| Chicagoland Cadillac, the leading dealer for new | | | | and huge 19-inch alloy wheels sporting Michelin |
| and certified used Cadillac cars in the greater | | | | rubber. |
| Chicago area, has received the first shipment of | | | | Cadillac’s aim with the new CTS-V is to |
| 2009 Cadillac CTS-V’s. | | | | dethrone the BMW M5, which has been the best |
| The CTS-V is available as a luxury sedan. Cadillac | | | | performing luxury sedan for many years. While |
| has grabbed the attention of the Automobile | | | | the BMW costs upwards of $80,000; Cadillac has |
| world by utilizing parts from the new Chevrolet | | | | ingeniously brought the starting cost of the |
| Corvette ZR-1. Gone is the old drive train, and in | | | | CTS-V down to $60,000. This makes the CTS-V |
| its place lies a detuned version of the LSA engine. | | | | relatively affordable and a great bargain for the |
| Pumping out over 550 horsepower through a | | | | performance oriented consumer. And |
| six-speed transmission, this car is the fastest | | | | performance wise the CTS-V beats not only the |
| Cadillac has ever produced, and is a far cry from | | | | M5 in most categories; but the Mercedes E63 |
| the cars of old. Also taken from the new ZR-1 | | | | AMG. Both of which cost over $20k more than |
| are the magnetically controlled shocks and | | | | the CTS-V. In fact the CTS-V posted the |
| suspension, and huge Brembo brakes. This Cadillac | | | | fastest time ever by a production sedan at the |
| will also receive specialized Recaro racing seats | | | | famed Nurburgring Test track in Germany. |