AFSCME 3357-HOF'S BLOG

2008 Cadillac STS
Autoweek gives it a Thumbs-up

Since I knock GM from time to time (no, really), I thought I'd balance things out with some praise. In its most-recent issue, Autoweek magazine checked out the updated 2008 Cadillac STS. In its previous go around, Autoweek and most other reviewers said the car was good, but maybe not good enough in the face of some really tough competition, in the over $40,000 luxury car market. For 2008, the STS gets its base 3.6 liter engine updated with direct gasoline injection, now yielding 302 horsepower, putting it in the same league as old applications of the top-of-the-line Northstar V-8, and also putting it right in the ballpark with highly rated v-6s from Toyota and BMW. The STS also gets the new GM 6-speed automatic transmission.

The combination of new engine, new transmission, and tweaks all-around makes the STS a car that Autoweek gave an unqualified positive review. Best of all, this 4,000 car with 6 second 0-60 times returned an overall mpg of 24 in the hands of Autoweek's lead-footed testers.