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    Top Gear Reviews Dodge Challenger, Corvette ZR1, Cadillac CTS-V...And They Like Them!

    When pictures of the Top Gear team coming stateside hit the internet this summer, we were pretty sure we were in for something epic. Well, the episode just aired today, and yes, it was. From Hammond having to buy a Challenger (silly Chrysler PR team!), the boys not being allowed to be "entertaining," some kid wearing a Western Michigan t-shirt and Clarkson mistaking the ZR1 for a "muscle car" — it's a hoot. In the process, they came to the same conclusions we did in our reviews of the three newest 'merican muscular offerings on the market. Want to see the segment yourself? Hit the jump, friends.

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    6:30 PM on Sun Nov 9 2008
    By Ray Wert
    23,588 views, 137 comments

    Most discussed layabout: I like the way all the negative parts were edited/not shown. Does anyone actually believe Hammond bought the car? It more »

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    New 556 HP Cadillac CTS-V Price To Start At $59,995

    Cadillac has announced pricing for its 556 HP 2009 CTS-V super sedan will start at $59,995 for the US market. The price includes Magnetic Ride Control and a supercharged 6.2-liter V8 coupled to a six-speed manual gearbox. An auto 'box is optional as is a moonroof and 14-way Recaro power seating. Be sure to check out our CTS-V first drive as well as the full release from GM after the jump.

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    9:54 AM on Fri Oct 17 2008
    By Andrew Stoy
    4,685 views, 87 comments

    Most discussed Lawrence: Don't be impressed by the 556hp...it's still, after all - just a Cadillac. and besides, for 60K - you could get more »

  • cadillac cts

    Report: Cadillac May Offer CTS With Turbodiesel V8

    Rumors are starting to spread of GM considering fitting the new Duramax 4.5-liter turbo diesel V8 in the Cadillac CTS. That would mean an oil-burnin' sedan with a possible 310 HP and at least 520 lb-ft of torque. Think of it as a sort of mid-performance model slotted between the standard 304 HP CTS and the top-spec 556 HP 2009 CTS-V...but with good fuel economy. That's right, not only does the Duramax mill meet new emissions regulations but it's 50-state-legal and it'll also return an estimated 20-25% better fuel economy than a comparable gasoline-powered V8. That efficiency combined with the pavement-melting torque could make for perhaps the best all-around American car ever made.

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    12:00 PM on Wed Oct 15 2008
    By Mark Arnold
    1,333 views, 43 comments

    Most discussed Mad_Science: Pretty much everyone here would agree this is awesome. From a technical standpoint, I'm pretty doubtful. The size and weight of an more »

  • top gear

    Clarkson Decides Not All American Cars Are Rubbish, Would Take Cadillac CTS-V Over BMW M5

    We had some outrage from the readers when that Jeremy Clarkson fella (who recently crashed and is not at all dead) from across the water done made the Chrysler Sebring convertible one of them- whaddya call it- metaphors for the entire United States and dissed 'em both. Well, you disgruntled types can go ahead and regruntle yourselves, because now The Stig is shopping for a 4-door saloon and Clarkson thinks the Cadillac CTS-V looks like a helluva lot better deal than the BMW M5. His logic goes something like this: 1) The Cad is £19,000 cheaper than the M5, 2) The CTS-V is faster around the Nürburgring, and 3) The Stig won't worry about the insatiable thirst of the CTS-V, because he saved so much money buying it in the first place.

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    10:00 AM on Mon Oct 13 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    4,346 views, 55 comments

    Most discussed weatherman: The British have an inferiority complex that colors their view of everything American, which stems no doubt from having their more »

  • top gear

    Top Gear UK Hits Bonneville Salt Flats With Corvette ZR1, Challenger SRT8, Cadillac CTS-V and... Baseball Caps?

    After seeing Top Gear UK boys hitting the streets of Reno in a Cadillac CTS-V, Dodge Challenger SRT8 and Corvette ZR1, we now know where they were headed — the Bonneville Salt Flats. This mess of pictures pretty much confirm that TGUK will be pushing the cars to their terminal velocity while making quips about Mormons and polygamy — and all while — umm — wearing baseball caps? Sure, whatever floats their British boats. It also looks like James May has taken a liking to a polished-up Shelby Cobra that was at the flats as well. We don't know if that'll sneak into the segment or if he's just geeking out, but Carroll Shelby will probably be suing his ass anyway.

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    12:00 PM on Mon Sep 22 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
    6,800 views, 53 comments

    Most discussed graverobber- My Yugo Nova!: Clarkson: Do you notice just how mind-numbingly awful American cars are? Hammond: Oh, I don't know Jeremy, that Corvette is certainly more »

  • top gear

    UK Top Gear Comes Back To America, Tests Corvette ZR1, Challenger SRT8, CTS-V

    The crew from Top Gear UK, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May, are out in Nevada with no less than a Dodge Challenger SRT8, a 2009 Cadillac CTS-V and a 2009 Corvette ZR1, according to the forum fanboys over at FinalGear. The boys arrived in San Francisco on Wednesday and apparently proceeded to Reno where they were snapped hopping into their respective rides for what we can only assume will be an "America, Fuck Yeah" edition of Top Gear.

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    9:40 AM on Fri Sep 19 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
    13,057 views, 145 comments

    Most discussed The Name's Ash78, Housewares: Take one drink every time anyone says: "Lass" VegasCorvette Zed-R-Oneanything about aliens/UFOsanything about nuclear programs/testinga complaint about the temperature in centigrade more »

  • 2009 cadillac cts-v

    On Board The 2009 Cadillac CTS-V

    Even before we had our first drive of the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V, we knew it would be a seriously capable machine. Now we've got more on-board footage of GM's super sedan being flogged around a track, this time at the Monticello Motor Club in New York. At the wheel is none other than John Heinricy, who set the record lap for fastest production sedan around the Nürburgring in a CTS-V. Video after the jump. More »

    4:40 PM on Wed Sep 3 2008
    By Mark Arnold
    2,979 views, 17 comments

    Most discussed imag: It's fast; it's big; it's got four doors; it's powerful; it comes at a great price... ...it doesn't look like much more »

  • jalopnik reviews

    2009 Cadillac CTS-V: First Drive

    Only a couple of minutes into the briefing and already things are going bad. “The supercharged engine doesn’t trail off up to the 6,200 RPM redline, so on the track, you may find yourself hitting the rev limiter once or twice,” says a Cadillac spokesperson, preparing us for our first foray onto the track at Monticello. I’m sheepishly trying to sink further into the leather couch, hoping none of the elderly car journalists sitting around me brings up the fact that, half an hour ago, I was bouncing off the rev-limiter at full throttle in third and fourth gear, passing all of them on the wrong side of a two-lane mountain road. I guess that Cadillac considers the 556 HP, 191 MPH 2009 Cadillac CTS-V so fast that drivers — even professional car reviewers — won’t be able to fully exploit its engine on the road. The thing is, they’re wrong.

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    4:20 PM on Fri Aug 29 2008
    By Wes Siler
    29,062 views, 243 comments

    Most discussed harumph: It looks like an over-inflated GT-R in the front end there. Despite the batshitness, I still think it's ugly. more »

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    Can the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V Do Burnouts?

    We can’t actually answer this question until September 24 at 12:01 AM, so you’ll just have to check out the gallery after the jump and judge for yourself. Our review of the 556 HP, 551 LB-FT, 191mph, 0-60 in 3.9 second 2009 Cadillac CTS-V will go live then. And, before you ask, no, just like the 2009 Corvette ZR1 burnout, this wasn’t me. This time, it was one of our commenters. More »

    9:20 PM on Thu Aug 21 2008
    By Wes Siler
    8,053 views, 93 comments

    Latest by JrodNJ: I'll bet dollars to donuts it's Viergang. more »

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    2009 Cadillac CTS-V Police Car Creates Car Enthusiast Paradox

    On one hand, this 2009 Cadillac CTS-V police car is all kinds of awesome. We can’t put our finger on precisely why. Maybe it's because it kind of reminds us of Robocop. On the other, it sort of feels like the police outnumber cruisers on Woodward today, and they’ll send your ass down for the pettiest of driving and/or walking infraction (as Wert and Ben found out two years ago). So is it awesome that the police have a CTS-V, or oppressively depressive?

    Follow the fun at our Woodward Dream Cruise tag for all of our coverage of the 2008 Woodward Dream Cruise, the largest one-day automotive event in the world!

    12:20 PM on Sat Aug 16 2008
    By Wes Siler
    5,696 views, 24 comments

    Latest by AlexCConley: Well, around the Detroit area a lot of the pimp police rides were donations or drug bust cars. But,that car is more »