Cadillac CTS-V Owner Revs Engine, Sets Car On Fire: Video
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The Cadillac CTS-V is one very hot ride, throwing down with a supercharged powerplant and oodles of V8 horsepower. Unfortunately, this particular example offers a different interpretation of the term “burnout,” as seen in the following brief social media video.
Clocking in at less than 30 seconds, the video shows a Cadillac CTS-V performance sedan at what appears to be a car meet, with several onlookers lining the streets. We see several pairs of tire marks on the road, suggesting that some of the participants have been showing off with burnouts.
The driver behind the wheel of this Cadillac CTS-V looks eager to get in on the action, revving the V8 to the stratosphere in an attempt to liquefy the rear rubber. A large cloud of white smoke can be seen rising from the rear end – but that’s when things go wrong.
As the driver leans into a throttle, a large explosion can be heard, causing several in the crowd to react with audible “oohs!” Suddenly, more smoke can be seen underneath and above the hood.
“He blew it up!” the cameraman says.
Indeed. The poor Cadillac CTS-V is seen engulfed in white smoke, and clearly, the sedan is in pretty bad shape. The video next cuts to a few moments afterwards, where we see a large pool of red liquid on the pavement next to a scattering of metal fragments. Onlookers are seen pushing the Cadillac CTS-V as more smoke emanates from the hood.
We next see firefighters smashing the windshield around the firewall. The whole car looks like it’s toast. Check out the full video right here:
@2gsjakob last vid taken down: FORZA CONTENT NOT REAL FIRE #foryou #fyp #viral #cadillac #ctsv #carsoftiktok #carsandcoffee #armatureworks #forypupage #xyzbca 📸 @Spencewh0re ♬ original sound – vvs
As a reminder, the third-generation Cadillac CTS-V is equipped with the supercharged 6.2L V8 LT4 gasoline engine, which is rated at 640 horsepower and 630 pound-feet of torque. It’s a sweetheart of a motor – assuming, of course, you don’t grenade it by doing something silly.
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It’s really too bad that social media is running the world into the ground. Giving morons like this (just like the moron with the Hummer a few weeks ago) any time in the spot light is stupid.
I’m not on Facebook, Tiktok, Instagram or any of those sites and never will be. The closest I get is going on Youtube and watching nice videos of older cars. But I refuse to subscribe as I will not give anyone there my money either.
Hey Downer Dan, subscribing to someone on youtube doesn’t cost you money.
You like nice videos of older cars, show your support of the people creating them.
Understood. I’m just referring to those things in general. The more views some of these idiots get, the more money they make.
Do I enjoy and like many of the Youtube videos available? Yes. And you are correct that I should probably hit the subscribe button, but I don’t want a bunch of junk email being pushed my way then. Is it safe to assume that hitting subscribe does such?
A Google/YouTube account will result in occasional emails (3-10 annually) from the company, but subscriptions should not result in additional emails (you can modify email options in the notifications page). To be on the safe side, you could always create a separate gmail account just for YouTube so there is no worry about spam piling up.
Stupid is as stupid does
Agree 100%!
Shouldn’t have happened, based on the rev limiter programming which prevents overreving to avoid this situation.
Based on what is shown, I’m sure they “tweaked” things to their liking and to be able to show off more.
If it’s running factory software. Who knows what has been done to that car?
Goofball probably took it off or had it modified from factory settings so he can achieve more horsepower. It’s pointless to me the car already has 640hp smh
red fluid sounds like transmission fluid
Possibly Pink coolant!
That’s what I was wondering. You have to wonder if that was the trans grenading.
Plain stupidity. Was a nice car. I hope it was his.
He is lucky he was not on some country road without a fire extinguisher. At least he was able to at least salvage something. I wonder if he would try to collect insurance. If so they would transfer him to the “NO COMPRENDRE DEPARTMENT” AND if he persists he will be transfered to the “HEY GOOF” department…live and learn….
Was probably his dads car! lol
The car wasn’t on fire. The white smoke was from coolant. The car only needed an engine or engine repair until the fire crew needlessly destroyed the car.
Still trying to understand why the FD broke out the windshield. Just to say they did something?
Idiot blows up a beautiful example and people want to blame the FD. Get real
Guess u didn’t see the melted dash and burned front seats
That is sad. An expensive way to learn even hot rods have their limits!! At least no one was hurt except for drivers feelings!!
That’s because Cadillacs, like all gm products, are junk.
Go to your import site and get the hell out of here. No one cares what you spew.
What an idiot… I never understood standing revs or just burning out for no reason. I think he overheated the supercharger or bust a sc coolant line and roasted it. Appears to be the same color.