While Rob Dahm may not be incredibly well known in domestic circles, you may remember him from the time UPS lost his priceless four rotor Wankle engine somewhere in Kentucky and he proceeded to make a “Fast and Furious” parody about getting it back, which you can see here. If you still don’t know who he is, you can check out his YouTube channel, which has over 200,000 subscribers, on which he artfully mixes automotive builds with business advice. Which brings us to the review he recently did of his daily driver; a 2011 Cadillac CTS-V coupe.

Even though Dahm focuses most of his attention on high-horsepower import builds, it doesn’t mean he isn’t a fan of Detroit’s finest. In fact, his daily driver has been a CTS in one form or another since 2008. This one, however, is different.

2011 was the first year for the CTS-V coupe, and whether or not you are a fan of the coupe, it was a revolutionary change to the styling of the CTS—along with the offering of a wagon. Cadillac stuffed the 556-horsepower, supercharged 6.2-liter LSA (which also powered the fifth-gen Camaro ZL1) between the fenders and backed it with— in this case— a 6L80E, making it the quickest and most powerful Cadillac in history. In stock form, the Cadillac is capable of rocketing to 60 mph in just 4.1 seconds and dispatches a quarter mile in 12.3 seconds at 116 mph— not bad for a luxury car that weighs more than 4,200 pounds.

Equipped with magnetic ride control, the luxurious Caddy is still capable of pulling a reported .90 gs on the skid pad and large Brembo brakes are able to bring its not unsubstantial girth to a halt from 60 mph in just 117 feet. And while the third generation of the V-Series has recently graced us with its presence, and has improved upon the second-gens stats in every measurable way, the Cadillac flagship has always been a revolutionary car. It brought Cadillac legitimacy when going head-to-head with staunch Germany competition. In our eyes, the second-generation CTS-V put Cadillac on the map as a competitor in the luxury muscle market.

But enough of this Cadillac’s impressive stats, let’s get down to what Dahm thinks of the smoldering behemoth. The video opens with a delightful parody of “Guardians of the Galaxy” and mixes lots of exhaust and supercharger noises with smoke and pure joy. The first thing you may notice is the car’s matte finish which Dahm had done himself, the second thing is that he uses a car wash brush on the exterior of his vehicle. While everyone knows that this is a big no-no, Dahm knows this as well and mentioned that he only did it in the video because of the coating that gives the Caddy its matte veneer.

“It’s an Xpel 8 mm protective coat that takes the original color and makes it matte,” Dahm said. “I get crap about using the brush on the car in that video but it was because, with this coating, even if it does scratch, you go set it out in the sun for 15 minutes and they melt away— I would never normally do that.”

While this Cadillac is pretty quick in stock form, Dahm has performed a few modifications to help set it apart and add a splash of additional grunt. Items such as a cold air intake, strut bar, smaller supercharger pulley and exhaust help give the CTS-V a little more personality while retaining the cars road manors. However, Dahm mentioned that Ken Lingenfelter is a family friend and could persuade him into more modifications. 

“I love giving my friends shit that the LS is such an easy platform,” Dahm said. “But that’s just because I’m jealous—it’s cheap and efficient.”

For now, Dahm says he loves the car as it sits and is in no hurry to make it less comfortable. And we don’t blame him since the car has already put 487 horses to the ground with just the cold air intake.

“I save the rotaries for the high-horsepower madness,” Dahm said. “But I truly love this car and it makes plenty of power on its own right now.”

Dahm does mention a few things in the video he doesn’t absolutely love about the Caddy, such as the Alcantara covered steering wheel and the inability of the doors to hold themselves in any position other than wide open, but eventually concludes that he doesn’t regret his decision to purchase the car for even a second.

And speaking of his rotary-powered cars, you might want to stay tuned to his YouTube channel as Dahm gave us the inside scoop that something very special is headed our way.