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Originally Posted by Taittinger
So in essence, the as-of-yet unreleased Cadillac edged out a three year old car on a track. GM targeted the performance of a three year old car. Way to look forward.
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You do realize this is a Cadillac outperforming an M5 right? In corners and such, not just in power AND torque. I say it really is a fantastic leap forward.
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Originally Posted by UltimateBMW
If it is truely refreshes as much as implicated, I'll take a look. But I'm still a bit skeptical that it would be able to deliver the same overall driving pleasure. Its generous price difference means there must be SOMETHING missing. I don't think BMW overcharges that much on their cars, they aren't like Porsche.
I found this picture of the CTS-V. I thought it was a bit funny. For such a sporty car they sure filled the hood up with alot of plastic. Maybe to deaden the sound?
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There's not much missing. Cadillacs are not as pricey as BMW's generally but I would go check one out if I were you. You must also take into account that Cadillac knows they're not going to release their car at the same price point of an M5 and compete very well, so now they've made a car that is nearing equal if not besting it in areas AND doing it for $20k less? You'll have many would-be M5 owners looking at this car first.
Secondly, most all companies are putting heaping amounts of plastic in the engine bay these days. I don't see how this is any different from any Lexus, Benz, or hell, BMW they've produced since 2003. Plastic makes the bay look "clean".