2007 Cadillac V-Series: The Last First-Generation CTS-V

This record's own dek states that 2007 was the first-generation CTS-V's final year, with 898 built, while the STS-V and XLR-V continued in smaller numbers. This record's own overview states that the 2007 CTS-V was largely unchanged from 2006 apart from colors and some audio and tire features, per Cadillac V-Net's notes, with Stealth Gray dropped and Thunder Gray added, and that it kept the 400-hp LS2 and six-speed manual. It states that the V-Series production list gives 898 CTS-V, 642 STS-V, and 410 XLR-V cars, and that the Bowling Green figures for the XLR-V split its 410 cars by color, interior, and market.^1,2

This record's own key facts state the 2007 XLR-V color split: 216 Black Raven, 99 Infrared, 79 Light Platinum, and 16 Xenon Blue, a set that sums to the full 410-car total, alongside 281 Ebony and 129 Light Cashmere interiors that likewise sum to 410. They also state the 2007 XLR-V export figures: 39 cars to Canada under RPO Z49 and 24 through selling Division 72, neither figure stated as included in or excluded from the 410 total.^3,3

This record's own production notes state that the XLR-V color rows and interior rows each independently partition the 410-car total on the XLR Net page, and that Cadillac V-Net states its production list was obtained from Cadillac without stating whether its market scope is US-only or worldwide. This record's own production rows carry eight XLR-V color-and-interior combination rows that this record's own note says reconcile to the page's color totals, interior totals, and the 410 figure.³

This record's own engines section documents the LS2 6.0-liter V8 in the CTS-V at 400 hp at 6,000 rpm and 395 lb-ft at 4,400 rpm with 10.9:1 compression, paired per this record's own transmissions section with the Tremec T56 six-speed manual. This record's own prices section documents an MSRP of $77,090 including destination for the STS-V and $100,000 including destination in the US market for the XLR-V, both as stated in the 2007 V-Series release material transcribed by Cadillac V-Net.^1,1

This record's own identification section documents model codes 6DN69 for the CTS-V, 6DX29 for the STS-V, and 6YX67 for the XLR-V. This record's own options section documents the CTS-V's RPO list: CFN sunroof delete, VK3 front license plate bracket, QKR performance tires, FG2 Performance Shock Absorber Package, K05 engine block heater, UBS XM Satellite Radio with NavTraffic, R8E gas guzzler tax added automatically, a set of emissions RPOs, and R8G among several OnStar fleet-service codes for fleet and government orders.^2,4

This record's own paint section documents the four XLR-V colors with their production counts (216, 99, 79, and 16) and a new CTS-V color, 30U Thunder Gray, available at extra charge though the amount is not stated, alongside carryover CTS-V colors Black Raven, Light Platinum, and Infrared. This record's own interiors section documents 19I Ebony at 281 XLR-V cars and 31I Light Cashmere at 129, alongside three CTS-V leather trims, 135, 195, and 315, and this record's own specifications section documents a 3.73:1 final drive ratio and a 3,850-lb curb weight for the CTS-V.^1,4