Gallery: The 2016 Cadillac CTS-V

The 2016 CTS-V introduces a new supercharged 6.2L V-8 engine SAE certified at 640 horsepower (477 kW) and 630 lb-ft of torque (855 Nm). It's backed by Cadillac's paddle-shift eight-speed automatic transmission featuring launch control and Performance Algorithm Shifting.

With more horsepower and torque than the Mercedes-Benz 5.5L biturbo V-8 and the BMW M-series 4.4L TwinPower (twin-turbo) V-8, the new CTS-V is capable of 0-60 performance in 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 200 mph.

The supercharger's rotors are smaller in diameter than the previous supercharged engine, allowing higher maximum rpm – and quicker "spin up" that enables power-enhancing boost to be generated earlier in the rpm band.

Track-honed design, chassis and suspension elements complement the supercharged powertrain and elevate CTS-V's capability, performance and driver control, while enabling track driving without modifications or special procedures.

The CTS-V's complementing eight-speed automatic is tuned for world-class shift-response times. Smaller steps between gears keep the engine within the sweet spot of the rpm band.

This CTS-V features a standard carbon fiber hood and available carbon fiber package, including carbon fiber splitter, hood vent, rear spoiler and rear diffuser for greater aerodynamic performance.

Brembo high-performance brake system developed to provide durability, consistency and the capability for track-day performance straight from the factory.

Third-generation Magnetic Ride Control delivers 40-percent faster damping response.

The 2016 CTS-V's structural stiffness has increased by nearly 20 percent for higher cornering loads.

The CTS-V features driver-selectable driving modes for touring, sport, snow and track.

The CTS's structure is highly mass optimized and designed to meet higher performance requirements, with enhancements including a shock tower-to-tower brace, shock tower-to-plenum brace, V-braces for the engine compartment, strengthened rocker bulkhead, and stronger rear cradle-to-rocker braces.

The CTS-V shares the same 114.6-inch (2,910 mm) wheelbase as the CTS non-V-Series models, left, but features wider front and rear footprints that enhance grip, reduce body motion in turns and contribute to more direct-feeling steering. The larger grille openings in the front fascia feed more air to the supercharged engine and the mesh pattern of the grille openings is enlarged to allow more air into the radiator and multiple heat exchangers.

Nineteen-inch wheels wrapped with specially developed Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires give the CTS-V its footprint and enable nearly 1g in lateral acceleration. The lightweight, forged aluminum wheels – measuring 9.5 inches wide in the front and 10 inches wide in the rear – are constructed of a low-mass forging that helps reduce un-sprung weight.

The CTS's Magnetic Ride Control "reads" the road a thousand times per second, sending data to magneto-rheological fluid-filled dampers that can independently control the damping characteristics of all four dampers.

A lightweight carbon fiber hood features an air-extracting vent that not only pulls hot air out of the engine compartment, but helps reduce lift at speed by channeling air pulled through the radiator out and over the top of car rather than allowing trapped air to exit under the car.

A front splitter enhances handling by forcing air to push down on the front of the car rather than flow under it, where it can cause lift.

An available, all-carbon fiber package takes aero performance and mass optimization to higher levels. It includes a more aggressive front splitter, hood vent trim, rear diffuser and a taller, exposed-carbon fiber rear spoiler.