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Automotive News & Views Can GM make Cadillac the standard of the world Again?
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Replying to: plekto (Sep 21, 2007 8:46 pm)  -Rocky |
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Motor Trend seems to think the new CTS-V will get a 600 hp version of the Corvette engine. What BMW has done by turbocharging the 335's six it to bump the entry level sports sedan performance benchmark to a new level. GM's turbocharged engines have a very flat torque curve which means that performance does not depend on the engine being kept in a particular speed range. BMW's 335 has 300+ lb-ft of torque and will out perform any engine with less torque. The DI 3.6 in the CTS will compete well with the rest of the competition, but is overpowered by BMW's turbo engine. Even the 4.6 northstar does not have enough torque to out perform the 335. I think Cadillac (and the rest of the entry level sports sedans) will have to turbo charge some version of the DOHC V6 line (a bigger version of the turbo 2.8) to be on the same performance level as BMW.
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Replying to: sls002 (Sep 22, 2007 8:13 am) GM's opn the right track then it comes to beefing up power with its love of superchargers. Now a supercharged 3.6DI with 400HP... I'd rather have that than a CTS-V for driving around town(600 is just too much, really)
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Replying to: fintail (Sep 21, 2007 9:59 am) My money's on the Eldo being a convertible. They made convertibles from '82-'85 (Riv's as well)
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Replying to: plekto (Sep 22, 2007 10:25 am) My supercharged 3800 in the 1995 Riviera was very powerful from a standing start. On snowy/icy/slippery streets it was hard to get started without spinning the tires, which meant that the traction control was always active until some speed was built up. On dry pavement it was OK. I am not fond of supercharging. A turbo charger should be slower to build up torque on slippery pavement though. |
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Replying to: cooterbfd (Sep 22, 2007 2:06 pm) |
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Replying to: plekto (Sep 22, 2007 10:25 am) I don't think 600 hp. is to much.  -Rocky
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Replying to: rockylee (Sep 22, 2007 9:27 pm)
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Replying to: rayainsw (Sep 21, 2007 8:19 am) Same platform as the current STS so yes. |
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Replying to: sls002 (Sep 23, 2007 8:47 am) -Rocky
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