Filed under: Car Buying, Sedans/Saloons, Cadillac
Motor Trend crowns Cadillac CTS "Car of the Year"
by Drew Phillips on Nov 19th 2007 at 8:31PM 
The editors of Motor Trend have tallied up the votes and crowned the Cadillac CTS their 2008 Car of the Year, GM's first since the Corvette won a full decade ago. The CTS beat an 18-car field including the Honda Accord, Audi TT, Subaru WRX, Chevrolet Malibu, Mitsubishi Lancer, Mercedes-Benz C-Class and others. MT was smitten with the Caddy's balanced handling, smooth-revving V6, exterior and interior design, and attention to detail. Our man Damon would certainly agree, who gave the CTS a thumbs up after piloting it around the Milford Proving Grounds. You can read Motor Trend's thoughts on the CTS here, or read their full evaluation of all the cars here.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 6)
Bryan 9:24PM (11/19/2007)
This sucks for the Honda Accord. Kept hearing rumors the accord was going get this. Great news for Caddillac and GM though.
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geo.stewart 10:24PM (11/19/2007)
i agree it sucks to be the Accord, but that is due to Honda's design by committee rather than the editors at Motor Trend.
I still think the Malibu will have more of an impact in its market and is a greater stride than the previous generation but I think the CTS is an outstanding choice ntl.
Dustin 1:49AM (11/20/2007)
Congrats to Cadillac, but it was a political choice, naturally. They couldn't pick the Honda Accord for 2008 because the Toyota Camry was chosen for 2007. MT's afraid to alienate their readers or be considered "anti-American," which is inevitably what would happen. All the awards are like this, a back-and-forth between foreign and domestic. It's a business decision, not a car-based decision.
Whitie 6:28AM (11/20/2007)
Don't agree. I think the new CTS won on the merits. Personally, I would have chosen the Malibu for this award because of the positive impact it will have on future generations of "affordable" GM sedans.
Scott 9:52AM (11/20/2007)
They couldn't pick the Honda Accord for 2008 because it is a failure of a product. We have a 2006 Accord and nothing about the 2008 would make me want that car over our current one, which is exactly why it doesn't deserve car of the year. I've never liked any Camrys, but the current model is leaps and bounds better than the last generation. Same with this CTS.
Dave 10:10AM (11/22/2007)
I really like the car as well. I am glad they didn't go with their alternate design that I saw picture of a-year-ago because that one went to far away from there new razor look design. The Malibu probably should have won but it is great that American cars have very good offerings to win back customers.
Hamud 9:25PM (11/19/2007)
Well deserved IMHO.
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Tool 10:29PM (11/19/2007)
I agree.
If you are talking about a breakthrough vehicle, the 2008 Cadillac CTS is definitely worthy of COTY.
Congrats GM. Keep up the great work.
Rob 9:26PM (11/19/2007)
Don't usually put that much stock into the Motor Trend car of the year awards but I think this one is very much deserved. GM did a really awesome job with this car, inside and out.
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TEM 1:04AM (11/20/2007)
Yeah, I have stopped paying attention to the COTY crap too, esp. since the C6\Z06 did not get picked a couple years back.
why not the LS2LS7? 2:48AM (11/20/2007)
I dunno. The Z06's biggest competition is the regular C6, and comparatively, it just isn't all that.
You get a bit more speed that most people won't use anyway, for almost $20K more.
It's a great car, but it'd be tough to crown it COTY IMHO.
Engarde68 9:14AM (11/21/2007)
Don't you think the Cadillac borrowed heavily from Chrysler's 300? I think Lutz is running out of ideas.
Sam 9:26PM (11/19/2007)
This selection of the Cadillac makes sense (but Motor Trend charges alot of dollars too)
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srivendel 9:29PM (11/19/2007)
Again with the spoilers. Why do you guys insist on disrespecting your audience?
Please stop it.
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Tool 10:31PM (11/19/2007)
It was already announced on the Motor Trend website.
However, it is true that the winner was leaked at another website earlier today.
why not the LS2LS7? 9:31PM (11/19/2007)
Yet it couldn't even beat the Infinity G35 Sport in a head to head last month.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=31&article_id=6147
I'm pro-Cadillac and pro-CTS, but what gives?
Except for the Bluetooth, this car is aces, why can't it beat a G35?
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davido 10:06PM (11/19/2007)
This was R&T's opinion not Motor Trend's. So why is this even a question?
John R 9:12AM (11/20/2007)
Believe it or not the Skyline sedan is a more rewarding drive. R/T said it was a better car around corners. It was faster in acceleration, slalom, skidpad, and demonstrated better milage.
To top it off, the G35 sport was $6820 cheaper.
Ligor 10:52AM (11/20/2007)
It's not about wining a head on comparison.
it's also about how much impact the vehicle will bring with it, and how much it has improved from the previous version.
The G35 is great (i have one and would buy one over the CTS), but the G35 will not inspire the market as much as the CTS and hasn't improved as much as the CTS.
I think this was deserving of the CTS for sure, and this coming from a G35 owner and fan,
Also, GM is now pitting the CTS against the 5-series, E-class since it is just slightly larger than those cars in size, which i think will only become evident on the next itteration and once the smaller Caddy comes out for sale.
why not the LS2LS7? 11:47AM (11/20/2007)
John R:
We call it the G35 here. No need to be elitist.