Porsche Panamera Turbo reportedly tops Cadillac CTS-V's 'Ring record
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It's been just over a year since Cadillac captured the title of fastest production four-door car when John Heinricy circulated the Nürburgring's north loop with a CTS-V in under eight minutes. Considering the pace of leap-frogging between the Nissan GT-R, Corvette ZR1 and Viper ACR it's a bit surprising that it took this long for someone to top the super-Caddy. What's not surprising is that it was a Porsche that finally outran the CTS-V.
Now that the four-door Porsche Panamera has been thrust upon the world, it was only a matter of time before one the test drivers from Weissach brought the crown back to the fatherland. The 500-horsepower Panamera Turbo lapped the Nordschleife in 7 minutes, 56 seconds, 3 seconds faster than the Cadillac.
When Heinricy set his 7:59 time last year, it was done in an automatic CTS-V in a single hot lap at the end of a test session. With any luck, we'll see Heinricy or perhaps one of the Corvette C6.R drivers like Johnny O'Connell head back to the Eiffel mountains for another go.
That car looks sick in silver. Saw a preview of it on Motorweek. They will be doing a feature on it soon.
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I'm not sure what I think about Porsche adding 2 doors to the 911. Seems like they are stemming from their heritage. I guess it started with their SUV...
I hope Caddy takes another crack at it. It would be awesome to see O'Connell pilot that missile around the 'ring.
Is the 3 extra seconds worth the thousands of dollars and surplus of ugliness?
Not to me.
Agreed. I haven't even looked into how much these things are going to cost but I would have to imagine it is going to be in the ballpark of 2X what the V is.
That being said, it is a sick car and I would do bad things to have one.
Last edited by 2point4boost : 07-14-2009 at 09:30 AM.
Why? Hopefully, GM will revise (more hp, suspension etc.) the CTS-V to get the record back. Making the 2009s less desirable but more affordable for guys like...ME!
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Porsche Panamera Turbo reportedly tops Cadillac CTS-V's 'Ring record
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