Cadillac Prices For CTS-V High-performance Luxury Sedan

DETROIT - Cadillac today announced pricing for its all-new 2004 CTS-V high-performance luxury sedan. The CTS-V will arrive in dealerships beginning in January priced at $49,995, including destination and delivery.

CTS-V is the first in the new V-Series line of Cadillac luxury performance vehicles and features a 400 horsepower 5.7-liter V8, six-speed manual transmission, large Brembo performance brakes at all four corners, 18-inch wheels and tires, retuned shock absorbers and a host of interior and exterior styling refinements.

Like the original CTS, CTS-V was refined and validated at Germany's famed Nurburgring to meet the expectations of the world's most avid driving enthusiasts.

"V-Series will take Cadillac's performance credibility to an entirely new level," said Jay Spenchian, Cadillac V-Series marketing director. "As the first in a series of high-performance luxury vehicles, CTS-V proves we are serious about winning over a new generation of luxury performance car enthusiasts."

2004 Cadillac CTS-V standard features:

• Four-door, rear-wheel drive
  
• 5.7-liter overhead valve LS6 V8 with 400 horsepower and 395 lbs.-ft torque
  
• 0-60 in 4.6 seconds
  
• Tremec T56 Manual Six-Speed Transmission
  
• Goodyear Eagle F1 245/45 run-flat tires and 18 by 8.5-inch wheels
  
• Large four-piston Brembo brakes with vented rotors
  
• Performance-tuned shocks, springs and stabilizer bars
  
• Near 50/50 weight distribution
  
• Dual chrome oval exhaust tips
  
• Distinctive V-Series badging
  
• Stabilitrak with four driver-selected modes of operation, including a mode for better track performance
  
• Stainless steel mesh grilles, both below and above the bumper provide a unique front appearance and permits free air-flow into the engine compartment
  
• All-new aero rocker design that flows into a new, specific rear fascia
  
• Tower-to-tower cross car brace has been installed for improved steering response and linearity under high-performance conditions
  
• To help reduce under-hood noise, a unique nylon cover, which features the Cadillac wreath and crest and V-Series logo, is fitted over the top of the engine
  
• Driver and passenger seats include adjustable lumbar and suede insert material to help maintain driver position in lateral maneuvers
  
• Center armrest has been lowered significantly for easier shifting
  
• All-new instrument cluster featuring performance-oriented displays

All engineering work for the CTS-V was performed by the GM Performance Division, an in-house center designed to explore potential enthusiast-oriented versions of production models.

CTS-V will be produced at GM's Lansing Grand River assembly center, the award-winning manufacturing site for the CTS, SRX luxury utility and future STS luxury sedan.

Cadillac is a division of General Motors . General Motors, the world's largest vehicle manufacturer, designs, builds and markets cars and trucks worldwide, and has been the global automotive sales leader since 1931. Cadillac products for the 2004 model year include CTS sport sedan, CTS-V, SRX luxury utility, Seville, DeVille, XLR luxury roadster, and the most powerful utilities on the planet; Escalade, Escalade EXT and Escalade ESV. More information on Cadillac can be found at media.gm.com/division/cadillac/.

In August, Cadillac had its best sales month since October 1990. CTS had 4,278 deliveries in August, a monthly sales record, up 30 percent from last year and 62 percent calendar year-to-date. Total Escalade sales had its best-ever sales month with 5,616 deliveries, a 7 percent improvement over last year.