CADILLAC CTS-V WAGON: BEAST OF BURDEN!

Posted on March 19, 2024March 19, 2024 by MartynL

Hemmings’ Mike McNessor blogs about Caddy’s family hauler - CADILLAC CTS-V WAGON: BEAST OF BURDEN - with a 6.2-liter LSA V-8 and available manual and automatic transmissions. Most vehicles degenerate into third- or fourth-hand beaters before clawing their way to collectability — assuming they survive the years of neglect and deferred maintenance. Not so with Cadillac’s 2011-’14 CTS-V Wagons. The newest of these factory hot-rod Caddy haulers turned 10 years old in 2024 and their collecti...

CADILLAC V-SERIES: RACETRACK TO THE ROAD

Posted on March 15, 2023 by MartynL

Year-long celebration commemorating 20 years of CADILLAC V-SERIES: RACETRACK TO THE ROAD kicks off at Sebring where it all started in 2004. As three Cadillac V-Series.R hybrid race cars prepare to start the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship races at Sebring this weekend, Cadillac is also kicking off a year-long celebration for its V-Series performance sub-brand, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2024. The Cadillac V-Series performance...

CADILLAC ELECTRIFIED V-LMDh RACECARS

Posted on January 12, 2023 by MartynL

Cadillac reveals the liveries for the three all-new CADILLAC ELECTRIFIED V-LMDh RACECARS that will make their competition debut at the Rolex 24 At Daytona this month. The three distinctive designs represent the teams campaigning the all-new Cadillac V-LMDh, each with a different bold color from the Cadillac V-Series emblem. “Cadillac is ready to compete against the very best in North America and internationally — including one of the world’s toughest races, the 24 Hours of Le Mans,” said Glo...

’23 CADILLAC ESCALADE V ROCKETSHIP

Posted on December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 by MartynL

With 682 horseys, the ’23 CADILLAC ESCALADE V ROCKETSHIP is one galloping Clydesdale, blogs Howard Walker. Simply press the “start” button and listen to the explosion from the tailpipes. It’s the sound of a small nuclear bomb detonating. Or an entire grid-full of NASCAR stock cars coming to life. Yes, it’s loud. OK, obnoxiously loud. Loud enough to send household pets and small children scurrying for cover. Loud enough to set-off pretty much every car alarm within a quarter-mile radius. ...

’23 CADILLAC V-SERIES ESCALADE

Posted on January 21, 2022January 21, 2022 by MartynL

Scheduled to break cover in the Spring, the ’23 CADILLAC V-SERIES ESCALADE will set a new (world) performance standard for SUVs! The 2023 Cadillac Escalade will be the first SUV to wear Cadillac’s coveted high-performance V-Series badge. With nearly two decades of racing-inspired prowess, the V-Series designation is reserved for vehicles that encompass the peak of Cadillac performance, bold, distinguished design, and innovative technology. Check out the ’23 CADILLAC V-SERIE...

ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE CADILLAC: BLACKWING

Posted on April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 by MartynL

Cadillac raises the bar for road & track performance again, launching ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE CADILLAC: BLACKWING variants of the CT4-V and CT5-V. Cadillac’s fourth generation of its V-Series sub-brand, currently spearheaded by the ’20 CT4-V and CT5-V will eventually include ultra-performance variants that carry the Blackwing name. The future, track-capable vehicles will be called CT4-V Blackwing, above, and CT5-V Blackwing, representing the apex of Cadillac performance and driver engagement....

CADILLAC CTS-V: FEEL THE FORCE!

Posted on August 31, 2017 by MartynL

Cadillac turns a Z06 Corvette into a four-door, 640-horsepower sedan, blogs Road Test Editor Howard Walker. May The Force be with you. Lord Vader, your carriage awaits. Six hundred and forty supercharged horses. Two hundred mile-per-hour top velocity. Zero-to-sixty in 3.7 seconds. More black leather than Ozzie Osborne’s wardrobe. This thing definitely has The Force! What we have here is the latest and greatest, third-generation Cadillac CTS V-Series sedan; the fastest, most-powerful, most ...

CADILLAC 6.2 V-8: THE ENGINE THAT COULD!

Posted on June 21, 2017 by MartynL

Undefeated in IMSA competition, Cadillac’s V-8 in street trim powers the hottest production vehicles – CTS-V and Escalade – in their classes. The Cadillac 6.2L V-8 engine that powers Cadillac’s Dpi-V.R prototype racecars is undefeated at mid-season in the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Cadillac race engines have secured 11 of the first 15 podium places - including all five victories - during Cadillac’s first year of IMSA competition. Each engine has “traveled” more miles than a t...

CADILLAC RACING: BACK ON TRACK!

Posted on November 30, 2016May 15, 2017 by MartynL

Cadillac’s all-new Cadillac DPi-V.R racecar will compete in the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Series, Prototype (P) class. The Cadillac DPi-V.R will first be driven competitively at the 2017 IMSA season opener - the Rolex 24 At Daytona on January 28-29, 2017. Wayne Taylor Racing and Action Express Racing teams will field it. IMSA’s WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is the fastest and most technologically advanced sports car racing series in North America. “Cadillac is proud ...

2017: IS THERE A BMW M7 IN YOUR FUTURE?

Posted on May 12, 2015May 15, 2017 by MartynL

Our friend Justin Cupler at TopSpeed speculates on how BMW will be ready for the expected Cadillac V-Series CT6-V. According to a new report, the BMW Erbsenzähler have finally decided to give the much-anticipated M7 the green light when the 2017 model year 7-Series goes into production. For the complete story, based on recent reports by BMW and a little creativity from TopSpeed’s art department, please visit http://www.topspeed.com/cars/bmw/2017-bmw-m7-ar169126.html