WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CORVETTE LS6 AND THE CADILLAC CTS-V LS6?
Working closely with GM’s new Performance Division, GM Powertrain engineers have developed the 5.7L LS6 V-8 for application in Cadillac’s highly successful CTS sedan. With GM’s most powerful passenger-car engine (and one of the world’s best sports car engines), the resulting Cadillac CTS-V delivers exceptional performance that meets or beats the best luxury-performance sedans from Europe and Japan by virtually any measure. The CTS-V LS6 has the incredible low-end grunt, the same broad powerband and the efficient, high-rev breathing that driving enthusiasts admire in the Corvette Z06. “The CTS-V engine is a Corvette LS6 in nearly every aspect except for the exhaust manifolds, the oil pan and the accessory drive,’’ said Dave Muscaro, assistant chief engineer for the LS1 and LS6 V-8s. “Yet Corvette is a pure sports car, with the cammy, tingling idle sports car drivers expect. The CTS-V is a luxury sedan – a Cadillac – that just happens to go like stink. Refinement is prerequisite. To addr
