Sports Wagon Debuts as Cadillac continues break from past

[Bruce Nunnally]

This is not your father’s Cadillac – even more so you granddaddy’s Caddy. No more fins, no more 19-foot Fleetwoods.

Instead this American luxury icon is turning out import fighters like the CTS sedan and all manner of sport utilities. The 2010 model year brings a sports wagon version of the much-improved second-generation CTS sedan.

Our tester looked sharp with Cadillac’s aggressive grille, a design mirrored by the tailgate when flipped up. And paying homage to the carmaker’s giant fins of yore, sharp-edged roof rails blend into long sharp-edged taillamps. Our silver tester got many a thumbs up from passersby.

But like with all glitzy rides, the question is “Does the CTS have the go to match its show?”

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