2004 Cadillac CTS-V Road Test

"A raw, guttural, visceral, raging kick in the pants!" That's about the most articulate description I can assign to tromping the throttle and slamming through the gears in Cadillac's wildly fast, 400-horsepower CTS-V. Prior to adding the "V" designator to the nomenclature of this 4-door road rocket, the CTS was no match for anything from Germany bearing an "M," "S" or "AMG" shield. Now it is and then some.