2005 Cadillac CTS-V Is Our Carry a Trailer Public sale Choose

• The unique CTS-V helped change Cadillac’s picture, and a 2005 mannequin is currently up for auction on Bring a Trailer.

• The CTS-V up on the market is black with a light-colored inside, and it is modified with a badass-sounding cat-back exhaust.

• With the present bidding at $12,525, the no-reserve public sale ends in 4 days on Monday, August 15.

It is the automobile that took GM’s well-known luxurious model from stodgy to sporty and helped rework Cadillac’s picture. It was additionally Caddy’s first ever V mannequin, tuned on the Nürburgring to tackle BMW’s M vehicles, and it set the stage for among the greatest high-performance sedans the world has ever seen. It is none apart from the unique CTS-V. And a gorgeous black, frivolously modified 2005 mannequin is presently up for public sale on Carry a Trailer, which—like Automotive and Driver—is a part of Hearst Autos.

In contrast with the modern-day Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing—you realize, the one with 668 horsepower—the first-generation CTS-V featured solely 400 ponies. That and its 395 pound-feet of torque fed the rear wheels through a naturally aspirated 5.7-liter LS6 V-8. The one solution to shift gears was by means of a six-speed guide. We examined an ’05 CTS-V again within the day. It took 4.8 ticks to go from zero to 60 mph and 13.2 seconds at 109 mph to run the quarter-mile. It additionally placed second in a comparison test with the Audi S4 (first) and Mercedes-Benz C55 (third).

Certain, the OG Cadillac CTS-V wasn’t excellent. In that comparo alone we skilled some rear-wheel hop throughout all-out launches, points with gasoline hunger on the racetrack, and griped about its driver consolation and NVH ranges, amongst different issues. However that was then and that is now. Whereas I’ve personally by no means pushed a CTS-V of this classic, I can not assist however be drawn to it. That is largely as a result of 400-hp, V-8-powered, rear-drive, manual-equipped sedans that I can truly afford aren’t thick on the bottom.

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The one which’s presently up for public sale on BaT even has modifications that I would need to make myself, particularly the aftermarket cat-back exhaust system. As heard within the cold-start video above, it provides the Caddy’s pushrod engine an unmistakable baritone. Different add-ons embody a cold-air consumption and a skip-shift equipment. The one factor I am not in love with about this automobile is the sunshine coloration of its leather-based seats, headliner, and carpeting. I simply suppose it creates a bizarre distinction with the black dashboard and door panels. Plus, it would not conceal filth very effectively.

With that stated, I have been a giant fan of the CTS-V because it debuted again in 2004. I believe the design, which is admittedly polarizing, stays distinctive. I am notably keen on the V’s billet grille, smoked headlights, and seven-spoke 18-inch wheels. The one on the BaT web site presently has a bid of $12,525. There is not any reserve, and the public sale is ready to finish on Monday, August 15.

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