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Cadillac CTS-V Challenge: Follow along on Twitter

If you're looking for live updates from the Cadillac CTS-V Challenge, a variety of spectators are tweeting from the Monticello Motor Club. Get the lap times and more information by clicking here to follow along on Twitter. UPDATE: Top lap times after the jump. We'll continue to update with the best times if you're Twitter-averse UPDATE 2: Lutz pulls off a 2:58:072 lap on his first run UPDATE 3: Lutz' best time is 2:56:321. Hired guns and factory hotshoes up next UPDATE 4: John Heinricy posts a 2:46:560 in the CTS-V UPDATE 5: Final ... Read more →

VIDEO: OnStar calls Hennessey after tuned CTS-V pulls .99 g Jonathon Ramsey

On its way to doing the 1/4-mile in 11.07 seconds at 128 mph, a Hennessy-tuned 700-horsepower Cadillac CTS-V hit .99 longitudinal G as it left the start line. By the end of the run the phone ...

V-Series Challenge participants announced, no surprises inside Jeremy Korzeniewski

In less than a week, Bob Lutz will be joined by a few automotive journalists and a handful of regular Joes at the Monticello Motor Club in New York to race some fast sedans around a fast track to ...

VIDEO: Bob Lutz prepares for V-Series Challenge at Monticello John Neff

The pieces are now in place for the V-Series Challenge set to take place at the Monticello Motor Club on October 29. Behind the wheel of a Cadillac CTS-V, Bob Lutz will take on the competition in ...

Cadillac CTS-V Challenge nets 120 applicants, Heinricy to stand in for Lutz if needed Damon Lavrinc

We knew when General Motors opened up the CTS-V Challenge to any and all Caddy killers the response would be impressive, and according to Cadillac spokesman Nick Twork, it's been just that. ...

CTS-V Challenge opened up to any would-be Caddy killers 24 days ago on Autoblog

May the best car win. So says General Motors' Bob Lutz, and he's willing to put his Pilotis where his mouth is... so to speak. On a conference call last month, Maximum Bob challenged any journalist to a duel with the Cadillac CTS-V, and, not surprisingly, the mantle was picked up right quick by ...

REPORT: Cadillac CTS-V Wagon is a go 1 month ago on Autoblog

2010 Cadillac CTS Sportwagon – Click above for high-res image gallery From the second we laid eyes on the production CTS Sportwagon, we dreamed of a V-badged 556 horsepower, supercharged V8 variant. While the move makes sense to us based on awesomeness alone, General Motors has to come up ...

VIDEO: Motor Trend's Best Driver's Car Competition offers a few surprises 1 month ago on Autoblog

Over the years, our favorite magazines have had some spectacular comparison tests, with scores of test data and page after page of subjective text. Motor Trend has practically made a living with comparisons, and its newest feature pits 10 hot rides against one another to see which is the best ...

Spy Shots: Spyker D8 Peking-to-Paris SSUV ready for production debut in Frankfurt? 2 months ago on Autoblog

Exotics used to be confined strictly to sportscars, but not anymore. Porsche and Maserati have got four-door sedans on the market, and Aston Martin's is on the way. But in lucrative markets like the Middle East and Russia, demand is high for exotic SUVs, and automakers are stepping up to fill the ...

From the Twitterverse: GM shows 3 Series-fighting Cadillac ATS, all-new XTS, 2012 Malibu 2 months ago on Autoblog

Tomorrow morning at 8:00 AM EST, General Motor's President and CEO, Fritz Henderson, will be hosting a webcast to update the public and the media on the automaker's turnaround efforts, during which Henderson is expected to make a new product announcement. But ahead of tomorrow's shindig, GM ...

Lutz confirms Cadillac CTS-V coupe is coming, sport wagon... doubtful 3 months ago on Autoblog

During a Web-chat held on General Motors' FastLane blog, GM's former product head and newly appointed Vice Chairman, Bob Lutz, sat down with the unwashed throngs to take questions and a deliver a few tender morsels to the product obsessed. Chief among them was Lutz' confirmation that a Cadillac ...

Review: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V offers supercar performance, everyday drivability 5 months ago on Autoblog

Despite recent products to the contrary, when much of America thinks "Cadillac," a lot of people still recall the land yachts of the '70s and '80s. Hoods and decks marginally shorter than your average aircraft carrier, and Sedan de Villes and Fleetwoods serving as hearses or transportation for ...

Shanghai Surprise: Cadillac CTS stunt team dazzles in China, Heinricy sets F1 track record [*UPDATED w/VIDEO] 5 months ago on Autoblog

Although things are understandably more than bit somber in General Motors' U.S. operations as of late, over in China, the mood is a bit more upbeat. The evidence? Check out this CTS stunt-driving exhibition held last weekend on Shanghai's Formula One circuit. According to GM's Cadillac Notes ...

Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon production to begin early May, CTS Coupe still on track 7 months ago on Autoblog

After speaking this morning with Cadillac's product communications manager, David Caldwell, we've fleshed out some near-term product plans for General Motors' luxury brand – in particular the timetable for the 2010 CTS Sport Wagon. The automaker's Lansing Grand River plant is scheduled to ...

VIDEO: GM's Chris Berube could school Clarkson on burnouts 12 months ago on Autoblog

Top Gear is widely regarded as the best television show ever produced about cars. The production values are outstanding, the hosts are amusing and their tamed racing driver, "the Stig", is amazing to watch as he improves his mind while hustling cars around the test track. A few months back we ...

GM performance guru John Heinricy retires 1 year ago on Autoblog

Over the past two decades, John Heinricy has probably done more to enhance the performance image of General Motors than any other single individual. From the perspective of a petrol-head, Heinricy has for many years held what is probably the coolest job at GM as the director of the Performance ...

Faster than an M5: First Cadillac CTS-V performance test published 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Cadillac CTS-V It's been over 60 years since the Americans have so thoroughly trounced the Germans, but Inside Line has the numbers to prove it. The Edmunds news service had a chance to take the new Cadillac CTS-V (which we're driving in upstart New York as ...

Lock & Load: CTS-V to go hunting in Europe after all 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a photo gallery of the Cadillac CTS-V Last week, we reported on a Top Gear piece that indicated Cadillac would not be sending the CTS-V super-sedan to Europe. Cadillac contacted us with some corrections and clarifications, which we now deliver to you. First, the CTS-V is going to ...

European hunting season cancelled: Cadillac CTS-V not crossing Atlantic 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V. UPDATE: Never mind. Hunting season is very much back on. Click here for details. Cadillac's wicked new CTS-V may have the likes of the BMW M5 in its sights, but it appears that it won't be hunting down the best that Munich, Stuttgart ...

VIDEO: Cadillac CTS-V being manhandled around Milford 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view video after the jump The message was somewhat short and therefore cryptic: "This is video we shot of the CTS-V driving some hot laps at the GM Proving Grounds in Milford, MI." Our curiosity sufficiently piqued, we clicked the link and watched the vid. What we saw was the new ...

2009 Cadillac CTS-V will officially make 556 horsepower 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V 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 ...

VIDEO: Cadillac CTS-V takes to the 'Ring, pummels into submission 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Cadillac CTS-V at the 'Ring. GM is pretty pleased with the Cadillac CTS-V's 7:59.32 run around the Nurburgring, and the crew on the ground had the foresight to strap a few video cameras to the supercharged sedan to capture every second of John Heinricy's ...

Green Hellraiser: Caddy CTS-V storms Nordschleife in 7:59.32 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more shots of the CTS-V on the 'Ring The badassery going in inside the supercharged LSA V8 stuffed under the domed hood of the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V appears to translate well on the Nordschleife's graffiti-marked tarmac. GM announced today that John Heinricy exercised his right to ...

Hennessey performance expanding tuning to include ZR1, GT-R and IS F 1 year ago on Autoblog

From the Mustang to the Viper and Veyron, Hennessey Performance has spread its abilities across the performance car spectrum. And with hi-po vehicles like the IS F, ZR1, and GT-R on their way to buyers' garages, John Hennessey says he is working on packages to make all of those cars even higher-po. ...

Detroit 2008: EyesOn Design Awards favor Cadillac 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above to view more high-res live shots of the Cadillac CTS Coupe Concept One bit of news we passed over on the way out the door of COBO Hall on Tuesday was the winners of this year's EyesOn Design Awards at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. There are four awards given away each year, including Best ...

Detroit 2008: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V unveiling w/ live shots 1 year ago on Autoblog

Update: Video of the CTS-V live reveal are available after the jump. Click the photo above for a gallery of live shots If you look at the picture above, you can easily imagine Maximum Bob shouting, "I told you folks that it'd be <bleeping> spectacular!" Those of course were not his exact ...

Detroit 2008: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V revealed with 550 HP 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for more high-res images of the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V Our friends over at Jalopnik say the CTS-V is officially fair game now, so here we go. Now that the second generation Cadillac CTS is on the streets and garnering largely positive reviews for its looks, performance and handling ...

Spy Shots: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V fully uncloaked 1 year ago on Autoblog

Inside Line has scooped up some exclusive, fully-naked shots of the Detroit-bound 2009 Cadillac CTS-V, and we're pleased to report that the super duper version of Caddy's excellent CTS is looking good. In the V-Series tradition, the grillework is all mesh, making the car instantly recognizable when ...

Cadillac CTS-V might get AWD, UK could be left out 2 years ago on Autoblog

Part of Cadillac's (latest) plan for resurgence is to offer products that target some of the machinery its rivals have honed to near-perfection over the years. We know that a CTS-V is in the works, likely to receive an LS7 heart transplant creating over 500 HP. Although the V's closest competitor ...

VIDEO: The General teases us with video of the 08 CTS on the 'Ring 2 years ago on Autoblog

The 2008 Cadillac CTS is in the home-stretch right now, as it's only a few months away from production. Anticipation for what could be one of the best Cadillacs ever has been steadily rising since its unveiling last January in Detroit, and the forthcoming CTS-V has made its way onto Autoblog quite ...

Autoblog Week in Photos: Week of June 11, 2007 2 years ago on Autoblog

Yet another week passes, and if you haven't registered to win the $29,000 Dodge Nitro, you're too late. As a consolation prize, there was a ton of new information on Autoblog, including the introduction of the freshened Saab 9-3, the updated Jaguar XK, and Autoblog's review of the leviathan Ford ...

VIDEO: Autoblog Podcast #68 (enhanced) 2 years ago on Autoblog

Podcast 68 Part One (CTS-V) The enhanced version of Autoblog Podcast #68 is now ready for your discerning eyes and ears. In Part One, we talk about the ridiculous horsepower of the CTS-V and in Part Two we dive into GM's upcoming RWD Alpha program, which could underpin a future G6. The ...

Autoblog Podcast #68 2 years ago on Autoblog

Getting back in the groove, we bring you Autoblog Podcast #68. Starting us off is the battle of the inside sources, where we debate which GM mole is correct about the CTS-V. One rumor has the hottest little Caddy getting the Blue Devil's 600-horsepower 6.0L V8. The competing theory is that there'll ...

VIDEO: Autoblog Podcast #67 (enhanced) 2 years ago on Autoblog

Autoblog Podcast #67 Jaguar Shifter, CTS-V The enhanced version of Autoblog Podcast #67 is now ready for download or streaming on YouTube. In part one, we talk about the Autoblog redesign and the Dodge Nitro Giveaway. In part two we hit the ground running, with information on Jaguar's funky-cool ...

2009 Cadillac CTS-V will have 600HP Corvette Blue Devil engine! 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to enlarge var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/general_sciences/Blown_2009_Cadillac_CTS_v_reaches_600hp'; The new issue of Motor Trend arrived in the mail and our eyes were instantly attracted to this story that just went live on motortrend.com. The MT crew has learned that the ...

Autoblog Week in Photos: Week of May 27, 2007 2 years ago on Autoblog

We're now in week two of Autoblog's redesign and contest for a fully-loaded $29,000 Dodge Nitro. (Enter every day through June 14th by clicking here.) This week in pictures was chock-full of spy shots, new models, and some interesting videos. Some of our best work includes our review of the ...

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