Cadillac CTS earns top safety award

98sonoma · 01-09-2008, 09:37 AM

http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr010908.html

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ARLINGTON, VA — The redesigned Cadillac CTS earns the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick award for 2008. The CTS is one of only three large luxury cars to earn the designation this year.

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"All luxury cars should perform as well as the CTS," Lund says. "It's a leader in its class for safety. Frontal crashworthiness has improved dramatically for all cars in recent years, but there are still significant differences in how vehicles perform in our side and rear tests."

**T-Type** · 01-09-2008, 10:26 AM

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The CTS is one of only three large luxury cars to earn the designation this year.

Note, the other two are not Mercedes, BMW or Jaguar.

Hurricane · 01-09-2008, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by T-Type

Note, the other two are not Mercedes, BMW or Jaguar.

Audi A6 and Volvo S80

Ambalanche · 01-09-2008, 10:37 AM

Cool, now I know I'm safe!

The car just feels well-made. No other way to describe it.

Ambalanche · 01-09-2008, 10:38 AM

I wish NBC would do a story on this!

usa1 · 01-09-2008, 10:58 AM

Here's the main reason the CTS is about 300 pounds too heavy - to pass the insurance industry's crash tests.

The IIHS's tests doesn't care about fuel efficiency, performance, or anything except promoting cars that will help its keep insurance costs down. There's good and bad in that.

Mark

newclasshero · 01-09-2008, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by usa1

Here's the main reason the CTS is about 300 pounds too heavy - to pass the insurance industry's crash tests.

The IIHS's tests doesn't care about fuel efficiency, performance, or anything except promoting cars that will help its keep insurance costs down. There's good and bad in that.

Mark

I agree! Now everyone can stop bitching about 'the weight issue'. The cost of safety in vehicles currently, is weight.

motorman · 01-09-2008, 11:24 AM

30/40 MPG don't mean much if you can't survive a crash. it just means your family can afford a higher price casket with the money you saved on gasoline. i bet a lot of people who complain about the price of gasoline have 50" flat screen TVs in their house

DarkKnight67 · 01-09-2008, 11:24 AM

Another award ... well deserved.

tgagneguam · 01-09-2008, 11:30 AM

Proof that when GM wants to build a car well, it can do so in spades.

Congrats to GM.

Buick61 · 01-09-2008, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by usa1

Here's the main reason the CTS is about 300 pounds too heavy - to pass the insurance industry's crash tests.

The IIHS's tests doesn't care about fuel efficiency, performance, or anything except promoting cars that will help its keep insurance costs down. There's good and bad in that.

Mark

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Originally Posted by newclasshero

I agree! Now everyone can stop bitching about 'the weight issue'. The cost of safety in vehicles currently, is weight.

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Originally Posted by motorman

30/40 MPG don't mean much if you can't survive a crash. it just means your family can afford a higher price casket with the money you saved on gasoline. i bet a lot of people who complain about the price of gasoline have 50" flat screen TVs in their house

You guys are high on the Kool Aid.

There are plenty of cars that are Top Safety Picks that aren't candidates for the next season of America's Biggest Loser.

BurnOut · 01-09-2008, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Buick61

You guys are high on the Kool Aid.

There are plenty of cars that are Top Safety Picks that aren't candidates for the next season of America's Biggest Loser.

How many of them are the same size as the CTS and offer the same (or better) level of NVH?

betron02 · 01-09-2008, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by motorman

30/40 MPG don't mean much if you can't survive a crash. it just means your family can afford a higher price casket with the money you saved on gasoline. i bet a lot of people who complain about the price of gasoline have 50" flat screen TVs in their house

Not really I don't complain the prce of gasoline and I have two 50" inch Panasonic Plasmas

Michael_S · 01-09-2008, 12:26 PM

That's absolutely fabulous. About one third to one half of my posts on these forums are related to safety features and crash safety.

It's official, GM hit a grand slam with the 2008 CTS.

**mgescuro** · 01-09-2008, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by newclasshero

I agree! Now everyone can stop bitching about 'the weight issue'. The cost of safety in vehicles currently, is weight.

Noooo. Quite a few of GM's cars are heavier without getting the Top Safety Ratings. And the 9-3 and 9-5 are quite trim, yet manages the Top Safety and 5-Star Ratings.

Isn't Sigma all aluminum? Or mostly aluminum? The car should be lighter.

In either case, Cadillac better start advertising the safety award. Use Kate Walsh again, if they have to. Just promote this!!!

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Ambalanche 5.3 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pensacola, Florida Drives: '07 Corvette Z51 Posts: 1,435	Re: Cadillac CTS earns top safety award Cool, now I know I'm safe! The car just feels well-made. No other way to describe it. __________________ GM better hope the Volt is a runaway success, because *all* the eggs are in that basket!

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Ambalanche 5.3 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pensacola, Florida Drives: '07 Corvette Z51 Posts: 1,435	Re: Cadillac CTS earns top safety award I wish NBC would do a story on this! __________________ GM better hope the Volt is a runaway success, because *all* the eggs are in that basket!

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usa1 6.0 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,555	Re: Cadillac CTS earns top safety award Here's the main reason the CTS is about 300 pounds too heavy - to pass the insurance industry's crash tests. The IIHS's tests doesn't care about fuel efficiency, performance, or anything except promoting cars that will help its keep insurance costs down. There's good and bad in that. Mark

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motorman 3.8 Liter Supercharged V6 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 746	Re: Cadillac CTS earns top safety award 30/40 MPG don't mean much if you can't survive a crash. it just means your family can afford a higher price casket with the money you saved on gasoline. i bet a lot of people who complain about the price of gasoline have 50" flat screen TVs in their house __________________ chevy owner since 1953,30 new chevys and 11 new corvettes since 1959 ,# 11 2008 corvette in the garage ,2004 impala,1988 2500 silverado,former NASCAR tech inspector,retired race engine builder

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DarkKnight67 2.0 Liter Supercharged ECOTEC Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fairfax, VA. Drives: 2008 STS 3.6DI Posts: 172	Re: Cadillac CTS earns top safety award Another award ... well deserved. __________________ DarkKnight67 2008 3.6 DI STS 2007 GMC Sierra Ext. Cab 2008 Corvette coupe "Why do you drive a Cadillac?" someone asked me the other day. "Because you don't have the guts to!"

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Michael_S 6.0 Liter LS2 V8 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,781	Re: Cadillac CTS earns top safety award That's absolutely fabulous. About one third to one half of my posts on these forums are related to safety features and crash safety. It's official, GM hit a grand slam with the 2008 CTS.

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