Chevrolet Volt: One Step Closer to Reality

General Motors inched closer to making the Chevrolet Volt a reality in November 2010. The vehicle's innovative gas-electric powertrain is being test-driven for the first time on public roads and is hitting its target of 40 miles on pure electric power.

"Today is a big day," GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz told Edmunds' AutoObserver.com in an exclusive interview Tuesday. "Today is the first day it is running on the street on battery power."
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Cadillac CTS-V scorches the Nurburgring

John Heinricy, a celebrated racing driver and GM Performance Division executive, pushed the car to a 7:59.32 lap during testing this Saturday morning....GM says that the car was equipped exactly as the production model will be, and that they're nearing completion of testing for the new high-performance model.

The ultimate expression of the brands performance and luxury engineering, CTS-V puts the world's fastest sedans squarely in its crosshairs while delivering a slew of technological and engineering advancements like Magnetic Ride Control (MRC), paddle-shifting, and the world's first Performance Traction Management (PTM) system.
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Upcoming 2009 Cadillac CTS-V Records Sub-8 Minute Lap Time: Video

GM is nearing the completion of testing for the highly anticipated Cadillac CTS-V. It is a limited-edition high-performance model based on the Cadillac CTS sport sedan. In a recent test at Germany’s Nurburgring, a six-speed automatic (not manual) Cadillac CTS-V lapped the 13-mile track in a record time of 7:59.32. This blistering lap-time however, is still about 40 seconds short of what Nissan's GT-R set earlier this year.

The 09 model Cadillac CTS-V is powered by supercharged 542bhp 6.2-litre LSA V8 petrol engine making 550 pound-feet of torque at 6,200 rpm. The same unit is doing service on new Corvette ZR1 as well but there it is tuned to produce mind-boggling 638 hp horsepower.[...carnoise.blogspot.com]

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2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1's LS9 V8 Specifications(specs)

GM has announced today the official specs for 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 powerplant. ZR1 will be powered by GM's latest and most powerful engine ever, the hand-built 6.2 liter LS9 supercharged V8. It will produce 638-hp of horsepower and 604 lb-ft of torque. Now that means the LS9 puts out nearly 103 horses per liter. Amazing stuff. Corvette ZR1 is expected to have a top-speed of more than 200mph (322 km/h) and will wear Michelin Pilot Sport 285/30ZR19s at front and 335/25ZR20s at the rear axle.

Quick Facts & Expectations from new 09 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 LS9 V8 is the most powerful automotive production engine ever manufactured by General Motors.
It is hand-built and tested GM's Performance Build Center in Wixom, Mich.[...]


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