| In 2004, Cadillac came out with the high performance | | | | hp. |
| CTS-V to compete with European sport sedans. The | | | | According to though, the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V will not |
| car has been known for its high performance engine | | | | be supercharged but will use a Corvette engine just |
| with a high power output. The CTS-V's direct | | | | the same. The leading online source of auto |
| competitors are the BMW M3 and the M5 as well as | | | | information said that come 2008, the 2009 Cadillac |
| the Mercedes-Benz C55 AMG and the E55 AMG. | | | | CTS-V will be introduced in the market equipped with |
| Since it is going up against some strong competition, it | | | | a 7.0-liter naturally aspirated LS7 engine. |
| is a given that General Motors will improve its | | | | The said engine can produce as much as 505 |
| performance for future model years. | | | | horsepower and 470 lb-ft of torque. The said power |
| For the 2009 model year, there have been rumors in | | | | output is expected to give a remarkable acceleration |
| the auto industry that the CTS-V will be equipped with | | | | and a high top speed for the 3,800 pound car. |
| a supercharged engine. Speculations about the | | | | According to Edmunds, the engine that will be used on |
| presence of a supercharger for the CTS-V came | | | | the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V is similar to the ones used by |
| after photos of the prototype CTS-V came out. The | | | | BMW in the E63 AMG. The advantage that the |
| hood of the prototype has a bulge which suggests | | | | Cadillac has on the BMW is that the E63 AMG weighs |
| that a supercharger was hidden somewhere under the | | | | about 4,000 pounds. |
| hood of the car. | | | | Meanwhile, the relationship between Cadillac and the |
| One speculation as to the powerplant of the 2009 | | | | Corvette takes another step in promoting the brands |
| CTS-V is that it is equipped with a supercharged | | | | by making an appearance at this year's Motorexpo |
| variant of the 430-horsepower LS3 engine used in the | | | | which will be held from the eleventh up to the |
| 2008 Chevrolet Corvette. While another claim is that | | | | seventeenth of this month. The event will be held at |
| aside from a supercharger, the engine is also equipped | | | | London's Canary Wharf. |
| with a Cadillac cold air intake system. | | | | Among the vehicles that will be displayed at the event |
| Another theory is that the Cadillac CTS-V will be | | | | are the Corvette Z06 Ron Fellows Edition and the right |
| equipped with a tuned down version of the | | | | hand drive Cadillac SRX. Joining these two vehicles is |
| 700-hosrsepower LS7 engine which will be used on | | | | the other right hand drive Cadillac model which is the |
| the Corvette Z07. This means that the Cadillac CTS-V | | | | Cadillac BLS. A left hand drive Cadillac Escalade will |
| may have an engine with a power output of just 600 | | | | also grace the event with its presence. |