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Knurled.
Knurled. GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/24/19 2:29 p.m.
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...

z31maniac
z31maniac MegaDork
5/24/19 5:42 p.m.
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.

z31maniac
z31maniac MegaDork
5/24/19 5:46 p.m.

Alfaromeoguy
Alfaromeoguy Reader
5/24/19 6:41 p.m.

Wasn't a Porsche 944 or 968  a 2.7 liter

z31maniac
z31maniac MegaDork
5/25/19 10:35 a.m.

968 was a 3.0L I4 I thought?

Knurled.
Knurled. GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/25/19 10:41 a.m.
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.

z31maniac
z31maniac MegaDork
5/25/19 10:49 a.m.
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
Dootz Reader
5/31/19 8:09 a.m.

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

mazdeuce - Seth
mazdeuce - Seth Mod Squad
5/31/19 8:17 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 .

z31maniac
z31maniac MegaDork
5/31/19 9:14 a.m.

Yeah, it's disappointing to see the big drop in power for what are supposed to be "Uber-sedans."

NickD
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

 

racerfink
racerfink UltraDork
5/31/19 10:48 a.m.
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
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
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.

racerfink
racerfink UltraDork
5/31/19 11:32 a.m.

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
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?

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