LSA
Re: LSA
This is old but John Heiricy takes Garage419 on a test drive of the then-new 2009 CTS-V.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB8ibDrfmA8
John is the director of GM's performance division and set the 7:59 Nurburgring time in an automatic CTS-V. At the time it was the fastest official time for a production sedan.
The beginning is a bit of fluff but the track segment is what made me post this (also his "more torque at idle" comment is why I looked up the curves above). Take a look at how he can put the power down out of corners in 3rd gear and even 2nd gear, with not a single electronic nanny turned on, and there's no drama. No sliding, no spinning, no squealing. Also, he does some no-lift shifts which hardly seems necessary unless you are looking for the last tenth of a second lap time. The car also seems pretty stout as it was apparently lapping all day, even on stock pads. Plus that no-lift 3-4 shift shock seemed a little brutal. Cast iron rear diff....unlike my aluminum housing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB8ibDrfmA8
John is the director of GM's performance division and set the 7:59 Nurburgring time in an automatic CTS-V. At the time it was the fastest official time for a production sedan.
The beginning is a bit of fluff but the track segment is what made me post this (also his "more torque at idle" comment is why I looked up the curves above). Take a look at how he can put the power down out of corners in 3rd gear and even 2nd gear, with not a single electronic nanny turned on, and there's no drama. No sliding, no spinning, no squealing. Also, he does some no-lift shifts which hardly seems necessary unless you are looking for the last tenth of a second lap time. The car also seems pretty stout as it was apparently lapping all day, even on stock pads. Plus that no-lift 3-4 shift shock seemed a little brutal. Cast iron rear diff....unlike my aluminum housing.