page_title: Cadillac CTS
section_title: CTS-V Coupe
hierarchical_section_title: Cadillac CTS / Second generation (2008–2013) / CTS-V (2008–2014) / CTS-V Coupe
caption_attribution_description: Cadillac CTS-V
context_page_description: The Cadillac CTS is an executive car that was manufactured and marketed by General Motors from 2003 to 2019 across three generations. Historically, it was priced similar to cars on the compact luxury spectrum; but it has always been sized closely to its mid-size rivals. The third generation competes directly with the mid-size luxury cars. Initially available only as a 4-door sedan on the GM Sigma platform, GM had offered the second generation CTS in three body styles: 4-door sedan, 2-door coupe, and 5-door sport wagon also using the Sigma platform — and the third generation was offered only as a sedan, using a stretched version of the GM Alpha platform.
  The third-generation CTS's indirect successor is the smaller CT5, which, like the first- and second-generation CTS, takes on the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class, while maintaining its 5 Series/E-Class size.
  Wayne Cherry and Kip Wasenko designed the exterior of the first generation CTS, marking the production debut of a design language first seen on the Evoq concept car. Bob Boniface and Robin Krieg designed the exterior of the third generation CTS.
context_section_description: The CTS-V Coupe debuted at the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, and entered production in summer 2010 as a 2011 model.  It has the same 556 hp (415 kW) engine and transmission choices as the CTS-V sedan.  The CTS-V Coupe features unique centered twin exhausts, a larger grille for air intake, and an optional "saffron" interior trim color.  Like the CTS-V sedan, it comes standard with 19-inch aluminum wheels, Brembo brakes, and Magnetic Ride Control.
caption: Cadillac CTS-V coupe
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