Bruce Nunnally Posted November 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Forbes article about Bob Lutz and the CTS-V Challenge: http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/29/gm-cadill...autos-lutz.html Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Jim Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Bruce: Call Sears or Lowe's and have them come by and put in a whole new garage door opener. If yours is over 10 years old, you'll be glad you did. A new one will be far quieter and more reliable, and quite possibly safer, and the RF controls will be more secure. OTOH, your Homelite accessory in your Cadillac may not work with it, but if necessary you can change the RF actuator for one that will. I'm not in the market for a new car in the foreseeable future, and, in that light, a timid test drive in a CTS-V is the limit of my audacity. Arranging a test-drive event with my local excellent Cadillac dealer without myself being remotely in the market is beyond what I would presume to do. It's not free for them. However, I might drop by for a part or something and suggest it to *them* because they just might see it as good business. -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 This was a shot from my camera phone. We were very close when the CTS-V's came thundering down the straight. Some visual distortion because the CTS-V is accelerating to over 100 mph and the camera in the phone is set on 'photos for dummies' mode. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 I still need to upload video to Youtube and post links to it, I got some nice video Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted November 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Fox News interview with John Heinricy at Monticello Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted November 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Miss out on all the fun from the #CTSVChallenge ? Tune in to Speed Channel on Tues 12/8 at 9:30pm for their full coverage! Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted November 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 This should show a slideshow of my photostream on flickr: Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Very nice, Bruce. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Mike and I had lunch with 'Big Al' from GMInsideNews. While I was busy walking around being amazed by the venue and the event he was getting actual interview snippets from the Cadillac team: http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/f70/gmi...lac-aveo-85998/ XTS: Talking to Nick Twork, I asked him questions regarding this upcoming vehicle, really trying to find out what Cadillac wants with a car like this. He explained to me that the segment that the XTS will be going into is a very large and profitable market, offering a softer side of driving. He talked about how brands like BMW focus on a certain type of driving style, being aggressive and sporty or comfortable and quiet. He said that Cadillac does not feel it should be secluded to one segment or the other, offering all types of driving styles. The XTS would obviously be in the latter, offering a much softer yet still capable driving vehicle. I had asked him if that in fact is going to draw comparisons to the new Buick LaCrosse, and he quickly dismissed that. He said that LaCrosse target is the ES350 type car, while the XTS will offer that type of comfort and quietness, but with a much more upscale type vehicle. I was about to rebut his answer, when he stopped me and said in a few months, we will see exactly what he was talking about. So does that mean an XTS type debut at Detroit 2010? It seems that this car could be in production faster than our next car. ATS: Talking with Nick and Brian, they alluded to this car a lot when talking about the CTS. I had brought up the ATS as the three of us were standing right in front of the M3 that showed up and Mr. Nesbitt talked about how the 3-Series sales numbers are just so great and how the ATS would fill this void for Cadillac. Talking again with Nick, he brought up the fact that the CTS has moved up several thousand dollars within the first model year, leaving a void at the bottom of the lineup that is not filled by any vehicle right now. I then asked about this car's potential, to which at this point they did not have much to say, but that the focus for the ATS is the 3-Series. General Cadillac Info: When I was talking to them about Cadillac's direction being questioned by many on this site; about how the brand went from a focused rear-wheel drive brand, to what seems to be a mixed bag of rear-wheel drive and front-wheel drive vehicles, they brought up the fact that there are advantages of both drive-train set ups and how they will fit each of the vehicle's direction. He also brought up the SRX—saying that even though it has a FWD based platform— its handling and poise has not fallen off. Nick said that for years now Cadillac has drilled into the minds of buyers and fans that rear-wheel drive is king— that it offers the best of everything—and that front-wheel drive is for “lesser” brands. I spoke briefly with Nick Tork, but only to say that the brake calipers on the CTS Coupe with "Cadillac" written across the caliper, is something that would be really good to see in the production car. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted November 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Nice summary report from Automotive Rhythms, the Urban Automotive Experience. http://automotiverhythms.com/artvtube/ Around 3:50 interview with Michael Cooper. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted November 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Forbes video report on the CTS-V Challenge Vice Chairman Bob Lutz pitted his Cadillac against all comers and got the best of them. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted December 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Tune in to SPEED on Tuesday, December 8, at 9:30 P.M. EST to watch Cadillac take on all comers. No excuses Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 You know prior to the race, I heard this fellow talking about being able to beat the CTSv, I kept looking his car over trying to figure out, what it had..... Now I know, he had excuses. Next year, I hope he comes and the track is dry, I guess his excuse will be, the CTSv is too powerful Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Jim Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 Some people called half the CTS-V drivers ringers. None of them have any SCCA record of driving prowess except one, who raced many years ago. The real problem with the Mitsubishi was that the brakes couldn't take a high-performance race course. Another guy had that problem and GM lent him a CTS-V to continue to work with the track, and he drove Bob's car and found it "a stone" compared to the other CTS-V he had driven on an offer earlier in the day, so Bob's car was no ringer. He announced all this on his own blog over on his crowd's web site. The SCCA racer who showed up in a specially prepared BMW M3 also was a good sport, and he didn't need to be -- he beat Bob and was in the pack with the best of them -- but he was great about it all. If GM can't put out Team Cadillac to take the Trans Am manufacturer's championship for the third straight year with a four-door sedan in a series that has no sedan class, then this event helps make up for it. I love it, and a lot of other car guys loved it. -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Miss out on all the fun from the #CTSVChallenge ? Tune in to Speed Channel on Tues 12/8 at 9:30pm for their full coverage! This was nicely produced by the Speed Channel, the helicoper got some great shots. The didnt include the extended Lutz interview, but I guess a 30 min program didnt allow it. I have it saved on DVR Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted December 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 It was basically a 30 min commercial for Cadillac. Loved the footage, as it did give an impression of what it was like to be there. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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