NickD said:
captdownshift said:
If they did a rwd turbo I4 hatch with a usable hatch opening, ala S52 M Coupe, with magnetic suspension and magic differential sauce, I'd be hard pressed not to be very very tempted. That being said, there's a less than zero percent chance of such a thing occuring.
The Chevy 130R concept was kind of along those lines, but didn't make production, although supposedly GM gave it a long hard look
The Solstice Coupe sold something like a hundred units...
dean1484 said:
NickD said:
captdownshift said:
If they did a rwd turbo I4 hatch with a usable hatch opening, ala S52 M Coupe, with magnetic suspension and magic differential sauce, I'd be hard pressed not to be very very tempted. That being said, there's a less than zero percent chance of such a thing occuring.
The Chevy 130R concept was kind of along those lines, but didn't make production, although supposedly GM gave it a long hard look
Ohh I really like that!!!
It looks like a 135i with the nose of Chevy Cruze.
Wasn't a Porsche 944 or 968 a 2.7 liter
968 was a 3.0L I4 I thought?
z31maniac said:
968 was a 3.0L I4 I thought?
Yup. 968 reciprocating bits could be used to make a 6 liter 928 engine, from what I've seen.
It was, for a long time, not only the largest modern 4 cylinder engine, but also the highest specific torque naturally aspirated engine, of any cylinder count.
Knurled. said:
z31maniac said:
968 was a 3.0L I4 I thought?
Yup. 968 reciprocating bits could be used to make a 6 liter 928 engine, from what I've seen.
It was, for a long time, not only the largest modern 4 cylinder engine, but also the highest specific torque naturally aspirated engine, of any cylinder count.
I always wanted an S2 (that was the bad boy one, right?), but nice ones have been out of my budget for quite awhile.
Dootz
Reader
5/31/19 8:09 a.m.
In reply to Dootz :
I'm not sure those work as V cars in the same way that the old ones do. We'll see if they sell or not I suppose .
Yeah, it's disappointing to see the big drop in power for what are supposed to be "Uber-sedans."
NickD
PowerDork
5/31/19 9:34 a.m.
That 355hp turbo V6 (which is only a 20hp upgrade over the naturally aspirated V6 available in the regular CTS currently) will make people forget all about the 640hp blown LT4 in the CTS-V3. I know that the Cadillac Vs were automotive freaks and that sooner or later the party had to end, but wow, what a downgrade
Dootz said:
https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2019/05/cadillac-ct5-v-and-ct4-v-alpha-males-with-a-weakness/
Well would you look at that! GM threw it into the V-model of the CT4
Seems that this writer doesn’t know much about the CTS line. There was a 420hp V6 turbo CTS-V Sport for a while.
Snrub
HalfDork
5/31/19 11:07 a.m.
Wonder why they detuned the 3.0L turbo for the CT5-V?
Wonder why they use a different engine in the CT4-V, which doesn't seem to be terribly appropriate for the application? My guess would be cost.
NickD
PowerDork
5/31/19 11:08 a.m.
Snrub said:
Wonder why they detuned the 3.0L turbo for the CT5-V?
Wonder why they use a different engine in the CT4-V, which doesn't seem to be terribly appropriate for the application? My guess would be cost.
It's GM. Nonsensical decisions are their forte. Yeah, why not use the old V-Sport motor in the CT5-V. The CT5-V literally makes less power than ever CTS-V before it.
The ATS-V motor was a 3.6L tt. I don’t know what in the GM line-up was running a 3.0L.
NickD
PowerDork
5/31/19 11:39 a.m.
racerfink said:
The ATS-V motor was a 3.6L tt. I don’t know what in the GM line-up was running a 3.0L.
the CTS V-Sport and XTS. But it was making ~400hp in those. So why yank ~50hp out of it?