The 2016 Cadillac CTS-V by Hennessey is an American Rocket!
Untouched, the all-new 2016 Cadillac CTS-V sedan is a performance machine of epic proportions, deserving of autobahn daily commutes to truly enjoy what it’s made of.
Sadly, the majority of us don’t live near the partially speed limit-free German highway, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy every bit of its… ready? 757 horsepower! You’ve read that right. That’s more horsepower than most production supercars.
Hennessey likes to go big or go home, and they’ve certainly gone big with this one—really big. The stock Cadillac CTS-V already makes an outstanding 630 horsepower via its supercharged 6.2 liter V8 engine, to which Hennessey did extensive work to achieve such ludicrous figures.
Interestingly enough, Hennessey’s upgrades didn’t tinker with supercharger or bolting on more ridiculous bits, instead fine-tuning the engine calibration, adding high-performance catalytic converters, and replacing the air induction system, netted a 117 horsepower gain, and a 0-60 mph time that went from a blistering 3.7 seconds to an outrageous 3.2 seconds.
Remember when the million-dollar Ferrari Enzo first launched, and it could hit 60 mph in 3.5 seconds? Exactly…