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What is the Cadillac CTS-V challenge?

What is the grand prize for the winner?

What are the conditions of the contest?
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opher opher
 
 October 27, 2009 10:17 PM
This is a challenge to match up other unmodified production cars in time trials (i.e. race) against the Cadillac CTS-V. The idea is a marketing scheme to show GM's cars are better than the competition.

"77-year-old Bob Lutz told reporters he would challenge anyone in any production sedan to a race around Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway and try to beat him." - http://jalopnik.com/5356691/gms-bob-lutz-challenges-america-to-duel-jalopnik-accepts .

The challenge list is currently closed, with about 120 challengers now being narrowed down.

"It all started on a phone conference Bob Lutz had with some automotive journalists. A few of those car writers took up the challenge immediately to match up with the Cadillac CTS-V in a time trial competition." - http://cadillac.gmblogs.com/2009/10/23/meet-the-v-series-challengers-%E2%80%93-preliminary-list/ .
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http://jalopnik.com/5356691/gms-bob-lutz-challenges-america-to-duel-jalopni...
http://cadillac.gmblogs.com/2009/10/23/meet-the-v-series-challengers-%E2%80...

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• Cadillac CTS-V should be positioned to win. If the Cadillac CTS-V does lose, how will Lutz spin the lose?


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October 28, 2009 01:01 AM
What is your prediction whether Cadillac CTS-V will win the race?

What are the conditions and rules of the race?

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opher opher
 
October 28, 2009 01:21 AM
It's hard to say because the drivers are not professional race drivers, so even if you know the stats for each car, it's an open question as to who will win. As for the rules, the first link includes the following statement: "The details have yet to be worked out, but Lutz already told us and the assembled reporters "You're running into a trap because if you beat me by a second on the lap time, we'll just advertise the price difference."" That last bit implies Mr. Lutz is not certain he'll win with the CTS-V, but that he has a fall-back planned for his real goal, which is to get an advertising coup out of the race no matter who crosses the finish line first.

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