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If someone asked you which vehicle would win in a 0-60 mph sprinting race, the Godzilla-like Cadillac Escalade SUV or the gazelle of a Nissan GT-R, you'd likely choose the GT-R. After all, such a race doesn't seem like it would even be fair.

The truth is both vehicles entered exactly such a contest. And, against all odds, the Cadillac Escalade SUV won by one-tenth of a second. Extraordinary!

How did the Cadillac Escalade SUV do it? With a lot of help from the speed-obsessed geniuses over at Hennessey.

In preparation for the race, Hennessey gave the Cadillac…

"Chevrolet Volt - Development Story of the Pioneering Electrified Vehicle" is a new book coming out, which tells us the complete story, from idea to development to concept and production, about Chevrolet Volt.

A 224-page, full-color book, edited by SAE International senior editor Lindsay Brooke, is a compendium of engineering information related to Volt. Featuring articles about the EV, from SAE International's Vehicle Electrification website and Automotive Engineering International magazine, along with SAE International technical papers, readers will finally see Volt's story unfold.

The book includes interviews with principal engineers and supply partners who participated in Chevrolet Volt's…