Poll: What should I buy? BMW M3 sedan or Cadillac CTS-V sedan

Posted: Mar 29, 2011
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BMW M3 sedan vs. Cadillac CTS-V sedan

BMW M3 sedan vs. Cadillac CTS-V sedan

A very important decision maker here at egmCarTech can’t decide on what his next set of wheels should be – so he asked me if I would be so kind to take a break from everyday normal news and run a little poll. With that in mind, I’m reaching out to you egmCarTech visitors to help him decided between a 2011 BMW M3 sedan or a 2011 Cadillac CTS-V sedan?

Now before you jump up and say why is he purchasing a sedan instead of a coupe, you should know something about this man who shall remain nameless (his nickname is DD, or just Detour). He’s over 6-foot tall, has 3 kids and a wife, already owns a GMC Yukon Denali and is probably the biggest (craziest) BMW fan you’ll ever meet in your life.

So help DD decide. Should he let go of his BMW fandom and jump ship to a Cadillac CTS-V sedan? Or should he just go for the BMW M3 sedan and stay where he feels safe.

Side Note: He is also considering a BMW X6 with an M-Sport Package, you know, for family purposes. We’ll follow up in a couple of days and let you know what DD purchased.

Cast your vote below in the poll and please, hit the jump to leave a comment and elaborate – DD would love to hear back from you.

- By: Omar Rana


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  • Pat

    Cadillac CTS-V Sedan hands down! BMW M3 can’t see the CTS-V in a straight line, on curves or at the Nurburgring in Germany itself! come one

  • Jon

    hands down CTS-V… there’s no competition 556-hp to 414-hp. Really?

  • http://www.egmcartech.com egmCarTech

    Yeah DD I would go for the CTS-V Sedan – 414-hp to 556-hp

    Omar

  • Pat

    Omar, do not let him get in an M3 over a CTS-V he’d be missing out on a lot.

  • Phil

    first of all..dump the X6 from being considered. You should consider looking at the Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon if you’re worried about space…the wagon will offer you more utility than the X6….of course than you’re driving a station wagon…so at the end of the day… CTS-V Sedan it is…way more bang for your buck over M3

  • DD/Detour

    Although the stats are saying M3, the comments are all saying CTS-V on twitter and the poll

  • DD/Detour

    Although the stats are saying M3, the comments are all saying CTS-V on twitter and the poll

  • Phil

    That’s because people on Twitter and comments know what we’re talking about…those hitting the polls can’t say why the M3 is better than the CTS-V

  • Robert Dollar Van Dell

    Get the CTS-V. You’ll enjoy it more and so will your wife and kids. I’m 6’2″ myself and the M3 would be more of a status symbol over the Cadillac. So unless you need the status symbol (mid life crisis or something lacking between your legs) then get the Cadillac.

  • Jacob Jones

    My friend who is a hotel manager just purchased a CTS-V and traded his 911 s in for the caddy, because he has a third child on the way. He is very dissapointed with the interior and reiterates time again that the powertrain is not going to last with the enormous hp. Get a decent CPO M3 with the extended warranty and prepay the maintenance.

  • http://www.facebook.com/GoGoGoblin Bob Lyons

    Thankfully, my parents just traded off their 2010 cts for their very first foreign car just before the 36k mile warranty expired. though it had a v-6, it got worse mileage than my dad’s 2007 v-8 chevy pickup, and it guzzled oil like an old chevy vega. and it went through a set of tires a year.

    it sold right away, then a few weeks later the new owners called, asking if they had any problems with the fuel pump, which went out a few days after they bought it – and caddy has the replacement pumps on backorder for several months.

    my parents neighbors, who happened to have bought a 2011 cts are trading theirs off too for similar problems.

    even ignoring all those issue, i would still recommend the m3 simply because it includes schedule maintenance.

  • Lex732

    DD I had to vote for the cts v….
    Although I’ve spent many years lusting after the m3, I have no choice but to endorse the cts-v…. It always comes down to what’s under the hood.

    P.S. Please go manual.

  • Msxx5

    Go for the BMW X6, In the new 2012 BMW X6 3 people can sit in the back which will be for the kids, wife in front with u.

    I consider it a better choice for u rather than a M3, why go for a cts if ur a bmw fan.

    Side note, I voted for the M3 but after reading about your family I don’t consider M3 is a good option, it will be selfish to buy the new since u have a family.

  • DD/Detour

    Msxx5,

    What you say makes so much sense. I am thinking of going with the deep sea blue X6 3.5.

    You are so right. I configured a 2012 with the 5th seat specifically for that reason.

    You totally figured my dilemma out!

    Regards
    DD

  • GMfan87

    I daily drive an ’07 CTS-V now. I’ll be waiting a couple years to upgrade. It’s hands down, the best car I’ve ever owned. You have your cake and eat it too. As long as they make them, I’ll keep upgrading…and keep blowing the doors off of bimmers…

    Make the right decision DD; go with the Caddy.