2009 Cadillac STS-V - RARE ONE OF 96 PRODUCED, LOW MILES

Spearheaded by GM Performance Division head, John Heinricy, Cadillac committed to remake itself and solidify the brand as a tier I high performance motorsport brand, which embraced luxury for the performance car enthusiast. It was in the progress of successfully wrestling the driving moniker from BMW and its European rivals and developed a select portfolio of highly sought after high performance vehicles which has bread a cult following of driving pursuits… (this was not totally foreign to the brand as many didn’t know was very active and successful in the NASCAR series in the 1950s and

From 2006 to 2009 Cadillac’s second pillar of its V-Performance strategy has the STS-V. Large bodied four door sedan and the vehicle which first brought the Cadillac team to Nurburgring, creating a new benchmark in matching and eventually beating the best European sedans at their home turf the Nurburgring. The STS-V has repeatedly tested at the Nordschliefe circuit at Nurburgring and clocked impressive lap times of approximately 8:30.

The Cadillac STS-V was a bepoke vehicle (built in the Performance Build Center in Wixom, Michigan, perfect for low volume handcraft specialty performance vehicles), leaving behind the old General Motors mantra of “insourcing” and instead starting from scratch sourcing the best of the best components (mostly externally) and looking for one of the first times outside the GM parts bin. For the interior Cadillac tapped Dräxlmaier the german manufacturer who tailored the interiors for Maybach, Bugatti and many other of the german elite. The interior balanced luxury comfort and performance by incorporating the highest quality leathers (incorporating double French seams) and perforated suede inserts, which revolutionized the GM interior designs at the time. Furthermore, the vehicle also is fitted with heads-up display.

The monster which propelled this new V-beast was a hand-built supercharged 4.4 liter version of the Northstar V8, producing 469 hp and 439 lbs of torque conservatively. Catapulting the vehicle from 0-60 in 4.8 seconds. Each engine has a plaque on it in the finest European tradition listing the engine builder personally by name. For each engine was hand crafted by one craftsman in the GM Performance Divison from start to finish.

Cadillac also enlisted the top rated race-braking brands globally in Brembo. The vehicle enjoys large Brembo pads and calibers to ensure stopping is optimal. Moreover, you have to mention the magnetic ride control suspension, which GM licenses to Ferrari, is also encased in this unicorn.

Here you have an extremely rare (one owner since new) 2009 Cadillac STS-V with only 5,322 miles. Basically looks, smells and drives as new (stored in climate controlled barn by a collector). This car is one of 96 built in 2009 (4 of those were exported to the Gulf States: Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, UAE) and has been growing in momentum with collectors. There is no doubt this is the lowest mile STS-V left today globally and is an exceptional and critically important historically to Cadillac’s evolution and the benchmark which the “V” represents to Cadillac and GM today. With an original list price of $81,940 (in 2009 the highest priced Cadillac in history) in 2009 the asking price today is a bargain especially when you look at inflation adjusted pricing and the price you pay for a new “V” today. You only have one opportunity for this piece of Cadillac history.