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Cadillac recently announced it's CTS-V Challenge, and now there is already more news about it that demonstrates the amount of interest surrounding the event. The CTS-V Challenge developed quite quickly - on a recent conference call with journalists, GM's Bob Lutz said he would be willing to take on all challengers against the CTS-V. It is being done as part of GM's "May The Best Car Win" campaign and GM claims the CTS-V is the world's fastest production sedan. Jalopnik accepted the original challenge, but GM has taken it farther than that. Over 120 applications were received, and right now GM is weeding through them for the final competition. Not all are valid though - Cadillac spokesman Nick Twork put it like this: "Honestly, about three-quarters

A lot has been going on at General Motors over the past few months. Fresh out of bankruptcy, the company has worked to project a different image as part of the "New GM" launch. That includes pushing new product like the Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain, Buick LaCrosse and others. That has included some impressive steps forward, like the cancellation of the "Vuick" Crossover. Also new is the "May the Best Car Win campaign" with the much-trumpeted "60 day money back guarantee." GM's Bob Lutz, or Maximum Bob as he is known, seems to have taken that tagline to heart. On a recent company conference call, he challenged anyone to a race with the CTS-V against any other production four-door. GM claims the Cadillac CTS-V is the

With the latest generation of the CTS, Cadillac has set forth on expanding the model lineup to it's proper size. While the first-generation was successful in revitalizing the brand, the sedan model wasn't followed up with coupe, convertible or wagon models. Successful companies create strong brands and models, then build off of them. The CTS is an impressive product, and this time it is being followed up with a coupe and wagon. Convertible? Maybe they're saving that for the third generation. Regardless, right now the news is about the V performance models. The CTS coupe isn't even out in full force yet and spy shots are already surfacing of the V model testing. The CTS-V sedan has acquitted itself very well against peers and is an excellent model. Given the capability of

While Bob Lutz dashed a lot of hopes about a RWD Chevrolet Caprice sedan, he did offer an important confirmation of new product for Cadillac. The CTS is one of the most impressive vehicles in it's segment, and the V-Series performance version has been billed as the world's most powerful performance sedan. Until recently (and it isn't confirmed for certain as of yet) it has held the title for world's fastest production sedan around Germany's Nurburgring race track. With variants of the CTS sedan complete, a coupe CTS is going on sale next year, after being shown at the Detroit Auto Show in concept form. With the incredible performance capabilities of the CTS-V sedan, why not extend that to the coupe as well? It deserves it! Despite the seemingly obvious answer to us, it wasn't certain whether or not the model would

The automaker that currently holds the title for fastest production sedan around Germany's Nurburgring race track may surprise you. The answer is Cadillac, with the supercar-like CTS-V that lapped the track in a record 7:59 minutes. Cadillac worked long and hard on the CTS-V to achieve that goal and it's amazing that they got to it. But now it looks as if Porsche may have beaten that record, if a report from Germany's Sport Auto is to be believed. Three seconds. That's the how much faster the Panamera Turbo is around the track, according to Auto Sport. Now Porsche hasn't confirmed this - if it's true you better believe they will. It'll be a number they'll want to trumpet. There's a few things that seem funny about this