Alive and Kicking: 2016 Cadillac CTS-V Review - Automobile
With its numbers off even in a booming luxury market, Cadillac’s own record runs from critical successes that have thus far generated lackluster sales -- namely the ATS and CTS sedans -- to the industry’s biggest egg-on-face of 2014, the epically... To sport-sedan rivals, the CTS-V’s nearly 1 g of lateral grip, redoubtable Brembo brakes, hyper-engineered chassis, magnetic suspension, and five-mode Performance Traction Management present an ample challenge. To that, the Cadillac adds an almost unfair inheritance via a modified, wet-sump-oiled version of the Corvette Z06’s supercharged, 6. 2-liter V-8. The direct-injected, cylinder-deactivating LT4 generates 630 lb-ft of torque with 9. 4 psi of... Cadillac’s weight reductions trim this CTS-V to 4,145 pounds, 107 pounds less than its predecessor, with savers including a carbon-fiber hood. The upshot is a robust weight-to-power ratio of 6. 5 pounds per horsepower versus the M5’s 7. 8 and the E63’s 8. Internet geniuses will count to 707 to declare Dodge’s Charger Hellcat as the ’Murican sedan horsepower champ. However, the Cadillac doesn’t just slay the Mopar in performance metrics that matter to skilled enthusiasts -- responsive handling, braking, lap times, driver engagement -- but likely in real-world stoplight bursts. Source: www.automobilemag.com
