2005 Cadillac CTS V The car was a big deal when it launched. A corner-carving Cadillac with a V-8 and a six-speed manual? Heady stuff but also long overdue. The Germans had used Cadillac as a punching bag for years, redefining the market and creating cars that younger people were excited about. BMW's M machines were the standards of the sport sedan world while Cadillac seemed to be circling the drain. This CTS-V gets a Corvette-derived, 5.7-liter V-8 good for 400 hp and 395 ft.-lbs. of torque. T...