2004 Cadillac CTS-V Test Drive
Cadillac hoped tis CTS-V would be to the BMW M5 what the Z06 was to the 911: a worthy competitor for much les money and a critical success, even in Europe. It took on BMW with good old fashioned, rumbling pushrod V-8 power-400 horses from a 5.7-liter aluminum-block Vette-soured LS-6.
upgrades included a standard six-speed manual (no automatic), P245/45WR18 run-flat tires around six-lug aluminum wheels, and four piston Brembo brakes with vented 14-inch rotors in front and 14.4-inch rotors and four-piston calipers in the rear. The stability system had four driver-select modes in the V, including a track performance setting. It had thicker front/rea
r anti-roll bars, and spring rates were up 27 percent.
Exterior enhancements were subtle, like the Z06 and M5, with a new front fascia featured integrated aero splitter and brake ducts, a stainless-steel mesh grille, “aero” rocker panels, CTS-V badges on the decklid and front fenders, and a GM performance Division badge underhood. Colors were silver or black, with ebony or light neutral interior trimmed in light gray stitching. Suffice it to say Cadillac was addressing concerns about CTS drivers’ bland environment. So it looked like Cadillac had all the ingredients for a car that cold seriously considered a competitor for the vaunted M5.
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