[submariner409]

Curious - according to graphs posted in this forum recently the 2001 STS plots faster in the 0-60 and 1/4 times than the 99. The 2003 is not plotted.

The difference between CVRSS and Magnetic Ride Control is profound. I have extensively driven both suspensions and for all intents and purposes they are two different cars. The MRC really shines when you go crazy stupid on back country roads. As I have found, it will let you scrub off a set of tires in short order - BUT these are FWD cars, so there is a limit to their road racing abilities.

PAS (Performance Algorithm Shifting) kicks in when the car senses roll, pitch, yaw, braking, and throttle openings indicating that the car is being driven aggressively and then goes into a different set of transmission control programs which changes shift points, downshift points, and holds engine speeds up in the rpm range during hard cornering. You may never feel this mode engage unless you are comfortable driving at insane speeds on twisty roads.

(EDIT: Go back 5 pages in this (Seville) Forum and find the thread "Fastest Eldorado". Look at the links in Posts 4 & 7. Save the links or copy the images to your Cadillac Info files.)