Drag Race! Cadillac CTSV Vs Ferrari | Top Gear USA 

They did make a cts-v sedan

How bizarre

They literally address that about a minute later

True

Distracted Earth yeah when you look correctly you can clearly see the ferrari leaving after the cad

@@felixauclairtendland4766 The Ferrari had a worse start.

@@TraustiGeir not only that but this is just quarter mile! let's get it on the track.. bends.. braking.. etc! Let's compare it with a similar japanese sportish 50-60k usd car.. caddy is CRAP!

Yeah don't believe these programs, they are entertainment only lol. As much as i like the CTS In the real world it would be the other way around

@@bboyjunyor Well it did beat a 60k Audi on a real track, so don't knock it for nothing...

I drive a CTS-V every day, you're welcome to try to tell me what you think I'm wrong about.

Vernon Price no you don't. Stop bullshitting

Fadi Beno Yes, I actually do. No bullshitting.

Vernon Price Post a video. If I had a sweet car, and I assume you love cars just as I or anyone else who likes cars, you would post a video. Because that is a way to share the cars with others, talking about its good or bad things about it, which each car has. So you don't.

@@fadi6730 lol Vernon price left the chat and I don’t own one but I’ve been saving up for one and can’t wait to buy it in 2 years when I have enough

All true, but saying the LSA is "nothing like" the LS9 is an exaggeration. it's almost EXACTLY like the LS9, in fact it is LITERALLY the same engine, the main difference being some beefed up internals, and of course the supercharger which is external and not actually a part of the engine. Just saying, keep it in perspective. The LSA is very, very VERY much like the LS9.

Like I said, they share displacement and that's about it. Even the block itself is different as it uses different webbing for strength. Tear down an LS9 and then tear down an LSA, you will quickly see what I mean.

William Stewart A 1.3 liter wankel rotary engine is "nothing like" an LS9. An LSA is almost exactly like an LS9, since it is the same engine with some different internals. Like I said, keep it in perspective.

I guess your just looking at it like a simpleton.

William Stewart Or like somebody who understands what the word "nothing" actually means.

@Yeti Gaming35 I hate to say I agree. Classic Cadillacs are amazing cars but there modern cars are absolutely garbage except for the 640 horsepower cts v which is okay but thats really the only decent cars today in their library.

Yeah man, the comment section ain't no place for Ferrari fanboys

I know you guys commented like 6 years ago lol but I’ve been saving up for a CTS for awhile now but I’ll have enough in like 2-3 years to buy one, and it would be one of the greatest things I’ll ever buy. Idk what it is but I can’t get over American v8s 😃

@@Feraz69420 since I've posted this I switched from my 10 and purchased a 2019 night and day difference trust me you don't regret it I've owned all 3 generations.

@@MrWallace27 I’m going to get one anywhere from 2016-2019 As much as I want a v that wouldn’t work for me in my situation lol but I do want a high trim though

Dylan Mccall More like appreciate how Great Britain is better than America

Eric Wang keep dreaming friend :)

Really? You guys are gonna do this? Great Britan is no better than America, and America is no better than Great Britan. Okay? Enough, I don't want this to happen.

Eric Wang Oh?

+M10 Wolverine America is better

even more now lol

No it’s just people complaining about Top Gear US

Jxzor speak the truth my brother they need to knw tht this is jus trash

Come on...a drag race like that? It reminds me of UK's Top Gear 'staged' drag races. Yeah you can see a lot of them & a good example is 458 Italia vs Merc SLS. Watch it & you know what I mean. This one too...the drag race doesn't seem real. I do not say Cadillac CTS-V is slow but man at the start that Ferrari was like not pushing that much.

they were just proving the point that this Cadillac is a fast car

So you got to have professional driver in the Ferrari to beat a Caddy station wagon???

Aaron Neville says you

A McLaren and Mercedes still beats American cars but otherwise yah agreed.

BadLac bro you are a CTS V

No, the manufacture made the Cadillac win.

Why, because of this review? Does your hatred of TG US change the facts of this review? The CTS-V IS faster than the California. That's just a fact. Hopefully that's not the reason you hate TG US, because that's like shooting the messenger.

Vernon Price Yes, because of this review and no, not because of the facts. It's because of the comparison, these two cars are by no means on the same level. The CTSV boasts a supercharged 6L V8 and about 550hp, while the California 'only' has a 4.3L V8 with 460hp. This is a considerable difference in power! Plus, they are taking an italian GT, which comes to life on the track, and put it up against an american drag strip racer, then brag about how Cadillac beat the mighty Ferrari, even though they were never on the same level! So yes, the CTSV may be more powerful but this showdown is poorly choosed. They are just testing a car a certain way so it definitely wins.

Vernon Price And just take a look at the likes on this video, I'm not the only thinking this is ridiculous.

GeneralGiant As opposed to the actual top gear (which admittedly I do think is better) which compares a Camaro to a car twice it's price and then justifies it on the basis that it's 'twice the car'. No shit, it would be highly disappointing if a car twice the price wasnt also twice the car

+GeneralGiant yeah they did that: see 2009 ctsv vs 2008 bmw m5 and 09 cts v vs 09 mb e63. This is a $60k vs a $200k car that's the comparison. fun fact about the uk: number one selling car is the ford fiesta

He's not exactly right, it's powered by an LSA engine, 556 HP. Still pretty outstanding.

Because the CTS-V doesn't have slower acceleration. Isn't that obvious? The CTS-V has almost 200 lb-ft more torque than the Ferrari does. So with that in mind, watch the video again and understand why the CTS-V beat it off the line the way it did. And then look at the end of the drag race where the CTS-V has clearly put an additional 2-3 car lengths on the Ferrari and understand that the CTS-V makes more power than the Ferrari does, which is why it won. it's really not that hard to understand. If you need more proof, go ahead and watch the entire episode, where you will also see the CTS-V destroying the Ferrari around the top gear test track. I think the real question here is why you believe the Ferrari should have won, considering it has less power and MUCH less torque than the CTS-V.

Vernon Price after taking your advice and watching it again, I can say in full confidence the Ferrari should have won. he states that the CTS - V takes 4 seconds to get to 60 and has a top speed of 175 mp/h which isn't bad. But he also states that the Ferrari takes 3.8 seconds to get to 60 and has a top speed of 193 mp/h. a bit more research puts everything in favour of the Ferrari except for this show which quite obviously prefer the Cadillac, giving them a motive to make it win. quite simply I think you should be the one to watch this again and maybe get it through your head that the Ferrari should have been the victor of the race

nick michel GM says the CTS-V does 0-60 in 3.9, and here's the kicker - that is severely traction limited. The CTS-V has so much torque (200 lb-ft more than the Ferrari) that it has issues putting it all to the ground. With drag slicks on the CTS-V can do a 3.5 second 0-60. The top speed of the auto is 175 because it's LIMITED to 175. The top speed of the manual is 191. If you had done the research you would have learned that the CTS-V has VASTLY more torque and more power than the Ferrari, and people have been getting 11.7 @ 120 mph in completely bone stock CTS-Vs. There is nothing about any of those facts that suggests the Ferrari was going to win this. Not only that, the CTS-V beat the Ferrari around the top gear test track too. maybe you should get it through your head that the Ferrari lost, and deal with the fact that the Ferrari is slower and handles worse than the CTS-V.

Excuses youre lucky they didn't pull the automatic coupe up to kill the California

NOT than year maybe three years ago when Cadillac discontinued the wagon.

Top bad the v10 rs6 wasn't sold in the U.S. so thats probably why he said it.

Be sure to say that when an E63 AMG comes to destroy your ass.

exactly! Thumbs way up!

Until you try and turn

The CTS-V & ATS-V didn't sell well even tho they were Amazing cars.

Then watch the whole episode. It wasn't just a drag race, they handed both cars over to the Stig, who drove them around the top gear test track. The CTS-V kicked the Ferrari's ass on the track, too. It's amazing how people still don't understand how well the CTS-V handles. It was developed on the Nurburgring, the CTS-V broke the world record for the fastest 4 door sedan on the Nurburgring. This Ferrari never had a chance.

+PalomarWater Well, keep in mind that Cadillac adopted Magnetic Ride Control before Ferrari did.

If the4 Ferrari had won would you be claiming it was a commercial for Ferrari? No of course not because you're a hypocrite. The simple fact is that the CTS-V is faster and handles better than the Ferrari, while costing 4 times less money. Do you have a problem with reality, is that what the problem is here? Do facts have no place in your little world? Don't blame Top Gear for showing you how things work in the real world.

Tamas Laszlo Actually here is exactly what you said: "Is this a car show or a commercial for 'Murican cars?" Think about how stupid that is, and get back to me. And furthermore, you weren't paying attention when you watched the video. He said it COULD BE the world's first wagon SUPERCAR. He said NOTHING about it being the first performance wagon. FUCKING PAY ATTENTION PLEASE. And no, you are not the only dumbass in the comments section.

Vernon Price Im not sure who is the dumbass...Me or you?! Im not the one arguing over the internet about a stupid comment like your life is depending on whether or not you win the argument. It is my opinion, I have the right to express it, if you don't like it I don't care, don 't read it, you lectures don't mean a flying fuck to me. I will still stand by what I said no matter what you write. And btw I wouldnt buy neither of the cars because I don't like Cadillacs and I don't have the money to buy an over priced Fiat.( this is personal opinion again, no need for hostility)

Tamas Laszlo Your opinion is wrong, because you weren't paying attention to what he said in the video. It's not "just your opinion". Stop being a dumbass. And for all your talk about how this doesn't mean anything to you, here you are responding to it anyway. Are you trying to look like an idiot? The only reason you would stand by what you said, after I showed you why it was wrong, is if you have the IQ of a fucking FENCE POST. And seriously, nobody cares which cars you would or wouldn't buy.

+Matthias Schmitt because they had all three body styles for testing.

EXCUSES

But it's a cadillac... all those other companies are frequent with sports cars, Cadillac isn't

sorry to revive an old thread here but.... nope. the cadillac of this generation was faster than every car in its class of that generation (e60 m5, for example). now the f10 series m5 was faster, but of course, that was a refresh. the new cts-v is faster than all bmw and mercedes cars on sale. go figure.

This generation ctsv was faster than everything in its class! FACT

A comment that misses the point. How much will any of those cost you compared to the $60k of the CTS-V?

Next it'll be a Corvette vs. a Lamborghini towing a U-Haul.

+575forza You're the reason for stupidity the car cost 60k vs 200k lol AMERICAN POWER

Also a corvette z06 can beat any non modified production lamborghini

CAPS LOCK. Beat them in what, a drag race? Im not too sure about that. You may want to check your numbers. Certainly not looks, quality, or around a track. They may be close in depreciation, but I doubt it.

Who races around a track lol I'm gonna drag race. And yeah a z06 would murder a lamborghini

Kinda true. Put a Veyron & I guess at the end of the day, maybe the Cadillac CTS-V is gonna lose but not by much...that is to say American cars are always among the greatest & fastest cars in the world.

it proves one thing: the cts-v is better than the worst ferrari so not impressive

hugonubario the worst Ferrari which is like $250000 while the cts v you can find under $40000

BS the Cadillac just killed plane and simple stop hating. A 40k WAGON killed a exotic car period.

250k vs 60k wagon NO EXCUSES.

The problem with using 0-60 times is that they are completely, 100% dependent on traction. AWD cars will ALWAYS have better 0-60 times than RWD cars, given roughly similar power to weight ratios, gearing etc. That's why 0-60 is a terrible measurement to use to judge how fast a car is. The CTS-V has 551 lb-ft of torque going to the rear wheels. I get wheelspin in 2nd gear, sometimes I can't even get traction until I GET to 60 mph. A 4 second 0-60 time in this car is NOT indicative of how fast it is. I looks reasonably impressive, but it's severely traction-limited. You put drag slicks on the CTS-V and launch it hard with no wheelspin or a tiny bit of wheelspin and you will see mid 3 second 0-60 times. And that's why the new E63's 0-60 times are so improved over the old model. AWD. It's not really any faster, and the power numbers are still very close to the CTS-V, and it still weighs more than the CTS-V. The new E63 S wagon weighs 4700 lbs! And according to the reviews I've read about the new E63, it's just not as balanced or as sharp as even the last one, and the last one wasn't quite as good as the CTS-V.

It is the ZR1 engine, its just de tuned.

No its not. The supercharger is different

You can take a super charger off, its still the same LSA engine as a ZR1.

Please do some research

It sounds like you just don't like the results, because this episode itself was pretty well done.

Oh, no. I Love the CTS Wagon and think the California was a substandard effort by Ferrari. The New CTS is also quite the package, I hear. But I just can't bear this version of Top Gear. It lacks the intangibles, spicy personalities and authenticity of the original. Then again, it's not the original.

But there wasn't a wagon m5. Might as well say "well the veyron does 256 mph so it's safe to assume a wagon veyron can do that too" What's the point

@@hughmongous5089 "The E61 BMW M5 Touring was almost identical to the E60 M5 sedan, except for the wagon body style, obviously. ... It produced 500 hp from a 5.0 liter V10 and was able to get form 0-60 mph in around 4 seconds, making it one of the fastest, if not the fastest, four-door “saloon” cars of its time."

Oh you mean the Viper that costs 3 times as much as the CTS-V? That Viper? That's the same reason they put it against the Ferrari, the price to performance ratio.

Still a nice car to drive and 300 horsepower is nothing to sneeze at. My friend has a 2011 CTS V it’s a dope car, we race all the time lol his car is also really fun to be in if we decide to carpool somewhere lol

@@cw2840 Agreed these are beautiful cars, one of the best designs in my opinion and I was lucky to find one I could afford. The V has to be so much fun to drive, I'm drooling LOL