Nah; manual transmission paired with an engine that delivers actual torque from idle (as opposed to the turbo-derived one that only shows up once you give it beans) is just fine in start-stop traffic.

If nothing else, BF1 brought WW1's centenary to a much bigger audience.

I found CTS-V2 listings to be especially bad at this. Manuals + Recaros seem to command a premium, so I dunno if this kind of listing “mistake” is on purpose or not.

*coughs*

Here is my photo album from the 2015 Cruise-In, when I attended with my CTS-V: https://goo.gl/photos/igt1DgQEzk4Jh6Cz5

No, Vancouver; Calgary dealers were the closest to me to have 6MT CTS-V2s in stock. So I drove my M3 there on Sunday, did the trade-in and pick-up Monday morning, and then drove the new car back to get home Monday night.

Up here in Western Canuckistan, all GM dealers are Chevy / Buick / GMC. About half of them “qualifies” for Cadillac, and so those are where I’ve had to go to try and buy my CTS-V2.

Melbourne Red Metallic. It’s got a tinge of orange, and it was a standard colour. Imola would be BMW Individual :-(

The Vagon shares the front end with the Sedan and Coupe V2s, while the rear is exactly the same as the CTS Wagon. GM Performance didn’t even bother with larger exhaust tips (and thus larger bumper cut-outs) vs. the CTS 3.6. Thus Bob Lutz I believe once stated that they only needed to sell 3... or some other miniscule…

I’m actually in Vancouver!

The first one on BaT in ended in March for $56k....

http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/2009-2015-cadillac-cts-v-general/960330-extensive-v2-production-number-breakdown.html

So good, I did it thrice, once per car, despite not even being from the same country:

Minus-10 in the twisty bits, Plus-10 on the straightaways (and invariably legal passing lanes, due to sightlines)? Aye.

(the bottom silhuotte is the gen-1 Ford GT)

Aye, so I have not bothered with the engine cover for years. Easier access to the oil filler cap to boot (not that i ever had to top up, 4 years on). The side ones do cover some electrical connectors, So they stays.

Aye, it’s a direct drop-in, and is generally tested to reduce Intake Air Temp, which means more HP if asked. That “lid” is the only documented difference between the CTS-V2 and Camaro5 ZL1, that can explain the 24bhp factory rating difference (556bhp vs. 580bhp).

In the case of the gen-2 CTS-V / Camaro5 ZL1 vs. C6 ZR1, the Cadillac (as a boxy sedan) has a much higher hood, and thus able to mount a tall single intercooler on top of the supercharger, plus exposing the top of the engine bay to much more airflow.

My loaded 6MT Sedan, since new: 14.63mpg; slightly lower in winter, slightly higher in summer. A/C on or off, seems to make no difference.

Yeah, the “pleasures of handling” is nice... but only when you have the back roads all to yourself. In the real world, where you can’t get the CHP to close the road on your behalf, because you’re not Motor Trend...