The Cadillac V-Series is the name of high performance vehicles tuned by the General Motors Performance Division for the Cadillac division of General Motors. Models in the V-Series include the CTS-V, the STS-V and the XLR-V. Cadillac reportedly has no plans to create V-Series versions of its SUVs, the Escalade and SRX.
All V-Series Cadillacs feature high performance V8 engines mated to six speed transmissions, more aggressively tuned braking and suspension systems, revised interiors and special V-series bodywork which is intended to improve vehicle performance as well as differentiate them from their normal production counterparts. Cadillac has also re-entered Motorsport competition with their CTS-V R, a joint venture between GM Performance Division and Pratt&Miller race team, most famous for their role in GM's Le Mans winning Corvette C5-R program. In addition to the Corvette, V-Series Cadillacs now draw frequent comparisons to the models offered by GM stablemate Pontiac, whose reputation for building performance-oriented vehicles is very well-known.
