After Cadillac will unveil the coupe version of its successful CTS they will also bring the more powerful V version. And here is the first spy shot to prove it. The CTS Coupe will be unveiled in 2009 as a 2010 model year. The CTS-V Coupe will follow a few months later. It will be powered by a 6.2L LSA supercharged V8 engine that will deliver 500 hp.
Spy reports spot large drilled large brake calipers and center-mounted dual oval exhaust tips. Reports also confirm the raised hood, wider rear tires, larger rims and the CTS-V series grille.
2008 Cadillac CTS Coupe Concept
Volkswagen recently unveiled the 6th generation of the Golf, but it looks like the manufacturer is still trying to profit from the popular 5th generation by launching a special edition of the GTI. Called GTI Limited Edition 240, the new edition is based on the GTI Edition 30. The engine is the same 2.0-liter FSI engine of other GTIs, but in this limited edition, it is bumped up by 10 hp to 240 hp.
The new edition comes with new standard features as the bi-xenon headlamps, Pioneer touch screen navigation system as well as a new sound system. Price of the vehicle: $46,361, a bargain if we compare it to the $50,810, the price asked for the 230 hp Golf GTI Edition 30. The only bad news is that all 300 cars produced will be available exclusively on the Dutch market.
Lorinser, one of the most exclusive German tuning companies, announced the launch of its new customized Mercedes SL-Class at the Automechanika, a big auto show in Germany. According to the manufacturer the new roadster will feature a L 55 RS engine, based on the latest CL which will be capable of boosting the SL to speeds over 185 mph.
The SL will not be the only car Lorinser will bring. The new Lorinser GL420 CDI will be there, with a V8 diesel engine developing 335 hp. Also present will be the Power-Smart 320 CDI boosted to 261 hp as well as the Lorinser 350 V6 C-Class with 305 hp and a 168 mph top speed.
KW suspensions, is known in Germany as the best specialist for performance suspension system but also as the main manufacturer used in the DTM races. KW teamed up with Audi, and its astonishing RS6 Avant Type 4F in order to offer a new suspension system for the 580 hp station wagon.
According to the manufacturer, the KW suspension kit can be used with the factory suspension system but also with Audi’s Dynamic Ride Control (DRC). With the new kit installed, the car is lowered with up to 45 mm, but still this doesn’t only improve the appearance, also the handling capabilities.
HSV launced on the Australian market the ClubSport R8 Tourer, the company’s first wagon since the all wheel drive Avalanche was released in 2003. A manual ClubSport R8 Tourer is priced from $65,990, which is just $1000 more than the equivalent ClubSport R8 sedan. Automatic transmission is an additional $2330.
The Tourer is powered by the high performance LS3 engine producing 425 hp of power and 550Nm of torque, making this one of the most powerful wagons produced anywhere in the world.
HSV will build around 120 ClubSport R8 Tourers for the Australian market in 2008.
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Already one of the fastest production cars on the streets, the Nissan GT-R (a.k.a. Godzilla) seems like the perfect car. Still there are many tuners that want to improve the car by offering a body kit for it. After Zele and Amuse, another major tuning company focused on the GT-R, Wald International. Known as one of the biggest Japanese tuners, Wald offered us a preview of their future body kit for the Nissan GT-R.
The new kit consists in a re-designed front bumper and a new custom-made nose cover, new aerodynamic side sills for better stability, expanded fenders on the rear, a new rear wing and a new rear air diffuser. Also a new set of 22” alloy wheels painted in black were added for better stability.
Have you ever thought that an Audi R8 can be a rival to the Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series? It seems it can with the help of the new customization package by MTM. With the new tuning program the 4.2-liter V8 engine now develops 560 hp. Connected the a 6-speed manual gearbox, the vehicle sprints from 0-60 mph in just 3.9 seconds, exactly as the SL65 AMG Black Series, 0-124 mph in 12.5, while the top speed is electronically limited to 186 mph.
For the speed fanatics MTM can also remove the limitation and, according to them, the vehicle has a top speed of 196 mph. The MTM Audi R8 comes with new MTM Bimoto Forged 9 x 20" ET 42 on the front and MTM Bimoto Forged 11 x 20 ET 50 on the rear, fitted with Michelin Sport Cup tires. MTM also added new brake disks: 380 x 34 punched, ventilated on the front and 356 x 32 on the rear.
No word about the price yet.
Last month, we told you about Audi and Volkswagen working on a pair of roadsters. Now more information about Audi’s version is beginning to surface. Audi’s car will be designed to look like a smaller version of its successful R8. But it will not be called R4, as previously believed. Instead, according to CarMagazine, Audi will go smaller and call the future model R3. Set to be launched in 2013, a preview version (under Volkswagen logo) will be revealed in November at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
The R3 will replace the current TT and will be exclusively powered by four-cylinder engines in order to keep "the Audi a safe distance from the Boxster and Cayman." Price will be kept in the €25,000 to €45,000 range.
Under the hood, Audi would install the 180bhp 1.8-liter TFSI motor, a 2.0-liter version rated at 220bhp and a brawny S-line model good for some 280bhp. Diesel TDI engines would also likely be an option at least in Europe. Versions could include a frugal 125bhp variant of the latest 1.6-liter common-rail as well as 170 and 204bhp versions of the 2.0-liter.
There is nothing better than test driving a sports car. The manufacturer expects you to run it to the limits, so you can go home and write about how powerful/fast/nimble the car is. Our experience with the preview of the Cadillac CTS-V was no exception. As mentioned earlier in the week, we were invited to take a day putting Cadillac’s 556 hp supercharged CTS-V through its paces at the Monticello racetrack in New York.
The power was always there, from the moment I stepped on the accelerator until I hit the engine’s rev limiter. When I hit the gas, I immediately found myself stuck to the seat. I would have screamed, but instead just simply shut up and wondered if it is the end of the world! The CTS-V’s delivery is almost is so abrupt that I would hate to see the look of terror on my face. But this was quickly replaced by a smile when I realized I was always under control… and alive.
More after the jump.
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Today is a big day for all the Nissan GT-R fans. Nismo, Nissan’s factory tuner, has released official parts for its so-called ”Godzilla”.
There is a Chassis Package which includes Bilstein Damptronic suspension and the Rays forged aluminum 20″ mono block wheels fitted with Bridgestone tires (255/40 ZRF20 in the front and 285/35 ZRF20 in the rear.) Also available is a Carbon Sport Seats Package which includes a set of Recaro sport seats badged with the Nismo logo.
And finally, there is a Titanium Exhaust System which includes a lightweight titanium exhaust and a carbon fiber air diffuser. Price of the parts: $20,274 for the Chassis Package and $17,378 for the Carbon Sport Seats Package or the Titanium Exhaust System. In total, about $55,000.
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