Nice package.A Corvette corvette, small warship, classed between a frigate and a sloop-of-war. Corvettes usually were flush-decked and carried fewer than 28 guns. They were widely employed in escorting convoys and attacking merchant ships during the great naval wars of the late 18th and wrapped in a Cadillac--sounds like something you'd dream while dozing off to the Speed Channel. But get behind the wheel of the Cadillac CTS-V, and you'll be wide awake. Skin-deep, this new bad boy is largely the same as the popular CTS (1) (Clear To Send) The RS-232 signal sent from the receiving station to the transmitting station that indicates it is ready to accept data. Contrast with RTS. (2) (Common Type System) The data typing used in . , Cadillac's handsome four-door sedan Sedan (sədäN`), town (1990 pop. 22,407), Ardennes dept., NE France, on the Meuse River. A noted textile center since the 16th cent., Sedan also has metal and brewing industries. The town became part of French crown lands in 1642. . But the CTS-V's exterior barely contains its heart-stopping, aggressive Corvette performance. The 400-horsepower engine, six-speed manual gearbox gear·box n. 1. See transmission. 2. A protective casing for a system of gears. gearbox Noun the metal casing enclosing a set of gears in a motor vehicle Noun 1. , and drive train components are Corvette-derived. Suspension is lower and stiffer; huge 18-inch wheels are stuffed with large brakes. With this kind of power, the CTS-V's tight grip on the curves threatens to rip the wrapping right off. (Part of the thrill is checking the cool lateral-G-force meter to see how you're holding up One feature disconcerts: During light driving the transmission sometimes locks out second gear and drops you into fourth. This is meant to save gas, but it's not the kind of decision you want your car to make for you. Still, the CTS-V's hidden personality makes driving tons of fun. This may be the closest you ever come to piloting a Stealth stealth Any military technology intended to make vehicles or missiles nearly invisible to enemy radar or other electronic detection. Research in antidetection technology began soon after radar was invented. bomber. |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion