Imbued with Corvette energy, at present’s Good Worth or No Cube CTS-V is a mannequin that opened up a brand new door for Cadillac, introducing the model to a brand new world of fast-car fanatics. Let’s see if this one’s worth opens that door even additional.
Probably the most pertinent query in regards to the 2001 BMW X5 we examined final Friday was, “They drove it how far?” The automotive was one thing of a puzzle as, though the advert claimed it to have practically 300K on the clock, it was in far too good of form for something that has gone that distance. And it had a handbook! A $2,950 worth sealed the deal for many of you, with many suggesting to dive it till it breaks after which simply stroll away. An amazing 72 % Good Worth win was the outcome.
In 1955, singer-songwriter Charlie Ryan got here up with a bit ditty referred to as Sizzling Rod Lincoln. The tune tells a narrative a few Lincoln-powered Mannequin A beating a Cadillac in a race up and over Southern California’s two-lane Grapevine street, the precursor to the I5 freeway. The tune has been lined many occasions since by a lot of completely different artists, with particulars modified right here and there, however the one fixed in all variations is the Cadillac dropping the race. Perhaps if the participant had been driving a Caddy like at present’s 2005 CTS-V, the tune may need ended in another way.
Cadillac launched the CTS for the 2003 mannequin 12 months as a smaller, tighter-handling, and extra avant-garde addition to its then-stodgy previous lineup. Powered by a sequence of V6 engines and designed to permit the becoming of a handbook transmission, the CTS seemed and carried out like nothing else in Cadillac’s catalog.
With the CTS-V, Cadillac took issues up a notch, giving the automotive the 5.7-liter LS6 V8 out of the C5 Corvette and mating that with the six-speed Tremec handbook from the ZO6. That combo gave the automotive 400 horsepower and 395 lb-ft of torque and the flexibility to make use of all that energy. Eager to warn unsuspecting scorching rod Lincoln drivers and all others of what the Caddy was packing, the designers fitted the V version with a mesh grille, deeper entrance air dam, and greater, extra aggressive wheels and tires.
This CTS-V is claimed to be inventory save for a chilly air consumption (woooooosh), black-painted wheels (which present a little bit of curb rash), and a set of aftermarket LED headlamp models (with halos.) At simply over 156,000, it has about half the mileage of final Friday’s Bimmer and, a minimum of within the advert, appears to be like simply nearly as good. The black paint appears with out challenge, and the vendor says it’s free from dents or fading. They do warn that it’s an nearly 20-year-old automotive however promise that it has been well-maintained over that point.
The cabin appears to be like… effectively, such as you would possibly anticipate of a 20-year-old product of GM. There’s a great little bit of crazing on the driving force’s seat leather-based, and the quilt on the shifter has worn fully by way of. There’s additionally some unlucky waving on the driving force’s door armrest {that a} new proprietor will seemingly merely have to reside with. Aside from that, it appears to be like clear and has a lot of buttons on the middle stack for people who miss that function in at present’s screen-heavy interiors.
Mechanically, it additionally appears to be like to be strong. It has pretty new MOMO tires and an engine bay that proudly exhibits off its Corvette fraternity together with its Okay&N consumption. The title is clear, and the value tag reads $10,900.
What do you say about this hot-rod Caddy and that $10,900 asking? Does that really feel like a good worth, contemplating the automotive’s situation and outline? Or, for that a lot, would you simply go purchase a Corvette?
You resolve!
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