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ekool
02-01-2005, 09:30 PM
Spy Shots: Cadillac CTS-V Plus
Even more horses for the CTS? Bet on it.
by Brenda Priddy (ispyauto@aol.com) http://www.thecarconnection.com/g/i/us/mailto.gif (ispyauto@aol.com) (2004-05-17)

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More TCC Spy Shots (http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.asp?n=156,178&sid=178) As if the 400-horsepower CTS-V Series isn’t enough, we photographed General Motors’ Performance Division engineers testing an even higher performance version.

Referred to as the CTS-V Series Plus by spectators at the Nürburgring, this CTS mule is said to be powered by a 6.0-liter V-8, and sources are estimating the horsepower to be in the 475-500 range. General Motors is aggressively testing this more powerful CTS, but production plans have not yet been confirmed.

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The vehicle show here is actually an older CTS-V mule. The higher-performance CTS-V Plus uses a larger-displacement pushrod small-block engine, so the hood hump should disappear in production.

Nocturn
02-03-2005, 01:31 PM
I'm not totally convinced that this isn't just GMPD testing the CTS with the LS2 for production isntead of the LS6.

ekool
02-03-2005, 04:27 PM
Why the different body pieces.