2012 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Review

A bit of a beast of a luxury car with as power as luxury. The CTS-V Coupe is a lovely and lively car for daily driving, and will do any chore necessary from grocery-getting to commuting to long-distance travel. But it's potent enough -- 0-60 well under five seconds and top speed far in excess of prudent on a public road, with cornering to match -- that serious exercise of its abilities is far into the "do not pass go, go directly to jail" zone. Cadillac did development testing on Germany's Nurburgring Nordschleife race track, so the beast is no stranger to competition tarmac.

Coming in at a base price of $63,215 you might need more than a few kroger jobs to afford this monster.

"Iron fist in a velvet glove" is a term that has been used to describe many a German or British high-performance car. Applied to an automobile, the term means a combination of first-rate sports car performance and handling with luxury levels of comfort and refinement.

The Europeans no longer have a monopoly on the genre. The description applies just as well to the Cadillac CTS-V, especially in coupe form. To styling that looks like a spin-off from the Lockheed F-117 program add a supercharged and intercooled 6.2-liter V8 boasting 556 horsepower and chassis upgrades to cope with that very well indeed. The interior gets subtle upgrades, and unlike many luxury cars today electronic distractions are notably subdued or absent. This is a car for driving, not a connectivity module! full review