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Old 08-11-2003, 10:20 PM   #35
shirokuma
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A couple of points...

I believe the original CTS-V is faster around Nurburgring is based purely on a remark by a test driver who stated after driving the CTS-V around the 'ring that he went faster around the ring in the CTS-V than the M3/M5. I've yet to see any proof that it actually was officially faster.

And that's a moot point - if people check the times for the full 'ring lap, the fastest M3 (or other road BMW) was at 8.11, and it was a modified E36. A BMW Z8 is around 8.15. BMW E46 with BMW test driver - 8.22. So even if the CTS-V *was* faster, that's still up to 15 seconds off the pace of the STi. The fastest M5 was an E39 400hp version, at 8:20.

Not knocking the CTS-V - it sounds like a great deal for the money - but I don't think it's in the same performance ballpark as the STi. Going by the numbers of the 'ring, not much is.

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