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Originally Posted by KMPrenger
Is it me, or does that car look huge from the side...of course the camoflauge adds girth to it I'm sure. Just seems like the wheels are smallish.
Anyways...doesn't matter. This is awesome. I'm betting this is pretty much the same TT V6 in the Jay Leno camaro that he finally test drove on his show "Jay Leno's Garage" a little while back. That thing was sweet.
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I doubt it. First because I think the article said it was a 3.0L (not a 3.6). But beyond that, even if it were a 3.6 it would be based off of the LFX not the LLT. And even beyond
that chances are the V6 in Leno's Camaro was done more or less the same way as everyone elses turbo 6: take a stock engine, add turbos & thats pretty much it.
When an OEM comes up with a forced induction engine, they'll almost certainly lower the compression ratio, use application specific cam profiles, possibly stronger internals, probably an intercooler, a higher capacity fueling (and cooling) system, and a whole host of other things that are required when a manufacturer properly engineers a forced induction engine.
So it would be 'the same' just like a supercharged LS3 is the same as an LS9
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Originally Posted by rez333
Vertical tail-lights on a sporty car look horrid - makes the rear look too boxy. Tail-lights need to look horizontal on a sporty car to give the impression of sleekness. Audi and Lambo do this well.
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I wouldn't exactly call big fat, wide tail lights 'sleek' or 'sporty'. The essence of sportiness, to me, would be something conservative and minimalistic. They'd be there because they need to be there -not to make any sort of design statement. Afterall, on a sports car form is supposed to follow function. Anything extra just adds weight.
Now ... that said, its a fricken' full size Cadillac sedan. You'll be sadly disapointed if you expect it to be a sports car. And since it
is a Cadillac and not a sports car, the tail lights
should be a big, bold, ostentatious design statement. And since the vertical tail lights are vestiges of the tail fins from the 50's ... I'd say they accomplish that goal rather well