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The CTS is Cadillac's luxury sports sedan.

2003

Introduced in 2002 for the 2003 model year, the CTS rode on General Motors' new Sigma rear wheel drive architecture. It was a return to rear wheel drive, as well as being the first Cadillac with a manual transmission since the 1988 Cimarron. It replaced the compact rear wheel drive Catera. The CTS was nominated for the North American Car of the Year award for 2002.

Originally powered by a 3.2 L LA3 V6 producing 220 hp (164 kW), the CTS received a 3.6 L DOHC V6 with variable valve timing in 2004, producing 255 hp (190 kW) and 252 ft·lbf (342 N·m) of torque. The 3.2 L engine went out of production in 2005, when a new 2.8 L version of the DOHC 3.6 debuted in an entry-level version of the CTS. In Europe, the 2.8 L replaces the previous entry level 2.6 L.

The CTS originally offered either a 5-speed 5L40-E automatic transmission or 5-speed Getrag 260 manual transmission. The Getrag was replaced with an Aisin AY-6 6-speed for 2005.

A new 2007 CTS is expected to debut at the 2006 New York Auto Show.

Models

CTS-V

A CTS-V model offering a 6.0 L LS6 V8 engine, similar to the Corvette engine, with 400 hp (298 kW) mated to a six-speed Tremec T-56 manual transmission, became available in 2004.

The CTS-V will be updated for 2007 with a revised suspension under a wider body. Rumors indicate that it may also get the 505 hp (377 kW) LS7 engine from the Corvette Z06.

Trivia

The CTS was featured extensively in the car chase sequence of the film The Matrix Reloaded (2003). The first public photographs of the car were actually smuggled off the set of this film.

Awards

John Lingenfelter Memorial Trophy

Cars - Cadillac CTS

2003

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CTS-V

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