CTS-V will make a believer out of you

[Bruce Nunnally]

Cadillac's sports version of its CTS sedan might seem an incongruous mix – dropping a Corvette engine into a staid tourer is not typically the stuff teen-aged hot-rod dreams are made of. But abandon preconceptions, all ye who enter here: With a superbly balanced chassis and a comfortable and elegant-tech interior to match that tire-smoking powerplant, the CTS-V will make a believer out of you.

Now in its second generation, the CTS-V is an even more finely polished take on the wolf-in-sheep's-clothing story. The starting point is that jewel of an engine – a 556hp, 6.2-liter supercharged V8 based on the Corvette ZR1's LS9, that propels the CTS-V from zero to 60mph in just over 4sec, despite its 4,300-lb curb weight. That's serious acceleration, putting the $60,720 Caddy on a par with Mercedes-Benz's $85k E63 (also 6.2-liter V8-powered). You'll stop just as smartly, too, with the optional “Track” brake package generating a stopping distance of 109 feet from 60mph.

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