If you watch Fox 17 News at Ten, then you know I'm quite a motorhead. And as a Michigan based television anchor, it breaks my heart to have to report all the bad news coming out of Detroit, regarding the automotive industry. Layoffs and plant closings are easy to cover. But what doesn't get a lot of coverage is improvements going on at the Big-3. Everybody knows how long Mercedes, BMW, Audi and the rest of the foreign manufacutures have held a strangle hold on the performance market. But it appears American technology is coming back with a vengence. For instance, just this week professional drivers set a new record lap time for a production sedan at the infamous Nürburgring in Germany. It wasn't a M5 BMW or the new CL63 AMG. It was the brand new Cadillac CTS-V. With an LS9 supercharged V8 said to make 567 HP it tore up "The Ring" with a lap time of 7:59.32. There are also rumors that GM has the new SR1 Corvette out there, working to beat Godzilla, the new GT-R supercar from Nissan.
Good luck boys... and thanks for giving Michigan something to brag about again.
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Frankie