Faster than an M5: First Cadillac CTS-V performance test published

[VH_Supra26]

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It's been over 60 years since the Americans have so thoroughly trounced the Germans, but Inside Line has the numbers to prove it. The Edmunds news service had a chance to take the new Cadillac CTS-V (which we're driving in upstart New York as we speak) and its supercharged V8 for a spin around GM's Milford proving grounds and brought along its testing gear. The resulting bombardment ought to have the Germans thoroughly embarrassed and rebuilding for decades to come.

The CTS-V ran the quarter-mile in a scant 12.5 seconds, besting the 12.7 it takes for either the BMW M5 or the Mercedes E63 AMG. Getting back to a standstill was another hit to the Bimmer and the Benz, with the Caddy stopping from 60-0 mph in 109 feet – five feet less than it takes the M5 and six shorter than the AMG. And if you're thinking that brakes and power are easy to upgrade and that the Cadillac couldn't possibly best the Germans on the handling course, think again: the CTS-V ran the slalom at 71.1 mph, while the M5 and E63 ran it in 68.5 and 65 mph respectively.

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/26/faster-than-an-m5-first-cadillac-cts-v-performance-test-publish/

[trill]

FUCKING DO WANT

[battousai]

damn... looks mean.

[al]

fantastic car

[Drift Gangsta]

:bowdown:

[240sxboi]

bad mother fucker

[CarConnection]

Don't think they needed to edge up the nose so much, but thats alot of car to be moving so fast.

Gonna end up with a big white collar autobahn on 290 here soon.

[i-vtec195]

like the sticker on the trunk. :idea:

[Extreme SE-R]

i think that's the new vett (ZR1) motor.

[TXBlackout03]

i think that's the new vett (ZR1) motor.

It's close, called the LSA. ZR1 is the LS9.

[Happy]

flippin sweet

[Rybo]

i wonder how much the dealer mark up is gonna be on these

[mista_chewey]

is it going to come with the bars behind the drivers seat too?

[Replica]

I can't imagine the annoying threads this car will generate when a 4 door GTR is released.

[inferno14u]

is it going to come with the bars behind the drivers seat too?

I was just about to ask that. If they are selling it with that brace, the racing seats and harnesses, that is one thing, but if not, then I wonder how the numbers would be in the actual production trim....

[seinkonnen]

The Silver one is just the car that did the Nurburgring lap, and it needed the extra safety equipment for the 160mph turns.

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They had two other cars on hand:
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Obviously the other two cars had no such safety equipment:
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One of the reasons they brought out the Nurburgring car was to prove that it wasn't a ringer and they ran it side by side the other two cars. They also didn't mind beating on a little bit more then the other two cars, since it's never going to end up for sale somewhere.

[seinkonnen]

PS, TEAM AMERICA FUCK YEAH!

I will be honest and say that I am more than a little tickled that an American company (GM) is beating up on the reigning supercar and luxury car champs with the introduction of the ZR1 and CTS-V respectively. Hopefully Jeremy Clarkson will give us some credit now.

[seinkonnen]

I can't imagine the annoying threads this car will generate when a 4 door GTR is released.

Why you even going there? lol. Let just ignore it until it happens.

Then there will be the "well this is the CTS-V, so compare the GTR to the CTS and the GTR V-Spec to the CTS-V." blah blah :hsrun:.

[Narcissistic]

perfection.

[HPorkchopD]

PS, TEAM AMERICA FUCK YEAH!

I will be honest and say that I am more than a little tickled that an American company (GM) is beating up on the reigning supercar and luxury car champs with the introduction of the ZR1 and CTS-V respectively. Hopefully Jeremy Clarkson will give us some credit now.

Actually I saw a Top Gear where he liked the CTS-V i thought...let me see.

here:
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[HPorkchopD]

older one but still.

[HPorkchopD]

Nurburg Run...
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[HPorkchopD]

good little vid...
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[winc281]

Badass looking car. Looks so damn aggresive.

[HPorkchopD]

I wonder how it would do with exhaust, a pulley, a programmer, and an air filter?

anyone think over 650+ hp?

[TheMutt]

top gear is good for entertainment value, I wouldn't give them credit beyond that. and the bars in the back seem to be there only for restraints to be used in line with the racing seats, so I doubt they contribute to the stability of the chassis much or any at all. Good car, but I'd like to see the real price tag.

that edmunds video is effin annoying. what does he emphasize his "f" so much.

[seinkonnen]

top gear is good for entertainment value, I wouldn't give them credit beyond that.

While that's true, you do sort of a have to value the opinion of a man (Clarkson) that's driven nearly every interesting car made (be it a super car or not) over the past 20 years.

Sometimes he might say a few things that aren't technically accurate just for a few laughs, but other then that he's usually pretty insightful in his reviews. Most importantly though, Clarkson is always very honest about the car, even if he owns one himself. He'll note every bad thing about the car just as thoroughly as he'll note ever good thing about the car. Car journalists over here tend to focus on one or the other, while applying as much sugar coating in the process as possible.

Lastly, he's very humanistic in his reviews in that he'll probably recommend a car that gave him the most thrills and laughs over a car that's technically superior or more reliable. Just the same as most people tend to buy cars based on their personal taste and not which one is actually the better car.

[inferno14u]

While that's true, you do sort of a have to value the opinion of a man (Clarkson) that's driven nearly every interesting car made (be it a super car or not) over the past 20 years.

Sometimes he might say a few things that aren't technically accurate just for a few laughs, but other then that he's usually pretty insightful in his reviews. Most importantly though, Clarkson is always very honest about the car, even if he owns one himself. He'll note every bad thing about the car just as thoroughly as he'll note ever good thing about the car. Car journalists over here tend to focus on one or the other, while applying as much sugar coating in the process as possible.

Lastly, he's very humanistic in his reviews in that he'll probably recommend a car that gave him the most thrills and laughs over a car that's technically superior or more reliable. Just the same as most people tend to buy cars based on their personal taste and not which one is actually the better car.

He isn't afraid of saying something that might bother a manufacturer as most car journalists are. That is what makes him more interesting for me to watch as I know that if there is a problem with a car, that it will be pointed out.

[5w20]

definitely looks like a winner

[HPorkchopD]

I wonder how it would do with exhaust, a pulley, a programmer, and an air filter?

anyone think over 650+ hp?

no comments?

[TXBlackout03]

no comments?

Well, obviously it would be over 650...

[JHizzleX]

was that an auto too? looks like it

[TXBlackout03]

was that an auto too? looks like it

The ones they tested at the 'ring were all auto.

[Jeebus]

Damn I love this car, gotta give it to GM:thumb:

[JHizzleX]

thats nice for being an auto too.. i never took those CTS's seriously...

got my ass handed to me sat night coming home against one...but the nga had mods

[HPorkchopD]

Nurburgring Vid...
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[rene]

love it....man those bad boys look MEAN....but i would lose the mesh grille personally.