The car was created by Cadillac in 2004 and since then it is produced. CTS-V, mid-size luxury car, comes with 4-door sedan, 5-door station wagon or 2-door coupe body and pushrod OHV V-8 engine. Vehicle is a competitor for Audi RS6, Mercedes E63 AMG and BMW M5. The car is a cheaper option than it’s competitors and it had performed (1 generation car participated in these tests) better than BMW  and Audi models in car comparison tests, however Mercedes Benz E63 AMG performed better . First generation was produced from 2004 to 2007, while the second was manufactured from 2009 to 2015, third generation was introduced in 2016. First generation was produced on Sigma platform, second one was produced on Sigma II and latest generation is created on General Motors Alpha platform.