Cadillac CTS-V does 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds, has 556-hp
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MILFORD, MICHIGAN -- Official Society of Automotive Engineers numbers for the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V are 556 hp and 551 lb-ft of torque. Its 6.2L supercharged OHV V-8 propelled it around a lap of the Nordshleife in seven min, 59.32 sec recently, and Cadillac says it will launch it from 0 to 60 mph in 3.9 sec. Quarter-mile? About 12 sec at 118 mph. Cadillac says some runs have beat 12 sec; others are slightly over.
Cadillac says times are too close to delineate between the six-speed automatic with sport-shift programming and paddle-shifters and the full six-speed manual. There's much more to tell, but I'm posting this quickly...more on the car to come.
Manufacturers' numbers typically are a tad conservative. Our testers will have their hands full trying to beat a 12-sec quarter-mile, though. How do the CTS-V's chief rivals measure up? These are numbers from Art St. Antoine's February 2007 comparison, "The Terminators":
2006 BMW M5
500-hp, 383 lb-ft. DOHC 5.0L V-10, 7-speed auto-clutch manual
0-60 mph in 4.4 sec.
1/4-mile in 12.7 sec. @ 114.6 mph
2007 Audi S6
435-hp, 398 lb-ft. DOHC 5.2L V-10, six-speed automatic
0-60 mph in 5.1 sec.
1/4-mile in 13.6 sec @ 104.4 mph
2007 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG
507-hp, 465 lb-ft. DOHC 6.2L V-8
0-60 mph in 4.3 sec.
1/4-mile in 12.7 sec @ 113.0 mph
If we can replicate Cadillac's numbers, the CTS-V will rival these smaller, lighter cars, as tested in Matt Stone's "There Will Be Blood" comparison for the May 2008 issue:
2008 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG
451-hp, 443 lb-ft. DOHC 6.2L V-8, 7-speed automatic
0-60 mph in 4.1 sec.
1/4-mile in 12.5 sec. @ 113.5 mph
2008 BMW M3
414-hp, 295 lb-ft. DOHC 4.0L V-8, 6-speed manual
0-60 mph in 4.3 sec.
1/4-mile in 12.7 sec @ 111.3 mph
2008 Lexus IS F
416-hp, 371 lb-ft. DOHC 5.0L V-8
0-60 mph in 4.3 sec.
1/4-mile in 12.7 sec. @ 113.4 mph
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