I got my Feb. issue of Road & Track in the mail yesterdy, and settled back to read the article on the C6 Corvette and its 400HP LS2 engine. Interesting, but I think I spent more time reading the article on the 2004 Cadillac CTS-V.....
400HP LS6 engine
2.97 1st gear T56
3.73 rear
Brembo brakes, 14" front, 14.4" rear
dash-mounted G-meter
163mph top speed
13.4@109 in the 1/4-mile, severly "traction limited" by the 245/45ZR-18 "run flats"..... put some decent rubber under this thing, and its going to blow the doors off many much more expensive "sports" cars. R&T feels its "world class", raving about the engine, brakes and noting the 1.13G on the dash meter (verified) that they pulled in one corner.
A little pricey at $50K.... but less than a "real" Z06.
Looks like GM may finally be waking up
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Some interesting news from the Ford camp.... they now have available a "build your own" Focus RS8. Actually, you provide the Focus, pick up a $14,000 420HP 302ci modular V8 aluminum crate motor, and a $5,000 "install kit" including an 8.8-inch, TORQUE ARM suspension rear, and you end up with a better F/R weight distribution than a 4-cyl Focus. Sdebar notes this isn't a street car, but is ..... "intended more for track use, such as import drags, or one of the SCCA's new Formula Drift events."
400HP LS6 engine
2.97 1st gear T56
3.73 rear
Brembo brakes, 14" front, 14.4" rear
dash-mounted G-meter
163mph top speed
13.4@109 in the 1/4-mile, severly "traction limited" by the 245/45ZR-18 "run flats"..... put some decent rubber under this thing, and its going to blow the doors off many much more expensive "sports" cars. R&T feels its "world class", raving about the engine, brakes and noting the 1.13G on the dash meter (verified) that they pulled in one corner.
A little pricey at $50K.... but less than a "real" Z06.
Looks like GM may finally be waking up
.Some interesting news from the Ford camp.... they now have available a "build your own" Focus RS8. Actually, you provide the Focus, pick up a $14,000 420HP 302ci modular V8 aluminum crate motor, and a $5,000 "install kit" including an 8.8-inch, TORQUE ARM suspension rear, and you end up with a better F/R weight distribution than a 4-cyl Focus. Sdebar notes this isn't a street car, but is ..... "intended more for track use, such as import drags, or one of the SCCA's new Formula Drift events."
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