Mercedes Benz C43 AMG vs Cadillac CT5 V, a suprise follows. Drag and Roll Race. Join this channel to get access to perks: / @samcarlegion
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@degoek6 ай бұрын
This Cadillac is wildly under appreciated awd beautiful car great power train. It’s the Cadillac for me
@ghosttgirl98056 ай бұрын
Me too, I have two
@NOLJ7 ай бұрын
CT5V sound so good in the cabin
@anthonyamodio99953 ай бұрын
i think its piped in through the speakers as well but it definitely still sounds good!
@larryzeldin75613 ай бұрын
Definitely piped in
@jace80362 күн бұрын
not that many good sounding american v6’s but this def is one of
@Ih8chew7 ай бұрын
Great video. I really don’t understand why the CT5V is such an overlooked car in this segment. Next time throw in the TLX Type S for laughs 😂
@mauriciomorales88637 ай бұрын
Amazing race, Sam. toooons of fun. what an amazing machines these caddies are! We were spinning a lot on the wet side of the tracks on the digs, but the caddie seems to have what it takes! I'd get one of those CT5Vs anytime!! I wish we could've filmed a dig switching lanes. Caddie seemed to have better traction there, but I guess that's what all is about: Real World Evidence... Thanks a lot for having us there.
@jdl922647 ай бұрын
Unless you're going to top-end race on the autobahn it looks like the caddy's performance is more useful in day-to-day driving.
@derreckcaldwell80316 ай бұрын
I agree with You
@robpr3157 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. The CT5-V does lose a little bit of recognition because of the Blackwing but is still a great performing vehicle for the price. The Merc is supposed to be a bit quicker than the RWD CT5-V, so the CT5-V having AWD and being right there with the C43 is a testament to how much AWD helps in a dig.
@Bmartacus8003 ай бұрын
And dig it does, especially in v, sport and track modes…absolute beast
@17MGTP6 ай бұрын
I like the Cadi but both are great cars and I love this content!!
@joeoliveri97196 ай бұрын
You could have configured the exhaust in the CT5-V to be louder. My 2023 has "MY MODE" or "TRACK MODE" where the exhaust is even louder than "V-MODE" In fact I love that it can be controlled, when I'm leaving for work at 7am I keep the exhaust in Tour or Stealth mode until I hit the Parkway then I turn it up! Great car that I really love.
@Ryan-cp4rh6 ай бұрын
He wasn’t driving it in V mode? This car literally turns down the power when it’s not in V-Mode and the TC is set to race 2
@MegaTrollolololol3 ай бұрын
I can turn up the exhaust sound when i put my 2024 v in v mode it's adjustable
@thiosemicarbizidebenzoylal29217 ай бұрын
With a starting price 13,000 dollars lower, i would take the Caddy all day long. Nobody has done this test as of yet, AND THIS SEGMENT OF LUXURY SEDANS IS HUGE to the world wide car market folks. I would have wished for a handling test, but it was still very interesting.
@The_Hi_Life7 ай бұрын
The German got them long autobahn legs!
@bertburger602421 күн бұрын
Photo finish on the first roll! That caddy is impressive.
@liamkneeson88667 ай бұрын
That was a good matchup. Great video
@nathanaelcole84667 ай бұрын
No times?! So much better posting times.
@DMCarReviews6 ай бұрын
All the times he posts are absolutely random...
@2tx7226 ай бұрын
(Correction). There's no hybrid system in the c43 AMG w205.. As stated.
@saved17777 ай бұрын
Have u raced the 2018 cts v
@spersexyed6 ай бұрын
I have a 3.6 ats, very similar on paper to the ct5-v just a few hp shy at 321hp... fun car, it's "totaled" in my driveway right now due to fun. Have fun and be careful guys, think I'll get the ct6 3.0tt to replace it, cadillac is fucking amazing, and doesn't get enough recognition
@zcat10066 ай бұрын
Truth! I had the first CTS- V 2004. Great car!
@jimmytwotime80044 ай бұрын
Try 360
@S8ER7 ай бұрын
Definitely not the sound I associate with AMG branding. 🙃 Good video
@MarlonAllen-dy9yv7 ай бұрын
Good thing you dont work for AMG or have any branding rights on the car!
@doggedlydetermined70227 ай бұрын
I associate AMG with my vacuum cleaner now
@S8ER7 ай бұрын
@@MarlonAllen-dy9yv um. Ok 👍 😂 what does that have to do with my comment?
@yousef.al-assaf7 ай бұрын
@@S8ER He is just hurt in the butt
@steelervette7 ай бұрын
Great comparison.
@gmanmurry3126 ай бұрын
Sam, I think it would be cool if your channel had a baseline comparison car to compete with the newer generation vehicles to help show growth in companies for luxury, performance and tech, for example an older generation mercedes such as an e55 amg to really exploit the capabilities on the new vehicles.
@Quez5k7 ай бұрын
Just to hear that 10speed shift is porn to me lol. I love em both, but only thing I noticed with the ct5 v is I don’t think they’re tunable.
@SamCarLegion7 ай бұрын
they are
@lexluv96 ай бұрын
love the Merc but i would love love to get my hands on a very hard to find V, Blackwings and 2.0t are everywhere, the V is the goldy locks not too much or too little its just right
@lsjionredlinesupercharged20497 ай бұрын
Caddi has better turbo response Benz has much better programming.
@SamCarLegion7 ай бұрын
The 10 speed in the caddy is superb
@tri3pleagent7 ай бұрын
The Caddy seems to run out of juice on the top end. But id still go with the CT5V.
@MegaTrollolololol3 ай бұрын
my biggest complaint about my 2024 v
@reynaldorivera7437 ай бұрын
You can see the TQ on caddy against the Merc Good race .I take the caddy over the merc
@JD-dd4xf7 ай бұрын
Yeah that launch out of the hole is pretty serious. The top end of the Benz wasn't enough in the 1/4. Which is where it counts 😂.
@occckid1237 ай бұрын
I think the guy I'm the mercedes can't drive lol
@larryzeldin75613 ай бұрын
That second dig race showed that
@occckid1233 ай бұрын
@@larryzeldin7561 lmfaooooo
@mitchherf79186 ай бұрын
Sam, thanks for the race. I have a new 2024 CT5-V AWD and I'm loving it. It pulls strongly off the line while sounding amazing (in Track mode). BTW, please correct the weight for the AWD CT5-V: it has a curb weight of 4144 (according the GM's fleet order guide) or about 270 lbs MORE than the C43 AMG. Given that weight handicap, the CT5-V did superbly against the much lighter Mercedes. I suspect that the CT5-Vs tranny shifts faster and responds more quickly than the C43, which further explains why the CT5-V kills the C43 on a roll. Sam, did you measure the 1/4 mile times and trap speed for both sedans?
@drivescene67474 ай бұрын
The C43 won both rolls
@ikeudechukwu50187 ай бұрын
They both had AWD. The CTS had more torque than the C43. But the C43 has a more aggressive shifting which is why over a longer distance, it will catch up to the CTS and then pass it.
@JD-dd4xf7 ай бұрын
I live my life a quarter mile at a time. Give me the Caddy. Great video as usual Sam!
@SamCarLegion7 ай бұрын
Right on!
@TheBreakfastLover7 ай бұрын
Good race, the CT5-V is underappreciated in this segment. On paper you'd think the C43 would win the drag race. I wonder if the condition of those tires made the difference.
@camirocz7 ай бұрын
All wheel drive
@justme3077 ай бұрын
@@camirocz Looks like both cars are AWD.
@TheBreakfastLover7 ай бұрын
@@camiroczthey're both AWD
@mauriciomorales88637 ай бұрын
Tires on the C43 are nearly brand new (I'm the owner). if you look closer, i was spinning sideways on all the attempts as I had the wet side of the track. we had tons of fun. We tried an unofficial run after the filming switching lanes and I got better traction and the result was similar to the roll race (the C43 came ahead by 1/2 a car length). I'm not saying the caddy is bad or slow, totally opposite. I'd get one of those now instead of the C43. they are amazing and quick!
@TheBreakfastLover7 ай бұрын
@@mauriciomorales8863thanks. And ideally there should be at least a 2nd drag race with lanes swapped to account for track conditions. Edmunds does this.
@ricardoslveira28577 ай бұрын
Please Sam make a video of the NEW AMG C43 vs. CT5 V !!!!!
@kbkb6713 ай бұрын
Two of my favorites you can have the exotics.
@SM-10106 ай бұрын
C43 needs a driver mod, I’ve seen better launched than that
@heinman62505 ай бұрын
they should've done another run, it spun and short shifted
@SM-10105 ай бұрын
@@heinman6250 fr
@1slowq507 ай бұрын
No times?
@marekogarek94997 ай бұрын
i like gear box in Cadillac , fast and smooth
@xxxpensive14157 ай бұрын
Nice
@Bimmer_Bill6 ай бұрын
C63 vs ct5 blackwing please
@eldismemushi6 ай бұрын
Wow I’m surprised by Cadillac wtf , I would like to try one of this
@joeoliveri97196 ай бұрын
I own one and its Amazing!
@eldismemushi6 ай бұрын
@@joeoliveri9719 how is comparing with German car like Benz or bmw ? Or you never driven a German car
@heinman62505 ай бұрын
sounds like the c43 spun in the drag race and then short shifted
@Ahmed___97 ай бұрын
Ya never raced Stinger against a c43.. hopefully we see that soon
@drivescene67477 ай бұрын
C43 would win but it would be close
@Ahmed___97 ай бұрын
@@drivescene6747 Kinda interesting to see coz Stinger beat that CT5 V when he raced both of em in a video he posted a while ago
@drivescene67477 ай бұрын
@@Ahmed___9 yeah I don’t doubt that at all. The CT5-V is not as quick as the C43, the C43 was on the wet side of the track so it was spinning on the launch, otherwise, it would’ve demolished the CT5 V from a dig.
@wesleywalls75827 ай бұрын
Great showing by Cadillac!
@JasonMacKenzie7 ай бұрын
One of my favourite parts of these drag races is the way Sam hilariously over explains how to do a roll race. And I mean that from the best place. I really enjoy your channel brother and it’s great to see your success!!
@SamCarLegion7 ай бұрын
I need them not to screw up because it costs me tons of money per minute to rent that place. And also, some people get over-excited and mess up. We do many roll races to get it right. Cheers
@mauriciomorales88637 ай бұрын
I always appreciate you @@SamCarLegion for taking the time to go through those little details (so we don's screw up!). thank you heaps!!!
@S8ER7 ай бұрын
To be fair unless you do street racing the chances you’re familiar with roll racing is pretty low. I read “3 honks from a roll” by Madman back in the day… taught me everything I needed to know.
@chrisylink6 ай бұрын
New Cadillacs are clean
@user-it6kv7cf7b6 ай бұрын
国内买不到GTA V😢😢😢
@FullsendOffroad4 ай бұрын
The Mercedes would have no chance against a blackwing.
@dwaynespaw80056 ай бұрын
Caddy
@ericortega56187 ай бұрын
Caddy for the win! 🎉
@KK-zm9lr7 ай бұрын
They don’t sound the same C’mon Man!!!
@GERONIMO3267 ай бұрын
Caddy for the win 💪 💪
@ricardoslveira28577 ай бұрын
2x1 merc!
@GERONIMO3267 ай бұрын
@@ricardoslveira2857 Caddy crossed the line first in the first roll race, 2nd roll race Merc won, and then Caddy obliterated it on the dig race
@hilalahmed10056 күн бұрын
Cadillac
@Freddy_Confetti6 ай бұрын
Sam always thinks slow cars are fast
@heinman62505 ай бұрын
because they really arent slow
@MegaTrollolololol3 ай бұрын
@@heinman6250 he just upset he too poor to have either one LOL
@kahlonjatt096 ай бұрын
C43 needs a driver mod. 😂
@blitzer-ln2nc6 ай бұрын
Both sound terrible, nothing sounds like a v8
@onYTsince20086 ай бұрын
IMHO, Sedans were *not* really made for "racing", they were more designed for comfort, but with a touch of sporty feel. That body of the C43 Sedan is so not made for racing lol, but the C43 coupe, that one yes.
@reviewsmore29467 ай бұрын
Always some bozos racing
@lsp23143 ай бұрын
Is anybody going to mention that this is a CT4-V
@mitchherf79183 ай бұрын
No. It's a CT5-V.
@MegaTrollolololol3 ай бұрын
lol bro what? it's a 5 i have the same one 🤣
@latino9147 ай бұрын
Easily take the AMG
@mimioize16344 ай бұрын
Easily take the caddy over the Merc not even close
@imagineeewowww62882 ай бұрын
you smoking straight d
@robertriccobene31062 ай бұрын
Ya I'll take the blackwing
@imagineeewowww62882 ай бұрын
you smokin straight 🍆🍆
@russellespinosa969027 күн бұрын
That’s a c43, not even a real amg bud, it’s got a v6 lol
@mikebetancourt64037 ай бұрын
Sam blew it off the line. C43 is better than that.
@marklloyd41537 ай бұрын
They sound terrible
@MegaTrollolololol3 ай бұрын
lol so do the words that come out of your mouth. don't be upset you're too poor to own either HAHA
@marklloyd41533 ай бұрын
@@MegaTrollolololol your ignorance is showing
@MegaTrollolololol3 ай бұрын
@@marklloyd4153 lmao your butthurt is showing again don't be jealous 😂
@marklloyd41533 ай бұрын
@@MegaTrollolololol your latent homo erotic tendencies are escaping you . I can tell from your blue collar vocabulary that you are a fat daddy bear that works at 7/11 only to use the peep hole you drilled into the wall to photograph little children and old men going to the restroom
@gcash20747 ай бұрын
Both sound Bad. A V6 hardly ever sounds good. But I do like the Cadillac.
@g4do7 ай бұрын
Cadillac/ general motors is wierd. The old ats v 3.5 V6 made 444 hp . This one makes less than 400 . The ct5 v blackwing makes 472 . What's going on with this wierd manufacturer?
@ryansalazan7 ай бұрын
Old atsv is a 3.6 v6tt vs this one which is a 3.0tt. Agreed it should make 400hp though because the other generation of this motor in the ct6 platinum made 400hp. The ct4v blackwing makes 472hp not the ct5vbw, which that makes 668hp
@lilcam2057 ай бұрын
You getting the cars mixed up the ATS-V is succeeded by the CT4-V Blackwing the ATS-V makes 444hp the CT4-V Blackwing makes 472hp...the CTS-V was replaced by the CT5-V Blackwing...that's the apples to apples comparisons
@g4do7 ай бұрын
@lilcam205 nothing you wrote changes the fact that general motors as a company is weird. Nothing they do makes sense and customers seemingly are oblivious. I can remember them selling sport rally trucks with rally stripes but no performance upgrades, charging a premium for them and customers bought it . Same with the RST trim . Same engine as base models, same suspension. They've only just now gave the public a factory supercharged Cadillac Escalade that still gets smoked by its competitors. And it's the same with every single one of their brands across the board... especially Buick . Buick competes with nothing . It exists for no reason.
@ryansalazan7 ай бұрын
@@g4do Actually fun fact Buick does compete with other brands. While Cadillac is meant to compete with the European sport luxury brands, Buick is meant to compete with the Japanese luxury market so against competitors like infinity Lexus and acura. I didn't know this for a while either but it makes a lot of sense now knowing that
@g4do7 ай бұрын
@ryansalazan buick does not compete. And just because you said it doesn't make it true. They're undersized , underpowered and don't get the gas mileage of their so called competition. And they're not as reliable either .
@FirearmTutorials6 ай бұрын
Man these sound like trash compared to the V8s...
@speedracerjeff7 ай бұрын
True /////AMG owners and enthusiasts don’t claim the C43… it’s not a “true” AMG to the hand built V8 purists.
@Dirty_Dan2057 ай бұрын
🙄 grow up
@AmgholicToronto7 ай бұрын
lol
@S8ER7 ай бұрын
@@Dirty_Dan205 That's not really a grow up thing... it's just true. The main reason is actually because the engine isn't hand built which deviates from the original AMG principles (one man one engine and all that) but some people do believe they should all be V8 as well as hand built.
@4MATICbenz7 ай бұрын
To be fair, the original AMG sport sedan produced and sold in numbers, the w202 C36 AMG, was not a V8..
@yousef.al-assaf7 ай бұрын
@@Dirty_Dan205 Growing up is realizing that mid performance "AMG" is just a skin...
@blacksupersport83116 ай бұрын
That AMG sounds like 💩 I'd never waste a penny on a Mercedes they all are so unreliable.