Can You Do Better? Motor Trend Magazine Chooses Cadillac CTS As Car Of The Year

Motor Trend must have gotten a GENEROUS BUY from GM, congrats though Caddy

I love how the CLS photo bombs this pic and it appears the crowd is at MB while the CTS looks a little lonely...

Meh. Yes, the CTS is good, but I don't think it raises the bar for the class in the same way the S-class raises the bar in its class. Then again, MT's choices of "Of The Year" winners have been pretty sketchy.

Cadillac is doing what Lincoln doesn't have the guts to so I give them credit.

There is only one 2014 model car that blows away everything in its class and runs with the big boys costing two to five times more...
its the 2014 Corvette Stingray Z51, my car of the year. Make mine
a velocity yellow 7 speed manual with black rims.

it's not a bad choice, though the numbers on the 2.0T and 3.6 models aren't anything special and still lag behind the Germans while now costing as much or more. Basically the V Sport is what won, and that seems like a good vehicle (I'd still take a 550i, E550, or S6 over it). Overall there were cars that weren't even on the list of choices that I think were more deserving, but to each his or her own.

I would take it over any other car in its class (though the E500 and Ghibli tempt me). Though I do think the Corvette is car of the year. It got way more attention and love than the CTS.

The CTS is simply that good and is more significant in the sense that Cadillac as "the standard of the world" is true once again. The BMW/Audi/Mercedes car bigots just can't handle the fact that the CTS is a better car than its competition. The BMW 5 has been "Camryized" to the point that calling it an "ultimate driving machine" is false advertising. With the Mercedes E you get a truck face and being on a first name basis with the service writer for the numerous warranty fixes typical of a Mercedes. The Audi is nice, but it's a front-wheel-drive architecture trying to be as good as RWD. The Ghibli is commanding in person, but the price is about $20K too high for what it is. Forget Lexus and Infiniti that are mired in ugly. I can't wait for the next Genesis.

Here is something you and everyone else who have become the "Cadillac is King" town crier: companies like BMW, Mercedes, and Audi can build practically any car that they want. They've proven that in the past and they prove that currently with various models in their lineups especially their respective M/AMG/RS divisions. The reality is, they know what their buyers want. Yes, the 5-Series and 3-Series may not perform/handle the way the previous generations did, but they are still selling amazingly well, practically stomping most of their competition. The E-Class was never known for dynamic driving, yet is (to my knowledge) the best-selling car in its class. The C-Class also was never known to perform like a 3-Series, but it's still a strong second in the segment. Sure, we can all blame incentives and such, but the reality is every car company south of the highest Tier1's and exotics, are using sales incentives. At the end of the day, it's a matter of consumer preference.

Yes, Cadillac just build a tremendously capable car. So did Lexus with the GS, yet the GS is not flying out the door. The ATS got incredible reviews (mostly) and won North American COTY, along with a pretty aggressive promotional campaign, yet isn't dominating its segment.

At the end of the day, the true "King" is the one that succeeds where the carmakers want them to succeed most: sales numbers and brand loyalty.

Well said!!

not a practical choice ... as a comparison to other expensive models the CTS competes with, a nice choice but just not a practical choice that more car buyers would consider. I mean, is a 22 year old recent college grad gonna run out and buy one ? Think not. Now maybe that blazingly fast and sport Fiesta STS is a possible choice.