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Interesting to see that the CTS-V is getting the brand new LT4 already. Rated at 640hp 630tq that should be more than enough to smoke the tires in a grocery getter.
I think it is kind of lazy on GM's part. Not real difficult to pull an engine from one and plop it in the CTS-V. My bet is a $3000 Gas guzzler tax. 12/13 city and 18/19 highway. Can't see it getting much better than that due to the weight of the car. It will also probably have the new GM ***** 8 speed transmission, that they are putting in to everything.
The days of Corvette component exclusivity are long gone.
Did you know that every single "Corvette" engine that was available in the 1957 Corvette was also an option in the full size Chevy, including the 283 HP fuel injection engine.
Then in 1959, the "Corvette" four speed transmission was also available in the full size Chevy along with the "Corvette" 290 HP fuel injection engine.
The fact that the new CTSV with less power goes faster along with similar acceleration of the Z, but with more weight than the Z has, should be an indication of just how much all downforce on the Z is hurting its straight line performance
One more thing, the added downforce (think drag) is causing temperatures to rise faster than the Z would without all the extra downforce.
If you want a faster straight line performing Z get the "base aero"
The real question is, how will the CTSV stack up against the Hellcat?
I think it is kind of lazy on GM's part. Not real difficult to pull an engine from one and plop it in the CTS-V. My bet is a $3000 Gas guzzler tax. 12/13 city and 18/19 highway. Can't see it getting much better than that due to the weight of the car. It will also probably have the new GM ***** 8 speed transmission, that they are putting in to everything.
I don't understand why performance cars like the Z06 A8 are getting hit with a gas guzzler tax. Seems to me long ago that manufacturers were doing everything they could to avoid this. It looks like performance cars are getting heavier not lighter. Look at the C6 to C7 transition. If they got the weight down on these cars thru more agressive component weight reduction programs we would all benefit. I would hate to think the C8 might weigh more than the C7.
I think it is kind of lazy on GM's part. Not real difficult to pull an engine from one and plop it in the CTS-V. My bet is a $3000 Gas guzzler tax. 12/13 city and 18/19 highway. Can't see it getting much better than that due to the weight of the car. It will also probably have the new GM ***** 8 speed transmission, that they are putting in to everything.
I sold my CTS-V due to the absolutely horrific auto-transmission and the atrocious gas mileage. I loved everything else about the car; the steering and magnetic suspension were magical.
If you want to play with the big dogs (M5/M6, E63, etc) GM has to hurry up their dual-clutch development. You can't show up to that gunfight with yesterday's technology A8 and it's dog-slow manual shifts.
Here is an absolutely perfect example of why you can't put these transmissions into sporty/sports cars:
SKIP to 8min 55 seconds (this forum won't let me embed links to youtube to exact time)
12-22-2014, 01:33 AM
2016 Cadillac CTS-V will use the LT4 from the Z06
