The CTS-V is a rear wheel drive sedan/saloon motor vehicle with a front located engine, sold by Cadillac.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 6 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 400 bhp (406 PS/298 kW) at 6000 rpm and 536 Nm (395 lbft/54.7 kgm) at 4400 rpm respectively.
Power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual transmission.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1746 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2880 mm | 113.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1552 mm | 61.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1560 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Length | 4864 mm | 191.5 inches | |
| Width | 1793 mm | 70.6 inches | |
| Height | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1746 kg | 3849 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 54% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 66.2 litres | 14.6 [17.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LS2 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6 litre 5967 cc (364.129 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 92 mm
4 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
406 PS (400 bhp) (298 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
536 Nm (395 ft·lb) (54.7 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
50 kW/litre 68 ps/litre 67 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
89.83 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1128.8 kPa (163.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 745.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 232.28 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 170.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 229.1 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.85 kg/kW 9.78 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½ x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½ x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | Goodyear Eagle F1 P245/45 R 18 W | ||
| Tyres rear | Goodyear Eagle F1 P245/45 R 18 W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 355 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 365 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.57 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 150711 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Cadillac CTS-V (2006) added 2006-12-13. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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