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The 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe. “That’s A Cadillac?”

Posted in cars with tags 172, 2011, Austin, BMW, burnout, Cadillac, coupe, cts, cts coupe, CTS-V, cts-v coupe, ctsv, donut, driskill, drive, gm, golf, Houston, maserati, MPG, photos, pictures, review, specs, stats, story, Texas on March 29, 2011 by AutoSpotters

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The question: What kind of car does it take to convince a busy, big-shot, world traveling attorney from the Northeast to catch the next flight to Texas just to go for a car ride?

The answer: A 2011 Cadillac CTS-V coupe.

What car comes to mind when you think about a coupe with 556 horsepower, 551 foot-pounds of torque, 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds, ¼ mile in 12.3 seconds and an electronically limited top speed of 175 mph? Probably not a Cadillac, until now.

The 2011 CTS-V coupe is based on the CTS coupe that we drove a few months ago, and enjoyed. Rather than rewriting that review, this review will focus mainly on what the extra letter added to the name means – and it means a lot.

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Hinson Supercars 230mph Crash At The Texas Mile – Video

Posted in cars with tags 230, 230mph, c6, Corvette, crash, Hinson, hoon, jalopnik, mile, mph, pictures, race, rear, rear mount turbo, safety, supercars, Texas, Texas Mile, texasmile, tires, turbo, video, wreck on March 28, 2011 by AutoSpotters

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Click to view our first on the web photos of the aftermath.

video source: youtube

The Daily Hoon and Jalopnik have additional video & photos

Hinson Supercars Turbo C6 Corvette Texas Mile Mishap [Driver Walked A Way]

Posted in cars with tags c5, c6, Corvette, crash, Goliad, Hinson, march 2011, mile, photos, pictures, Texas, Texas Mile, texasmile, wreck on March 26, 2011 by AutoSpotters

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Friday the car ran in the mid 220’s MPH’s. Saturday the boost was turned up… The driver walked away and is OK.

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First photos of the accident – provided exclusively to Autospotters

CLICK to see more of our Texas Mile March 2011 photos

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Texas Mile – March 2011: Updates & Photos

Posted in cars with tags 1800, 1800rwhp, Camaro, chevy, ford, Goliad, LMR, march, march 2011, Mustang, news, photos, pictures, Shelby, Texas, Texas Mile, texasmile, tx, z06, zr1 on March 25, 2011 by AutoSpotters

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Updated as it happens…live from The Mile.

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The 1800rwhp twin turbo LMR 4th gen Camaro spun the tires off the wheels at the 3/4 mile mark – the driver managed to save the car, keep it on the track and deploy the parachute… It skidded across the 1 mile mark at 215mph.

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Hinson Supercars Turbo c6 off the track. Car destroyed. Driver OK. It ran 224mph Friday.

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