New cars: Cadillac CTS-V

Motor Trend

Finally a Caddy that can zip around BMW M5s. This redesigned four-door weighs in at 4,281 pounds and comes packed with a 6.2-liter, 556-hp engine that can whoosh to 60 mph in 4.1 seconds. Sophisticated interior options include seats by Recaro, black-stained wood trim, a suede-look steering-wheel rim, and shift levers. Even with all the extras, the CTS-V is $20,000 cheaper than its European rivals.

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A gold-medal contender. Let that 556-hp number “sink in for a moment”—that’s more than the Corvette Z06. The rear wheels can deliver 551-pound-foot of torque; in an emergency, “you could tow your entire apartment building with it.” Specially engineered Michelin tires make “long highway slogs” comfortable.

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This car is refined, inside and out, and comes with a track-ready V8 that “scoffs at gravity.” Cadillac does not abide by the German consensus to limit cars to 155 mph, “so the V-series will test your sphincter’s fortitude right up to 191 mph.” The lows: “slightly numb steering, substantial curb weight.” But this is a world-class car whose price tag “almost seems like a bargain.”