OzE55

I'd like to see a car that is uglier than that.

vixapphire

Like the commercial used to say, "Have you driven a Ford lately?"

JLP

Get a E55 and slap a Kleemann K4 with 640 HP and start driving it next week. No guessing if a CTS-V will be made or not and no E63 mark-up.
Sorry but it will be a long time until a American sedan can compete with the Germans at any price.

BoBcanada

all i know if z06 engine will make into that car they are easy and way less expensive to mod!

crhait

but it's still a cad.
no thanks.

CynCarvin32

Let the flames begin!



I like it

I would buy it

I would drive it

I like the flares. Wish MB could wake up and flare fenders -- maybe we could actually put a larger front tire on the car that way! An E46 M3 has fender flares and it swallows a 275 front tire with the right off-set (Dinan and CCW do it) but an E55 can only really swallow a 255 -- and that is on a good day too!

A 1992 500E had flares but oh heck it costs to much to actually make a special car these days. Much easier to just slip a motor and some wheels on to an E500 than it is to create a new version of the car with actual body and chassis upgrades!

Ok cant wait to see what everyone has to say! Have fun!

P.S. Of course the MB looks better and it clearly has a nicer interior but for what that CTS is trying to be... it does a wonderful job. I bet it will kick any AMG rump around the ring by a long shot. But it likely wont feel like new for very long. CTS's tend to get pretty rickidy very quickly. 3 year lease max!

stevebez

In one word - fugly... geez what are they thinking.

Anyhow each to their own.

Rgds Steve.

Roupin

Looks like it's coming...

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=109332

Supposedly in 2008 when the CTS gets a redesign, the Super V will be a 6.2 liter supercharged V8 with 600 horses (Corvette Blue Devil engine).

C43AMG

Look at the GTO that's being built in your backyard....good day mate !

WayneE

That link includees speculation on the LS7 making it to the CTS line and no mention of the dream of a 6.2L blown V8. The Corvette Blue Devil has been on the minds of dreamers for years, but there is no evidence to suggest that it will be produced.

From the article you linked...

NY C32

Like I said in a previous thread about this car... I like the aggressive looks and the flared fenders

Roupin

The Blue Devil rumor is off another website that was featuring the Super V. I personally don't think it would hit the showroom (600 horse Caddy? ) but figured it was worth mentioning since I did see it written somewhere.

This car will never be respected for what it is. It will only be known by what it can do.

BIG LUV

I owned an '05 CTS-V for four months. I went through three read diffs. When I turned it in it was still wining after replacing it. The car was quick, but the wheel hop was ridiculous. The E55 is so much better of a car than the V. My buddy has an '06 with the Ls2 in and the car feels much better, but still has the bad wheel hop, and doesn't hold a candle to the E55.

RJC

I like fender flares when done right, but those on the Caddy look like an after thought.

Kev04C320

Looks like ricer tag ons.....

Rock

I wonder how much cross shopping there is between AMG and the Caddy V series line? Did any of you 05 or 06 E55 owners consider an STS V?

I suspect that the main reason someone would choose an STS V/CTS V over a W211 E55 would be due to cost but I know there are some people that will/can only buy American.

I agree. GM will not make this niche car. They have too many other worries and you already have tuners like Mallet, that cater to the few that need excess power.

BIG LUV

I drove the the STS-V to make comparrisons, and it is very comfortable and and very smooth. The interior, just like my CTS-V is not too great, and the steering wheel os the same size as a tractor trailor. It is also not nearly as quick and quality as the E55.