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Forza 3 Update 17th October #12

OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #12 – Daily Vehicle News

Remington #8 Cadillac CTS-V Is Razor Sharp

We could use all the terrible clichés with Remington, but hey, why try and Steel everyone elses thunder . . wink wink.

The Cadillac is in it’s second generation of cars now, and through the extremely short period of time the Vehicles have been competitive, they have smashed records left-right-and-center.

Up until recently, the out of the box Cadillac CTS-V is a screamer, and was the fastest, commercially available  4 dooir production car on the planet, setting a blistering time at the infamous Nürburgring Nordschleife of 7:59.32, and was beaten only by a recent attempt by a V8 powered Porsche.

What Forza 3 digital drivers have here is the Remington #8 Cadillac CTS-V Race Equipted version. A bare bones pure breed race car just for you to throw around any one of the 400 plus tracks in Forza 3. Even in street trim these are pure beasts, delivering 559BHP right off the production line and a massive 551 lb-ft of pure torque that is unleashed through a 6 speed auto or 6 speed sequencial gearbox.

Times for the CTS-V off the showroom floor, are staggeringly quick, with an official 0-60 mph time for the 2nd-generation CTS-V is 3.9 seconds, while the quarter mile is run at 12.0 seconds at 118 mph (190 km/h). Now that is quick when you consider, it’s a huge 4 door luxury sedan which is packed to the rafters with as many luxury items a Cadillac should be.

Even the United States Police Force think these “Tin-Tops” are super slick, and they are super patriotic as well . . . “Please – please – I did it officer, honest I did, just lock me up, take me away in your car – PLEASE….“

While we will have access to the un-race equipt models with higher 556 bhp models, the 515 bhp Remington Racing version however is certainly no slug, and while the motor is basically as is off the showroom floor, it has been tweaked and honed to near perfection. Blueprinted (taking a motor to the exact design ie; blueprinting, specifications).

This involves  removing any burs, moulding or forging imprints, polishing every inner chamber, matching inlet and exhaust ports to each individual inlet and exhaust tube. As if it were one seamless tube allowing the high octane fuel in, and forcing out the burnt and un-burt fuel out the extractors as fast as possible without creating any ‘unwanted’ turbulence.

Making sure every item that is spinning off that crankshaft is balanced and each are the ‘exact’ same weight as each other, so as not to create an imbalance during spinning at extraordinary high revs. The CTS-V is powered by General Motors famed supercharged 6.2 liter LSA V-8, based on the LS9 V-8 from the recently released Corvette ZR1. It produces 556 hp (415 kW) and 551 lb·ft (747 N·m) of torque. The LSA engine has a bore and stroke of 4.06 x 3.62 inches (103.25 x 92.0 mm).

The #8 Remington Shaving CTS-Vis one of Team Cadillac’s flagship which has led the luxury marque to the World Speed Challenge GT Manufacturer’s Championship in early in 2005 and 2007. Snatching up 12 out of 41 races during one segment of the championships. Forza 3 drivers will have the chance to be in the driving seat that Andy Pilgrim has lumped his backside in to win many races and set new records with the Remington Razor Sharp Ride. He won the driver’s title in 2005.

Yes, there is a discrepancy with the Horsepower on the production model of the CTS-V 556 bhp when compared to the restricted 515 bhp that the class restrictions and racing rules require for the Remington CTS-V to compete. So basically, they had to down grade the power from stock, now there’s a switch.

But by using the aforementioned blueprinting and expert spanner work by the guys at Katech, the LS2 V* still pumps out enough torque to make your eye water coming out of the apex’s. This huge muscular heart thumping LS2 V8 is shoehorned into a super rigid race chassis that has been fitted out with leading edge suspension technology.

The car feels at home in race trim on short tracks like the Amalfi Coast, Ladera and Tsukuba’s very technical demanding course, as it does on the long straight featured courses like Le Mans, Catalunya, Nürburgring Nordschleife and Mugello.

Those back straights and blinding corners at The ‘Ring are enough to scare the pants off any real driver, so expect the same here. Especially knowing that even great race drivers can pull their same track times on Forza 3 as they can in real life on the very same tracks.

You’ll have the chance to see if you can come close to those times in real-world races, knowing that the physics involved match up to real life as close as possible. With Real-World drivers using the same markers, brake and apex points, exits and know where the flaws in a goven track need being avoided at high speeds.

Now that is something, knowing that what you’ll be playing represents as close as possible to real life as technology allows at this present day and age. Imagine what you can do with the Producytion model that thumps out 559 bhp, you could buiold a monster . . . I will be, and covering it in the OXCGN/Fantec Livery.

Anyone want to come ride with us . . ?

Real World Counterpart History

First generation (2004-2007)

The CTS sedan is enhanced with GM performance parts like a GM LS engine V8 from the C5-generation Chevrolet Corvette Z06, as well as the Corvette Z06′s six-speed Tremec manual transmission.

From 2006-2007, the previous LS6 engine was superseded by the new LS2 engine as used in the base 2006 Chevrolet Corvette. The 2006-2007 update also included a stronger rear differential and half shaft design.

Unique front and rear treatments also included mesh grilles over the front openings, a track-ready suspension, and eighteen-inch wheels inside of Z-rated Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar run-flat tires. In addition, GM badges were added on 2006 models.

There is some controversy surrounding the rear differential and half-shafts of the 2004-2005 models. In addition to many internet forum postings from unhappy owners, one can find reference to the “whine” problem in Road & Track’s November 2006 issue.

There are also numerous complaints with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) for both the 2004 and 2005 models. On page 6 of the November 2006 issue of GM High Tech Performance, author Rick Jensen claims to have an internal GM document indicating that some engineers within GM and Delphi realized the torque load from the engine could exceed the half shafts capabilities.

Cadillac/GM have not released anything official, though some dealers have replaced the units under warranty. The upgraded differential starting in 2006 is seen by some as a silent admission of the problem. This problem has not affected the reliability of the non-V series version of the car, which is given a 5 out of 5 reliability rating on autos.msn.com

Second generation (2009-)

A supercharged 6.2 liter LSA V-8, based on the LS9 V-8 from the recently released Corvette ZR1, is the powerplant in the 2009 CTS-V. It produces 556 hp (415 kW) and 551 lb·ft (747 N·m) of torque. The LSA engine has a bore and stroke of 4.06 x 3.62 inches (103.25 x 92.0 mm).

There are manual and automatic transmission choices, a six speed transmission with a short-throw shifter and dual clutch surface flywheel, or a paddle shift conventional (planetary gearing and torque converter-based) automatic six speed. There will also be LED flash tracers to tell the driver when to shift.

For the first time, Cadillac will offer 14-way adjustable performance Recaro seats. To improve the handling and comfort, the 2009 CTS-V uses Delphi Corporation’s MagneRide technology. The dampers, filled with magnetorheological fluid, are adjusted based on sensor readings that happen at 1ms intervals.

The 2009 CTS-V has a base price of US$59,995, and is available for purchase as of November 1 2008.

Official 0-60 mph time for the 2nd-generation CTS-V is 3.9 seconds, while the quarter mile is run at 12.0 seconds at 118 mph (190 km/h).

Coinciding with the release of General Motors’ Viability Plan, the automaker has disbanded its High Performance Vehicle Operations team, the crew responsible for the line V-series Cadillacs, the Chevrolet Cobalt SS, HHR SS and the V8 version of the Colorado. According to Vince Muniga, a spokesman for the General, “All high-performance projects are on indefinite hold.

The engineers are moving into different areas of the organization, and they will work on Cadillacs, Buicks, Chevrolets and Pontiacs.” Muniga went on to say that there are no plans for high-performance versions of upcoming plans, but once GM is in a better financial position, the team could be reinstated.

CTS-V coupe

In a 2009 interview, General Motors Chief Executive Officer Bob Lutz mentioned the production of CTS-V coupe had been planned.

Speed attempt

The CTS-V sedan achieved a lap time of 7:59.32 at the famed Nürburgring Nordschleife, which is the fastest documented time for a production sedan on factory tires. The vehicle was driven by John Heinricy in Nurburgring, Germany during the attempt.

The record breaking vehicle was sold in 2009 Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach auction for $60000 (before buyer premium).

The record was recently broken however, when the Porsche Panamera Turbo fitted with a 4.8 litre 493BHP V8 completed the Nordschleife in 7:56.29. Three seconds faster than the CTS-V.

Forza 3 again tops the bill for great gaming and also providing one of the biggest online driving communities on the planet, one where you and your team can build, paint, create, test and then race.

It’s a time in video game racing history that will set standards above many other games of similar quality. So if this is great, then what youcan expect from Forza 4 (yes, I said Forza 4, they have most likely begun work on that by now, which is the usual process in game development) will be a huge leap forward, especially considering how far it has come since its launch in 2002 on the 1st-gen Xbox.

More Forza 3 news

Make sure you check out the great Fantec Sports Wheels and the set that OXCGN will have up for grabs later on when Forza 3 arrives in October 23rd (Aust Release date) . . . as well as other OXCGN Forza 3 pages of info on the game.

• Forza 3 October Special – Lets Go Drag Racing, Forza Style
• Forza 3 October Info #14 Test Track, Gymkhana, Drag Racing Delights
• Forza 3 October Info #13 2002 Firebird Ram Air – The Last ‘Bird
• Forza 3 October Info #12 Remington #8 Cadillac CTS-V Razor Sharp
  
• Forza 3 October Info #11 Curvaceous Chevy Camaro SS
• Forza 3 250 Gig Xbox 360 Bundle Official – OXCGN News & Special Offer
  
• Forza 3 October Info #10 Classic American Muscle 79 Z28 Camaro
• Forza 3 October Info #9 Saleen S331 Supercharged Supercab
  
• Forza 3 October Info #8 Build Your Own Chevy-Dodge-Ford
• Forza 3 October Info #7 Sleek, Sexy & Swift 2009 Scriocco GT
  
• Forza 3 October Info #6 – Complete car listing
  
• Forza 3 October Info #5 Primetimes’s #11 Vioer R3 Class
  
• Forza 3 October Info #4 2006 Slippery Evo & HKS Time-Attack Mitshubishi
  
• Forza 3 October Info #3 Black Beast – #41 Gulf F1 Mc Laren GTR
  
• Forza October Info #2 Mad Mazda Lola #16 Comin’ Through
  
• Forza October Info #1 Here Comes The BMW E34 Z4 Coupe
• Forza 3 September Info #12 Bell Motor’s #11 DB9 Aston Martin R2 Coupe
• Forza 3 September Info #11 Presenting The Koenigsegg CGT
• Forza 3 September Info #10 Skyline Driftin’ Madness
• Forza 3 September Info #9 Fugimi Kaido Returns
• Forza 3 September Info #8 2nd DLC Pack – Ferrari’s & 2010 Italia 458
  
• Forza 3 September Info #7 More Ferrari Mayhem
  
• Forza 3 September Info #6 250 gig Forza 360? & Farrari Madness
  
• Forza 3 September Info #5 Forza Dyno Tunes Ford GT400
  
• Forza 3 September Info #4 Bugatti Veyron & Avatar Cloths
  
• Forza 3 September Info #3 Media Update – V8 Supercars Event Slideshows
• Forza 3 September Info #1 & 2 V8 Supercars Officially Announced
  
• Forza 3’s V8 Supercars In-game screen & info V8 Supercar Image found
  
• Forza 3 August Info #5 Video Walkthroughs
  
• Forza 3 August Info #4 Forza Dreams, Gadget Show & Puma
  
• Forza 3 August Info #3 LE Information
• Forza 3 August Info #1 & 2 Cars, cars & more cars & Le Mans
  
• Forza 3 coming in 2009 OXCGN’s Official Major Forza 3 Page
  
• Forza 3 June info E3 Video Interviewwith Developer
  
• Forza 3 June-July Info screens & vids
• Official Australian Xbox Forza 3 site game info
• Fantec Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel for Forza 3
• Fantec Wheel Stand and Turbo Wheel kit up for grabs – info
• OXCGN’s Forza 3 on its way in 2009
• OXCGN confirms Aussie cars in Forza 3
• Fantec Prosche 911 Wheel for Forza 3
• Forza 3 Official – Gentlemen, Start Your Engines

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