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corvette97 · 01-07-2004, 12:37 AM

IT IS A 13 LITER YEAH 13! 13000 CC

mrzonda · 01-07-2004, 12:59 AM

I don't even think its a good engineering exercise. 1000hp from 13.4L? That's not even 100hp per litre. Lots of cars do better (Enzo, CC8S, CGT, Macca, 360, RS4, S2000, etc etc). I don't think Displacement on Demand is new technology either. I forget where I've seen it, but I've seen it before (either on some other GM or on a Benz).

Finally, it's not a supercar, nor is it meant to be. GM and Caddy know that. It's just a big ol' GT. They won't build it. It's just a marketing thing (why do they spend millions of bucks on marketing things? I dunno).

blah · 01-07-2004, 03:35 AM

yea its on the new Corvette Zonda.

astonmartinandy · 01-08-2004, 04:46 PM

I think this car is actually the most stupid I have ever seen. You don't need 16 cylinders and what is the point of having 1000hp on a chassis like the cadillac's which wouldnt even be able to start using the engine's power properly. And 2 valve per cylinder + a pushrod set-up?? I think Cadillac really is trying to go back in time..

pimrusis · 01-08-2004, 10:12 PM

[quote="blah"]how do you figure they would use it all the time?[/quote

My car is supposed to get 20 miles a gallon. I get 10, because I use the power at almost every oppurtunity. If I had a 16, I would keep those cylinders lit (at least till I lost my license).

altezza · 01-08-2004, 10:32 PM

just wondering.... what's the power-to-weight ratio of this so-called V16 "new supercar"? LMAO

hemi_fan · 01-08-2004, 11:28 PM

Originally Posted by mrzonda

I don't even think its a good engineering exercise. 1000hp from 13.4L? That's not even 100hp per litre. Lots of cars do better (Enzo, CC8S, CGT, Macca, 360, RS4, S2000, etc etc).

The thing is... this doesn't really seem like a tuned engine. My guess is that they made the V16 to reminisce of the old old cadillacs using modern technology, and it just happened to end up with about 1000hp. I mean its a pretty huge engine, I doubt they used many high-performance parts to get that figgure. Plus Id love to own a car that huge with 1000hp, in fact id love to own any car with 1000hp, but this one would be awesome because its designed to have that much power while others are just modded up to that figgure. I can picture driving down the highway when a vette pulls up beside u and flips u off... just give it some gas, and he'll be impressed. lol

zevolv · 01-08-2004, 11:36 PM

Originally Posted by blah

yea its on the new Corvette Zonda.

what the hell is a Corvette Zonda? and by the way Cadillac said they wont make it, it was to show how the selective cylinder programs work.

blah · 01-09-2004, 02:58 AM

No i was answering ZOndas questions.

zevolv · 01-09-2004, 03:13 AM

oh ok

Fishey · 01-09-2004, 05:12 AM

They need to turbo charge it make it around 3,000 hp then use it for supercars

zevolv · 01-09-2004, 05:23 AM

they will NEVER! use this car in production It isn't even very fast due to the insane weight.

pimrusis · 01-09-2004, 10:45 AM

[quote="hemi_fan"]

Originally Posted by mrzonda

I don't even think its a good engineering exercise. 1000hp from 13.4L? That's not even 100hp per litre. Lots of cars do better (Enzo, CC8S, CGT, Macca, 360, RS4, S2000, etc etc).

My guess is that Caddy just did that so they could have a throwback to older times. Like the thunderbird, gt, and all those other fluff mobiles. This throwback provides media coverage, as does the 1001 horsepower.

Fleischmann · 01-09-2004, 10:59 AM

way to heavy...but it doesn't look bad at all.

COFair · 01-13-2004, 03:38 PM

0-100kmph takes 3.7sec! Man.. this thing is faster than a Carrera GT! And MUCH more heavier!
1300NM.. It has more power than God!