CTS Sedan, but this, not so much. It looks like a ZDX with 2 doors lopped off, and people hate the ZDX. Not liking it at all. I agree with 1SICK, there's just too much sheet metal going on and not enough glass. The belt-line is waaaaaay too high.

Last edited by IS350jet; Nov 25, 2009 at 05:04 AM.

Nov 25, 2009 | 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 92 SC400

I actually didn't mind the XLR all that much... Maybe I'm just weird.

I agree with you as well. The XLR had the underpinnings of the Corvette which is a good vehicle...

Nov 26, 2009 | 10:45 PM

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I think this is going to do well for them and directly hurt g37 sales

Nov 30, 2009 | 02:01 PM

#37

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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX

I think this is going to do well for them and directly hurt g37 sales

Too bad Lexus doesn't have a fixed hard-top IS coupe to compete with the Cadillac CTS coupe...

Nov 30, 2009 | 02:04 PM

#38

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Too bad Lexus doesn't have a fixed hard-top IS coupe to compete with the Cadillac CTS coupe...

I agree, especially when I see how successful the 3-series coupe is.

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Nov 30, 2009 | 02:37 PM

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The stance on this car is completely wrong. The front looks to be about 3 inches off the ground and the rear end looks at least a foot. WTF

Nov 30, 2009 | 11:06 PM

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i heard the designer's name was Hugh Jass.

Nov 30, 2009 | 11:37 PM

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Nasty looking-in a negative way.

Dec 1, 2009 | 12:32 AM

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Hypnotik

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The rear half looks very awkward

Dec 8, 2009 | 12:10 PM

#43

bagwell

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good video from Cadillac's General Manager (I'm glad he's not some 74 year old guy)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6E2fTFt5u8&feature=sub

Dec 8, 2009 | 01:35 PM

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Lil4X

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Allen K

Butt is a bit on the large side...

Quote:

Originally Posted by bitkahuna

i heard the designer's name was Hugh Jass.

It's pretty flanky for my tastes too, but it seems to follow the design idiom established by the SC and made even worse in the Solara 'vert. Of course, that low quartering angle makes it look its very worst.

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Originally Posted by Oleg400

Slammed, different exhaust tips, a decent pair of rims, and a different rear bumper it might look good

Maybe a big 3-lb coffee can exhaust, spinners . . .