Cadillac News

  • BOOK by Cadillac

    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 program's end and a spokesperson said in an email, "Cadillac will temporarily pause the Book by Cadillac program. Book by Cadillac launched as a pilot program, providing the brand with valuable insights and contributing to Cadillac’s ongoing commitment in identifying new and innovative luxury...

  • 2019 Cadillac CTS-V Pedestal Edition
    Cadillac marks 15 years of V-Series with Pedestal Edition ATS-V Coupe and CTS-V

    It's been 15 years since Cadillac launched its first V-Series model, the 2004 CTS-V, and to celebrate Cadillac has launched new Pedestal Edition models based on the ATS-V Coupe and CTS-V. They're being introduced for 2019 and can be ordered from the first week of November. Their arrival also marks...

  • Cadillac XT4 V-Sport Rendering
    Cadillac XT4 V-Sport rendering spotted hiding on automaker's website

    Cadillac has placed a rendering for the all-but-confirmed V-Sport version of its new XT4 compact crossover SUV in plain sight. Visiting the brand's website and clicking over to the "Making Of" portion for the brand's first compact crossover will lead visitors directly to the rendering. GM Authority...

  • 2019 Cadillac XT4
    Cadillac moving its headquarters back to Detroit from New York

    The Cadillac brand will return to Detroit after a controversial relocation to New York City in 2015. The brand's new president, Steve Carlisle, announced the relocation in an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. The move back to Detroit follows the departure of former Cadillac...

  • President Donald Trump in his new Cadillac “Beast” armored limo
    President Trump's new limo, "The Beast," has reported for duty

    One of the perks of being the head of state of a major country is that you normally receive a heavily armored albeit still plush limo to ride in. And when we're talking nations the size of the United States, you'll find the leaders often receive standalone models you don't get in a showroom. Case...

  • 2019 Cadillac CT6 V-Sport
    Cadillac renames CT6 V-Sport a CT6-V as ATS-V, CTS-V bow out

    Cadillac's CT6 V-Sport unveiled at March's 2018 New York auto show will be called a CT6-V when it arrives in showrooms, General Motors production development boss Mark Reuss has confirmed. “As a result of the overwhelming response the CT6 V-Sport received when revealed in early 2018...

  • 2020 Cadillac XT6 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    It's been the subject of rumors since at least 2011 but Cadillac's long-awaited three-row crossover SUV has now been spotted in the wild. Expected to go by the name XT6, the new SUV is most likely scheduled for a debut next January at the 2019 Detroit auto show ahead of a sales launch late next summer. This means we should see it arrive as a 2020 model. Our spy shots show the XT6 will be a mid-size SUV, making it an ideal match for rivals such as the Audi Q7, Volvo XC90 and new Lexus RX L. Lincoln's reborn Aviator which will arrive around the same time as the Cadillac will also be a prime...

  • 2019 Cadillac XT4
    2019 Cadillac XT4 first drive review: Luxury crossover SUV finally shows up, shows off

    Fashionably late to the party, the 2019 Cadillac XT4 small crossover SUV doesn’t bother to shake hands at the door. It swaggers past competitors and waits for the party to come to it. Uncork the expensive stuff, you guys. The 2019 Cadillac XT4 is the girlfriend meme in automotive form, svelte...

  • 2020 Cadillac CT4 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2020 Cadillac CT4 spy shots

    Cadillac's new small sedan has been spotted for the first time. The car will serve as a direct replacement for the ATS and will likely carry the CT4 name into production. It is expected on the market in late 2019 as a 2020 model. Cadillac has previously referred to the car as a compact but it will...

  • 2019 Cadillac ATS-V
    2019 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe pricier but better equipped

    Those in the market for a small sport sedan will have to look away from Cadillac as the ATS-V exits production this year. The brand will gladly sell buyers an ATS-V Coupe, however. Just expect to pay a little more. According to a Cars Direct report published Tuesday, the ATS-V Coupe will cost...

  • 2018 Hennessey HPE1000 Cadillac CTS-V
    Hennessey's 1,000-horsepower Cadillac CTS-V hits the track and dyno

    Cadillac's brute in a suit, the CTS-V, has been a regular at Hennessey's gym and now it's bristling with with 1,000 horsepower and 966 pound-feet of torque. The standard CTS-V is certainly no slouch with its 640 hp, but Hennessey's HPE1000 version is simply an insane-o beast of a sedan. Just listen...

  • Patent drawing for Cadillac coupe
    Patent drawings hint at Cadillac Escala-inspired coupe

    We may have the first evidence that Cadillac is working on a coupe with styling inspired by the brand's Escala concept unveiled in 2016. Patent drawings discovered recently by Cadillac Society on the website of the United States Patent and Trademark Office depict a coupe with elements almost...

  • 2019 Cadillac CT6, 2018 New York auto show

    Cadillac will roll out a new vehicle every six months through 2021, and parent automaker General Motors has just ponied up the funds to build two of them. The automaker's Lansing Grand River assembly plant in Michigan received a $175 million investment for next-generation Cadillac sedan production. The two sedans, likely to be called the Cadillac CT5 and Cadillac CT4, will replace the current CTS, ATS, and XTS sedans. The Cadillac CT6 will stick around as the range topper. A GM spokesperson told Automotive News (subscription required) in a Monday report that the automaker is already...

  • 2018 Cadillac CT6 with Super Cruise
    Super Cruise coming to full Cadillac lineup, other GM brands

    It was only a matter of time. General Motors announced on Wednesday that its Super Cruise semi self-driving system will soon proliferate across the automaker's other brands. The system first debuted with the 2018 Cadillac CT6 and is able to handle most driving functions on divided freeways. After...

  • 2018 Cadillac ATS-V and CTS-V Championship Edition models
    Cadillac says farewell to the ATS after 2018

    Cadillac's in transition. On Wednesday, the automaker confirmed 2018 will be the final model year for the compact ATS sedan. While the ATS sedan is dead after 2018, Cadillac spokesman Donny Nordlicht confirmed to Motor Authority that the ATS Coupe will continue into the 2019 model year. The ATS...

  • Prototypes for President Trump and Putin's state limos
    Trump and Putin receive their presidential rides this summer

    One of the perks of being the head of state of a major country is that you normally receive a heavily armored albeit still plush limo to ride in. And when we're talking nations the size of the United States and Russia, you'll find the leaders often receive standalone models that you won't see in a...

  • Johan de Nysschen
    Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen departs brand

    A major executive shuffle played out on Wednesday as General Motors announced Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen is leaving the brand, effective immediately. Replacing the now-ex Cadillac boss is Steven K. Carlisle, who was most recently managing director and President of GM Canada. De Nysschen...

  • 2017 Cadillac Escalade
    To outmaneuver Navigator, Cadillac offering $10,000 off Escalade

    Ford Motor Company [NYSE: F] can't keep up with Lincoln Navigator demand, and the automaker already announced production increases for the hot-selling full-size SUV. Rival Cadillac likely won't have a new Escalade for a couple more years, but General Motors' luxury brand is putting some cash on the...

  • HPE 800-Hp Cadillac Escalade

    Of course, Hennessey Performance Engineering tuned a Cadillac Escalade. But, not only has HPE tuned and modified the giant luxury SUV, the company has turned it into a drag strip slayer. To exemplify HPE's work, the company lined up its 805-horsepower Escalade next to a 2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, which pushes 650 horsepower. Keep in mind, the Escalade weighs around 1,700 pounds more than the Camaro. The extra power, however, is more than enough to scoot the luxo-barge down the straightaway much quicker. Immediately after launch, the Escalade starts to pull away from the Camaro ZL1 1LE...

  • Cadillac 4.2-liter twin-turbocharged V-8
    CT6's twin-turbo V-8 exclusive to Cadillac, says Johan de Nysschen

    Cadillac in March revealed a new 4.2-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 whose first application will be in the 2019 CT6 V-Sport, where it's estimated to deliver 550 horsepower and 627 pound-feet of torque. General Motors tends to use its V-8s across its brands, so fans are already wondering when the...

  • 2019 Cadillac XT4, 2018 New York auto show
    2019 Cadillac XT4 video preview

    Better late than never. Cadillac is finally diving into the compact premium crossover game with the 2019 XT4, an XT5 that’s been given the Honey I Shrunk The Kids treatment. Blessed with clean, stylish lines, the XT4 is a sharp looking crossover that should stand out from the pack. The wide...

  • 2019 Cadillac XT4
    Cadillac XT4 will add Super Cruise (eventually)

    Cadillac’s Super Cruise promises cutting-edge semi-autonomous driving, and the Cadillac’s 2019 XT4 has just been revealed before it goes on sale later this year. An obvious pairing? For now, Cadillac says, its newest crossover won’t offer its latest safety technology. Cadillac...

  • 2019 Cadillac CT6, 2018 New York auto show
    2019 Cadillac CT6 gets twin-turbo V-8 V-Sport, updated look

    When it arrived for 2016, Cadillac’s CT6 ushered in a new naming strategy for the brand and marked the first use of the lightweight, aluminum-infused Omega platform for large, rear-wheel-drive cars at General Motors. While the CT6 was never meant to be the true flagship sedan Cadillac fans...

  • 2019 Cadillac XT4, 2018 New York auto show
    2019 Cadillac XT4 crossover SUV looks good, feels like more of the same

    The 2019 Cadillac XT4 has a lot riding on its shoulders. Cursed with a sedan-heavy lineup—there are four sedans to just two utility vehicles—the XT4 is the vehicle that finally opens Cadillac to the luxury market's most lucrative segment, the compact crossover class. The XT4 uses a...

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