Best news I heard all week. G8 to survive at Chevy Caprice!

[exitspeed]

Originally Posted by S14DB

WTF are you talking about? CTS-V anyone?
Cadillac | 2009 CTS-V - High Performance Luxury Sedan

That doesn't mean The G8 is still not a 4 Door Vette.

Originally Posted by ronmcdon

always thought the CTS was more of 3-series competitor.
base models are priced comparatively to the 3, and so is the CTS-V vs. M3.
maybe there's some overlap.

although the overall performance of the CTS-V might eclipse that of a M5,
I just don't see anyone cross shopping between the two.
I see an M5 driver more concerned with the car being a status symbol than anything else.
Most M5's that scoot around here in Los Angeles, are driven by mild mannered middle aged drivers.

CTS-V prob caters towards a limited niche in the among performance enthusiasts, not unlike the M3, IS-F, c63, RS4, etc.
Prob more of halo car than a money maker.

CTS really is a 5 series competitor size wise. People cross show the 3 Series with the CTS though because of price. The CTS undercuts the 5 Series price wise by boat loads.

GM knows they really do need a true 3 Series competitor though and have been kicking around having a car on the new Alpha platform but the economy has slowed down the release of it. I've talked about this car on here countless times.

[S14DB]

Originally Posted by exitspeed

That doesn't mean The G8 is still not a 4 Door Vette.

The top of the line may have as much power as a vette. I don't see it handling like a vette.

[exitspeed]

Originally Posted by S14DB

The top of the line may have as much power as a vette. I don't see it handling like a vette.

Obviously they are two different cars. But you get what I'm saying. I'm not the only one who refers to the GXP as a 4 door Vette either.