2014 Motor Trend Car of the Year

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2014 Motor Trend Car of the Year: Cadillac CTS The GM Crew Builds A Benchmark For Others By most calendars, a decade isn't a long time in the grand scheme of things -- except on the automotive calendar, where it is nearly an eternity. Aside from some extreme cases, a decade encompasses at least two vehicle generations. It's the average amount of time a typical consumer keeps a newly purchased car. It can also be the difference between also-ran and champion. Examine our 2003 Car of the Year competition, if you will. The Infiniti G35 won by offering an unbeatable combination of style, refinement, handling, and value. We put BMW on notice: The Japanese have done it better. The Cadillac CTS, meanwhile, was barely mentioned, and praised only for its bold new design. Welcome to 11 years later. In the intervening time, the CTS evolved into a champion in its own right, and was named Car of the Year in 2008. Again, we put Germany on notice: America's coming. In neither of those victories, though, did either car face down its competition for the title. That's what makes this year different. Since its inception, the Cadillac CTS has been synonymous with design. The car was polarizing from the start, imitating no one and rarely imitating itself. By the time the second-generation car arrived in 2008, people were starting to wonder if Cadillac's Art and Science design theme had staying power. That car made the original look incredibly dated. At the end of 2013, many were asking the same question: Can Cadillac keep this thing going, or has it played out? This new car leaves no question. Art and Science has once again successfully evolved in order to remain contemporary and competitive well into the foreseeable future. READ THE FULL STORY 2014 Vsport First Test: Another V-E Day? First Test of the V6 and 2.0T Models A New Standard: Abour Our Real MPG Numbers 2014 Motor Trend Car of the Year: Contenders and Finalists 2015 Lexus RC Coupe First Look 2014 Nissan Rogue First Drive SEMA Show 2013: Complete Coverage 2014 Honda Civic Coupe Revealed Get Our Apps Subscribe to Motor Trend FROM OUR FRIENDS SUPER STREET GReddy Scion FR-S 2JZ Rocket Bunny World Premiere GM HIGH TECH PERFORMANCE Two Shops Race To Build Build the Fastest Corvette C7 in the World FOURWHEELER.COM RK Motors Project Fearless Bronco: Honoring a Fallen Hero TO OUR E-MAIL SUBSCRIBERS: YOUR PRIVACY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS EMAIL IN ERROR OR WISH TO UNSUBSCRIBE, PLEASE CLICK HERE. Write to us at: Motor Trend Digital Newsletter 831 S. Douglas Street El Segundo, CA 90245 Privacy Policy (c) 2013 Source Interlink Media, Inc. All rights reserved.