CTS V Coupe vs 370Z

spearfish25 · 12-19-2013, 07:06 PM

Reviving the dead here, but I can attest to the comments of the OP. I traded my 370Z for a CTS-V Wagon. No question the Vagon is much faster than the Z. I did get the Recaros and the manual transmission which if FAR better than the crappy auto tranny they put in the CTS-V. But it's absolutely a luxury car over a sports car. The exhaust has a mild rumble since the sound deadening is so effective and there's no hiding it's a heavy car in the corners. It's what I'd call an 'autobahn burner'. It's an absolute freight train on highway trips and can do triple digit speeds effortlessly. When you pass a car on a two lane road in a fraction of a second and look down to see you're doing 130mph about 5 seconds later, you appreciate the benefits of a large displacement blown V8. I've been driving it a minimum of 60 miles a day since May when I traded in the Z.

And after all that...

I just told my wife and father today that I miss my Z. It was a much more fun car. The CTS-V is great, practical, and super fast, but it just doesn't stir my soul like the Z did.

JWillis72 · 12-19-2013, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

Reviving the dead here, but I can attest to the comments of the OP. I traded my 370Z for a CTS-V Wagon. No question the Vagon is much faster than the Z. I did get the Recaros and the manual transmission which if FAR better than the crappy auto tranny they put in the CTS-V. But it's absolutely a luxury car over a sports car. The exhaust has a mild rumble since the sound deadening is so effective and there's no hiding it's a heavy car in the corners. It's what I'd call an 'autobahn burner'. It's an absolute freight train on highway trips and can do triple digit speeds effortlessly. When you pass a car on a two lane road in a fraction of a second and look down to see you're doing 130mph about 5 seconds later, you appreciate the benefits of a large displacement blown V8. I've been driving it a minimum of 60 miles a day since May when I traded in the Z.

And after all that...

I just told my wife and father today that I miss my Z. It was a much more fun car. The CTS-V is great, practical, and super fast, but it just doesn't stir my soul like the Z did.

I'm surprised at that, there was one at Sebring in October that impressed the hell out of me. I assumed they felt very sporty by the way it got around the track.

Tigger · 12-19-2013, 07:52 PM

Once again... two different cars. In the end, it is really all about you. Not the car.

12-19-2013, 07:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1857	Reviving the dead here, but I can attest to the comments of the OP. I traded my 370Z for a CTS-V Wagon. No question the Vagon is much faster than the Z. I did get the Recaros and the manual transmission which if FAR better than the crappy auto tranny they put in the CTS-V. But it's absolutely a luxury car over a sports car. The exhaust has a mild rumble since the sound deadening is so effective and there's no hiding it's a heavy car in the corners. It's what I'd call an 'autobahn burner'. It's an absolute freight train on highway trips and can do triple digit speeds effortlessly. When you pass a car on a two lane road in a fraction of a second and look down to see you're doing 130mph about 5 seconds later, you appreciate the benefits of a large displacement blown V8. I've been driving it a minimum of 60 miles a day since May when I traded in the Z. And after all that... I just told my wife and father today that I miss my Z. It was a much more fun car. The CTS-V is great, practical, and super fast, but it just doesn't stir my soul like the Z did. Eagle, TheGreatOne, DEpointfive0 and 4 others like this. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z Last edited by spearfish25; 12-19-2013 at 07:10 PM.

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12-19-2013, 07:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tigger A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: NM Posts: 8,063 Drives: Awedeeeeee Rep Power: 603	Once again... two different cars. In the end, it is really all about you. Not the car.