Performance cars are best experienced on race tracks, and that’s where this 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe was spotted. Specifically, the coupe is being run up the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed driven by Motor Trend magazine’s editor-in-chief, Angus MacKenzie.

The standard Cadillac CTS Coupe is scheduled to hit showrooms this August, but the V version won’t be ready until next year. The Corvette ZR1-based supercharged 6.2-liter, 556-horsepower V-8 is stashed neatly in the CTS-V coupe’s engine bay, leaving us to believe it will provide much more tire-smoking fun than the standard 304-horsepower direct-injected 3.6-liter V-6.

In recent CTS Coupe news, General Motors has announced that production is moving along and the first deliveries will be arriving at U.S. dealerships “ahead of schedule.” That’s obviously good news for those who have preordered the new coupe, with its starting price of $38,990 including destination fees.

If you were in the market for a Cadillac CTS Coupe, would you snap up one of the first V-6 models or hold out another year for the tire-smoking, $62,990 CTS-V version? Let us know in the comments section below.

Source: GM