The Cadillac CTS-V is a 4 door saloon-bodied car with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a supercharged engine of 6.2 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 556 bhp (564 PS/415 kW) of power at 6100 rpm, and maximum torque of 747 N·m (551 lb·ft/76.2 kgm) at 3800 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 6 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1950 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| 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) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 4867 mm | 191.6 inches | |
| Width | 1842 mm | 72.5 inches | |
| Height | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1950 kg | 4299 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.355 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LSA | ||
| 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 | 564 PS (556 bhp) (415 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 747 Nm (551 ft·lb) (76.2 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 67.3 kW/litre 91.5 ps/litre 90.2 bhp/litre 1.48 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
121.23 Nm/litre
1.47 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1523.4 kPa (220.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6200 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 770.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | Eaton Gen 6 R19 supercharger | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| 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 289.09 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 PS/kg 212.62 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 285.13 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.7 kg/kW 7.86 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 9 x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½ x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/40 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 285/35 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 380 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 373 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 169312 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 52.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Cadillac CTS-V Automatic (2009) added 2008-01-17. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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