Showing posts with label cts-v sport wagon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cts-v sport wagon. Show all posts

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Video: Hennessey V650 Wagon vs. Porsche 911 Turbo pits apples against (old) oranges


During the Nürburgring seems today can boast a popular meeting place for sports cars, drag strip is the king when it comes to acceleration contests. In this sense, the people at Hennessey Performance a video of their latest hopped-up Cadillac V650 Wagon takeover by Porsche have released venerable 911. As expected, pushes the 650-PS "Family Station Wagon" the 480-horsepower lighter "Germany's Finest" Coupe for the win.

Wait a second.

The video clearly has a Porsche "Tiptronic" transmission. This means it is an older, is pre-2010 model (note the lack of LED brake lights), the lack of current lightning fast double-clutch gearbox PDK transmission and standard rear limited slip. We do not know exactly, but it could also be an old model 2006. Thanks to Launch Control, today's standard 500-horsepower 997 Turbo does 0-60 in less than three seconds ... easily. It is also known that the V650 is on drag radials riding - a big advantage over road connections to a well-used strip.

Nobody's downplaying of the ferocity of the blown cars, and we welcome this kind of challenge, but we want to be sure to choose our words carefully and keep more participants in the same era. Follow the jump to see the video.


Thursday, February 10, 2011

Chicago 2011: 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon Black Diamond Edition is drool-worthy darkness


General Motors is showing her sexy new Cadillac CTS-V Black Diamond Edition Sport Wagon at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show with its exotic colors and snazzy spectra flair yellow brake calipers complete. As you may recall, a partnership with GM JDSU for the special color, and every Black Diamond Edition Caddy gets a three-coat paint process. Along with the shiny fabric, Cadillac to a range of Satin Graphite 19-inch wheels that make the wild calipers pop on a grand scale, and the interior uses a lot of help micro-suede and special wood accents screwed.

The combined effect is a very long dark roof.

The prices for the gussied-up CTS-V coupe starts at $ 70,490, the $ 4,850 premium over the run-of-the-mill V. it is worth? We just have to say that this machine one of the few at this year's Chicago Auto Show, which is a reference to a deserving of our "most wanted"list.