I love it. The CTS is roughly the size of the M5, so the V is the best car to challenge the BMW. It will simply raise the bar for the tuned STS. Save the V-12 Northstar for the STS-V! If not, the C5-R block is still looking for a home on the highway. With cylinder deactivation, it should be considered a long-shot for Cadillac use.
Spy Shots: Cadillac CTS-V Plus
Got this from the TheCarConnection... It says there was supposed to be a pic with this text, but couldn't get it to come up. If anybody knows more about this or has pictures post them PLEASE!!!!Spy Shots: Cadillac CTS-V Plus
Even more horses for the CTS? Bet on it.
by Brenda Priddy (2004-05-10)
As if the 400-horsepower CTS-V Series isn't enough, we photographed General Motors' Performance Division engineers testing an even higher performance version.
Referred to as the CTS-V Series Plus by spectators at the Nürburgring, this CTS mule is said to be powered by a 6.0-liter V-8, and sources are estimating the horsepower to be in the 475-500 range. General Motors is aggressively testing this more powerful CTS, but production plans have not yet been confirmed.
The vehicle show here is actually an older CTS-V mule. The higher-performance CTS-V Plus uses a larger-displacement pushrod small-block engine, so the hood hump should disappear in production
