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    2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon: First Drive

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    Image of sos10 sos10
    08/18/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon: First Drive
    They will sell a few in the US
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    08/17/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon: First Drive
    Can you get it with the piano black trim instead of wood?

    The only appropriate place for wood on a wagon is the side panels.
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    Image of aniteshj aniteshj
    08/17/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon: First Drive
    Throw in a few turbos on that 6, hell a few turbos on a possible v8 version
    and we just might have one expensive, but very good hot hatch. Very hot.
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    08/17/09

    @aniteshj: Sounds doable.
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    DoctorNine's D9 Cat promoted this comment DoctorNine was starred DoctorNine was unstarred
    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    08/18/09

    @aniteshj: "..Throw in a few turbos on that 6, hell a few turbos on a possible v8 version and we just might have one expensive, but very good hot hatch. Very hot..."

    Since apparently the weirdness in the commenting won't let me promote, I'll just copy it in there...
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    DoctorNine's D9 Cat promoted this comment DoctorNine was starred DoctorNine was unstarred
    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    08/18/09

    @DoctorNine's D9 Cat:
    Open note to GMN techies: For some reason on Sunday, and early Monday, when I pressed the approve button for unapproved comments, I was giving out stars. Someone eventually fixed that (thank you), but now I can't even approve comments, only promote them. Star functionality is making it hard to have a conversation in here. Please fix? KTHXBAI!!!
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    Image of AldaDana? AldaDana?
    08/17/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon: First Drive
    On my '08 CTS, for some odd reason, there is no backlight for the gearshift (auto). Does anyone know if this has been remedied yet?
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    08/17/09

    @AldaDana?: Nope.
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    Al Navarro promoted this comment Ben Wojdyla was starred Ben Wojdyla was unstarred
    Image of UglyDuckCar UglyDuckCar
    08/17/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon: First Drive
    Reminds me of the time when my dad bought his magnum. He was the second person in town to get one, and we got it at dealer price, of course it helps when the dealership owner is one of your best friends. Practical, quick enough, and has a sound that makes you smile a bit. And of course, it was mean lookin. The car at the time was a celebrity, wherever we went people asked us about it. When I think of this very sexy cts sports wagon, I cannot help but reflect on some of those groovy times in that car in its earlier days. I'd buy this but alas, $40k is about as out of reach to a guy who can barely afford a price reduced caliber as shaq holding candy over a malnourished 4 year old kid.
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    Al Navarro promoted this comment UglyDuckCar was starred UglyDuckCar was unstarred
    Image of grzydj grzydj
    08/17/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon: First Drive
    Americans have always loved wagons, we just need them to be branded or marketed as something other than wagons. Hence the SUV, CUV, SAV or whatever.

    I like the CTS sport wagon, but not V6 engines or automatic transmissions.

    And no, GM bean counters never listen, especially when they've got the government writing their checks.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    08/17/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon: First Drive
    I just squared off the giant D-pillar in Paint.

    Best. Hearse. Ever.*

    *where "ever" = "post-1973"
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    08/17/09


    @FP - Funny how it seems quiet around here, eh?: It'd make a bitchin' panel van. But there is only one best hearse.
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    FTGDMissesTheCruise promoted this comment Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet was starred Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet was unstarred
    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    08/17/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: I want this. Bad. End of.
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    Image of alexander_the_car_salamander alexander_the_car_salamander
    08/17/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Holy crap! I now know what U want to go to my own funeral in! Hopefully I die soon so I can finally take a ride in a Jaguar E-type.
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    Image of peakay peakay
    08/17/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon: First Drive

    ...and the inevitable all wheel drive model.
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    FP - Funny how it seems quiet around here, eh? promoted this comment peakay was starred peakay was unstarred
    Image of Proscriptus Proscriptus
    08/17/09

    @peakay: There, um, are AWD models, the 6DG35 (3.0) and 6DH35 (3.6).
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    08/17/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon: First Drive
    Hold on, now... if those blind spots are no worse than the sedan, the rear half of the sedan must have been fashioned from a concrete bunker?
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    Image of Unregular Unregular
    08/17/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon: First Drive
    wait - i thought backup cameras were only necessary on poorly-designed cars?
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    FlakJack promoted this comment Unregular was starred Unregular was unstarred
    Image of Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp
    08/17/09

    @Unregular: The bourgeoisie can afford to not turn their heads (or at least think that they don't need to).
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    Image of AlroyHaemarrhoid AlroyHaemarrhoid
    08/17/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon: First Drive
    Here's the big question - will it swallow a set of golf clubs either horizontally or vertically without having to fold down the rear seats? Because surprisingly enough, my 05 Magnum RT cannot. They have to go diagonally across the trunk and awkwardly take up their space.
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    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet promoted this comment Al Navarro approved this comment AlroyHaemarrhoid was starred AlroyHaemarrhoid was unstarred
    Image of Al Navarro Al Navarro
    08/17/09

    @AlroyHaemarrhoid:
    Those are some damn big golf clubs. What, do you rock a chin putter?
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    Image of Comrade Clockwork Comrade Clockwork
    08/17/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon: First Drive
    I need this, and I need it in black. So much mobster appeal I can't take it.

    I could whack people and still feel like a good person by lending it to their family as a hearse.

    I really, really hope this thing sparks a wagon trend because I dunno how much more handsomely this can be done.
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    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet promoted this comment Comrade Clockwork was starred Comrade Clockwork was unstarred
    Image of Joshuman Joshuman
    08/17/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon: First Drive
    I recently sold my old Volvo V70 T5. Were this car on the market when I bought the Volvo, I might have made a different decision. My family has always owned at least one wagon (sometimes three at once) so I welcome a new entry in the segment. Especially one at this price point and with this quality. Nice work GM. Now get that manually transmission in there pronto.
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    Image of Stingers Stingers
    08/17/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon: First Drive
    Is there an old Lincoln MKT mule in one of the photos?
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    Al Navarro promoted this comment Edited by Stingers at 08/17/09 1:28 PM Stingers was starred Stingers was unstarred
    Image of FormerlyPreferredCustomer FormerlyPreferredCustomer
    08/17/09

    In reply to 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon: First Drive
    You had me until:

    "Sadly, the manual transmission won't be available in the Sport Wagon"

    I didn't need to read any more. Too bad, because up to that point I was reaching for my checkbook.

    I'm exceedingly tired of GM getting >< this close to building a car I want to buy, and then throwing in some deal-breaker right at the end. Or taking their time to bring it to market and then canceling it entirely (ahem, G8).
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    FTGDMissesTheCruise promoted this comment FormerlyPreferredCustomer was starred FormerlyPreferredCustomer was unstarred
    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    08/17/09

    @FormerlyPreferredCustomer: But sadly that's reality of the American market. With the money pouring out faster than a slit capillary, they can't cater to you and me, who constitute all of..I don't know...7 sales.

    It's just not worth it.

    I could whine and bitch about it but I work in the auto industry myself and know the ground reality. When they do bring over a manual option, the take rate is so f**king goddamn low. We American customers are a bunch of whiny people, when it comes down to actually doing it, we don't seem to put the money where the mouth is.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    08/17/09

    @FTGDMissesTheCruise: +1. Well said.

    As car people, of course we want manuals. But what is that we wind up buying? Automatics. In fact, I would be willing to bet that at least half of the people around here that complain about automatics either own one or drive one on a daily basis.
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    Image of SecretAZNMan SecretAZNMan
    08/17/09

    @pauljones: I drive a manual. My wife drives a manual. If we ever decide to have kids, it'll be so that we bring other manual drivers into this world!
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    Image of solracer solracer
    08/17/09

    @pauljones: Sorry, I have 5 cars and all of them have manual transmissions. The last automatic I owned was an '89 Jeep Cherokee and that was just because it's better at towing than the manual is. Heck even my 81-year-old mother drives a manual!
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    Bret promoted this comment Edited by solracer at 08/17/09 1:56 PM solracer was starred solracer was unstarred
    Image of FormerlyPreferredCustomer FormerlyPreferredCustomer
    08/17/09

    @pauljones: Manuals only, here. No stick, no sale.
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    DoctorNine's D9 Cat promoted this comment FormerlyPreferredCustomer was starred FormerlyPreferredCustomer was unstarred
    Image of djthekidd djthekidd
    08/17/09

    @pauljones: The problem with that thought is, how many car people want manuals but can't get them in their current rides? In my household we have a Ram with the magnum v8 (no manual option) and a CX7 (no manual option for the US).

    I would love to have both of those with a proper third pedal. I plan on buying a beater just so I have something to teach my wife how to drive a manual.
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    Image of eggwich del fiero eggwich del fiero
    08/17/09

    @FormerlyPreferredCustomer: Yeah, that's the same reason I'm not currently driving the Lexus IS300 Sportcross.
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    Image of CorporateFelon CorporateFelon
    08/17/09

    @pauljones: When I bought my car last year I was ready and prepared to buy a new 2009 A4. I wanted the Avant with a manual transmission. When I found out the Avants didnt come with it, that was a deal breaker for me. I eventually settled on a 2004 A4 Avant with a manual. I almost got a 2004 S4 Avant, but the dealer and I couldnt meet eye to eye on a price.
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    08/17/09

    @solracer: My hat tip to you sir. But at the end of the day it's also about economics. Trust me in my ideal world, everthing would have a manual option. Except for a van maybe. Maybe. Hell! The Ford Focus C-Max in Europe-land comes with a TC-I5-6Spd. So why not that too?

    But the problem is obvious: People like us are far and few in between, the cost of homologating a product for 50 or so sales a year doesn't make any sense. Especially in these money bleeding days. Maybe when things start to get a lil better..
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    Image of Bret Bret
    08/17/09

    @solracer: Same here. My three cars are all manuals. My parents drive manuals. My daughter learned on my Miata and drives my pickup which is a manual (she is legendary for being a cheerleader, on the honor roll, and driving a manual transmission 4x4).

    I keep hoping gas prices will spur an upkick in the take rate of manuals. I fear Americans are too lazy.

    Oh Happy Birthday Solracer!
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    08/17/09

    @Bret: "she is legendary for being a cheerleader, on the honor roll, and driving a manual transmission 4x4."

    I wanted to say something. But then I stopped. Congrats for raising a girl right! Not that this 25yr old retard would know anything about parenting.
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    Image of skitter skitter
    08/17/09

    @FTGDMissesTheCruise: Solution: Homologate manual only.
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