2009 Dodge Viper ACR Takes King Of The Ring Title From Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

Posted by Admin on August 28, 2008

The 2009 Dodge Viper ACR has now claimed the fastest time ever for a production car around the Nürburgring. A lap of 7:22 is just a few seconds quicker than the 7:26.4 lap set by the 2009 Corvette ZR1. Not that it comes as much of a surprise, since the ACR is the most brutal version of the already-unforgiving Viper, whereas the ZR1 has taller gears and is still built for driving well on the road. Nonetheless, the Viper ACR is the new unofficial king of the ‘Ring.
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2009 Cadillac CTS-V Lapping The Nurburgring In Record 7:59:32

Posted by Admin on May 22, 2008

With the supercharged LS9 V8 reportedly making around 567 HP, we know that the Cadillac CTS-V is one quick sedan. But we had no idea just how fast it would be until it recently set a lap time of 7:59.32 on the Nurburgring Nordschleife. That makes it the fastest production sedan to ever be officially recorded on the German race track. And just in case you thought GM was just pulling your leg, the Cadillac has released this video showing the world what’s a sub 8 minute Nurburgring lap looks like.

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How Much Would You Pay For Your Dream Car? How About $11 Million USD For a Ferrari 250GT SWB?

Posted by Admin on May 19, 2008

So how much would you pay for the car of your dreams? Well, the official bar for the highest price anyone has ever paid for any car anywhere has just been raised with a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT short-wheelbase California Spyder got bought at auction for €7,040,000. Converted into American dollars, that’s about $10,976,000.

Goodness that’s a lot of money.

Sure, I’d probably drop some serious coin for the car of my dreams if I actually could, but $11 million? Really? The thing that amazes me is the winning bidder is some British radio DJ, Chris Evans. Have you ever heard his radio jockeying firsthand? I haven’t. The  conspiracy clown in all of us might just say this was all just a massive publicity stunt by Ferrari to stir up interest for their new California, but it sure does make you wonder.

 

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New KING Of The Ring – 2009 Cadillac CTS-V Fastest Production Sedan Around Nürburgring Ever, Laps in 7:59.32

Posted by Admin on May 9, 2008

As the old saying goes, the king is dead, long live the king…Maybe meant with as much conviction as histocailly too…

In testing at Germany’s famous Nurburgring, Cadillac’s brand new 2009 CTS-V completed a lap of the legendary Nordschleife in 7:59.32. This blistering time appears to be the fastest ever publicly documented for a production sedan.

With an estimated 567 HP, tightened suspension, magnetic ride control, super-spiffy electro-mechanical rear end and a killer six speed in the Cadillac’s arsenal, John Heinricy, an executive with GM Performance Division piloted The CTS-V to it’s sub-eight-minute bragging rights. With pretty much everybody testing anything with wheels, duking it out for Nordschleife glory, we can’t help but wonder how the Germans feel about all this…

You can read all about the news on GM’s very own blog on the Cadillac CTS-V

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