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Old 12-22-2014, 12:04 PM   #45
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Originally Posted by MEDISIN View Post
Seeing as the CTS-V sedan, wagon and coupe have been sporting 556hp for several years now, it is the Hellcat Charger that is playing catchup (the 300 just called it quits). The V3 may have less power but it will also weigh 500lbs less and come with wider rubber. Ultimately these cars are not cross shopped as one is a luxury car and the other is a mainstream brand.
Good point; Cadillac will need to focus on the combination of luxury and power, since 640 hp alone isn't really raising eyebrows with the Hellcat sedan present. The power rating is outstanding, but its the fact that the hp competition has heated up between the domestic brands to such a point, that IMO one doesn't readily get impressed by a given hp rating by itself.
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