Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Euro, Cadillac, UK
Cadillac CTS-V might get AWD, UK could be left out
Part of Cadillac's (latest) plan for resurgence is to offer products that target some of the machinery its rivals have honed to near-perfection over the years. We know that a CTS-V is in the works, likely to receive an LS7 heart transplant creating over 500 HP. Although the V's closest competitor was assumed to be the BMW M5, something more akin to the Audi drivetrain philosophy might be more accurate – at least according to Autocar.
An article on the Brit pub's website mentions that all-wheel-drive might be an option when the CTS-V comes to market, which makes sense considering it's already an option on the 3.6-liter model. Autocar's take on things primarily centered on the difficulty and expense of swapping the hotted-up CTS to right-hand-drive for consumers across the pond due to the complexity of the (possible) AWD setup. However, neither tidbit of information has been confirmed, so we'll just chalk it up to speculation for the time being.
[Source: Autocar]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
darth 12:21PM (11/03/2007)
if the rumors of 500+ hp are true the cts could be in a gap in the market
m5 power and size for m3 sedan price
could be intersesting
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MoonRover 12:35PM (11/03/2007)
They are selling these babies off the trucks, as quick as they arrive they are goooooonnnnnnneeeee....
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AMcA 12:35PM (11/03/2007)
NO, DON'T DO IT!
Stick to the successful concept: big power, simplicity.
You've got a great car now, Cadillac. Don't start trying to catch Audi now. That'll take a couple generations in which you'll still not quite be there.
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Devin 12:50PM (11/03/2007)
Great Idea Cadillac. This is what will differentiate it from BMW and Mercedes. Audi already has had great success with its AWD models. Plus, AWD will be better to put all the CTS's enormous power to the ground. If they are truly afraid of putting it on all v's, offer it as an option. Call it the CTS-vX.
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Rafa 12:57PM (11/03/2007)
this is just great
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Mark 1:39PM (11/03/2007)
I was looking at the news, thinking the world was coming to an end. Now I have a new found hope in an AWD CTS-V. This would be well appreciated.
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Chris 2:10PM (11/03/2007)
The CTSv does not get the LS7. It gets the LSA.
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pd 2:21PM (11/03/2007)
No LS-7!! Blown 6.2, latest estimates 525 h.p.
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TriShield 4:33PM (11/03/2007)
The CTS-V is not going to offer AWD and it's not using the LS7. It's using the supercharged V8 from the Corvette ZR1, only detuned and RWD only.
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Turbofrog 5:26PM (11/03/2007)
I would be very surprised, considering GM doesn't have any existing AWD cars fit to handle that much power.
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010111 9:04PM (11/03/2007)
the Holden Coupe4 was an LS1 and AWD in a coupe package. that has come and gone though at this point.
the Coupe4 was an automatic however... AFAIK GM doesn't have a *manual* AWD system that can handle a V8. at least not in cars. and being an automatic made the Coupe4 not particularly popular.
if they did make such a system though... i would love to see it trickling down into many other GM vehicles.
AMcA 9:19PM (11/03/2007)
Excellent point. That'd be task to engineer an AWD unit that would handle that kind of juice. And there definitely isn't one on the parts shelf at present.
Phew. I was afraid they were going to screw up the greatest American hot rod every produced by the factory.
Tom Fjord 7:37PM (11/03/2007)
Could definitely be a hot car. I just hope those ghetto chrome wheels are concept only.
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joeg 10:36AM (11/04/2007)
If They Build It, People will buy it. I know for sure that my father's only reason for not buying the STS-V is because we live in michigan and that would be a real handfull in the winter so he just has a STS+4. BUILD IT HE WILL BUY IT!
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JG 11:01AM (11/05/2007)
Wow... an AWD V-Series would be awesome. Hopefully this one wont have the 'exploding rear diff' option :(
http://www.vseries.net
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BrokenCaddillac...Again 3:48PM (11/05/2007)
I had the diff replaced on my regular CTS with the V6