For If you can't wait for the diesel, this is the CTS to go for. Running costs are no less crippling than the 3.6's, but it's cheaper to buy. The single trim provides stacks of kit.

Against The engine is surprisingly gutless for a big V6, and the ponderous automatic gearbox doesn't help matters. Running costs are just as astronomical as the bigger engine's.

Cadillac CTS Saloon

What Car? says

2 out of 5 stars

A lower list price makes this version the pick of the petrols, but we'd still urge CTS buyers to hang on until a diesel version lands in the UK.

What Car? readers say

4


Key facts

0–60mph
8 secs
Top speed
140 mph
Average mpg
28.8
Tank range
432 miles
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Buyer's notes

Target Price team says:

Cadillac CTS buyers don't pay very much in comparison to those who buy BMWs and Mercs, and they get stacks of kit for their money.

Don't sign that cheque just yet, though. While you can easily get four-figure discounts from your BMW or Mercedes dealer on a 5-Series or E-Class, Cadillac dealers won't be so willing to haggle. That's if you can find one in the first place, because dealers are so few and far between in the UK. That can also make servicing tricky.

However much you manage to save on buying your CTS, you'll pay a bomb to run it. Big petrol engines are the only choices, so fuel bills are eye-watering, and high emissions make it expensive as a company car. The forthcoming diesel version can't arrive soon enough.

Residuals are the other big crippler, because they're nowhere near as strong as those of executive car rivals.

Reader test team says:

Cadillac CTS Saloon 3.6 V6 296 4dr

Having read the What Car? review I felt the need to add my own impressions from a 'taster test drive' at the British International Motor Show 2008 at…

Fredrik Rich

4 out of 5 stars
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