CADILLAC SIXTEEN? new supercar??

[corvette97]

i cant believe that, a 16cyl. cadillac??? wtf? this has to be a joke right?

sorry forgot to put ESCALADE

[Toronto]

well i don't care if they make a v24, or any amount of cylinders, but it is the displacement 13+L that is not advance at all, i child could design something so easy, they just made every thing big and easy, i am more impressed that BMW could get 1200hp out of a 1.5L engine in the 80's

[corvette97]

i am impresed cus of the displacement and the # of cyl on a car

[Sachmo12345]

i saw the engine at last years North American Auto Show and that thing is gigantic looks like it would power at cruise ship its so long

[spicymustard]

I saw it at the Pebble Beach Concours, I very much doubt that they will ever use the engine. It is just too insane. They have problems with parts of the engine bending already and the speed is limited to 20mph, also it would never fit in an esclade or any thing else, this engine is long. AND how the hell would you ever smog it for california, or for that matter get any milage over 2mpg.
It was just a design exercise (the exterior of the car) and the engine was just to stirr publicity, and to give the car a link to cadie's heratage.
Also i think that the car is more aimed at the RR Phantom and the Maybach than any thing else.

[spicymustard]

i am more impressed that BMW could get 1200hp out of a 1.5L engine in the 80's

True DAT

[BADMIHAI]

From what I recall, Cadillac has had at least another 16 cylinder engine in one of their production cars, but that was 50 years ago. I doubt it they will ever produce this car. And don't every say it's a supercar....it's nothing like that. IMO it would be a rival for....Maybach and others in that class, like the you guys said before.

[BADMIHAI]

http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/tw/sixteen.htm

[blah]

Originally Posted by spicymustard I saw it at the Pebble Beach Concours, I very much doubt that they will ever use the engine. It is just too insane. They have problems with parts of the engine bending already and the speed is limited to 20mph, also it would never fit in an esclade or any thing else, this engine is long. AND how the hell would you ever smog it for california, or for that matter get any milage over 2mpg. It was just a design exercise (the exterior of the car) and the engine was just to stirr publicity, and to give the car a link to cadie's heratage. Also i think that the car is more aimed at the RR Phantom and the Maybach than any thing else.

they could easily do this with Displacement on demand.

[hemi_fan]

Its not designed as a supercar. If you havent noticed, Cadilac is making a huge attempt to go back to its roots. It used to be known as the hugest luxury automobile manufacturer in NA, now its almost lost all of its market. Its re-making the V-16 to give a glimpse of what might come in the future. They are trying to make some truely memorable cars, and if they ever produce any of these boats they will definitely go down in the books, good sales or not.

[pimrusis]

With displacement-on-demand, at least it wouldn't be that bad on gas. I use the word "that" loosely. Although most people who buy that are going to use all 16 all the time.

[blah]

how do you figure they would use it all the time?

[666fast]

Originally Posted by blah how do you figure they would use it all the time?

Because people will want to make the engine get loud and therefore cool. When you are just cruising down the highway, it shuts down a few cylinders to conserve gas. Mash the go pedal and the fire back up.

Cadillac as of late is doing damn good. The new CTS-V is incredible. According to a friend, he said he read an article that stated that it was faster around the Ring than the M3 and M5!
They are even taking it racing, in the Speed World Challenge.

[kiato4]

I thought it was 7. something liters?

[hemi_fan]

Originally Posted by kiato4 I thought it was 7. something liters?

No thats way too small. GM used to build 7.4L v8s!!! this thing is a V16!! lol... its not a bunch of Geo Metro 4 bangers welded together, its actually a pretty awesome engine!