Cadillac Racing CTS-V Coupe Media Kit
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Cadillac Racing CTS-V Coupe Media Kit I Why We Race – Team Cadillac II Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Road Car to Race Car III CTS-V Coupe Race Car Development IV Andy Pilgrim - No. 8 V Johnny O’Connell - No. 3 VI Cadillac CTS-V and Brand Racing History VII Cadillac Racing History VIII Pratt & Miller Engineering IX 2014 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge GT Schedule X SCCA Pro Racing XI Reference, web pages, Facebook, Twitter Cadillac Communications: Brian Corbett Cadillac Communications 586.612.6569 [email protected] @BrianCorbett3 on Twitter Kyle Chura Team Cadillac Communications 248.821.0468 [email protected] @kcacomm on Twitter CADILLAC CTS-V 1 I Why We Race - Team Cadillac Why does Cadillac race? Simple. In today’s luxury performance market you either lead, hibernate or migrate. We’ve chosen to lead. The CTS-V Coupe, Sedan and Wagon are the World’s Fastest Family of cars, making Cadillac the New Standard of the World. As a leader in this competitive market we are not afraid to put our product, and reputation, on the starting line to do battle with some of the world’s top brands for that race to the finish line. This will to race, and win, drives our organization from the boardroom to the showroom. What we learn turning lap after lap at tracks like Mid-Ohio or in the concrete confines of the streets of Belle Isle supplants yet another piece of performance DNA into our development stream that will come out as an improved road car in today’s and future generations of CTS-V vehicles. One example of track derived technology is Brembo Brakes, which are standard equipment on production 2013 Cadillac CTS-V models. This system was bred in our championship-winning CTS-V race cars in 2007. Another racing success story is our Magnetic Ride system. Engineers have siphoned suspension data from our racing CPU’s and programed performance settings into our CTS-V Magnetic Ride system. Combine these features, learned on the track, and fold them into technology for the everyday commuter and you have one special road car – that can double as a track day racer. The CTS-V race car thins the line between racing and road car. The luxury sports car buyer is a unique customer. They are interested and a-tune to technology and how it all comes together to complete the driving experience. Winning is infectious, prideful and contagious. A successful motorsports program gives everyone at Cadillac that family pride watching a relative succeed. Although not maternal, the Cadillac CTS-V racing cars are very much the progeny of 4,000 dedicated Cadillac team members. 2 CADILLAC CTS-V II Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Race Car The Cadillac CTS-V Race Car was developed to a very aggressive timeline of less than eight months. The resulting product is a road racing athlete. The underlying difference between it and the road car is a body mass index of 3,200 lbs.; the road car is 4,222 lbs. Under the hood lays a 6.2L V-8 that is restricted, per SCCA World Challenge rules, to deliver 505 horsepower. Zero to 60-time is estimated at 3.1 seconds. The engine was developed by GM with build and track service provided by Katech Engine Development. Power is put down by a six-speed sequential gearbox that delivers the torque to a limited slip rear differential. The combination of Pirelli 18-inch racing tires, specified by the series, and Brembo brakes, similar to those found on the production CTS-V, enhance the vehicles handling and braking capabilities in racing conditions. The production Coupe is a classic 2+2 layout bolstered with advanced technology, such as a rear-view camera system and a performance-oriented suspension system coupled to rear- wheel or all-wheel drive. The CTS Coupe emerged as a proposal inside Cadillac’s dedicated design studio, where designers develop and evolve the brand’s art and science design philosophy. It is powered by a 3.6L direct injected V-6 rated at 304 horsepower (227 kW). The high-performance CTS-V Coupe receives the same 556-horsepower (415 kW) 6.2L supercharged V-8 found in the landmark CTS-V Sport Sedan. The wedge shape of the CTS Coupe lends itself perfectly to the aero demands of high-speed road racing. The addition of a rear bottom mounted spoiler helps to balance the horsepower on the Pirelli tires in the turns. Stopping the racer are Brembo brakes, similar to those on the production car. Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Race Car Detail: - Cadillac CTS-V Coupe body produced at Lansing Grand River (Mich.) - 6.2L, 90-degree V-8 with aluminum block and heads, 505 HP@5400 RPM (restricted per SCCA), torque 477 ft. lb., developed by GM Powertrain, built by Katech Engine Development - Sequential six-speed transmission, no lift shift - Limited slip differential with 3.0 final drive - Brembo brakes, six-pot front with 355mm rotor, four pot rear with 328mm rotor - BBS 12” x 18” aluminum rear wheels with 11” x 18” fronts - Pirelli racing tires, front 305/645 x 18, rear 315/675 x 18, series spec - Three-way adjustable shocks - Front independent SLA, race modified; rear race modified independent multi-link - Curb weight 3,200 lbs. with mandated competition ballast, 50/50 weight distribution - Steering, variable power assisted rack and pinion CADILLAC CTS-V 3 - Chassis, reinforced production uni-body with race designed safety cage - Pratt & Miller developed side impact reducing crush box - Pratt & Miller designed cool seat - Two rear-view cameras with dash readout CTS-V Coupe Road to Race Car Specification Comparison Specification CTS-V Coupe Road Car CTS-V Coupe Race Car Strategically placed high-strength steel in Reinforced production uni-body with race Body Structure uni-body construction designed safety cage Curb weight 3,100 lbs. with mandated Weight Curb weight 4,222 lbs. competition ballast, 50/50 weight distribution 6.2L Supercharged V8 (RWD); 556 HP @ 6.2L, 90-degree V-8 with aluminum block and Engine 6100; torque 551@3800 heads; 505 HP @ 5400; torque 447@4400 Transmission Six speed manual Sequential six-speed transmission, no lift shift Differential Locking rear, 4.15 final drive Limited slip differential with 3.0 final drive Brembo Brakes, six-pot front with 355mm Brembo brakes six-piston front/four-piston, Brakes rotor, four pot rear with 328mm rotor, race four wheel ABS disc spec four wheel disc BBS 12” x 18” aluminum rear wheels with 11” Wheels 19” aluminum alloy x 18” fronts Pirelli racing slicks, front 305/660 x 18, rear Tires Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 performance tires 315/680 x 18, series spec ZF Servotronic® 2,6 speed-sensitive, power Steering, variable power assisted rack and Steering assisted rack-and-pinion; variable ratio pinion Three-way adjustable dampers (shocks); Front and rear independent with StabiliTrak Suspension Front independent SLA, race modified; rear Electronic Stability Control System race modified independent multi-link Carbon fiber with six knobs and 12 buttons Adjustable leather wrapped with radio Steering Wheel controlling everything from driver drink bottle controls to launch control Rear Vision Rear vision camera Rear vision camera Heated and Ventilated driver and front Single Pratt & Miller designed cool seat, Seating passenger RECARO 14-way power- custom fitted to driver adjustable performance seats, optional Driver and passenger side airbags, Pratt & Miller developed side impact reducing Safety Passenger Air Bag On/Off Switch, OnStar crush box, six-point driver restraint system Automatic Crash Response, etc. with removable steering wheel 10-speaker Bose® 5.1 surround sound system; hard-drive device; navigation; Motorola two-way radio with steering wheel Radio AM/FM/RDS4/MP3/ DVD with USB audio mounted press-to-talk button and single connectivity and steering wheel controls speaker connection to driver ear buds and XM 4 CADILLAC CTS-V III CTS-V Coupe Race Car Development Design of the CTS-V race car kicked off in June 2010. Taking the strong underpinnings of the CTS-V Coupe and making it a race car was not much of a stretch. When starting with a thoroughbred Cadillac engineers and designers worked with Katech and Pratt & Miller to re-shoe and train it to run at the next level to get it to the starting line. Keeping within the tight confines of the SCCA Pro Racing Rule Book, the team took the CTS-V Coupe down to zero body fat and began to add the elements that will make the race car successful on not only natural road courses like Toronto’s Mosport, but on crowned, crack filled street courses like Long Beach. When the first key was struck, more than 6,300 hours of design work on the CTS-V Coupe racer began. On July 26 clay hit the body to pull molds for key components. August 2 witnessed the first chassis going onto the surface plate for initial manufacturing. More than 17,000 hours of fabrication between the two cars was happening simultaneously with engineering and the clay work. Design kept a watchful eye on the styling to assure that the cutting-edge look of the CTS-V Coupe road car was successfully translated to the race car. An aero exercise, known as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), was put into the timeline to take maximum advantage of the air that flows over the hood and roof of the coupe to capture, or in some cases reduce, that force managed by the imposing rear deck-lid spoiler. On September 30 the clay molds were finished and production began.