Recently there has been some serious activity going on at Germany's Nurburgring course where many manufacturers are now testing their new performance offerings. Nissan just set some amazing times with a stock GTR and the GTR V-Spec is also running loose. In response to Nissan's times, GM has vowed that the upcoming Corvette ZR-1 which is testing in Germany now, will beat any production car's record on any course. Serious fighting words.
There still haven't been any official times for the ZR-1 but GM is also testing the soon to be released Cadillac CTS-V, which is equipped with a slightly less powerful version of the ZR-1's LSA V8. The news from those tests is pretty impressive. According to GM, a production CTS-V piloted by John Heinricy, set a record for a production sedan of 7:59.32. That's pretty damn fast for a 4000lb+ sedan. Can't wait to see what the ZR-1 can do with about 80 more HP and 700 less pounds.
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