SEMA Preview: Cadillac CTS Sport
The bad news for Cadillac’s CTS Sport is the engine is a stock 3.6-liter V-6 engine. There are plenty of visual upgrades, but we’re eager to get more power in one of these sport sedans. At least something to hold us over until the CTS-V gets here.
Instead of more power, we get appearance enhancements like a new hood with mesh vents, modified front and rear fascias, export-model taillights, polished 20-inch rims, and high-performance brakes. Hardly V material, but the 2008 Cadillac CTS isn’t a bad car to start with, so this might be enough upgrades for some people.
CADILLAC CTS SPORT
As the new 2008 Cadillac CTS sedan garners critical acclaim, the CTS Sport concept puts a unique twist on this hot new luxury sedan. The CTS Sport concept suggests a customization theme emphasizing the car's performance character. The show car includes new front and rear fascias, a modified hood, rear spoiler and 20-inch wheels Recaro sport seats highlight the cabin. Performance is derived from a production-spec 304-hp 3.6L Direct Injection V-6 that exhales through a Corsa cat-back exhaust system with 3.5-inch outlets.
Vehicle highlights:
• CTS Sport concept
• 3.6L V-6 with direct injection
• Modified hood with wire mesh inserts
• Unique front and rear fascias with carbon fiber and wire mesh inserts
• Carbon-fiber front fender extractors
• Export-model taillamps and CHMSL with clear lenses
• Unique rear deck spoiler
• Headlamps with unique housing finish
• Roof-mounted OnStar antenna
• Brake ducting with LED lighting
• Polished, forged 20-inch wheels
• High-performance brakes with painted calipers and drilled/slotted rotors
• Carbon-fiber interior trim plates
• BlueConnect Bluetooth integrated into the headliner
• Recaro sport seats with leather trim
• Corsa cat-back exhaust with rectangular outlet tips and wire mesh inserts
+ Jalopnik: SEMA 2007: Cadillac CTS Sport With 3.6-Liter 304 HP V6
Comments
Reilly
I suppose this was inevitable but it is unfortunate. Kip Wasenko's design of the original CTS-V had extra meat on its bones and looked strong. This attempt to do this seems tacked on and out of character (and the engine is the same). I suppose it is SEMA, after all, but from the sounds of this article it's more than just a show car.
fstst56
Get rid of the yellow calipers! Yellow?
mo
cadillac should consider adding some parts of this to the V. like the hood vents, back-lights and maybe the rims. but overall, as reilly says, this car is out of charecter.
bill mayer
I think the car is great, except for the V6!
Yellow calipers, rear styling, etc all make their impact.
Kal
What sad times these are when you hear people complaining about only having 305hp in a sports sedan.
Christ guys, if you really want more you can always wait for the CTS-V or spring for the M5 at twice the price. I would think most serious car guys would be ashamed to drive something that looks like it came from "The fast and the Furious" anyways.
Mike F
To me, "Sport" should mean better suspension, brakes, and possibly engine tweaks. If I want to ugly my car up, I'll go to JC Whitney and buy the biggest gaudiest spoiler they have and a set of overweight dubs
Ducati Minor
At least the Sport appears different from regular CTSs. I would have just placed the Sport cosmetics on the CTS-V, though.
I like it.
Rex
The Hood seems to over the top. Everything else looks cool.
Kyle
Turning a Cadillac into a Pontiac? Looks like an uglified G8.
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