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"         General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz promised the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V would blow away its competitors, and it looks like he wasn&amp;#039;t just blowing smoke. Cadillac says that with John Heinricy, the director of vehicle integration (and a darn fine racing driver), behind the wheel, a production-mimicking CTS-V posted a lap time of 7:59.32 around Germany&amp;#039;s famous Nordschleife.   The car&amp;#039;s sub-8-minute lap is believed to be the fastest-ever documented laps posted by a production sedan running factory-spec street tires. Other than a harness bar and a 6-point racing harness, along with a fire suppression unit, Cadillac says the CTS-V didn&amp;#039;t have any performance modifications beyond what is planned for production.   The CTS-V&amp;#039;s engine is a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 with about 550 bhp (the car is still undergoing final testing). Cadillac says one of its most important objectives is &amp;quot;to make the CTS-V the world&amp;#039;s fastest production sedan, as a part of the overall goal to make the V-Series Cadillac&amp;#039;s ultimate expression of performance and technology.&amp;quot;   The 2009 CTS-V will arrive at dealers this fall. To watch a well-done video of Heinricy during his record run, go to . "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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