The CTS-V is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) automobile with a front located engine, from Cadillac.
Powering the Cadillac CTS-V is an overhead valve, 6.2 litre supercharged 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 640 bhp (649 PS/477 kW) at 6400 rpm and 855 N·m (631 lb·ft/87.2 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels through an 8 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1878 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 322 km/h or 200 mph, official fuel consumption is 14/21 US MPG EPA city/highway.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2911 mm | 114.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1554 mm | 61.2 inches | |
| Length | 5019 mm | 197.6 inches | |
| Width | 1834 mm | 72.2 inches | |
| Height | 1453 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1878 kg | 4140 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 52.7% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LT4 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.2 litre 6162 cc (376.028 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 103.25 × 92 mm
4.06 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 649 PS (640 bhp) (477 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 855 Nm (631 ft·lb) (87.2 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 77.5 kW/litre 105.3 ps/litre 103.9 bhp/litre 1.7 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
138.75 Nm/litre
1.68 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1743.6 kPa (252.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6600 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 770.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 3.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 322 km/h (200 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 345.53 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.35 PS/kg 254.13 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 kW/kg 340.79 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.34 bhp/kg 0.15 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.94 kg/kW 6.57 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14/21 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 16.8/11.2 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 6.0/8.9 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 16.8/25.2 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 14.0/21.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | 2.370 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 9½ x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10 x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | Michelin Pilot Super Sport 265/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin Pilot Super Sport 295/30 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 390 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 365 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.65 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.85 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 507221 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 52.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2017 Cadillac CTS-V added 2017-01-05. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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