Cadillac’s luxury sports sedan, the Cadillac CTS has been bringing fame to its brand as well as unforgettable experiences for its drivers and passengers. The Cadillac CTS really stands for “Catera Touring Sedan”. It holds 4 doorways and has the capacity to take in up to five passengers in its roomy cabin. This car in addition has also been provided in two trims which comprise of the 2.8 L Sedan, and the 3.6 L Sedan.

Upon its introduction, the Cadillac CTS 2.8 L Sedan comes equipped with the standard 2.8 litre V6 engine that is very much capable of providing some 210 units of hp. It also gives the Cadillac CTS the opportunity to achieve 17 m.p.g for city driving and twenty-seven m.p.g on the highway. As specified by the Cadillac CTS 3.6 L Sedan, this automobile incorporates the standard 3.6 liter V6 engine capable of making 255 hp. It give the Cadillac CTS a chance to roll along with 17 mpg in the city and twenty-seven miles per gallon on the road. Standard for both these trim levels is a six speed manual transmission system with overdrive. Given as an option is a 5 speed automatic transmission system with overdrive.

This vehicle rolled off the Cadillac manufacturing plants using the General Motors’ new Sigma rear wheel drive design. To give credit to its name, this vehicle was designated in 2002 for the northern US Vehicle of the Year award. Trivialities has it the Cadillac CTS was seen extensively in one of the vehicle chase sequences in the 2003 flick, The Matrix Reloaded. Because of that stint, the 1st photos of this automobile were from that flick.

The Cadillac CTS comes in a package of features. For exterior colours, this luxury sports sedan could come in painted with light platinum, black raven, blackberry, blue chip, infrared, glowing bronze, sand hurricane, silver smoke, stealth grey, or white diamond. As per the interior, it could be ebony, light gray/ebony, or cashmere. Standard hardware for this includes driver and front passenger frontal air bags, head curtain side impact air bags, an AM/FM stereo with CD player, a digital clock, an automobile tone control, an automatic volume, a Radio Data System, 4 wheel anti lock brakes, a dual-zone automatic climate controls, a cruise control system, power door locks, fog lamps, daytime running lamps, halogen headlamps, a wood trim for the interior, power adjustable and heated mirrors, the OnStar system, a remote keyless entry system, seat controls, and the XM Satellite Radio.

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