The stock Cadillac CTS-V Wagon packs a supercharged 6.2L LSA V8 that offers 556 horsepower at the back of the engine, but the murdered out Caddy super wagon in the video below offers 650 horsepower at the wheels.
The blown LSA V8 in this CTS-V has been fitted with the Redline Motorsports Stage 3 package which adds long tube headers, an unique camshaft, upper and lower blower pulleys and an engine tune – a setup which lifts the output up to 650 hp at the wheels. That is enough power to make for one bad “grocery getter,” propelling this angular Cadillac wagon down the quarter mile in the high ten second range with a stunning trap speed.
After a short burnout, this wicked Cadillac CTS-V Wagon stages and prepares to launch. Within the first few feet of the run, we can hear the driver play with the throttle a little (presumably as he works to get better traction), but from there on out it is wide open. The CTS-V pulls hard through the top end and sounds great doing so, running a 10.90 at 128 miles per hour.
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
