What will the car’s residual value be in 5 years? 19%?

automatic only? awd is ok with me as an option, but auto only, i guess caddy found a way to take the fun out of the car, but who knows mabey lln is wrong again.

They will never learn! – They are trying to compete with the 5 Series with this new CTS and dont even have the option to have a manual with the larger motor? You can get a 5, in any configuration, with a manual.

This will be a lovely car. CTS, atleast they’re not dropping the manual all together… besides, how many times has LLN been wrong before, if anything I bet it will be available on the 3.8 as a bto. needless to say, the domestophobes will hate this car no matter what.

For those that want the larger engine with the manual tranny, just wait for the V. The manual mated to the smaller engine keeps it affordable, but for the performance enthusiast, the 3.8 would be skipped for the V anyway.

GREAT pricing for the competition. 255hp base beats ANY of the competition.

Cadillacs are sweet

alright. so whos gonna be the first to pony up the cash for this new status symbol and put big ass rims and portholes on it?

This isn’t right. The top of the line CTS engine is not a 3.8 V6, its the 3.6 with direct injection

I have to admit i enjoy the new styling of this car. I hope the interior quality has improved over the previous gen.

So much wrong information, people need to read between the lines:
3.6 “base” engine – 258hp, 252 lb.ft torque
3.6 direct injected engine – 304 hp, 273 lb.ft torque

3.6 (258 hp) Manual – $32,245
3.6 (258 hp) Automatic – $33,545 (32,245 + 1,300)
3.6 (304 hp) Automatic – $34,545
3.6 (304 hp) Manual – $36,225 (34,545 – 1,300 + 2,980)

It’s going to be a hit. I hope they build the WAGON variant.

Beautiful snout!

I’m drooling over this!

I like the exterior more than the interior. The wood on the steering wheel has got to go.

I have a feeling they won’t be selling many more of these. When they have to compeat with the Lincoln MKZ, which is cheaper, offers AWD that would still be less, and doesn’t compare in styling, drivability, and quality.

You’re kidding right? The MKZ is for all intent and purposes a Fusion with a Lincoln grille. At least the General has realized that if you’re going to share platforms you better wrap them in distinctive sheetmetal. They have done a wonderful job with differentiating Cadillac from the rest of their brands (save the escalade). Most people looking for a luxo-sport sedan want RWD, not AWD. Furthermore if potential buyers were so concerned with the safety that AWD brings they would buy a Volvo or an Audi. If anyone is going to have trouble selling a vehicle it will be Ford with this gussied up Fusion… or is it a Milan… or wait… MKZ, that’s it!

MKZ my ass!!! interior quality is so low…, unattractive.

People who drive Benz’s tend to thumb their nose at everyone else. “Well I have a Mercedes I spit on your Cadillac.” Bunch of lil bitches if you ask me.

Im not too wowed on the the freshened up exterior but its a cool car

I thought Caddy buyers are patriotic morons…

Comment by Veda, posted on July19 at 11:40 am
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not really caddy buyers are just a little under the budget of the german cars, bmw`s are drivers cars, mercs are statements of wealth. again i have both, but almost prefer to drive my nissan truck for the commute to work.

I wonder if the options (Carraige roofs, wire rims, curb feelers) have gone up in price this round?

why buy this instead of something like a VW passat or a 5 series?

I think it looks really great, everything seems to fit together well, the interior is really spiffy…

I like the Lincoln MKZ, but it’s not really a luxury car, more like a trim level of the Ford Fusion. I would chose this over the Lincoln MKZ anyday… I wish Lincoln would begin to make their own products, they have not one single unique product.. neither does Ford or Mercury for that matter.
If they want a luxury car for a luxury brand, I say go out and make it differenciate from their other products, and the competition.
This CTS would smoke the Lincoln MKZ anyday, regardless of price. This thing is really nice and competitive.

If only Lincoln would have stayed with the LS program!

With Jaguar and Land Rover gone we should expect great things form Lincoln, hopefully something that will compete with this new CTS

The MKZ does not and is not supposed to compete with this car

GREAT, NOW WE KNOW HOW MUCH FUTURE **** WILL COST US SHOULD WE BE DUMB ENOUGH TO BUY A CTS.

THESE IDIOTS AT LEFTLANE HAVEN’T REPORTED ON THE NEW F430 SCUDERIA. NOW THAT’S INTERESTING STUFF.
Here’s the link:http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/2053/

again with your ****ing links… as if doing it on one post isn’t enough you have it here too… if this isn’t interesting stuff then why did you post a comment, let alone click on the goddamn link… like I said on the other one, start your own ****ing site and you can report on whatever you want… it can be a whole snoozfest site about rolls, astons, and THE NEW F430!!!!

RSPINAJR: Even with Jaguar and Land Rover gone, you should never, ever expect great things from Lincoln so long as it’s attached to the hip of Ford and Mercury. Lincoln will never engineer it’s own vehicle to compete against this new CTS or something like the 3-Series, the concept of Lincoln having its own engineers is actually a joke in and of itself. Ford makes Lincolns, Ford engineers tune Lincolns, Ford designers design Lincolns. Same with Mercury. Lincoln itself isn’t like an independent brand that does its own ****, quite on the contrary, it doesn’t do **** at all.

Aston Martin: It’s actually the Ferrari 430 Scuderia. There’s no “F” in this version. Just a minor detail, but we can’t be forgetting minor details now that we’re reporting our own car news, now can we?

CANT SAY ASTON MARTIN WITH OUT THE “ASS”!

It will own in the US. Elsewhere, it would hurt people’s pride too much to admit Caddy makes a good car.

you shouldn’t putting your own ****ing news and links up here in the first place – I came to LLN, not AMBGPAONAMLS – Aston Martin’s Big Gay Pansy-Ass Only News Aston Martin Likes Site.

LamborghiniZ – If GM can do it with Caddy so can Ford with Lincoln – They may be working specifically with Cadillac but they still work for GM – Don’t count Lincoln out.

“not really caddy buyers are just a little under the budget of the german cars, bmw`s are drivers cars, mercs are statements of wealth.”

Can’t argue with that…

AMGoff, just chill-it’s only a link, it won’t kill you.

Sounds like more crude GM ****.

CADILLAC ON THE GO WITH NEW PRICING

Asston Martin, When they were handing out brains, you were the first in the queue, and held the door open for the rest of us. You didn’t get a brain that day either. They were only handing them out to people who would use them. If I said anything to offend you it was purely intentional.