Altough the new Cadillac CTS commercials give me the creeps - you know, the one's with the doctor from Grey's Anatomy (I've just been corrected....Private Practice), and she is all over the car like (insert metaphor here).
At any rate - the fact that the new CTS comes with a manual transmission got me doing some research, and sure enough, those CTS-V cars that you see every now and again are freaking sweet - starting in 2004, GM dropped the LS6 Engine and Transmission from the Corvette Z06 and offered it as the CTS-V - 400HP, manual transmission, upgraded suspension, and Brembo brakes. Not bad. Looks like you can get a 2004 for about 22K with low miles.
In 2006 GM upped the ante with the LS2 engine, which gives another horsepower boost. The 2009 CTS-V (sound) will have the latest 550HP supercharged Corvette engine, which is shared with the Corvette ZR1 (unreal...check out the ZR1 see-thru hood and carbon fiber)
The selling point for me - the CTS-V edges out its only price-point competition (Dodge SRT-8 Charger) not on looks, but on the standard manual transmission.
Check out this video...never would I have expected a Cadillac to sound like this. This car is sneaky fast.
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