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highlighted the large Brembo brake components and
NEW ENGINE, SAME GAME: 2006-2007 CTS-V
provided an even more performance-oriented appearance
For the 2006/2007 model years, the CTS-V1 remained basically
Carbon Fiber Under-Hood Appearance Kit. Reducing weight
unchanged, but with one main difference; a new engine designated
CADILLAC’S V-SERIES
and providing a high-performance appearance, the kit
LS2. The first of GM’s Gen IV LS powerplants, the sequential fuel-
featured a carbon fiber tower-to-tower brace in place of the
injected (SFI) LS2 V8 replaced the venerable LS1 as the standard
standard steel unit, and the engine and radiator shrouds
motor for America’s sports car in the new-for-2005 C6 Corvette. The
(covers) in the race-bred material as well
LS2 was a direct successor to the LS1 and LS6, but incorporated
Fine Books © Dalton Watson Fi new features meant to increase power while improving efficiency.
It was more than evident after its first two campaigns that with the
CTS-V, Cadillac had barged into the door, sat down on the couch
The LS2’s aluminum block was cast with Siamese-bores (solid
and threw its feet up on the table occupied for two decades by
spaces between cylinders and without water coolant jackets),
Germany’s blue-blooded super sedans. The luxury division’s
for extra strength and increased bore capacity. There were in-
performance prowess was no longer in question and the letter V
block casting provisions (lifter bleed-down towers) for higher-
was now ingrained in the adversary’s psyche. With 4,194 CTS-Vs
tech functions including Active Fuel Management (AFM)-Cylinder
built for 2005, the American car enthusiast was definitely on board
Deactivation, formerly Displacement on Demand (DoD), which
and drinking Cadillac’s Kool-Aid. Even with the rise in production
enabled fuel-efficient cruising on half-cylinder power.
and sales over its initial year, the CTS-V was, and would remain, a
Although no LS2-powered variant, including the CTS-V, utilized
low-volume model.
The 2004-’07 CTS-V deserves full
credit for being the vanguard car
that launched Cadillac into the high-
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the V-Series line and stands as an icon
of American automotive achievement.
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