With a 556 horsepower supercharged LSA V8 engine under its hood, the current-generation Cadillac CTS-V is no slouch. Its magnetic ride control suspension also helps keep it composed in the bends, but from the looks of things, it will have nothing on the next-generation Alpha-based car.
Footage of a 2016 CTS-V prototype testing at the Nurbrugring was recently obtained by Autoevolution and to be frank, it looks absurdly fast. We expected the supercharged V8 sedan to be quick in a straight line, but we didn’t expect it to look this composed and planted on the racetrack.
The CTS-V is so drama-free taking the Nordschelife’s tricky high speed corners that it’s almost dull to watch, which is actually a good thing. The more pliant a car looks on the racetrack, the faster it usually is, and this test car looks completely within in its comfort zone on one of the world’s most challenging circuits.
Cadillac hasn’t confirmed the powertrain for its next-gen CTS-V, but were expecting the 2015 Corvette Z06’s LT4 V8, which produces 650 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of torque, to be hiding under that vented hood. The ‘Vette’s 8L90E eight-speed automatic transmission should also be present, along with magnetic ride control and functional aerodynamic elements.
Check out the video below to see the car in action before it hits the auto show floor in Detroit this January.
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Yes we have small block and its gonna kick the crap out of the Germans!
Maybe that is why Germans don’t buy Cadys, because they know they’ll be second best?
As I’ve said before, Cadillac was not created to foster a “America vs. Germany vs. Japan” mentality. It was created to build and offer the best luxury vehicles.
i like. this is awesome but made AWD to. GM is a global company and gm contains several different car manufacturers and the land. GM has a new leader and a new strategy for the new plans are all new. This machine is born of GM common collaborative. different states or countries, insult, or detraction is ugly and childish. Successful products are born thanks to the collaboration.
parts of people’s attitude and arrogance is still horrible to read.
It better have the 7 speed manual or no money from me.
It seems like a strong possibility. BMW still offers a 6-speed M5.
No More supercharger whine…maybe a twin turbo after all?
I’m not sure about the grill. It looks like something something from a Buick or Lincoln. Hoefuly it looks better without camouflage.
OK I would like to see this super car sedan high performance comes out in the next year. The Cadillac CTS-V 2016 will come out in January 2015 as a model of 2016 at the NAIAS Detroit Auto show.