[NoCal Tom]

On the way back from Lunch today, I saw this Caddy XLR about 1/4 mile back, next thing I know he's right next to me. It was a V Series car, the one with the 469 hp S/C Northstar in it! The silver haired dude driving it had raced up to get next to 3649 and have a look. He smiled and gave me a thumbs up and I nodded back. Fully aware that the Caddy he was driving could walk on me at will without breathing hard, I did not downshift to third and hit it.
The cool thing is that very few other drivers of $100K cars would even give us a passing glance. But this was just another guy who liked American muscle, and had the means to afford one of the best. Gear heads are all the same, I guess. :wink:

 

[jymontoya]

Those things are really under 'tire'd for the amount of power they have!

BTW, he would have only beat you by maybe a car length or two on the highway from third!

 

[Bullistic]

COOL! That XLR CADDY is pretty rare, and as you probably know they are based on the CORVETTE but with the NORTHSTAR . I have only seen one on the road myself.

 

[Arkady001]

this is the one that looks like a 1990's Mercedes SL 500, right?

Good to see cutting-edge styling still happens at Cadillac...

 

[fox1x]

This is an XLR-V (the V's are really rare)

I think I would've put a couple lengths on him though..

 

[duaneproctor]

Its not rather you win or loose...its that you ran the race. I would have dropped it on him just to see him do it too. Even when you're behind a car length or two it always good to see serious muscle being squeezed.

 

[NoCal Tom]

This is an XLR-V (the V's are really rare)

I think I would've put a couple lengths on him though..

This is an XLR-V. Note the mesh grille that all V series cars have.

Thanks for the vote of confidence, but ain't playing with 443 hp and 414 torque with a blower! He wasn't trying to get me to run him, just wanted a look at the B.