If you like a luxury sports sedan with an excellent handling and enough power ,06 Cadilac CTS 2.8L V6 210hp is for you. Price is worth every cents of your money due to its ride and performance. If you want wood trim steering wheel and navogation and other options you can add an addition $6,000 for CTS 3.6L V6 255hp.For me this is the best luxury sports sedan ever produced by an American Car which i may say better than its competitors w/c are BMW 3.3, Infiniti G35, Audi, Mercedes Benz C230, Volvo. So what are you waiting for you check this car out as the Matrix movie title says you will be "reloaded" when you buy this car.
I love the style and design. It handles extremely well. Have received tons of compliments. A very pretty car.
A great vehicle for the price and American built!! Yeah!!
New for 2006
The 2006 Cadillac CTS offers a Sport Performance Package with polished 9-spoke 18-inch wheels, performance tires, performance brakes, suspension tuning, Xenon HID headlights, Stabilitrak, tire-pressure monitoring, and limited-slip differential. The Sport Appearance Package includes the Sport Performance Package and adds newly-designed 18-inch wheels, restyled rocker moldings, dual exhaust tips, new front sport grille and a rear spoiler. The 2006 Cadillac CTS-V receives a new 400-horsepower 6.0-liter LS2 V8 engine.
News
A redesigned 2008 CTS is due in the first half of calendar 07 with slightly larger size and a more dramatic rendition of the current models edgy look. Sources say all-wheel drive will be available as well as rear drive. Other powerteam details are unconfirmed, but the two V6 engines should return with improvements. Ditto their manual and automatic transmissions, though a 6-speed automatic could replace todays 5-speeder. The next high-power CTS-V is rumored to get a supercharged Cadillac V8 that will outpower the current models Corvette engine. Cadillac may also offer a lower-priced V8 CTS with around 300 hp. Last but not least, one source says coupe versions (CTC?) will be added as 2009 models. Cadillacs last 4-passenger coupe, the Eldorado, was dropped after 2003.
Interior Design and Special Features
Although the Cadillac CTS competes in the entry-level luxury sport sedan category, its physical dimensions more closely resemble that of larger midsize luxury sedans like BMWs 5 Series and Audis A6. The result is a spacious cabin that more easily seats five adults. The bucket seats in front are supremely comfortable, offering a wide range of movement, supportive side bolsters and a power lumbar adjustment. Still, the CTS cant match its European and Japanese competitors for overall design elegance.
Safety
The Cadillac CTS offers standard four-wheel antilock disc brakes, traction control, seat-mounted side airbags for front occupants and side curtain airbags that protect both front and rear passengers; stability control is optional. In tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the CTS earned four out of five stars for driver and front-passenger protection in frontal impacts. Side-impact tests resulted in a four-star rating for front passengers and a five-star rating for rear passengers. The IIHS named the CTS a "Best Pick" after conducting its 40-mph frontal offset crash test.
Powertrains and Performance
Two engines are offered on the Cadillac CTS: a 2.8-liter V6 with 210 hp and 194 lb-ft of torque and a 3.6-liter V6 rated at 255 hp and 252 lb-ft of torque. Power is directed to the rear wheels through either a six-speed manual or an optional five-speed automatic transmission.
Body Styles, Trim Levels and Options
The Cadillac CTS comes in a single trim level but numerous option packages enable buyers to add varying levels of additional luxury- and sport-oriented features. Standard equipment includes leather seating, side and head-protecting side-curtain airbags, an eight-way power-adjustable driver seat, dual-zone climate control, a CD player, the OnStar communications system, ABS and traction control. Upgrades through the Luxury package include items like a power passenger seat, a two-driver memory package, heated front seats, HomeLink and wood trim on the steering wheel and shift lever. Additional options include a sunroof and an upgraded Bose audio package with a DVD-based navigation system and satellite radio. There are also two sport packages available. The 17-inch wheel package includes a sport-tuned suspension, restyled wheels and tires, a limited-slip differential, and the StabiliTrak stability control system. The 18-inch wheel package has these features plus stronger brakes and a tire-pressure monitoring system.
Road Test
The first batch of cars was only about 90% finalized. Even by its second birthday, the CTS got a softened suspension and the new round of long-ago-planned engines had been fully phased in.
Before or after the changes, surely the CTS drives greater than anything you might call a predecessor. First, lets get it out of the way that Cadillac - like Mercedes, Lexus, Lincoln, and everyone else - missed the BMW target. The slightly numb, light wheel (early cars supposedly had high-effort steering) keeps the CTS an arms length away from that magical man-machine connection. That said, focus shifts to what Cadillac did right, and the CTS does feel like a real luxury/sport sedan with fairly responsive steering, a good front-to-rear balance, and honest feedback through the hands and feet. The very gradual response of the drive-by-wire throttle might be off-putting to some, but theres no "slop" here or in the other main controls. (Our car didnt have the optional SpeedPro speed-sensitive steering.)
Likewise, if the CTS responds a little slowly to the wheel at creep-and-crawl speeds (the steering wheel has 3.4 turns of play), it feels right at all others. The tight turning radius makes it feel smaller than it is, and you can place this car right where you want on the road with no hint of old-time Cadillac ponderousness. Our test car was fitted with average-sounding 16-inch wheels (17s and 18s are optional), but they grip better than their specs promise. They also keep it easy to use power to kick out the tail, which in the CTS breaks away gradually. GM is best advised to remember all this as evidence that creating a new-from-the-ground up platform can pay off.
Likewise, the new engines were worth the wait. The CTS now has both 300 fewer pounds to pull than the Catera and an extra 55 horses to pull them, letting the new car dust the old by about two seconds in 0-to-60 (mid-6s vs. mid-8s). Our car had the new-in-2004 3.6-liter V6, GMs global all-aluminum piece with two cams, variable timing on all 24 of its valves, a dual-stage intake manifold, and all that other good stuff. Its 255 horsepower falls short of 3.5-liter engines from Mercedes, Infiniti, and Lexus (268, 280, 306) and its exhaust note is a little too anonymous, but it still gets the CTS around with haste. The 210-horsepower 2.8-liter V6, now the only other engine, shares all aforementioned design cues, and together they give Cadillac the only two engines in this class that dont ask for premium fuel (though the 3.6 prefers mid-grade).
The rare news of a stickshift in the Cadillac empire (its a 6-speeder made by Aisin) will cause a few smiles, but lets focus on the 5-speeder HydraMatic that will serve the masses. For 2006 it gets that much-demanded manual-shift feature (Driver Shift Control) so drivers can tap north (to upshift) or south (to downshift) on the lever to row their own gears. Unfortunately, GM modeled its system after Toyotas, meaning the gear you choose merely becomes the highest gear to which it will shift on its own schedule. Blah, what was the point? I just sampled a perfectly programmed manumatic on a Pontiac G6, one of GMs supposedly lesser cars. Coordination, guys!
Well, no need to scrutinize a trivial feature too deeply. What matters is that the tranny has the right number of gears and shifts at the right times (if a little often). It seems partial to holding lower gears on downhill inclines to provide engine braking, but otherwise all was normal.
The CTS also covers the "TS" part pretty well, treating all riders to a fairly quiet experience and isolating them from what lies beneath. The worst bumps cause too much deflection and jounce in the suspension, but the double wishbones and multilinks treat you well the rest of the time.
Customers trading in their 20th century Cadillacs wont feel an ounce of familiarity, but can expect a ton more satisfaction.
Favorite Features
XM radio, OnStar with hand-free phone system. Plenty of space for you, your friends, and all the luggage you can take on any trip.
Overall Review
The CTS has is very comfortable. The ride is smooth and easy to handle. I believe that is was a worthwhile purchase. I would recommend this car to anyone looking for comfort, style and and luxury in a car.