freude09
09-12-2008, 11:47 PM
Veteran GM Engineer and Executive Director of GM performance car programs, Racer John Heinricy took a bone-stock 2009 Cadillac CTS-V around the famous Nurburgring circuit a Ring circuit, making it the fastest production sedan ever to have lapped in seven minutes, fifty-nine and thirty-two one hundredths seconds. At the GM Milford Proving Grounds they had to wait to make the announcement until the car could be shipped back to Detroit and demonstrated to the media.
The 2009 Cadillac CTS-V run on stock Michelin Pilot Sport 2 tires at standard inflation pressures of 32 psi, and that the car was heavier than stock due to the inclusion of a roll bar, driving seats, five-point harnesses, and fire extinguisher in the cockpit, about 4300 pounds. The CTS-V an automatic left in Drive the entire lap, got airborne in several places around the track, and hit a top speed of 175 mph at redline (6200 rpm) in fifth gear, averaging well more than 90 mph all the way around the circuit. The chassis of the CTS-V has been upgraded substantially compared to the previous version. A second-generation version of GM’s Magnetic Ride Control, using magnetic rheological shock absorbers, is standard equipment.
The CTS-V estimated price is $65,000 which will go on sale at the end of September with a full range of options including navigation, a huge new sunroof, a Performance Traction Management system, and Recaro front bucket seats. GM plans to export the car to Europe, the Middle East and Asia for the first time.
source: http://fastandfurious.blogsome.com/
The 2009 Cadillac CTS-V run on stock Michelin Pilot Sport 2 tires at standard inflation pressures of 32 psi, and that the car was heavier than stock due to the inclusion of a roll bar, driving seats, five-point harnesses, and fire extinguisher in the cockpit, about 4300 pounds. The CTS-V an automatic left in Drive the entire lap, got airborne in several places around the track, and hit a top speed of 175 mph at redline (6200 rpm) in fifth gear, averaging well more than 90 mph all the way around the circuit. The chassis of the CTS-V has been upgraded substantially compared to the previous version. A second-generation version of GM’s Magnetic Ride Control, using magnetic rheological shock absorbers, is standard equipment.
The CTS-V estimated price is $65,000 which will go on sale at the end of September with a full range of options including navigation, a huge new sunroof, a Performance Traction Management system, and Recaro front bucket seats. GM plans to export the car to Europe, the Middle East and Asia for the first time.
source: http://fastandfurious.blogsome.com/