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Mid-Year Cadillac CTS-V Could Make up to 500-HP

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Cadillac May Build CTS-V to Match Future BMW M5s Power

Cadillacs ultra-hot 2004 CTS-V, that sports a 400-hp 5.7-L LS-6 V8 pulled directly out of the wild and wooly Corvette Z06, just might get a mid-year engine upgrade to nothing less than 500-hp. At least thats the rumor running around GM circles lately.

The modified V8 would boast 6.0-liters. Why the need for more power? Cadillac wants to be perceived on par with

Cadillac wants to compete on par with the big name, big horsepower German brands. (Photo: General Motors)
German brands Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, all of which are in a fierce horsepower war with their respective RS, M and AMG supercar brands. Audi recently introduced its 450-hp RS6 and Mercedes-Benz its 469-hp E55 AMG, while BMW is expected to up the ante with a new 500-hp V10 M5.

Theres no reason why
The bragging rights alone could boost sales of all Cadillac models. (Photo: General Motors)
Cadillac cant produce a car to compete directly with these bahn-stormers, and the bragging rights could trickle down to bolster sales of all models.

An important consideration is that the CTS-V is slightly smaller and lighter than any of its midsize German competitors, which means even in 400-hp trim it should be competitive. To put it into perspective, the ultra-hot Caddy also competes with, and should easily outperform the much less powerful Audi S4, BMW M3 and Mercedes-Benz C32 AMG. It will be interesting to see if rumor results in reality in the CTS-Vs case.





 
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