2008 Cadillac CTS - Car and Driver

Cadillac's sharp, wedgy "art and science" design theme has fully matured on the latest CTS, and an aluminum, dual-overhead-cam V-6 with variable valve timing and direct fuel-injection finally brings the marque's engine room onto the same... Meanwhile, the 258-hp base engine is basically a carry-over from the previous-generation CTS, in which it was the optional V-6. A six of equal size to the direct-injection engine3. 6 liters with port fuel injection and variable valve timingthe now-base mill checks in $2300 cheaper than the higher-tech (and higher-power) engine. Down 46 horses and 20 pound-feet on the DI engine, the indirectly injected base mill still brings a hearty portion of power with 258 horsepower and 253 pound-feet of torque. With the test gear strapped on, our six-speed automatic CTS managed a 7. 0-second 0-to-60-mph romp en route to a 15. 4-second quarter-mile at 91 mph. On the conservative side of the more-power debate, the base engine gets an EPA-estimated 1-mpg-better fuel economy around town18 versus 17 for the direct-injection engineand the two tie at 26 mpg on the highway. While in our hands, the optional engine returned 17 mpg to the base engine's 20. Both are perfectly content to run around on regular 87-octane gas. Source: www.caranddriver.com