Recently, Cadillac set the sedan lap record of the Nurburgring in a 2009 CTS-V.

Edmunds.com’s Inside Line has several fascinating details about the run:

The record running car (the car in the video) is the new 6-speed automatic! The 6-speed manual, while being much more involving, is actually slower around the track.

The CTS-V that broke the record was running the same tires that will be on the car when it goes on sale later this year – Michelin Pilot Sport 2’s

The car was airborne 3 times during the run.

And, as if a nod to people who have had issues with wheel-hop in hard launches in the current V, the development team has let slip that you can do epic burnouts in both the manual and automatic car if you like…while certainly fun, this also suggests that the wheel-hop has been corrected in the new car.

Read the entire list over at:

InsideLine: Details on the Cadillac CTS-V’s Run Around the ‘Ring

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Five days ago we brought word to you all about the sub-8 minute lap of the Nurburgring that Cadillac recorded in a factory-spec CTS-V sedan.

This was the fastest recorded lap ever by a stock 4-door sedan.

Now, check out the video of that fabled lap below.

Enjoy.

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There are few feats that a performance car can attain that really get people to sit-up and take notice.

One is a sub-8 minute lap of the fabled Nurburgring. Few road cars have hit this mark and all are insanely impressive performance machines. Add one more to the list as of today…

The 2009 CTS-V

Doing the deed with a 7 minute 59.32 second lap, the CTS-V matches the time of the C6 Corvette Z51, beats some other legendary cars, and is bested only by modifieds or exotics.

Way to go, Cadillac.

See Cadillac’s press release below:

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Recently, GM’s Chevy division has announced that the new ZR-1 Corvette will pack significantly more than the 620hp that was previously tossed around as the expected output. Ultimately, the number has blossomed to 638hp (a 3% increase).

This 6.2l supercharged V-8 is a hand-built version of the LSA V-8 that will be used in the CTS-V.

The folks over at Edmunds’ Inside Line have speculated that the 3% increase might cascade down to the CTS version as well…leading them to speculate that the 550hp number Cadillac has spoken of in the past to possibly reach as high as 567hp at the V’s launch.

Of course, for enthusiasts like you and I, 550 is nice…and 567 is just icing on cake.

We’ll know more in a few months when the CTS-V engineers are done.

See Edmunds’ speculation at:

Edmunds Inside Line: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V To Make 567 Horsepower

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The good folks over at the Cadillac Drivers’ Log site have posted another couple videos for all of the CTS-V junkies out there…

The first is a short video montage of the team driving in Arizona (and the BMW M5 that they had along for comparison):

Then a professional video of the V being thrashed on the track:

See more over at:

Cadillac Drivers’ Log

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