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By now you guys know that I am simply in love with Cadillac’s line of CTS-V cars. They’re stunning to look at, ungodly fast, and pack in so much ass-kicking power that they’ll make you feel like Darth Vader on crack wielding a 40-foot light saber. You see Cadillac nailed the formula here. They gave us a car that is a 10 out of 10 in the looks department, equipped it with an engine that’s capable of turning rear tires into hummus, and then to top it off, they threw in an f*ck you attitude that’s a cross between Steve McQueen, John Wayne and Bill Clinton during his freakiest oval office days with Miss Monica and a box of Cuban’s finest. These are the Cadillac CTS-V’s and people, you’re kidding yourselves if you don’t think these suckers are the baddest boys on the block.
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The 2011 Corvette Z06, now with free insurance in WA and OR. Image: © GM Corp.

If you’re buying a GM vehicle in the next two months and you live in Washington or Oregon, here’s some (potentially) good news:. GM will pick up the tab on a year’s worth of MetLife auto insurance, above the minimum coverage levels specified by the states. I say “potentially good news”, because the deal comes with certain caveats, like applying only to personal (non-commercial and non-fleet) vehicles, being non-transferrable if you sell the car and being non-refundable if you opt to get your own coverage. Read More…

Matt Farah sums up the Cadillac CTS-V perfectly in the first two minutes of this video: it’s an apology for all of the appallingly bad products that Cadillac delivered in the 1990s (Cadillac Catera, anyone?), and it’s not a wagon, but rather a sports car in a wagon costume. With room for five and a Corvette-sourced drivetrain (including a 556 horsepower, 6.2 liter supercharged V-8), it’s best to think of the CTS-V wagon as a car that can haul groceries, haul ass or do both. How fast is it? Is it faster than a tuned C6 Corvette in a drag race? Watch the video below to find out. Read More…

Cadillac’s best showing in the SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge series year to date has been a third place finish at the season opener in St. Petersburg. The CTS-V Coupe team cars have consistently finished in the top ten, which isn’t bad considering that this is their first year of competition. It’s not that the Cadillacs aren’t competitive, it’s just that the rest of the field is damn near even: in three races, there have been two manufacturers (Porsche and Ford) atop the podium, and both Chevy and Dodge have also had podium finishes. Watch the bumper-cam video of Johnny O’Connell lapping Long Beach at speed to see what hard on the brakes from 160 miles per hour looks like. Read More…

Not long ago we posted a video of a Hennessey built Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon running up against a 2011 Nissan GT-R. The GT-R was stock with 485 hp, but the Cadillac was upgraded from 556 hp to 656 hp by Hennessey and it was running drag radials. The Cadillac beat the GT-R by 1/10th of a second running a 11.7 sec quarter mile to the Nissan’s 11.8. This is all well and good IF you keep in mind that the CTS-V has been highly modified. Now it seems that Hennessey is at it again, but this time they’re using a 1,000 hp twin-turbo Escalade. According to them a run to 60 mph took the big Cadillac 3.4 seconds, whereas the GT-R took 3.5. This grandstanding is all well and good on Hennessey’s part, but in the end it only proves that with enough money you can make anything go fast. Besides, eventually that 6,000 lb Escalade is going to have to turn, and when that happens, all bets are off. Click through for the video.
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Not long ago we brought you a video of a Hennessey tuned Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon putting a beating on a Porsche 911 Turbo at the drag strip. However some viewers pointed out that the turbo was not a current model, and got all ticked off about it. Well now Hennessey is back, but this time they’ve squared off against Nissan’s all-wheel-drive super car, the GT-R. So, for those of you who still think that Cadillac’s still aren’t world class super cars, hit play and prepare to have your opinions changed.
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We’ve been following the development and testing of Cadillac’s new CTS-V race car, and with every new bit of information, we get more and more excited. The car has undergone loads of testing for the 2011 Sports Car Club of America World Challenge GT season and by the looks of it, its competitors best be running scared. To highlight the new car Cadillac has put together the following video containing exclusive behind the scenes footage of the new CTS-V race car getting flogged mercilessly on the racetrack. The video entitled, “Refueled: Return of the CTS-V” is just a snippet of what is to come from Cadillac this season, so stay tuned to Ridelust.com as we’ll be bringing you more coverage as soon as we get it. Click through for the video.
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For the first time since their introduction both Cadillac CTS-V Coupe race cars were spied testing this past Tuesday at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Fla. Sporting their full racing colors, both the No. 8 car and No. 3 car were ripping up the track in an effort to get ready for the 2011 Sports Car Club of America World Challenge GT season. In the drivers seat of the No. 8 car was none other than Andy Pilgrim and piloting No. 3 is teammate Johnny O’Connell.

“We’re here fine-tuning the cars, validating components and vehicle dynamics, said Jim Vurpillat, Cadillac global marketing director. “It’s our first opportunity to get both cars on the track at the same time, in full race trim. Besides looking incredible on the track, the cars are performing at an exceptional level.”
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*Photo Credit: Andre Betz

It’s simply amazing. Quite honestly that’s really all that needs to be said about the 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon. Hell, just look at the statistics and judge for yourself. It’s got a 556 hp supercharged V8 that pumps out 551 lb-ft of torque, a proper 6-speed manual gearbox, goes 0-60 in about 4 seconds, has 6-piston Brembo brakes with 15-inch rotors that will suck the eyeballs out of your head, and a top speed of over 190 mph. Ladies and gentlemen, if there was ever a car that could make you giggle like a school boy every time you drove it, then this would be it. Keep in mind there are journalists out there who simply love to nitpick and will fault this and every other car they drive simply because they have the forum to do so. As for me, I’m going to give you the straight and narrow about a really trick muscle wagon that has the ability to tear the manhood from just about every road going super car on the market today.
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Cadillac LMP-02-002. Image: RM Auctions

If you’re a fan of both endurance racing and of GM, and if you’ve got a sizable balance in your bank account just waiting to be spent, you may want to head on down to Amelia Island, FL, for the upcoming RM Auctions event. Held in conjunction with the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, the annual RM Auction specializes in selling the best of the best. Take last year, for example, when a 1961 Porsche RS61 Spyder was snapped up by none other than Sir Stirling Moss for a cool $1.705 million. Read More…