Our friends over at Jalopnik say the CTS-V is officially fair game now, so here we go. Now that the second generation Cadillac CTS is on the streets and garnering largely positive reviews for its looks, performance and handling dynamics, the time has come to turn it up a notch. The 2008 Detroit Auto Show will bring us the second generation high-performance CTS-V model. Just as the original 2004 version used an engine derived from the top Corvette of the time, so too does the new model. The 2009 CTS-V leap-frogs its chief competitor – the BMW M5 – with GM’s new LSA V8 derived from the LS9 in the Corvette ZR1. Click here to read more.. »
Scribbled on July 13th 2008 in
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Cadillac CTS-V
A joint product of GM’s North Hollywood Design studio and Jay’s own Big Dog cadre of wrenches, the Cadillac-esque EcoJet is powered by a bio-diesel quaffing Honeywell LT-101 turbine, which provides 650 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque. Based on a Corvette Z06 platform, the car’s angular panels are in fact Kevlar draped in carbon fiber. Turbine-themed Alcoa wheels are 22-inches in the rear and 20-inches up front. While not a pure beauty, the thrust of the EcoJet concept is an interesting one, especially in that it finds Leno embracing alternative fuel in his quest for automotive nirvana. For some reason, perhaps simply because of its long, lean profile and its far-reaching design, it also managed to remind us of some of the French concepts that we saw recently at the Paris Motor Show. Click here to read more.. »
Scribbled on June 24th 2008 in
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