Month: December 2020
CHEVROLET CAPTURES GT LE MANS MANUFACTURERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Chevrolet claimed the GT Le Mans Manufacturers title in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship today after the Corvette C8.R started the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. This is Chevrolet’s 13th Manufacturers title in IMSA GT competition since 2001 and concludes the mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette C8.R’s inaugural season.
Corvette Racing fielded two of the new Corvette C8.Rs in the 2020 WeatherTech Championship. Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor and the No. 3 Corvette Racing team clinched the GTLM Drivers and Team championships two weeks ago at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
“The first season for the Corvette C8.R has shattered all of our expectations,” said Mark Reuss, GM president. “The success of the Corvette Racing team wouldn’t be possible without the close link between the crew and the Corvette engineering team. It has been great to watch these two teams work closely together to learn from each other. I can’t wait to see what next season brings.”
The mid-engine C8.R and 2020 Corvette Stingray were developed simultaneously, and the race car and production vehicle share more technology and parts than any previous-generation Corvette. When initial Corvette C8.R design and development work began more than five years ago, Corvette Racing engineers worked closely alongside Corvette production personnel. Within the last 18 months, track testing began with a heavy emphasis on wind tunnel and simulation testing.
Chevrolet swept the three full-season GTLM titles for the third time in five years. This is only the second time that a first-year Corvette race car has won an IMSA championship. In 2005, Corvette C6.R won the American Le Mans Series championship during its first season.
Corvette Racing captured six victories leading into Sebring. Garcia and Taylor gave the Corvette C8.R its first victory at Daytona International Speedway in July, Corvette Racing’s 100th IMSA win. Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner won the next race in the No. 4 Corvette C8.R with Garcia and Taylor in second – the first 1-2 finish for the C8.R.
In addition, the Corvette C8.R has claimed seven pole positions and posted the fastest GTLM race lap at five events.
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Learn More About the 2021 Cadillac CT4
Cadillac CT4 is designed for a new generation of performance-luxury customers. It makes a statement with unmistakable RWD proportions and an athletic design, complemented with bold color, material and trim palettes, featuring 13 exterior and nine interior choices.
The CT4 is offered in Luxury, Premium Luxury, Sport and V-Series trim, all driven by a turbocharged propulsion portfolio and leveraging Cadillac’s award-winning rear-wheel-drive architecture — with AWD available on every model. It also incorporates the latest Cadillac technologies, including available Super Cruise1 (late availability), the world’s first true hands-free driver assistance feature for more than 200,000 miles of compatible highways in the U.S. and Canada.
Bright exterior accents, along with unique fascias and grilles (with premium hot foil-stampings on the grille elements), distinguish the CT4 Luxury and Premium Luxury models. The Sport and V-Series models are differentiated by darker accents and performance-inspired details, including unique fascias, grilles, rocker extensions, rear spoiler and exclusive performance-design wheels2. Each trim also features LED exterior lighting including headlamps, tail lamps and signature vertical lights at all four corners.
Inside, the CT4’s contemporary interior reflects sculptural, tactile forms and sophisticated details wrapped around a driver-centric cockpit that artistically incorporates the brand’s signature technologies. Authentic materials such as leather appointments enhance refinement, while a host of standard comfort and convenience features emphasize Cadillac’s attention to detail
Exceptional balance from near-perfect weight distribution contributes to one of the segment’s nimblest, most responsive driving experiences, rooted in the latest version of Cadillac’s signature double-pivot MacPherson-type front suspension (with dual lower ball joints). The innovative Driver Mode Selector is standard and allow customers to enhance their vehicle settings for different preferences and conditions.
The modes, Tour, Sport, Snow/Ice and Track (V-Series), and customizable My Mode and V Mode (V-Series), can alter the calibrations for transmission shifting, suspension, steering and brake feel, front/rear torque split (with available AWD), vehicle sound character and other vehicle attributes.
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