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The Cadillac CTS-V: A Redemption Story

As we take a look at the world of cars, it's hard not to appreciate the story behind the iconic Cadillac CTS-V. How did this dusty or grampappy car brand manage to create one of the sickest burnout machines of all time? And in the process, completely redeem themselves?

The Cadillac CTS-V was available in various forms, including as a sedan and a coupe. Its aggressive design and powerful engine made it an instant hit among car enthusiasts. The CTS-V wagon, often considered the most bad American wagon of all time, left a lasting impression on the automotive world.

For those who have experienced the thrill of driving the Cadillac CTS-V, you know that it's a sensory experience like no other. The sound of the engine revving and tires screeching is music to the ears of any car enthusiast. This is what makes the CTS-V such an iconic vehicle, with its distinctive sound echoing in the hearts of many.

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Now that we've talked about the Cadillac CTS-V, let's take a look back at what was happening in 2004 - a year filled with exciting developments in the world of cars.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en(car wheels screaching)- Let me ask you a question'cause you're smartand I respect your opinion.How did a dusty or grampappy car brandmake one of the sickestburnout machines of all time?And in the process,completely redeem themselves.It came as a sedan, came as a coupe.Turn down your friggen hearing aids daddy.It came as the moost bad(beep) American wagonof all time.(engine revs)(tires screech)Go tell pappy to hand youhis crusty hankercheif'cause you're gonna get acase of the mouth dripples.This is everything you need to knowto get up to speed on the Cadilac CTS-V(upbeat music)Big thank you to Keepshair loss preventionfor sponsoring thisepisode of Up To Speed.Believe me when I tell you thattwo our of every three guyswill experience some formof male pattern maldnessby the time they hit 35.I've done my own researcharound the officeand I know there is somepotential baldees walking around,maybe Nolan, I'm not saying anything.But prevention is key my sweet baby boy.The sooner you start using Keeps,the more hair you'll save, so hurry up.And lucky for you with Keepsyou can visit a doctor onlineand get hair loss medicationdelivered to your door.If you're ready to actionand prevent hair lossgo to keeps.com/uptospeed50to receive 50% offyour first order.Keeps.com/uptospeed50.The easiest way to support Donutis to support our sponsors,just click on that link,it really helps us out.Now, back to the show.A lot way happening in 2004."Baby Geniuses 2 Superbabies" was meltingall of our little hearts,the New England Patriots had just wontheir third Supor Bowl, Cobie likes that,and suburban mall shoeretailer, Just For Feet,closed it's doors forever.It was a dark time.But, in the wake of that darkness camean unsupecting white knight,rolling in on a four a wheeled steed,destined to shine some light on sad peopleall over the country, andwhat was that white knight?Cadilac, and that fourwheeled steed, the CTS.(engine revs)(tires screech)CTS was Cadillacsreplacement for the Tera,a German built sedanthat looked like a Neonand was shipped over to theUS and rebadged as a caddie.My step mom's mom had was.She's my step Grandma.You remember the advertisements,it's the caddy that zigs.- Catera,the caddie that zigs.- The girl boys and girls at GMwanted to bring the four door sedanand making biz back to the USand the CTS was the model to do it with,and they did so with a frickin bang.Priced as a compact butbuilt as a mid size,the new CTS aimed attaking some sales awayfrom similarly SPECT Beamers and Benzes.It was also the first sedan from Cadillacin a very long time to be offeredwith a manual transmission,the last one was the 1988 Cimarron.Now this was perfect forthose mommies and daddieswho wanted to roll to the gears after dayof doing grown up crap that sucks.Like having kids.It didn't take long, butlike that creepy magicianwho's at your best friend's10th birthday party,Cadillac had a trick up their sleeve.Just one year after itsinitial model release,the big guns were brought outand a V8 was put under thehood of the midsized sedan.Now, they called their new buffed creationthe CTS-V but it wasn't just any V8,that would be lazy, instead of lazythey decided to be crazy baby.They took the powerplantout of the C5 Z06 Corvette,a 5.7 liter 400 horsepower V8.That's right, this pupstergot the LS treatmentwith 395 pound feet of torques,you got cruising from astandstill to 60 in 5.3 secondsand busted out the quartermile in the high 13s.This all new Cadillacwasn't what your grandpopshad in mind when he went to buy nanaa new round town cruiser.Many a pappy almost gave theirwives depends bottom attackswhen giving them a spin around the block.(tires screech)Built by the GM PERFORMANCEDIVISION for Cadillac,the CTS-V was the firstcar in a series of V carsthat are still being built today.The luxury muscle carbuilt on American soil,this new V took aim atthe German built BMW M5,Audi S6 and Mercedes AMG E-series.After years of getting it's (beep) stompedby them schnitzel boys,this ballpark Frank Americanwas ready to squirt some mustard.(engine revs)Four door Z06, as some called it,had more than just a big beefymotor stuffed under the hood,it got a Tremec T56 sixspeed manual transmission,also from the Z06, they gotindependent rear suspension,it got four piston Bremboswith 14 inch rotorsand it got 18 inch wheels.This car was the real freakin deal.It was the talk of the town,and the belle of the ball.The USA finally had ananswer to the Varian boysacross the pond and thatthe answer was (beep) you.Straight up, I'll give a(beep) about you guys. (beep)So what do you say?It looks (beep) sick too.The body got a more aggressive lookwith the stainless mesh grilland buff looking arrow stuff.It made the car frickin chisel.(engine revs)Inside the V got a differentinstrument cluster,got better seats and avery long, throw shifter.Compared to typically early2000s gm interior standards,this one had a really,really nice interior.And while it wasn'tnecessarily the fastestof the bunch compared to otherhigh performance four doors,it did what GM wanted it to do,it got fire bloodedyoungsters all hopped upon the mothball brand.This was the beginning of anew era for GM luxury cars.Now, a foundation for thisseries of cars was laid,and it didn't let down.Case in point, atriparound the Nurburgring.(engine revs)(tires screech)The first gen CTS-V got aroundthe 12.9 mile long coursein eight minutes 19 seconds,now to put that into perspectivethe M5 completed it in 8:20.Considering GM's flagshipSports Car of the time,the C5 Z06 did it only 20 seconds faster.The big bulky four door Vshowed that it had some wings.So let's say that you're a Beamer Boy,you probably know that theM and M 3, 4, 5 whateverstands for motor sport.If you're an Audi file youknow that S stands for sportand if you're a Benz Baby,I'm sure they know that AMG standsfor (speaks in foreign language).The Germans brands have somemeaning behind the namingof their performance division,so if you're curious what the V stood for,it's not victory, it's notvet, it's not velocity,those all would have been very coolbut the truth is thatCadillac hired focus groupsto research what letterthey should add to the endof their three letternamesake and V was deemedto be both unique and elegant.It's a very boringstory but it's the truthand a lot of times the truth is boring.But, history is writtenby those with powerand since I have the most power baby,from this day forward, tell your friendsthat the V stands for vroom.(engine revs)O for CTS vroom was also the carthat marked Cadillacs returned to racing.Now, you're like, what,Cadillac was in racing?Yes, they were.The v wasn't the luxurybrands first race car,going all the way back to 1949,the guy named Paul Russo wonthe Milwaukee 100 stock carrace in a Cadillac series 62.Now fast forward to 2004, the CTS-V raciedin the SCCA WorldChallenge GT Championship,and the Four Seasons that it raised it wonthe Manufacturer Championship,a Driver Championship,10 overall wins, seven pole positionsand 36 podium finishes.I just changed my mind.The V now stands for victory.Well the first gen CTS-Vhad a ton of upside,it also had a few (beep).The first being exploding differentials.You don't want a differential exploding.(engine revs)Second, while the sports suspension usedon the car created great handling,it was really, reallyharsh on everyday roads,it created a very un-Cadillac feal,but when you're tryna goafter a younger crowd,lush floating on cloud suspensionisn't priority number oneso screw that.I've ruined all of my carswith upgraded suspension.Now finally, and probablymost importantly,the car was slightly worsethan its competition,it wasn't as fast, it wasn't as niceand while it was still $20,000 cheaper,people still notice.So, playing second fiddle to the Germansis not a thing that GMPERFORMANCE DIVISION wanted to do,so they went back to the drawingboard to step it up a notchwith a few goals in mind.The first being a carwith a little bit more.I just need a friend.Can you guys helped me out?(phone rings)- Mr. President.What do you need?- I need a car with a little bit more.- More power baby.- More poer baby.- More power baby.- More power baby.- I little bit more.- More power baby.- More power baby.- A little bit more.(engine revs)- More power baby.- More power baby, more power baby.- Say more.Power.Baby.- Baby.- Thanks, it's just not the same.The kids were cute though.And back to the drawingboard they did went.The second gen CTS-V cameto the scene in 2009,feeding those four doorperformance luxury fansa similar power baby.(engine revs)This time around it got asupercharged 6.2 liter V8,the LSA, building on thesuccess from the previous gen,Cadillac used a detuned versionof the Corvette ZR1's powerplant with a 1.9 liter,4-lobe, eaten supercharger,the car busted out 556 horsepower.(engine revs)(tires screech)That's 40% more than the previous gen.The new v vroom, fromzero to 60 in 3.9 secondswith a quarter mile time of12.6 in a friggin Cadillac.And while most other performance sedanswere limiting their top speeds to(beep) I said it, 155 miles per hour,the CTS-V didn't do anyof that bogus baloney.If you're feeling frisky,you can push this bad boyup to 191 miles per, why?I don't care, it's sick.The new V also gotMagnetic Ride suspension,with a push of a button you can turnyour classic cloudriding grocery go getterto a four door, hot rodding check machine.Going back to our litmustest of performance,the new CTS-V got aroundthe infamous Nurburgringin a blistering seven minutes 59 seconds.Now, how good is that?Well not only was it 20 seconds fasterthan the previous one,at the time they setthe fastest lap at the Nurburgringfor any production sedan ever.That's called a record baby.Differential nightmares that plaguedthe early first gen carswere now a thing of the past.The new V got asymmetricaldrive shafts connectedto a beefed up differentialand rear subframe.This new tougher rear end andsubframe got rid of shutteringand axle hop when takingoff from a standstill,and this was also thefirst time you can get a Vwith an optional six speedautomatic with paddle shifters.You know your baby with Brembo brakes,better cooling, an aluminum hoodand even more aggressive styling,the CTS-V was a certifiedslapper back to back,Sophomore albums betterthan the rookie one.At 60 K, it was still$20,000 less than an M5and $30,000 less than E63 AMG.You can afford not to buy one.The only thing that couldmake this new generationbe sweeter would be somebody style variations.Now second generation was the first timethat we got to see the CTS-Vin coupe form and sportwagen.The Corvette S-coupe andsportwagen on steroids,widenned Cadillacs appeal to young buyers.You can only get in theV wagon from 2011 to 2014and manual versions of these carsare at a premium these days,can't find them for cheap,probably because it's thelast time you'll ever seea manual wagon from GM, or,honestly, most manufacturers.In the true spirit ofgoing bigger and better,the third and final generation of the Vgot a equipped with the mostpowerful production engineever offered in a General Motors vehicle.The 6.2 liter superchargedLT4 put out 640 horsepower,that's only 11 fewer than a Ferrari Enzo.2019 marked the end ofan era for the CTS-V,in fact the CTS isn'tgonna be available at all.The V will live on in otherfuture Cadillac productsbut at least for now, itwon't bear the CTS name.Now we didn't even talk about the XLR-V,the STS-V, or the ATS-Vduring this episode.Now, if you're a daddy that'sa fan of those buff caddies,you have the CTS victory to thank.- More power baby.More power baby.- More power baby.- More power baby.- More power baby.- More power baby.- More power baby.- More power baby.- More power baby.- More power baby.- More power baby.I love you.