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just1pepsi · 05-13-2008, 09:50 AM

Exactly. No arguement about its hotness.

*exitspeed* · 06-09-2008, 12:14 PM

It just keeps getting better.

GM is killin with this thing.

We thought Bentley's announcement earlier today that it's adding a Speed model to the Continental Flying Spur lineup was exciting news for sedan fans. After all, a 600bhp saloon that can hit 60 mph in 4.5 seconds and reach 200 MPH is pretty exciting, no? Not really when compared to Cadillac's news that the 2009 CTS-V will officially be rated at 556 horsepower, hit 60 mph in 3.5 seconds and run the quarter mile in 12 seconds flat. No offense to Bentley, but a sub-3-second sedan is about as exciting as it can get on a Monday. For the record, the Edmunds' Straightline Blog reports that the sport sedan's 6.2L supercharged V8 will produce 556 hp at 6,100 rpm and 551 pound-feet of torque at 3,800 rpm. That engine is the LSA, derived from the new Corvette ZR1's LS9 motor and detuned for duty in the CTS-V. Fortunately, the LSA wasn't detuned too much and the '09 CTS-V should destroy its German competition, specifically the BMW M5 with its - can't believe we're saying this - relatively meager 500-hp 5.0L V10.

Dutchmalmiss · 06-09-2008, 12:29 PM

Whoa I NEED to see this in action now. My imagination can only take me so far...

kyoru · 06-09-2008, 12:57 PM

looks tight I wish they would go easy on the chrome though, maybe use a matte finish.

just1pepsi · 06-09-2008, 01:17 PM

Its a Cadillac, I want it in gold. *bling*

*exitspeed* · 07-30-2008, 02:55 PM

In other CTS news, GM says they'll make a 4cyl Turbo CTS when customers start asking for it!

The CTS is looking even more tempting to me.

"We're ready. When (customers) want it (the option of smaller engines) - we'll do it." That's a (somewhat mangled) quote from Thomas G. Stephens, GM's executive veep for global powertrain and quality, speaking at the inauguration of the General's Powertrain Engineering Development Center last Friday.

Dutchmalmiss · 07-30-2008, 02:58 PM

Sounds awesome, but don't you think that's taking away from the beefy manliness that Cadillac is? But if this 4cyl turbo makes 260+hp, then I'll STFU.

*exitspeed* · 07-30-2008, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dutchmalmiss

Sounds awesome, but don't you think that's taking away from the beefy manliness that Cadillac is? But if this 4cyl turbo makes 260+hp, then I'll STFU.

Cadillac's don't have to be a muscle car. In fact I don't think the CTS should have to suffer from the same "it should have a V8" mentality that is associated with the Camro, and other muscle cars.

Shit, if it's a little less espensive, lighter, and 260, RWD sedan! Count me the fuck in! Plus i get my dads GM discount.

Radiant Bronze 6 Speed skeet skeet.

ESmorz · 07-30-2008, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by exitspeed

Cadillac's don't have to be a muscle car. In fact I don't think the CTS should have to suffer from the same "it should have a V8" mentality that is associated with the Camro, and other muscle cars.

Shit, if it's a little less espensive, lighter, and 260, RWD sedan! Count me the fuck in! Plus i get my dads GM discount.

Radiant Metallic Poo 6 Speed skeet skeet.

That is all thank you grandpa mobile.

Looks like a Ford Fusion... well the Fusion looks like it. But, that's a bad thing to be associated with haha.

*exitspeed* · 07-30-2008, 03:09 PM

Dude, if you think that looks like a Fusion, "I feel sorry for you mother."...

The CTS is one of the nicest looking vehicles out there right now.

Dutchmalmiss · 07-30-2008, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by exitspeed

Dude, if you think that looks like a Fusion, "I feel sorry for you mother."...

The CTS is one of the nicest looking vehicles out there right now.

Yeah the front makes me wanna rape it. I've seen a couple black ones throughout hollywood lowered on black 18s. Not bad at all

*exitspeed* · 07-30-2008, 03:16 PM

I seen the Radiant Bronze the other day for the first time and it's off the bone in person. Imagine that bad boy with some nice VS-XX's or some Profounds?

ESmorz · 07-30-2008, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by exitspeed

Dude, if you think that looks like a Fusion, "I feel sorry for you mother."...

The CTS is one of the nicest looking vehicles out there right now.

They could still be related...

You can't deny Ford stole some of the lines and basic shape of the vehicle.

axiomatik · 07-30-2008, 03:20 PM

the thing that kills me about it is the frickin beltline. why can't manufacturers build a car with a beltline less than 4 feet off the ground anymore? makes it look chunky instead of sleek.

Dutchmalmiss · 07-30-2008, 03:34 PM

Actually I can picture myself riding in a Radiant Bronze GTS on polished Volks and I'm wearin a gold chain.

*exitspeed* · 07-30-2008, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ESmorz

You can't deny Ford stole some of the lines and basic shape of the vehicle.

Well the Fusion came out in 2005, and the new CTS didn't come out until 2008. So, it would have to be the other way around. But, I'm just going to disagree with you on this one.

Quote:

Originally Posted by axiomatik

the thing that kills me about it is the frickin beltline. why can't manufacturers build a car with a beltline less than 4 feet off the ground anymore? makes it look chunky instead of sleek.

I agree about the beltlines. I don't think anyone mentions beltlines on here more then you and I. But the CTS is attractive enough over-all that I think I'd live.

ESmorz · 07-30-2008, 03:46 PM

[quote=exitspeed;2214645]Well the Fusion came out in 2005, and the new CTS didn't come out until 2008. So, it would have to be the other way around. But, I'm just going to disagree with you on this one.

The caddy looked alot the same in 05 too.

I'd rock the new cts-v in some kind of metallic silver.

Dutchmalmiss · 07-30-2008, 03:48 PM

Hey you guys aren't the only ones! I hate em too haha. Although they're for safety purposes, that doesn't mean there isn't material (bigger airbags? stronger B pillar? stronger metal?) to try to make a lower beltline. I think some of these designers are just taking the easy way out. Lately when people think of high beltlines, they think high class (ie Bentleys, RRs). So I guess they're fitting in with the latest trend?

axiomatik · 07-31-2008, 07:05 AM

I think it has more to do with making huge trunks rather than safety. The designers are told that the car has to have so much trunk space, and the only way to do that is by making the trunk very tall, thus necessitating a high beltline.

*exitspeed* · 08-26-2008, 08:24 AM

God I love this car!

Tested and runs a 12.5!

Beats out the M5 and E63 AMG.

06-09-2008, 12:14 PM	#92
exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 41 Posts: 20,898 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	It just keeps getting better. GM is killin with this thing. We thought Bentley's announcement earlier today that it's adding a Speed model to the Continental Flying Spur lineup was exciting news for sedan fans. After all, a 600bhp saloon that can hit 60 mph in 4.5 seconds and reach 200 MPH is pretty exciting, no? Not really when compared to Cadillac's news that the 2009 CTS-V will officially be rated at 556 horsepower, hit 60 mph in 3.5 seconds and run the quarter mile in 12 seconds flat. No offense to Bentley, but a sub-3-second sedan is about as exciting as it can get on a Monday. For the record, the Edmunds' Straightline Blog reports that the sport sedan's 6.2L supercharged V8 will produce 556 hp at 6,100 rpm and 551 pound-feet of torque at 3,800 rpm. That engine is the LSA, derived from the new Corvette ZR1's LS9 motor and detuned for duty in the CTS-V. Fortunately, the LSA wasn't detuned too much and the '09 CTS-V should destroy its German competition, specifically the BMW M5 with its - can't believe we're saying this - relatively meager 500-hp 5.0L V10. __________________ What I do for a living...www.mhrussell.com

06-09-2008, 12:29 PM	#93
Dutchmalmiss Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Socal (323) Age: 35 Posts: 3,475 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	Whoa I NEED to see this in action now. My imagination can only take me so far... __________________ Pignose, biaaatch.

06-09-2008, 12:57 PM	#94
kyoru Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 880 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	looks tight I wish they would go easy on the chrome though, maybe use a matte finish. __________________

07-30-2008, 02:55 PM	#96
exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 41 Posts: 20,898 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	In other CTS news, GM says they'll make a 4cyl Turbo CTS when customers start asking for it! The CTS is looking even more tempting to me. "We're ready. When (customers) want it (the option of smaller engines) - we'll do it." That's a (somewhat mangled) quote from Thomas G. Stephens, GM's executive veep for global powertrain and quality, speaking at the inauguration of the General's Powertrain Engineering Development Center last Friday. __________________ What I do for a living...www.mhrussell.com

07-30-2008, 02:58 PM	#97
Dutchmalmiss Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Socal (323) Age: 35 Posts: 3,475 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	Sounds awesome, but don't you think that's taking away from the beefy manliness that Cadillac is? But if this 4cyl turbo makes 260+hp, then I'll STFU. __________________ Pignose, biaaatch.

05-13-2008, 09:50 AM	#91
just1pepsi Zilvia Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: OKC Age: 38 Posts: 657 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Exactly. No arguement about its hotness.

06-09-2008, 01:17 PM	#95
just1pepsi Zilvia Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: OKC Age: 38 Posts: 657 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Its a Cadillac, I want it in gold. bling

07-30-2008, 03:09 PM	#100
exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 41 Posts: 20,898 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Dude, if you think that looks like a Fusion, "I feel sorry for you mother."... The CTS is one of the nicest looking vehicles out there right now. __________________ What I do for a living...www.mhrussell.com

07-30-2008, 03:16 PM	#102
exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 41 Posts: 20,898 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I seen the Radiant Bronze the other day for the first time and it's off the bone in person. Imagine that bad boy with some nice VS-XX's or some Profounds? __________________ What I do for a living...www.mhrussell.com

07-30-2008, 03:20 PM	#104
axiomatik Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: ATL Posts: 4,697 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the thing that kills me about it is the frickin beltline. why can't manufacturers build a car with a beltline less than 4 feet off the ground anymore? makes it look chunky instead of sleek. __________________

07-30-2008, 03:34 PM	#105
Dutchmalmiss Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Socal (323) Age: 35 Posts: 3,475 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	Actually I can picture myself riding in a Radiant Bronze GTS on polished Volks and I'm wearin a gold chain. __________________ Pignose, biaaatch.

07-30-2008, 03:46 PM	#107
ESmorz Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: It Looks Like A Dong Posts: 6,902 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	[quote=exitspeed;2214645]Well the Fusion came out in 2005, and the new CTS didn't come out until 2008. So, it would have to be the other way around. But, I'm just going to disagree with you on this one. The caddy looked alot the same in 05 too. I'd rock the new cts-v in some kind of metallic silver. __________________

07-30-2008, 03:48 PM	#108
Dutchmalmiss Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Socal (323) Age: 35 Posts: 3,475 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	Hey you guys aren't the only ones! I hate em too haha. Although they're for safety purposes, that doesn't mean there isn't material (bigger airbags? stronger B pillar? stronger metal?) to try to make a lower beltline. I think some of these designers are just taking the easy way out. Lately when people think of high beltlines, they think high class (ie Bentleys, RRs). So I guess they're fitting in with the latest trend? __________________ Pignose, biaaatch.

07-31-2008, 07:05 AM	#109
axiomatik Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: ATL Posts: 4,697 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I think it has more to do with making huge trunks rather than safety. The designers are told that the car has to have so much trunk space, and the only way to do that is by making the trunk very tall, thus necessitating a high beltline. __________________

08-26-2008, 08:24 AM	#110
exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 41 Posts: 20,898 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	God I love this car! Tested and runs a 12.5! Beats out the M5 and E63 AMG. __________________ What I do for a living...www.mhrussell.com

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