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2011 s p e c ia l eoiiion
Portland
OL s e r v e r
Auto R e v ie w
2011 Cadillac CTS
Premium Collection
by K athleen C arr
C ad illac is m o v in g to w ard s trying to b ecom e m ore
com petitive in the m arket w ith the 2011 CTS. T he CTS
C oupe jo in s the recently introduced Sport W agon, and
the respected, aw ard w inning Sedan. All m odels offer
optional all-w heel-dri ve, as well as a large dose o f sty le.
T he C TS C oupe is a m idsize luxury car w ith seating for
four and a co ck p it feel to the in terio r o f the vehicle.
T he C ad illac C T S co m e eq u ip p ed w ith a direct-
injected 3 .6 -liter V -6, it d eliv ers 304 hp and 273 lb-ft
o f torque, available at 6 4 0 0 and 5200 rp m .. T his engine
co m es w ith six -sp eed m anual o r au to m atic tran sm is
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sions, the latter featuring m anual shifting capability via
the shift lev er or b u tto n s on the b ack o f the u p p er
steerin g -w h eel posts. T h e C T S C o u p e's w h eelb ase
rem ain s the sam e as the C T S sedan's, the co u p e has a
w ider track for si ightly i m pro ved com eri ng and the an ti -
roll bars are altered from the sedan, sm aller in front and
thicker at the rear for a m ore balanced cornering feel. It
co m es stan d ard w ith rear-w h eel drive. T he overall
handlin g o f the vehicle w as great offered sm ooth ride
and cornered nicely.
T he Prem ium C ollection includes standard sunroof,
rear park assist, real w ood interior trim , and 10 speaker
B ose 5.1 su rro u n d so u n d en tertain m en t/in fo rm atio n
system featuring a "pop up" N avigation screen and 40-
gig hard drive. Also included are high density directional
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X enon headlam ps that follow s vehicle steering, lim ited
slip d ifferen tial, b ack u p safety cam era, heated and
cooling seats w ith p ow er and lum ber, sport suspension
and lots m ore. N ew for 2011 is tw eak ed ch assis
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glance, still not real im pressed with the rear pointed look
o f the vehicle. O ne o f the dow nsides to this w as the lack
o f vision w hen sw itch in g lanes the style o f the rear
w in d o w s and the heig h t o f the v eh icle h in d ered the
visibility o f sw itch lanes. T he interior w as great looking
but being short I felt like the interior w as going to sallow
m e up. The CTS C oupe overall is an im pressive vehicle,
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