| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTOSHOWS | SUBSCRIBE | MARKETPLACE |  Thursday, August 12, 2010 |  | The supercharged 6.2-liter V8 in the Cadillac CTS-V coupe pumps out 556 hp.... | | What is it? The V-Series variant of Cadillac's new CTS coupe. As such, it gets Cadillac's 6.2-liter cam-in-block LSA V8, similar to the blown LS9 in the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 but pumped full of air by a slightly smaller Eaton twin-scroll supercharger. In the CTS-V, this small block generates 556 hp at 6,100 rpm and 551 lb-ft of torque at 3,800 rpm. The V is also fitted with Cadillac's... |
|  | | A Buick LaCrosse hybrid sedan probably will join a new small car and new crossover as Buick expands its lineup in the next three model years. The brand, which sells four nameplates now, eventually wants a six- or seven-vehicle lineup, says John Schwegman, Buick-GMC's top marketer. Buick...
|  | | Jack Roush, co-owner of Roush Fenway Racing and chairman of Roush Enterprises, was released from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., on Wednesday. Roush was being treated for facial injuries sustained when an airplane he was piloting crash-landed in Oshkosh, Wis., in July. While Roush said ...
|  | | Ed Whitacre is giving up the CEO title at General Motors by Sept. 1 and will leave the automaker's board of directors by the end of the year, GM said Thursday. GM said that director Dan Akerson will become the new CEO and chairman. Whitacre joined GM in July 2009 as the automaker was working...
|  | | After Monday morning's 22-mile drive with the heater on, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV got a full recharge of 6.76 kWh. I zeroed out the odometer and drove it another 39 miles that afternoon. Without its recharge midday, that 61-mile day would have teased the limit of the car's 16-kWh battery, but with the ...
|  | | Here at AutoWeek, walking over to our car board at the end of the day which lists all of the cars we have in the office is like Christmas morning. The anticipation that comes with finding out what you'll be driving for the night still gets me worked up a little, even after a few years in...
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|  | | Discovery’s HD Theater channel will broadcast a nine-part series covering the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy that begins on Aug. 23. Along with coverage of the World Rally Championship, the Mecum Auto Auction and Chasing Classic Cars, the network has once again bolstered its...
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