2006 Cadillac CTS Review Summary & Specs
Base Sedan
More sport for the great American sports sedan.
Summary & Specs
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The Cadillac CTS delivers all the elements required of a good sports sedan, including rear-wheel drive, strong power, a first-rate automatic transmission with manual shift capability (or an excellent six-speed manual), and a superb ride-handling balance. Its styling is distinctive and its image is still fresh. This is the first smaller American luxury sedan in a long time that can play in the same league as BMW, Audi, Mercedes and Infiniti. For its part, the CTS-V can rip up chunks of poorly laid asphalt with its rear tires. It more than holds its own with the specialty cars from BMW's M division or AMG Mercedes.
Reporting from Los Angeles is NewCarTestDrive.com editor Mitch McCullough, with Jeffrey P. Vettraino in Detroit.
Specs
| Vehicle Category |
Luxury Cars |
| Editor |
Mitch McCullough |
| Model Lineup |
Cadillac CTS 2.8 ($30,515); CTS 3.6 ($33,160); CTS-V ($50,675) |
| Engines (standard) |
3.6-liter dohc 24v V6 |
| Engines (optional) |
210-hp 2.8-liter dohc V6 VVT; 255-hp 3.6-liter dohc V6 VVT; 400-hp ohv 6.0-liter V8 |
| Transmissions (standard) |
5-speed automatic |
| Transmissions (optional) |
5-speed automatic; 6-speed manual; Tremec 6-speed manual |
| Safety Equipment (standard) |
dual front airbags, front-seat side-impact air bags, curtain-style head protection air bags; ABS, traction control, yaw control |
| Safety Equipment (optional) |
Stabilitrak electronic stability control |
| Basic Warranty |
4 years/50,000 miles |
| Assembled In |
Lansing, Michigan |
| Manufacturer Phone |
1-800-333-4CAD |
| Manufacturer URL |
www.cadillac.com |
| Base Price MSRP |
$30,515 |
Specs as Tested
| Model Tested MSRP |
Cadillac CTS 3.6L ($33,160) |
| Standard Equipment |
air conditioning; sport front bucket seats with leather seating surfaces; power mirrors; power windows; power locks; tinted glass; passive anti-theft system; tilt wheel; cruise control; remote keyless entry; ABS; traction control; electric rear window defroster; fog lamps; one year OnStar subscription |
| Options as Tested (MSRP) |
5-speed automatic ($1,200) DVD Navigation System ($2,995) includes XM Satellite Radio with three-month subscription, AM/FM with in-dash 6-disc CD changer, DVD based navigation, RDS, digital signal processing, 8 Bose speakers; 17-inch Wheel Sport Package ($1,640) includes sports suspension, StabiliTrak, P225/50R17 tires, 17-inch machine-finished aluminum wheels, xenon high-intensity discharge headlamps, limited slip differential |
| Destination Charge |
720 |
| Gas Guzzler Tax |
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| Price as Tested |
$39,715 |
| Layout |
rear-wheel drive |
| Horse Power |
255 @ 6200 |
| Torque |
252 @ 3100 |
| Fuel Economy |
18/27 |
| Wheelbase |
113.4 |
| Length/Width/Height |
190.1/70.6/56.7 |
| Track Front/Rear |
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| Turning Radius |
35.5 |
| Seating Capacity |
5 |
| Front Head/Hip/Leg room |
38.9/53.4/42.4 |
| Middle Head/Hip/Leg room |
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| Rear Head/Hip/Leg room |
36.9/53.8/37.0 |
| Trunk Volume |
12.8 |
| Payload |
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| Towing Capacity |
1000 |
| Front Suspension |
independent |
| Rear Suspension |
independent |
| Ground Clearance |
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| Curb Weight |
3694 |
| Stock Tires |
225/50VR18 |
| Brakes Front/Rear |
vented disc/vented disc with ABS, EBD |
| Fuel Capacity |
17.5 |