2004 Cadillac CTS-V Road Test

But who'd bother with golf if it meant leaving a car like this at the 19th hole? Sorry, Happy Gilmore, I'd rather hit the track and

The CTS-V is easily the best handling, quickest domestic sedan I've ever had the pleasure of driving. (Photo: Shawn Pisio, Canadian Auto Press)

scrub off some rubber. And this is a car that you could make serious time around the circuit in. It's easily the best handling, quickest domestic sedan I've ever had the pleasure of driving. If this is a sign of things to come from Cadillac, the imports had better keep upping the ante. With the domestic brand's superior reliability, based on recent J.D. Power and Associate's Initial Quality (IQS) and Vehicle Dependability (VDS) studies, only the fit and finish of the brand's interiors will keep hardcore import fans loyal to their respective nameplates.

Wickedly cool styling, awesome performance, practical proportions, and priced under its European rivals, I'm sold. (Photo: Shawn Pisio, Canadian Auto Press)

If Cadillac can overcome this, there's no telling how far it'll move up the desirability and sales charts. A few additional desirables include an audio upgrade at $1,765 and a sport package at $2,600. Personally I think it has enough sporting attributes in stock form, but you can be the judge. Last on the list, but necessary for most luxury buyers is its $1,660 power glass sunroof. Normally a sunroof would be standard in this class of car, but because some CTS-V buyers will want to take their cars on the track, where anything glass overhead is probably not a good idea, the added weight is in the worst possible location for optimizing a car's center of gravity and wouldn't be welcome. I'll take mine without it, thanks. The only other decision left to make is if you want it in black or silver, the only two color... I mean shade choices.