Cadillac CTS-V: the first production sedan to ever lap the Nurburgring in 8 minutes!

[1SICKLEX]

I'm impressed. Not even the M5 or the M3 sedan has done it.:thumbup:

http://cadillac.gmblogs.com/2008/05/...urburgrin.html

2009 CTS-V Blisters Nurburgring
By Ed

In testing today at Germany’s Nurburgring, Cadillac’s upcoming new 2009 CTS- V completed a lap of the legendary Nordschleife in 7:59.32. This blistering time appears to be the fastest ever publicly documented for a production sedan.

Cadillac is nearing the completion of testing for the highly anticipated CTS- V , the limited-edition high-performance model based on the award-winning CTS sport sedan. John Heinricy, executive with GM Performance Division and an acclaimed racing driver, piloted the CTS- V through its sub-8 minute lap. The car itself had no performance modifications outside of those planned for consumer production, which is scheduled to begin this fall.

Estimated at 550 horsepower, the CTS- V is at the moment going through the final stages of intensive testing and development. One of the realistic objectives of the Cadillac team is to make the CTS- V the world’s fastest production sedan, as a part of the overall goal to make the V -Series Cadillac’s ultimate expression of performance and technology. More updates will be released in the coming weeks as testing is finalized, including the car’s certified SAE power ratings, acceleration specifications and U.S.-market pricing.

Video documentation of the car’s breakthrough Nordschleife performance will be posted here in the coming days. Stay tuned.

The eight-minute mark has long been recognized as a major Nurburgring milestone, reserved for race cars and the fastest exotic sports cars. While there’s no single official repository for Nurburgring data from private test sessions, numerous reputable websites and publications report lap times from race teams, automakers and independent sources.

The new 2009 CTS- V includes a suite of advanced performance technologies, including a new version of Cadillac’s acclaimed Magnetic Ride Control suspension and the LSA 6.2-liter Supercharged V8 engine. For the first time, CTS- V will include the choice of 6-speed manual or automatic transmissions, with the new automatic sporting steering wheel-mounted shift buttons.

[OneSlow5pt0]

sick.......

[13Bracer]

sick.......

x2 sick ****

[RSX-S]

sick nasty...

[JITB]

*subs for bmw argument*

[nreggie454]

Lamest engine bay EVER! Why not show off the badassery under the hood instead of cover it completely with plastic?

[OneSlow5pt0]

*subs for bmw argument*

even before this id rather have a CTS-V then a M3 or M5

[EJ25RUN]

*subs for bmw argument*

*explain*

[Barefoot]

x2 sick ****

x3

[blackshine007]

And who says GM has fallen off the performance market HAH!!! I know Ford isn't making any type of efforts like GM. What's that 2 door rattle trap with the V8 thing that they make that all the americans are going all goo-goo over? That's the only thing they have going on and will probably be their downfall.

[FasTech]

Pretty nice.

[JITB]

*explain*

lol i was just putting that b/c i expectated a bmw person to come in with a defense for the m3/m5... for sakes of a healthy discussion..

[blackshine007]

lol i was just putting that b/c i expectated a bmw person to come in with a defense for the m3/m5... for sakes of a healthy discussion..

They'll probably whine about how it's boosted anyways and that their cars are making their power naturally aspirated and are are balanced and poised and some other

[IndianStig]

i will own that one day

[Iawa]

sick nasty...

Indeed

[Barefoot]

They'll probably whine about how it's boosted anyways and that their cars are making their power naturally aspirated and are are balanced and poised and some other

lol

[RUFFIAN]

[QUOTE=blackshine007]And who says GM has fallen off the performance market HAH!!! I know Ford isn't making any type of efforts like GM.I love the High performance stuff that GM is putting down but lets be fair, The real Kick-Ass stuff Ford sells is over in Europe.

[VQ35 Star]

hood hump ftw!

[blackshine007]

And who says GM has fallen off the performance market HAH!!!

I know Ford isn't making any type of efforts like GM.I love the High performance stuff that GM is putting down but lets be fair, The real Kick-Ass stuff Ford sells is over in Europe.

And let's be even more fair by saying that half of the performance parts off those kick ass cars were available here in some form or fashion. But let's face it, Ford has fallen off the map and will continue to fall off the map if they keep their current thinkers and designers around. Nobody wants their crap, minus the trucks.

[EJ25RUN]

lol i was just putting that b/c i expectated a bmw person to come in with a defense for the m3/m5... for sakes of a healthy discussion..

Cant say anything but great #s from the general. They need to but this car back in the scca.

M3/M5 defence? They are both slower.

[gforce23]

Hmm.. read this piece of news last week on AutoBlog. 8mins is a new record for a production sedan..
But I can't get over that ricer-ish front end. Maybe if they darkened the grills a little bit and smoothened out those JDM wannabe foglamp shrouds, it would look better.