Cadillac CTS test drive since 2007 sedan
Cadillac CTS Coupe. Couture iron
January 2008, car dealership in Detroit. Cadillac looks like a bedspread from the CT Coupe concept and literally shock the audience! Then practically no one believed that the General Motors concern, experiencing difficult times, would bring a spectacular compartment to serial production. But a year later, Brian Nebitt designer and the creator of such original machines as Chrysler Pt Cruiser and Chevrolet Hhr became temporarily leading Cadillac temporarily. And, of course, the American, before leaving this post in March 2010, made every effort so that the revolutionary Kaddy reached the assembly line. CTS Coupe be!
The serial version of the CTS Coupe differs from the CT Concept concept car only in small details. In the States, the car went on sale last summer, and we have been sold since the end of April
Respect, Brian! I swing along the famous embankment crooks that in Cannes, and passers -by shows a finger on CTS Coupe, neighbors look with round eyes on a dense traffic light, and the motorcyclist almost arranged an accident. And this is the day before the opening of the Cannes Film Festival, when the stars of show business, journalists and representatives of bohemian party, and Bentley, Porsche and Ferrari Nytkan in every free lane have already gathered.
Why are Russian numbers in the photographs? Everything is simple, our cars arrived from Moscow on azure bank on an auto car
Yes, Cadillac for the local public is a real exotic. The Americans more than once or two attempted to enter the market of the Old World, but when there is not a single diesel in the range, it is more difficult to sell the car here than a new fret in Vladivostok. Yes, and a pensioner image, from which they are now trying to leave in Cadillac. Although, of course, the reason for such attention is not at all that cars with a branded coat of arms on the radiator grille are extremely rare here. It's all about the design of CTS Coupe.
Cadillac CTS Coupe is 50 mm shorter than the sedan (4789 mm), 51 mm below (1422 mm) and 41 mm wider (1883 mm). But the wheelbase remained unchanged 2880 mm
In front of the two-door is not much different from the CTS sedan or station wagon (yes, there is a shed in a gamut). But on the side and especially the back of Coupe is completely different! The roof below, the back track is wider. Tightly knocked down, squat and already traditionally angular for Cadillac. It resembles the famous F-117 Nighthawk aircraft, a pioneer of Stealth technology in aviation, which was mistakenly painted in a white mother of pearl and shod in chrome 19-inch wheels. That's just feed causes ambiguous feelings in my opinion, this is not the most profitable angle of CTS Coupe. But, one way or another, indifferently passing the brilliant faceted Caddy simply cannot be unnoticed, like Stals on Radar.
You get used to good quickly. Ten minutes later, you are already smiling in response in surprised glances, slowly swimming past with a muffled grunt of the good old gasoline V6. And enjoy. Landscapes, sun, sea, reflection of a stylish body in the windows of fashionable boutiques. But, it turned out, Cadillac could surprise not only unexpectedly swollen from increased attention to his person's person.
All that you need to break out of the arms of the Mediterranean towns and rush along a winding mountain track along the coast. A six -speed automatic, lulling with leisurely rhythm of urban traffic jams, first does not understand why it was touched by a gas pedal and reluctantly switches down. But quickly comes to his senses and begins to more actively slip reduced gears. Meanwhile, Porsche 911 convertible appeared ahead
A large display can show not only navigation data, but also a picture from the rear view camera. True, the screen does not draw the trajectory of movement. And navigation in Russia has not yet been working, but by the next year this problem will be resolved. On the dashboard, everything is familiar, of the rarely used devices, there is only an indicator of oil pressure (below on the right dial). On the steering knits of the steering wheel control buttons of cruise control, heated rim and radio. On the back side - the key of manual shift of the checkpoint. By the way, despite the contactless key, the engine starts with a handle, not a button
Two overtaking jumps and impudent angular muzzle with a huge grille of the radiator are already sniffing to the opponent. Of course, a gray-haired uncle with two young people (and how one of them only fit on the close back of the 911th?) Could not help but accept the challenge and spun the six-cylinder opposition. You’ll lie, you won’t leave! I shake the key on the back of the left knitting needle of the steering wheel, and the box with a juicy bit goes down. This means transition to manual mode and a lot of pleasure!
The gasoline V6 is equipped with direct fuel injection and develops 304 hp at 6400 rpm and 369 Newton-meters at 3400 rpm. True, if you recount the 226.7 kW indicated in the characteristics according to our standard, then the horses are 308. And in the German specification, the engine of the coupe already gives out 311 forces and 374 Newton. The hood is held in the open position with a gas emphasis
The 304-horsepower V6 with a volume of 3.6 liters beasts, twisting up to 7 thousand revolutions (!), And a low roller is replaced by a piercing roar. Beautiful soundtrack! But most of all I was amazed that the machine gun holds the current gear, even when the tachometer arrow hung in the cutoff. And this is Cadillac? I do not believe! Porsche-Driver did not believe, who tried in vain from me to break away. Of course, I did not warm it up in order to avoid dangerous situations, but we rode very quickly.
The front seats cannot boast of developed lateral support and are designed for age -related, dense figures. But there is an electric drive of adjustments, heating and ventilation. Due to the fact that the belts are attached to the central rack, access to the back row when exit can easily catch your foot and rush your nose on the asphalt. There is enough space for the legs (the wheeled base, like the CTS sedan), but due to the lower roof and serious inclination of the rear rack, tall people will clamp the glass with their heads
It is a pity that after a few kilometers we rested on a long tail, and residential buildings began to appear on the slopes, so that our improvised race ended too quickly. We thanked my friend with an emergency for a good mood, and I turned to drive this site again. The manual mode of the box, I translate the stabilization system to Competitive Mode, let's go!
The volume of the trunk (298 l) can be increased by folding the rear seats. This is an unexpected compartment all the same! The battery for the best amusing is transferred back. The role of the spare wheel is carried out by a dock, but they were taken out of all of the cars in order to simplify conversations with customs officers
No, it is stubbornly impossible to believe. On the steering wheel, a sufficient amount of information about what the front wheels are doing, the motor actively responds to the actions of the gas pedal, literally throwing a white compartment forward at the high speeds of the steep V6. And the limit in corners is unexpectedly high for a car weighing a ton-eight hundred. The only thing that can be sorry for CTS Coupe nevertheless glides out of the front axle is worth exceeding the speed at the entrance. Safety is above all. But he lives lively for the discharge of gas.
The sports regime of the stabilization system is good in that it previously allows you to press the gas at the outlet of the turns and does not strangle the engine when the rear wheels begin to slip a little. Plus, rear differential lock, plus decent Continental ContisportContact 3 dimension 245/45 R19. In general, it is felt that the creators of the CTS Coupe spent a lot of effort to make Cadillac on which you can quickly drive along the winding paths. And, most importantly, do it in high! I wonder how then the charged CTS-V Coupe is traveling with a monstrous 564-horsepower compressor V8 with a volume of 6.2 liters? There is a chance to find out the decision on the supply of CTS-V to Russia is promised to accept before the end of the year.
It is worth noting that we only traveled on the rear -wheel drive version of CTS Coupe, and there is also all -wheel drive! But it is heavier, slower in acceleration (7.4 seconds to hundreds versus 6.5), and the maximum speed is less than 16 km/h 225 instead of 241 for a compartment with two leading wheels. And for sure it is not so interesting in managing CTS Coupe AWD. Another gear ratio of the steering. However, in Russian conditions, the presence of such a modification is a fat plus.
The chassis of the CTS Coupe is different from the sedan suspension. At the compartment, the rear track is expanded by 14 mm. And in order to reduce the degree of insufficient rotation, engineers played with diameters of reptile stability stabilizers: the front became thinner, and the rear, on the contrary, is thicker. In addition, the main pair in the transmission of the coupe has become shorter for better acceleration
Meanwhile, the mountain road brought us to a paid autobahn. Turning out with the search for a cabin where you can pay in cash, we go to the highway. And first of all you note the silence. It seems that the angular body of a priori cannot be effective in terms of aerodynamics, but inside it is quiet even at high speeds. In addition, the stretched steps in the gearbox allow saving fuel. Although, of course, you can’t refuse to appetite the motor with a mountain serpentine mode, he ate 20-22 l/100 km each. Apparently, the real consumption in the city will be at the level of 17 liters (according to the passport in the city cycle, 15.3 l/100 km is promised).
The design of a double exhaust pipe is echoing with the coat of arms of the Cadillac emblem
CTS Coupe can boast of a good level of comfort, he behaves quietly in traffic jams and at a prayer, without provoking the driver in vain and not annoying too sharp reactions, not too zealously hits the fifth point at various kinds of irregularities (though it is not about now. Russian roads), and indeed not as rude and unsteaded as it might seem at first glance.
Naturally, the compartment is more expensive than the sedan. If CTS costs from 1,790,000 rubles (and taking into account the current action - from 1,699,000), then for the compartment you will have to give at least 2,052,000 rubles
Of course, you can not compare CTS Coupe with sharp BMW or pedantically well -trained Porsche. He will not be able to compete with them in truly combat traffic modes, but he is already capable of showing his teeth. And the price of an American is much more attractive. Especially if you take into account the equipment. In Russia, the CTS Coupe V6 (304 hp) costs from 2,052,000 rubles, but the basic equipment includes xenon headlights, a leather salon with electric drives, heating and ventilation of the front seats, a two-zone climate control, a multimedia system with a rigid disk and a large sliding touch display, powerful Bose music, electric steering column and heating the rim of the steering wheel, a comfortable access system, 19-inch wheels and many other pleasant things.
Unlike CTS sedan, the door handles are electronic, they do not have a mechanical connection with locks. Moreover, the outer buttons are hidden in the recess from the back of the door, so as not to spoil the sides clean in terms of design. Not the most convenient solution. And if it breaks? The driver and the front passenger have a mechanical opener in the legs. The trunk opening button is hidden in the pocket of the left door without instructions and you won’t find it! Fortunately, the trunk can be opened with the button on the key-tag key
Only two options are an electric hatch (surcharge of 51 thousand rubles) and expanded decoration with wood (37 thousand). The all -wheel drive modification Cadillac CTS Coupe is equipped similarly, but more than 35 thousand it costs 2,087,000 rubles. This hit almost any competitors, few people offer such a variety for that kind of money.
19-inch wheels are placed on the rear-wheel drive versions of Cadillac CTS, but all-wheel drive are content with only eighteenth. Warranty 3 years or 100,000 km of run. And the emergency program on the road is provided for the first year after sale
Therefore, the Russian representative office of Cadillac optimistically regard the chances of CTS Coupe and expects that the compartment and sedan will divide the market in half. To make it clear last year, official dealers sold 240 CTS sedans. And hardly anyone will sit with a calculator and meticulously calculate every thousand. Not that segment, not the type of body. There is any choice of mood or heart. And, surrenders, Stealth from Cadillac will be able to find fans in Russia. We love exoticism.
Vadim Gagarin
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ALTERNATIVE
Dmitry Gaidukevich
In the Russian market, Cadillac CTS Coupe does not have many competitors. Especially if you look not only at the body shape, but also at the engine power. Indeed, under the hood of Kaddy is a 3.6-liter V6, which produces 304 hp. And many rivals are equipped with either weaker motors or significantly more powerful.
Therefore, from a formal point of view, Cadillac CTS Coupe competes only BMW 335i, which can also be equipped with an all-wheel drive transmission, and a 3-liter six-cylinder turbo engine produces 306 hp. At first glance, BMW is not much more expensive than Cadillac. The price of the Bavarian compartment starts from a mark of 2,110,000 rubles. (all -wheel drive CTS Coupe is only 23 thousand cheaper). But at the same time, the BMW equipment is much easier compared to the American! If you equip the BMW 335i with skin, an automatic box (for in the mechanics base), heated seats, climate control, and not a banal condea, decent music and so on, the price will increase by 500 thousand rubles.
Mercedes-Benz E-class Coupe with a 272 hp engine (E 350) costs in Russia from 2,350,000 rubles. If you need at least 300 horses, then you need to look at E 500 (388 hp). But remember the latter costs almost a million rubles more (3,250,000 rubles). Coupe E-class equipment is also not as rich as Cadillac. Although let's not forget that the German car is considered more prestigious than the American one. On the other hand, in Kaddy’s pocket, you can buy this car with all-wheel drive (E-class compartment is sold only with a drive to the rear axle).
Audi A5 Coupe. The situation is about the same as with the Coupe E-class. If you discard four-cylinder modifications, then there is either a 265-horsepower version on sale or 354-horsepower S5 (from 2,708,400 rubles). A version with a 3.2-liter engine (265 hp), a Multitronic transmission and a axis drive costs from 2,159,400 rubles. A5 all -wheel drive with a 3.2 liter engine and a Tiptronic transmission (the engine power is reduced to 256 hp) at 2,243,400 rubles. But you need to add about 300 thousand for the purchase of decent wheeled wheels, good music, and so on (only the color of metallic for Audi A5 costs 44,304 rubles).
Infiniti G37 Coupe is sold with us with only one engine: V6, volume 3.7 liters, 333 hp. There is no full -wheel drive, but the G37 Coupe can boast of the steering system of all four wheels. Two configurations are also. Or there is everything for 2,249,000 rubles. (for 197 thousand rubles more than less powerful Cadillac CTS Coupe), or all with navigation and active cruise control, for which you need to give another 100 thousand rubles. more.
Source: Auto.mail.ru
