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6.2L Supercharged LT4 putting down 640HP
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6.2L Supercharged LT4 putting down 640HP
If there were any doubts that Cadillac should be counted among the most elite high-performance luxury car brands, the new 2016 CTS-V should put them to rest.
The third-generation CTS-V, which debuts at Detroit’s North American International Auto Show in January, is the most powerful sedan in Cadillac history, launching from zero to 60 mph in 3.7 thrilling seconds and joining a small club of high-performance cars that can hit 200 miles per hour or better.
Aimed squarely at the BMW M5 and Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, it packs the same supercharged 6.2-liter V8 found in General Motors’ Chevrolet Corvette Z06, producing up to 640 horsepower and 630 foot-pounds of torque.
General Motors hopes cars like the CTS-V and the 2016 ATS-V unveiled in November will rejuvenate the sagging Cadillac brand, which saw a sales decline in 2014 despite producing some of the best cars in its 112-year history. New President Johann de Nysschen, who formerly led both Audi and Infiniti, thinks moving Cadillac headquarters to New York will help reestablish Cadillac as a legitimate global luxury brand. New products, of course, matter most, and Cadillac will debut its new CT6 flagship sedan in the spring at the New York International Auto Show. A new SRX crossover is also coming, along with several other new models.
The high-performance CTS-V Series currently represents only about 8 percent of overall CTS sales, but it is a halo car that helps draw younger, more affluent buyers into the luxury brand. CTS-V buyers, for example, are about seven years younger than the average CTS owner, who is 59.
“These are the most enthusiastic ambassadors for our products,” said Tony Roma, chief engineer for the CTS and V Series lineup. “These are the customers that everybody covets. They’re more educated. They have higher incomes. They’re a little younger. They’re influencers. They’re people other folks ask their opinion about cars.”
The CTS-V, he says, is really two cars in one: a daily luxury car and a track-capable performance car. It’s even available with a performance data recorder, which allows drivers to record high-definition video, with data overlays of their driving performance to impress their friends on social media.
Everything about the car’s design, from its bulging carbon fiber hood to its flared fenders and massive grille, was intended to improve aerodynamic performance.
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