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Few cars so impressively combine knock-out looks, swanky creature comforts and pulse-quickening performance with the everyday usefulness of a can opener as the new-for-’10 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon.
Got theater tickets? Take the CTS Sport Wagon. Going to Home Depot? Take the CTS Sport Wagon. Heading to the in-laws for the weekend? Take the CTS Sport Wagon – of course.
It all begins with the sexiest sheet metal in the segment. Wagons from BMW and Audi might match the Caddy on many fronts, but exterior styling is not one.
From the B-pillar forward the CTS Sport Wagon is a duplicate of its sedan platform mate, but we can’t get enough of the razor-sharp creases, high beltline, raked silhouette and tasteful flashes of chrome that make today’s Cadillacs stand out from the crowd.
In fact, the wagon may carry those traits better than the sedan, with its edgy lines sloping away more gracefully at the rear. As Cadillac designer Clay Dean suggests, the wagon finishes what the sedan starts.
The wagon body style also allows for a priceless pair of elongated rear lamps that drip down the length of power rear liftgate. It is the ultimate nod to Cadillac’s stacked-taillamp heritage.
Our tester came outfitted with 19-in. polished aluminum rims and performance rubber, filling the wheel wells to a maximum proportion more typical of the Germans. General Motors Co. needs to do more of this on its other vehicles.
