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The first generation CT6 was introduced at the 2015 New York International Auto Show [4] [5] and went on sale in the U.S. in March 2016. It is the first car to adopt the brand's revised naming strategy, [6] as well as the first rear-wheel drive full-size Cadillac sedan since the Fleetwood was discontinued in 1996.
[4] [5] However, the CT6 was a poor seller during its entire model run and was cancelled in February 2020. With estimated production cost of $20,000 per engine, the Blackwing V8 would be too expensive for Escalade when somewhat over half the performance is available from GM's 3.0-litre twin turbocharged LGW High Feature V6 engine.
It went on sale in the third quarter of 2019 as a 2020 model. [47] Other additions to the Cadillac lineup for the 2020 model year included the CT5 mid-size luxury sedan, replacing the CTS, and the CT4 compact sedan which replaced the ATS. Performance "V" versions of the CT4 and CT5 were also added for 2020.
A six-speed automatic transmission, larger brakes from the Z51 Corvette, and 19-inch wheels were used. The XLR-V could accelerate to 60 mph (97 km/h) in 4.6 seconds according to Car and Driver's tests. [10] The magazine also timed it at 11.3 seconds to 100 mph (160 km/h) and recorded a 13.0 second quarter mile at 110 mph (180 km/h).
In 1985, Fleetwood models used a new front-wheel-drive C-body platform, sharing the 110.8 inches (2,810 mm) wheelbase with GM's other C-body cars, the DeVille, Buick Electra, and Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight. [11] The Fleetwood Brougham continued to use the RWD platform, (which was redesignated as "D-body" for 1985) through 1986.
1950 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe de Ville Cadillac Coupe de Ville badging. The name "DeVille" is derived from the French de la ville or de ville meaning "of the town". [1] In French coach building parlance, a coupé de ville, from the French couper (to cut) i.e. shorten or reduce, was a short four-wheeled closed carriage with an inside seat for two and an outside seat for the driver and this ...
2005–present 6L80 · 6L90 — 6-speed heavy-duty (used in GM trucks and performance cars) 2014–present 8L 90 — 8-speed heavy-duty (used in GM trucks and performance cars) 2016–present 8L 45 — 8-speed light-duty (used in GM luxury cars) 2017–present 10L80 — Ford-GM 10-speed automatic (used in GM light trucks pickups and related SUVs)
The Cadillac Cien is a 2-door rear mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive high performance concept car created by Cadillac, designed by Simon Cox, [2] and unveiled at the 2002 Detroit Auto Show to celebrate Cadillac's 100th anniversary ("cien" is Spanish for one hundred, which compares the Buick Centieme).