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> This just in from the Nurburgring, Production sedan does Nordschleife in 7:59.32
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post May 14 2008, 08:32 PM
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Yup. New record for a production sedan, right up there in Porsche/Ferrari lap times. Care to guess who did it? With a company executive at the wheel?

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post May 14 2008, 08:38 PM
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Please tell me it's european...
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Nissan GTR, the new one? Nevermind, thats a coupe...
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post May 14 2008, 08:47 PM
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Wudn't it the new Caddy CTS-V?
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New BMW M3 Sedan?
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post May 14 2008, 08:49 PM
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You gave too many clues. Google to the rescue: Cadillac CTS-V.

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post May 14 2008, 08:49 PM
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Lexus ISF?
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post May 14 2008, 08:52 PM
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Not sure if I would call John Heinricy a typical company executive. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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post May 14 2008, 09:10 PM
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QUOTE(Richard Casto @ May 14 2008, 07:52 PM) *

Not sure if I would call John Heinricy a typical company executive. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)


Put it this way: There should be a LOT more company executives like him. And he IS a legitimate executive. Maybe we'd have better cars and fewer car companies in deep financial doo-doo. Ustabe car companies were run by car guys and manufacturing guys, not bean counters, and they made money ..........

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post May 14 2008, 09:10 PM
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Damn that's impressive especially for a Chevy. The Panamera better top it next year.
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post May 14 2008, 10:08 PM
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QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ May 14 2008, 11:10 PM) *

QUOTE(Richard Casto @ May 14 2008, 07:52 PM) *

Not sure if I would call John Heinricy a typical company executive. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)


Put it this way: There should be a LOT more company executives like him. And he IS a legitimate executive. Maybe we'd have better cars and fewer car companies in deep financial doo-doo. Ustabe car companies were run by car guys and manufacturing guys, not bean counters, and they made money ..........

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Oh, I agree. It's just unfortunate that he is the exception and not the rule. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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post May 14 2008, 10:12 PM
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post May 14 2008, 10:23 PM
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yup cadillac....

not your fathers cadillac!
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post May 14 2008, 10:34 PM
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post May 14 2008, 10:46 PM
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There has to be some points deducted for looks. I'm getting sick of these ugly cars getting a pass for just squirting out numbers (Nissan GTR). I remember a guy back in Hawaii with a very clean Pinto with a blown 302. Fast but... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif)
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post May 14 2008, 10:48 PM
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and this ruled for a while, powered by.... a cadillac!


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And before that, THIS! Both of these cars are Cadillacs, one's even a production car ................ Le Mans, 1950

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Wow, that's impressive. I have a 2005 CTS-V and love it. From everything I've read about the 2009, they've addressed all of the things I could complain about and added 150 hp. I'm going to have to buy one after they depreciate a little bit.

My 914 doesn't surprise too many passengers, because they at least have an idea what they are getting into. A lot of people seem to think it has a V8 in it because of the sound. But the V surprises a lot of people. Nobody expects that out of a Cadillac. By the time I'm banging off of the rev limiter at the top of second they are starting to understand.

Now if GM can just get the Volt to work as advertised, maybe they could start to make money again.
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QUOTE(Grngoat @ May 14 2008, 10:10 PM) *

Wow, that's impressive. I have a 2005 CTS-V and love it. From everything I've read about the 2009, they've addressed all of the things I could complain about and added 150 hp. I'm going to have to buy one after they depreciate a little bit.


wait till march. Caddys depreciate so fast you won't need to wait too long.
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