Buster
12-13-2017, 09:55 AM
We were just talking about this comparison in the CTS-V thread recently, but I thought this deserved its own thread.
https://www.motortrendondemand.com/detail/v/0_lmxjk1ct/?sec=detail&videoid=0_lmxjk1ct/&wc_mid=4271:10122&wc_rid=4271:29281259
I think it might be behind the paywall still, but I'm a MT On Demand sub, so don't know.
TL;DR
E63s:
- Much nicer interior
- better sound
- better traction
- better transmission
CTS-V
- much lighter (it's a lot lighter, actually ....500lbs. The E63S is pretty heavy car).
- more athletic feeling
- better brakes
- slightly better throttle response due to the SC vs Turbo
- slightly better ride on the road with the MR shocks
- faster around the track
They didn't really compare the cars relative values on a $$$ basis, but obviously the Caddy wins there.
This is pretty consistent with my personal comparison of the last generation of V vs E63. I ended up going with the V because it felt a lot "sportier" than the E63, which felt more like a muscle car, but not as fun as a driver's car. I still think I made the right choice, and given the cult status of the V-Wagon now, it was by FAR the better value. I'm not much of a brand whore, I'll buy anything, with any badge, as long as it is good. But I still think this generation I'm leaning towards ordering the E63 still, for two reasons: it comes as a wagon, and it has AWD, which makes it a better daily than the V in Calgary.
Still, it's interesting that the Caddy can be directly compared to the E63 - as long as you could live with the interior.
https://www.motortrendondemand.com/detail/v/0_lmxjk1ct/?sec=detail&videoid=0_lmxjk1ct/&wc_mid=4271:10122&wc_rid=4271:29281259
I think it might be behind the paywall still, but I'm a MT On Demand sub, so don't know.
TL;DR
E63s:
- Much nicer interior
- better sound
- better traction
- better transmission
CTS-V
- much lighter (it's a lot lighter, actually ....500lbs. The E63S is pretty heavy car).
- more athletic feeling
- better brakes
- slightly better throttle response due to the SC vs Turbo
- slightly better ride on the road with the MR shocks
- faster around the track
They didn't really compare the cars relative values on a $$$ basis, but obviously the Caddy wins there.
This is pretty consistent with my personal comparison of the last generation of V vs E63. I ended up going with the V because it felt a lot "sportier" than the E63, which felt more like a muscle car, but not as fun as a driver's car. I still think I made the right choice, and given the cult status of the V-Wagon now, it was by FAR the better value. I'm not much of a brand whore, I'll buy anything, with any badge, as long as it is good. But I still think this generation I'm leaning towards ordering the E63 still, for two reasons: it comes as a wagon, and it has AWD, which makes it a better daily than the V in Calgary.
Still, it's interesting that the Caddy can be directly compared to the E63 - as long as you could live with the interior.