Is the CTS-V a muscle car.. i have to agree no... simply on historical basis
in 1955 Chrysler had the 300A with the the hemi in it.. At the time it was the most powerful american car you could buy. But the average man couldnt afford it, so the 1964 GTO is the first real musclecar.
The CTS-V did beat the M5's laptime on the Nurburgring by a couple of seconds (I think the M5 runs 8:20)
From what i've read in car and driver about GM's posted numbers on the car, they must've had someone rediculous driving it. They seem to have found a way around the axle hop that the CTS suffers from. Posting a 4.6 0-60 while C&D could only do 5.0. So i wonder how achievable the nurburgring times would be (basicly can the average person given a CTS-V and an M5 post better times in the CTS-V)
The current C&D article comparing the 2 is online at caranddriver.com, they also posted lap times.
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