27/06/2008 04:23. Like most automotive journalists, we’re power junkies. The more power, the more fun. That’s usually the bottom line.

But there are other things power brings to the table. For instance, the more power the better to extricate one’s self from those occasional troubling encounters on crowded highways. Power is confidence inspiring. So when there’s a choice of engines, we usually desire to drive the biggest and most powerful in the lineup. But as much as we love horsepower, we find torque and flex speed just as alluring, so sometimes we recommend a smaller engine if it’s up to the task of moving the sheetmetal in an expeditious manner, because it’s usually more fuel efficient and comes at a smaller price.

This is the case with the 2008 Cadillac STS... // Times Record News