BMW M5 vs. CTS-V
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BMW M5 vs. CTS-V
According to an article in CAR magazine issue 490 June 2003:
"Sometimes you can be a little too pleased with yourself. GM engineers testing the 400bhp Cadillac CTS V-Spec prototype at the Nurburgring Nordschliefe were all smiles after they'd offered the car to a BMW test driver who promptly beat his fastest ever M5 lap time. Until someone realised they'd just given the opposition a sneak preview of the fastest Caddy in history, that is. Doh!"
"Sometimes you can be a little too pleased with yourself. GM engineers testing the 400bhp Cadillac CTS V-Spec prototype at the Nurburgring Nordschliefe were all smiles after they'd offered the car to a BMW test driver who promptly beat his fastest ever M5 lap time. Until someone realised they'd just given the opposition a sneak preview of the fastest Caddy in history, that is. Doh!"
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/sho...threadid=31644
Of course, you'd expect this. It's 200 lbs lighter and has more horsepower and torqe and a better final drive ratio....also gets better milage. 17/26 vs 12/21.
I'm curious to see how it'd do against an M3 which has a 300lb advantage yet is short by 70hp with about the same milage.
Last edited by Joe K. 96 Zeee!!; Dec 8, 2003 at 01:52 PM.
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