Skip to footer

2016 Cadillac CTS-V sets price, starts sales this summer

The 2016 Cadillac CTS-V is a luxurious, lightweight sedan that also happens to pack a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 churning out a massive 640 horsepower and 630 pound-feet of torque, making it one of the fastest four-door sedans on the planet. 

|
Rebecca Cook/Reuters/File
A row of 2015 Cadillac CTS vehicles are seen in an auto dealership in Warren, Mich. The 2016 Cadillac CTS-V officially goes on sale this summer priced from $84,990.

The order books are now open for the 2016 Cadillac CTS-V, which officially goes on sale this summer priced from $84,990, including a $995 destination charge. That’s a lot of coin for a General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] product but recall that you’re getting a luxurious, lightweight sedan that also happens to pack a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 churning out a massive 640 horsepower and 630 pound-feet of torque.

That makes the CTS-V one of the fastest four-doors on the planet, with Cadillac’s performance estimates for the car including a 0-60 mph time of 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 200 mph. Taking into account the combination of performance, luxury and cabin space, the only real alternatives are BMW’s M5 and Mercedes-Benz’s E63 AMG, both of which start above $90k.

And the Cadillac is much better equipped than its rivals straight out of the box thanks to its carbon fiber hood, 19-inch wheels wrapped with Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires, 20-way adjustable front seats with heating and ventilation, camera monitoring, and suede and carbon fiber trim.

And there’s plenty of advanced technology, too, such as the dual-clutch-trumping 8L90 eight-speed automatic transmission, third-generation magnetic ride control suspension damping, fuel-saving cylinder-deactivation, performance data recorder, and Cadillac’s CUE infotainment system.

As Cadillac chief Johan de Nysschen explains, this segment leading position is one we’ll see repeated in future V-series products. But best of all, the cars will continue to be more accessible than rivals.

“V-Series matches or overtakes the finest cars in this elite class, while being more accessible,” he said.

It’s hard not to love that thinking.

You've read  of  free articles. Subscribe to continue.
Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.
What is the Monitor difference? Tackling the tough headlines – with humanity. Listening to sources – with respect. Seeing the story that others are missing by reporting what so often gets overlooked: the values that connect us. That’s Monitor reporting – news that changes how you see the world.
editor@csmonitor.com
Subscribe
Mark Sappenfield
Editor

Dear Reader,

About a year ago, I happened upon this statement about the Monitor in the Harvard Business Review – under the charming heading of “do things that don’t interest you”:

“Many things that end up” being meaningful, writes social scientist Joseph Grenny, “have come from conference workshops, articles, or online videos that began as a chore and ended with an insight. My work in Kenya, for example, was heavily influenced by a Christian Science Monitor article I had forced myself to read 10 years earlier. Sometimes, we call things ‘boring’ simply because they lie outside the box we are currently in.”

If you were to come up with a punchline to a joke about the Monitor, that would probably be it. We’re seen as being global, fair, insightful, and perhaps a bit too earnest. We’re the bran muffin of journalism.

But you know what? We change lives. And I’m going to argue that we change lives precisely because we force open that too-small box that most human beings think they live in.

The Monitor is a peculiar little publication that’s hard for the world to figure out. We’re run by a church, but we’re not only for church members and we’re not about converting people. We’re known as being fair even as the world becomes as polarized as at any time since the newspaper’s founding in 1908.

We have a mission beyond circulation, we want to bridge divides. We’re about kicking down the door of thought everywhere and saying, “You are bigger and more capable than you realize. And we can prove it.”

If you’re looking for bran muffin journalism, you can subscribe to the Monitor for $15. You’ll get the Monitor Weekly magazine, the Monitor Daily email, and unlimited access to CSMonitor.com.

Subscribe to insightful journalism

QR Code to 2016 Cadillac CTS-V sets price, starts sales this summer
Read this article in
https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2015/0501/2016-Cadillac-CTS-V-sets-price-starts-sales-this-summer
QR Code to Subscription page
Start your subscription today
https://www.csmonitor.com/subscribe