DRIVE- 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon

The Cadillac CTS-V Wagon should not be appealing to most since Americans don't like station wagons, it gets lousy fuel economy and it starts at 63K. One test drive and you'll be tempted to raid your 401K. Tom Voelk checks out this ultra high performance machine, one that's happy to make Home Depot runs.

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[ConsumerDV]

I understand that you want to drive people to your website, but I believe that the text-only reviews and other non-video stuff should be enough for that. I cannot get the logic for hosting longer videos on your own site and paying for internet traffic instead of using free YouTube service to its fullest. Do you really expect anyone to re-watch the same video on your website just because it is longer?

This is a fine video, by the way. I love wagons, but this one is too expensive for me.

[DriveCarReviews]

@ConsumerDV I'm not trying to drive traffic there, it's for people who want to consume info in a different way (the written review and still photos). Hits on the site are much higher than here on YouTube. Some people want a shorter look, plus it's a remnant of the podcast I no longer do (it's now Driven). The longer version is on YouTube as well at DrivenCarReviews FWIW. In the end it's all about car info, not money. I would have stopped doing this years ago if I wanted to get rich...

[thebenstrong]

Do all the reviewers like you, drivetime, romanmica, and motorweek just use the use the same car? I ask because it seems like everybody has similar posts from week to week.

[DriveCarReviews]

@thebenstrong No, I'm certainly the only guy of the bunch on Seattle. Roman is in Denver, Motorweek is on the east coast. Just the way the press fleet works I guess.

[weedmastersr]

@DriveCarReviews I have a question.Can you make decent money from this to support all your traveling to review cars and other expenses.I wonder this because I dream of becoming a car reviewer.

[RAPFlavour87]

Is this Lieutenant Commander Data reviewing the car ?

[eisenherz188]

why do Americans dont like station wagons?,they like Vans which just look similar

[normalais]

Nice road kill at 3:07 Great car btw

[gilljames10]

@Taxminia0311 have fun driving soulless washing machines 

[Taxminia0311]

Garbage, when hell freezes over will I buy GM's American crappy cars never in amillion years...japan I'll stick with you for fucking life.

[gene978]

@B00STAH0L1C Put the family dog or a new TV or Grill in the trunk of a sedan can be hard to fit. But when you have the versatility of a wagon different story. This is why the "FORD EXPLORER" was so popular when it came out. well, It was so versatile. And you are right about the new wagons cutting there shapes to make them look "sporty" only takes away from precious cargo area. We grew up family of 7 so I remember the wagon well, And using the roof racks on a trip and loving the very back seat.

[B00STAH0L1C]

@gene978 Pardon my ignorance, but as a 24 year old, my family has never had a station wagon so I'm unaware of the benefits. Tom states the wagon holds 7 packs of TP which is the same as the sedan version. What is the benefit of having a wagon that has the same amount of cargo area as the sedan. I think this may be a reason americans shy away from wagons. It seems to me that manufacturers try to make the car more sleek looking, but all they do is cut into usable cargo space.