Fikse

As per the car and driver that arrived today, curb weight of 4292, 12.6 @ 116 MPH. I expected more from 556HP!

Glock Guru

4292, and I was thinking the C63 was a lead sled.

moparrbust

To run a 12.6 @ 116 means you are having some pretty big traction issues. A 116mph trap is good for high 11's if you can get off the line.


Ohh; my Charger SRT-8 ran a 12.8 @108 and weighs in at 4450lbs with me in it.

jturkel

supercharged LS9; damn. thing is a boat at ~4300 lbs. i wanna hear the whine on that blower

MHP

Must've been an auto?

I'm sure everyone knows what it ran at the Ring, a mere 3 seconds slower than a C6 Z06--and it was an auto CTS-V.

Timeless

If it is like the ZR1, you won't hear it.

The reports are that the autos are faster.

MHP

4 lobe TVS FTW.



Only because most people can't launch a car with that much TQ.

mthis

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.




car and driver

mthis

ohhhh shti

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...est/specs.html

Fikse

this was the 6 speed, the auto should be quicker....


as for supercharger whine, you can hear a little on the zr1, here is a dyno video:

http://www.dragtimes.com/Chevrolet-C...lip-16473.html



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FishtailnZ

Found this vid on another site. Post was written by the BMW 335iX owner. He noted that he got the Caddy at the lights and out of the hole pretty good, but at the end the CTS-V just blew by him to run 12.4 at 120! There were two versions there testing, a 6-speed manual and the new 6-speed slushbox. Best time for the manual was 12.3 at 121 and a 12.4 at 120 for the automatic. In the vid the Bimmer ran 12.7 at 110 with an "aggressive tune (Juice Box) and catless downpipes."


http://s188.photobucket.com/albums/z...bmwvscaddy.flv

kip

In my experience with these > 400bhp cars it starts to be all about traction...
All these cars go 12 something. But this and the RS6 results just show that our E55's are still fast out there.

Fikse

very nice, where was this post with the cts-v info?

FishtailnZ

From the CTS-V forum, just follow the link:

http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums...s-v-track.html

YellowJacket

This thing will be a beast. Its a full sized sedan to boot. I love the interior.

bigbodybeeenz

Meh...it's still a Caddy. I don't really care if it's faster than the C63...I wouldn't buy it. Resale if probably awful on these.

Also, it's a supercharged V8. Of course it's going to make more power than the C63.

bigben320e

Guys, this may need to go in the kill section, lol.

Yesterday, from the light at dead stop a CTS-? (not sure of what after the CTS) was racing me to the ramp in my E320. I was sure I was dead meat, but I out-pulled by half car length. I was surprised, the Caddy sounded like it was straining. IDK?

Timeless

CTS-SUCK

gpk

As compared to resale on AMG cars?

DoctorV8

Sure the CTS-V is fast, but not THAT fast. 3 seconds? Try 17.

7:42.9 for the C6 Z06 vs 7:59 for the cad

03miamisnake

Great kill. Just for clarification though, there was nothing after the CTS.

DoctorV8

Yeah, that was probably a V6 regular CTS.

And keep in mind that the new 2009 CTS-V has over 150 HP more than the 2004-7 CTS-V....

MHP

Who's your source?

7:28 --- Porsche Carrera GT, Walther Röhrl, Autobild July 2004
7:32.4 -- Porsche Carrera GT, definitive time by Horst Von Saurma
7:32.5 - Gemballa Porsche GTR 600 EVO, Wolfgang Kaufmann (2001)
7:36 --- Porsche Carrera GT, factory test driver Walther Röhrl (2002)
7:40* -- Porsche Carrera GT, *estimated time on cold and partially wet track (2003)
7:40* -- 161.217 km/h – Corvette Z06, 505 PS/ 1419.7 kg (estimated), Jan Magnusen
7:40 --- Mercedes Benz McLaren SLR, Klaus Ludwig, Autobild July 2004
7:42 --- Radical 1500 SR3 (2002)
7:43 --- TechArt GT Street (2001)
7:43 --- Porsche 996 911 GT3 RS, factory test driver Walter Rohrl, MOTOR Magazine
7:43.5 - Lamborghini Murcielago (Autocar magazine, 2002)
7:44 --- Pagani Zonda C12S (07/2003)
7:45 --- Gemballa Porsche GTR 600 (12/2000)
7:46 --- Porsche 996 GT2
7:46 --- SHK Porsche 993 GT2, 652 PS (1999)
7:47 --- Porsche 996 GT3 RS, 381PS (996) (2004)
7:49 --- Porsche 996 GT3 Cup
7:50 --- BMW E46 M3 CSL (08/2003)
7:50 --- Blitz Supra, 750 PS, Herbert Schürg (1997)
7:50 --- Honda RC30, Helmut Daehne (1993)
7:50 --- Lamborghini Murcielago (06/2002)
7:52 --- Gemballa Porsche 911 Le Mans (1995)
7:52 --- Lamborghini Gallardo E-Gear (12/2003)
7:52 --- Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren (06/2004)
7:54 --- Porsche GT3 (996) (2003)
7:55 --- Caterham R500 Superlight (2002)
7:56 --- Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale (02/2004)
7:56 --- Porsche 996 Turbo
7:56 --- Honda NSX-R - Motoharu Kurosawa, Best MOTORing
7:56 --- Chevrolet Corvette CE Z06

DoctorV8

No dice, MHP....The CE Z06 was the "collectors edition" 2004 model..the last of the C5's with 405 HP. Notice your own source lists 7:40 for the 505 HP C6 Z06.

MHP

Doh good call Doc, my bad (not sure how the hell I overlooked that).