Couldn’t help but notice the new issue of Motor Trend’s cover story — “2009 Best Driver’s Car — 10 Contenders, One Winner.”   In a pretty cool test, they chose 10 cars they believe are real contenders to be the finest handling and performing cars — inlcuding Audi R8, Corvette ZR-1, Porsche Cayman S, and other serious machines.  Cadillac’s CTS-V was chosen to compete in the test held at the legendary Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif.  To make it very scientific, MT’s story includes detailed measurements of the cars through various segments of the track, and had them all driven by one expert driver — Randy Pobst, a terrific professional racer in top sports car racing circles.

Here is an explanation of the judging criteria:

Here’s how the CTS-V performed:

In the same issue, MT reports on their year-long ownership experience with a 2009 Cadillac CTS. Insightful as they used the car for daily driving duties, including the every day observations from a wide span of their staffers.  Check it out here.