Introduced in 2002 for the 2003 model year, the
CTS rode on General Motors' new Sigma rear wheel
drive architecture. It was a return to rear wheel
drive, as well as being the first Cadillac with
a manual transmission since the 1988 Cimarron. It
replaced the compact rear wheel drive Catera. The
CTS was nominated for the North American Car of
the Year award for 2002. The CTS is built at Cadillac's
Lansing Grand River plant in Lansing, Michigan.
Originally powered by a 3.2 L
LA3 V6 producing 220 hp (164 kW), the CTS received
a 3.6 L DOHC V6 with variable valve timing in
2004, producing 255 hp (190 kW) and 252 ft·lbf
(342 N·m) of torque. The 3.2 L engine went
out of production in 2005, when a new 2.8 L version
of the DOHC 3.6 debuted in an entry-level version
of the CTS. In Europe, the 2.8 L replaces the
previous entry level 2.6 L.
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