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Cadillac Cts




  manufacturer General Motors
  production 2003 –present
  predecessor Cadillac Catera
  class Mid-size Car
  related Cadillac STS <br> Cadillac SRX <br> Cadillac XLR
  platform FR Sigma
  body Style 4-door Sedan
  engine 32&nbspL '' LA3 '' V6 <br>28&nbspL '' LP1 '' V6 <br>36&nbspL '' LY7 '' V6 <br>60&nbspL '' LS6 '' V8
  transmission 5-sp '' 5L40-E '' Automatic <br>5-sp Getrag '' 260 '' Manual <br>6-sp Aisin '' AY-6 '' Manual <br>6-sp Tremec '' T-56 '' Manual
  wheelbase 1134&nbspin (2880&nbspmm)
  length 1901&nbspin (4829&nbspmm)
  width 706&nbspin (1793&nbspmm)
  height 567&nbspin (1440&nbspmm)
  weight 3568&nbsplb (1618&nbspkg)
  similar BMW 3-Series <br> Acura TL <br> Lincoln MKZ <br> Mercedes-Benz C-Class


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 . The CTS is built at Cadillac's Lansing Grand River plant in Lansing , Michigan .

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 5.7 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.


Super V


The Super V-Series CTS is reported to appear as a 2007 model. It uses 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), along with the Cadillac Escalade EXT . The first public photographs of the car were actually smuggled off the set of this film.


AWARDS

John Lingenfelter Memorial Trophy


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