Cadillac News
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While Cadillac has certainly cleaned up in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series in recent years, one of its prior motorsport campaigns didn't go so well. Nevertheless, the Cadillac Northstar LMP 01 is for sale and remains a part of the brand's motorsport heritage. It's listed for sale on the website of Race Cars Direct, and this model is one of the revised cars that began to show some promise on the track. General Motors' luxury division took the fight to BMW and Audi back in 2000, though the first LMP 01 racers were hardly successful. In their debut outing at the 24 Hours of...
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2020 Cadillac CT5 coming with big shoes to fill
Somewhere between Cadillac's inability to convince buyers it's a luxury brand on par with the Germans and buyers' increased preference for crossover SUVs, the Cadillac ATS and CTS have languished as great sport sedans that can't seem to find an audience. At the 2019 New York International Auto...
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Cadillac will also unveil CT4 compact sedan in 2019
The Cadillac CT5 unveiled on Monday isn't the only new sedan Cadillac will show us in 2019. Another will be the compact CT4, Cadillac President Steve Carlisle confirmed to Automotive News (subscription required) in an interview published Monday. Like the CT5, the CT4's been no secret as prototypes...
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Chevy Camaro, Corvette, and Cadillac ATS, CTS recalled over power steering failure
General Motors will recall about 27,000 cars to fix a power steering electronics issue that can lead to a loss of power-steering assistance.
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Cadillac CT6-V will die another day, brand bumps starting price
The Cadillac CT6's future, in general, remains in question, but the hotter CT6-V isn't dead yet. The brand announced it will build another "installment" of the cars due to high demand. Cars Direct reported on Wednesday that the Cadillac CT6-V will live again, but the next batch of 4.2-liter...
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Cadillac turns to torque for new powertrain naming strategy
As it prepares to add electric motors into its powertrain mix, Cadillac is introducing a new naming strategy that will help shoppers know where a particular powertrain sits in the model hierarchy—regardless of fuel type. The naming strategy will combine a vehicle name with a 3-digit number...
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Want a three-row Cadillac? It'll cost at least $53,690 for the 2020 XT6 crossover SUV. That's about $23,000 less than the other three-row Cadillac, the Escalade, but about $10,000 more than the mid-size CT5 two-row crossover. The starting price, which was announced Thursday, nets the XT6 Premium Luxury model with front-wheel drive. For $58,090, buyers can get the XT6 Sport model, which comes with all-wheel drive. AWD is optional for the XT6 Premium Luxury model. The two models are distinguished by their exterior trim, and their names give away their other distinctions. The 2020 Cadillac XT6...
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Bulletproof behemoth: Armored Cadillac Escalade can stop rifle fire and coddle passengers
The U.S. president may have the Beast 2.0, but Inkas has something nearly as protective for the private sector. The Canadian company released details of its fully armored 2019 Cadillac Escalade conversion last Wednesday, and the hulking SUV provides an overwhelming sense of luxury. Starting with a...
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Cadillac CT6, Chevy Impala production to continue into 2020
Two General Motors sedans previously confirmed to cease North American production this year will live on a bit longer. As first reported by Reuters on Friday, GM will continue to build the Chevrolet Impala and Cadillac CT6 at the Detroit-Hamtramck plant in Michigan until January 2020. The original...
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Pricey Platinum trim could be last chance to snag CT6 with V-8
Cadillac has a new, brand-exclusive V-8 called the Blackwing that debuts in the 2019 CT6. Initially announced last November for a high-performance CT6-V model limited to just 275 units, Cadillac in January added that the 4.2-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 would also be offered in the regular CT6...
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2019 Cadillac XT5 Sport Edition subtly adds style
Cadillac XT5 buyers will soon be able to enhance the small crossover SUV's looks with a Sport Edition option introduced on Thursday at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show. Available in limited numbers for the 2019 model year, the XT5 Sport Edition can be ordered with the XT5's Luxury and Premium Luxury...
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Electric or bust: Cadillac's electric car push is brand's last shot
For nearly two decades, General Motors' luxury division, Cadillac, has been under repair. The latest strategy shift to make Cadillac GM's electric car leader is its last chance at success, according to a senior GM executive. Mark Reuss, GM's newly minited president who also has oversight over the...
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The Cadillac CT6 bows out after the 2019 model year, but it isn't going quietly. Cadillac has developed a high-performance CT6-V powered by the brand-exclusive 4.2-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 known as the Blackwing, which will be offered for 2019 only. Owners can expect at least 550 horsepower and 627 pound-feet of torque on tap when the full-size sport sedan starts deliveries this summer, though they'll have to pay up $88,790 for the privilege. The purchase price also includes a 2-day driving course at a Cadillac-hosted event at the Spring Mountain Motor Resort in Pahrump, Nevada. Sadly, the...
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Future Cadillac V-Series sedan to have blown V-8, sound like a monster
Although Cadillac will cull all of its current sedans after 2019, General Motors' luxury division remains committed to passenger cars. And there's a new V-8-powered V-Series sedan on the horizon. The news first came to light during GM's investor conference on Friday, where executives showed...
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Cadillac just revealed the design of its first EV
In a shocking turn of events (pun intended), Cadillac revealed the design of its first electric car during Sunday night's preview showing of the new 2020 XT6 crossover SUV, whose formal debut took place Monday at the 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The electric car is a...
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2020 Cadillac XT6 luxury three-row crossover first look: Welcome to the aspirational neighborhood
You know the type. The suburban home with Hardie board siding, a gabled garage, and HOA-friendly lawn decorations. If it weren’t for the new 2020 Cadillac XT6 parked in the 2+1 garage, there'd likely be a Denali or Jeep Grand Cherokee parked next to the Escalade instead. Now, there are more...
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Entire Cadillac lineup to get Super Cruise by end of 2020
In 2018, Cadillac launched the world's first hands-free driver-assist system, giving consumers a glimpse of a self-driving future. To date, the system has only been offered on the soon-to-be-dead CT6 full-size sedan. On Friday during its Capital Markets Day presentation, Cadillac announced Super...
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Cadillac will become lead EV brand at GM, challenge Tesla
Cadillac will become the leading electric car brand at General Motors in an attempt to lure sales away from Tesla while also countering the onslaught of EVs in the pipeline at the German luxury brands. The announcement was made by GM on Friday during an investor call conference, where the automaker...
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Cadillac will unveil a mid-size crossover SUV boasting third-row seats at next month's 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The information was confirmed to Automotive News (subscription required) by Cadillac on Wednesday, along with the name XT6. Prototypes for the XT6 have been spotted for more than a year. Production is expected to take place at General Motors' plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, and the first examples should be in showrooms next summer as 2020 models. It will be the second of five new or redesigned models Cadillac will introduce through the 2020 calendar...
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Cadillac Escalade gets Sport Edition treatment for 2019
Cadillac on Wednesday unveiled the 2019 Escalade Sport Edition at the 2018 Los Angeles auto show. The Sport Edition model represents the first special edition available for the current Escalade, which arrived for 2015, and you'll easily recognize it by its black exterior accents. Gloss black is...
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Cadillac CT6 to bow out after 2019, going out with twin-turbo V-8 glory
General Motors announced a purge to its passenger car lineup on Monday, and we have official confirmation the Cadillac CT6 sedan is part of the car cull. A Cadillac spokesperson confirmed with Motor Authority that the CT6 sedan will exit production in mid-2019. The spokesperson confirmed the 2019...
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Plug-in hybrid dropped from Cadillac CT6 lineup for 2019
Cadillac's CT6 enters the 2019 model year with a series of comprehensive updates, but unfortunately it also loses its plug-in hybrid option launched just two years ago. The information was first reported on Tuesday by GM Authority and since confirmed to Motor Authority by a Cadillac spokesman. The...
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Cadillac's Blackwing V-8 in CT6-V gets its own logo
Forget Cadillac's Northstar. The future is Blackwing, and it starts with the 2019 Cadillac CT6-V. Cadillac has named the sport sedan's new 4.2-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 the Blackwing, and it even comes with a unique logo. GM Authority first discovered the logo a week ago in a trademark filing...
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Chapter closed: Book by Cadillac subscription goes on hiatus
Book by Cadillac, the luxury brand's car subscription service, will shut down effective Dec. 1. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the subscription service's end and cited ongoing challenges for the program's demise. Motor Authority reached out to Cadillac for additional information on the...
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