new CTS-V spotted out in the wild (parking lot) =)

[JasonAZ]

Hey all check out what was photographed
My favorite angles on this car too. Still imagining 500+ hp under that bonnet. Drooool.




I hope the black wheels will be a factory option.

[BowenCT]

Nice. I hope by the time these things roll into production, they have figured out how to tighten that gap between the front edge of the hood and the nose-piece. Every head-on shot out there displays this enormous gap, and in everyone it is particularly worse on the left side. Looks like ass.

[Florian]

nice.


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[anonfrank]

I wish they would put some snow tires on it and bring it to Cleveland for some...um....winter testing so it can be caught in the wild here.

[Wicked_V]

Man that is a great shot, so hot...

Mental note: Wax V this weekend.

[odla]

Where. looks like fl somewhere?

[JasonAZ]

There were more pics and a link for the source but the mods removed them I guess. Ah well.

Love the remaining pic anyway!

[DRKSIDE]

Originally Posted by BowenCT

Nice. I hope by the time these things roll into production, they have figured out how to tighten that gap between the front edge of the hood and the nose-piece. Every head-on shot out there displays this enormous gap, and in everyone it is particularly worse on the left side. Looks like ass.

Yeah... you are right. Looks like ass. I changed my mind. I ain't gettin' one.

[Lord Cadillac]

Originally Posted by TN BLACK V

Yeah... you are right. Looks like ass. I changed my mind. I ain't gettin' one.

It may not be a deal breaker for everyone, but in this price range, the little things count. For example, I brought a friend to a the local Cadillac dealership to look at the new CTS today. I'm trying to get him away from Mercedes. He likes the car, and it probably won't be a deal breaker, but he noted cheap plastic - and even more astonishing (to me), he said the inside of the glove compartment seemed cheap.

Crazy? Maybe. But ya know what? People tend to look at these things. Again, it's not a likely deal breaker - but the little things don't necessarily go unnoticed.. You just cannot expect them to..

[CVP33]

Inside the glove compartment? Now that you mention it, the wheel well material looks to be some kind of plastic too! And the railing that the front seat ride on is just black metal and not carbon fiber. And don't even get me started on the welds under the truck matting. Once you disassemble the entire truck, it's embarrassing how sloppy the welds are!

BTW - What are these black wheels you speak of!? Pix?

[heavymetals]

If your looking for flaws, you don't have to look very far.

This goes right along side looking for an excuse not to do something.

[v84life]

Originally Posted by BowenCT

Nice. I hope by the time these things roll into production, they have figured out how to tighten that gap between the front edge of the hood and the nose-piece. Every head-on shot out there displays this enormous gap, and in everyone it is particularly worse on the left side. Looks like ass.

Good bodyshop could fix that.... I do agree come on at least get the gap even. This is no way a deal breaker for me though. The only thing standing in my way is if its over 70k, thats it. This car looks awesome wish I would of seen the other pics......

[Rich H]

All they need to do is make the bulge in the hood a little deeper so it will close over the beefy strut cross brace.

[Katshot]

Originally Posted by v84life

Good bodyshop could fix that.... I do agree come on at least get the gap even. This is no way a deal breaker for me though. The only thing standing in my way is if its over 70k, thats it. This car looks awesome wish I would of seen the other pics......

Agreed, at least get them even. Like it or not a vehicle at that level MUST be able to withstand a great deal of detail scrutiny. Remember the Lexus commercial with the ball bearing rolling around the panel gaps? I know I notice that kind of thing when I look at cars, especially ones THAT expensive.

[lawfive]

Scottsdale, Arizona, Pavillions Auto Show. That should let you find the photos.

I stared at that car for a long time in Detroit. Didn't notice that gap, or a difference in gap size.