After decades of decay, Cadillac began a transformation in the weakening time of the last century that would allocate the mark to compete against fresh luxury brands. Decrepit beasts like the deceased Eldorado and Seville were euthanized and, while the choice to knob commonly to alpha-numeric naming was dubious, Cadillac lastly ongoing creating cars that could compete speedily with the best from Europe and Japan, and the first generation CTS was one of them.
Despite this movement, the Germans still had something Cadillac lacked, AMG, M and RS models. So Cadillac devised the V-Series, the first of which was the 2004 CTS-V. Just as BMW does with the M3 and M5, Audi with the RS4 and RS6 and Mercedes with innumerable AMGs, the CTS-V had a superior, more robust engine.
Despite this movement, the Germans still had something Cadillac lacked, AMG, M and RS models. So Cadillac devised the V-Series, the first of which was the 2004 CTS-V. Just as BMW does with the M3 and M5, Audi with the RS4 and RS6 and Mercedes with innumerable AMGs, the CTS-V had a superior, more robust engine.