CTS: Caddy That Satisfies

0 Comments | USA TODAY, October, 2007 | by James R. Healey

Assuming the high-end test car fairly represents the breed, you could say that Cadillac's remake of the CTS is a remarkably inviting sedan that doesn't impress you with bombast but with enthusiastic competence and extraordinary comfort.

CTS isn't the nerve-jangling rocket that's implied by the TV ads that ask: "When you turn your car on, does it return the favor?" But close enough, especially when equipped with the optional direct-injection V-6 engine.

Caddy says Audi was among its benchmarks, especially for the precise way Audi's body panels fit. CTS' panel gaps seem narrow and true.

CTS' styling is very different than Audi's -- crisp and creased vs. the German automaker's rounded, flowing shapes. But the Cadillac has Audi-style wheel arches. And...