Cadillac, North America’s leading luxury car manufacturer waits on theDubai Motor Show 2011 to display their Sport Models for the 2012 CTS Coupe and Escalade. The Sport package on the RWD 2012 CTS Coupe comes with a sport grille and V-Series center brake light, midnight Sapele wood trim package, recaro performance seats and available microfiber suede seat inserts in Ebony or Light Titanium. In addition, it features 19' polished aluminum wheels, microfiber suede-trimmed steering wheel rim and shift knob and sport alloy pedals.
The Escalade as is, features Magnetic Ride Control, Intellibeam headlamps, Side Blind Zone Alert safety alert system as well as a rear seat entertainment and power-assist steps that deploy automatically as the doors open and close. To all that the Sport package adds a restyled front fascia that features body-color surround and horizontal elements with strong vertical chrome bars, redesigned front fender vents, body-color side moldings and door handles. New 22' polished aluminum wheels and optional LED headlamps, a redesigned rear fascia with integrated dual rectangular exhaust tips, clear-tinted LED tail lamps and center high-mounted stop lamp and the revised Cadillac emblem are also included.Also making an appearance will be the all-new Black Diamond Edition of the CTS-V and CTS-V Coupe 2012 SRX with its 3.6-litre direct-injected V-6 engine.
The CTS-V Coupe is race version of Cadillac, which is prepared to competing in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) World Challenge, North America’s top production-based racecar series.
Cadillac will field two teams in the upcoming SCCA World Challenge GT Class with a racecar based on the Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Race Car. The CTS-V line, which also includes the CTS-V Sedan and CTS-V Wagon, was recently named to Car and Driver magazine’s 10 Best list for 2011.
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Cadillac CTS-V Coupe is returning to racing in the SCCA World Challenge is a great way to demonstrate the performance and capability. Maxima in order to achieve results, Cadillac is working with Pratt & Miller, a New Hudson, Mich., engineering firm which specializes in motorsports, to develop the Cadillac CTS-V Coupe race car.Some of the production CTS-V components will b modified due to the unique demands of racing or to meet the SCCA series’ technical rules, every effort is taken to maintain as much production content as possible.
The days when 1,000 horsepower cars were nothing more than myths and figments of our imagination are long gone. These days, they’re bringing thrown around like water balloons on a hot summer afternoon. Okay, it still doesn’t happen as often, but you get the point.
Over the past few days, we learned that two Cadillac CTS-V Coupes headed to the ultimate showcase of automotive excess, the SEMA Auto Show, will serve notice to the aftermarket industry that these bad boys are not be messed with. We already covered the V1000 Martin a few days ago so now it’s time for us to introduce the ’Le Monstre.’
As the work of the "D3 Group," the CTS-V Le Monstre takes its name from the 1950 Cadillac Coupe Series 61, a car that competed in the 24 Hours of LeMans way back when in the 50’s. Fast forward six decades later and the namesake will surely make its predecessor proud.
This Cadillac sports coupe was named ’Le Monstre’ for a reason, and that reason takes shape through a heavily modified 6.2-liter LSA V8 engine that was turned into 7.0-liter engine with matching upgraded internals. The result is a powertrain that packs a walloping 1,001 horsepower and 1,000 lb/ft of torque. Ay, caramba!
To allow the car to look and handle as well as it should given the significant spike in output, the D3 Group also gave the CTS-V Coupe a a stealthy Matte Black wrap courtesy of Wraptivo, a custom wide-body kit, an upgraded chassis and suspension system, and a new set of 20" wheels wrapped in Toyo Proxes T1R UHP tires.
Talk about living up to your ’Le Monstre’ monicker.
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People don’t normally think of Cadillac as capable of supercharged, high-performance engineering, but that’s exactly the feat they’ve accomplished with the 556 hp V-8 2009 CTS-V. Tucked behind the elegant front grille is a serious speed machine, one that could leave dust in the cockpit of a few Corvettes on the way to the dinner party, in fact.
For the last several years, the classic automaker has been busy trying to lose its reputation for stuffy sedans. The CTS-V delivers on that promise, with a 6-speed manual, rear-wheel drive chassis that clocks in at 3.9 seconds from 0 to 60 mph, best in its class.
Starting with an MSRP of $60,000, you get a sport interior with chrome and black piano finishing, MP3, AUX, and USB connectivity, a fancy center console with juicy navigation controls, and Bose 5.1 surround sound stereo with 10 speakers.
If this keeps up, next year’s Caddy may have racing stripes.
Specifications
Vehicle Type: - 4-door sedan
Configuration: - Front Engine
Engine: - 6.2 L LSA Supercharged V8
Capacity: - 6162 cc
Power: - 550 bhp at 6200 rpm
Torque: - 550 lb-ft at 6200 rpm
Transmission: - 6-Speed Manual
Wheelbase: - 113.4 inches
Length: - 191.6 inches
Width: - 72.5 inches
Height: - 58.0 inches
Weight: - 4200 lbs
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