The 2018 Cadillac Escalade. The next-gen Cadillac Escalade will reportedly be served up with an extra side of horsepower. A story by Cadillac Society cites “sources familiar with future Cadillac product plans,” claiming the top-of-the-range fifth-generation Escalade will get a more potent V8 engine than the current models. According to the Caddy-dedicated publication, the upcoming Escalade will come with three engine options, one of which will be a significant step up from what’s currently offered in the flagship SUV. Official details have yet to be released, but Cadillac Society believes it has a bead on the three potential engines destined for the performance variant, which may be called the “Escalade-V” or “Escalade Blackwing.”There’s the 6.2-litre V8 that drovethe now discontinued CTS-V, where it made 640 horsepower and 630 lb.-ft. of torque. Option two, which our source claims is the frontrunner, is a tweaked version of that same powerplant, which has yet to be fitted into any Cadillac product, but has been used by GM to power the Corvette ZR1. That supercharged engine makes 755 horsepower and 715 lb.-ft. of torque for the ‘Vette. The third and final engine swirling about the rumour mill is the souped-up twin-turbo 4.2-litre V8 Blackwing engine that drives the CT6-V. In the luxury sedan, that engine makes 550 horsepower and 627 lb.-ft. of torque. So, if rumours are to be believed, the fifth-generation Cadillac Escalade will have a model-topping engine with no fewer than 550 and no more than 755 horses. That is, if Cadillac plugs one of those engines in as they currently are. Regardless of which high-test engine Cadillac chooses to run with, it looks like the Escalade is in for a significant bump up in power from its current 6.2-litre V8’s 420 horsepower and 460 lb.-ft. of torque.The next generation of Escalades is anticipated to arrive as a 2021 model year, so we shouldn’t have to wait long to confirm (or squash) the
Origin: The fifth-gen Cadillac Escalade will get a high-power variant: rumour
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Cadillac shows off track-ready prototypes of its new V-Series cars
Cadillac teased a pair of track-ready prototypes of its CT4-V and CT5-V early June, taking them for an unexpected spin in front of attendees at the Detroit Grand Prix at Belle Island. Mark Reuss, president of General Motors; and Ken Morris, vice-president of GM product, drove the heavily-camouflaged prototypes, which the company said “represent the next step in Cadillac’s V-Series performance legacy.” The cars are a step up from the CT4-V and CT5-V that were unveiled last week, which make 320 horsepower and 355 horsepower, respectively. Although GM didn’t reveal any performance numbers, Motor Authority spoke with a Cadillac spokesman who spelled out the forthcoming models as wearing badges along the lines of V-something-something, and suggested this higher-performance CT4-V will use a 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 producing more than 400 horsepower. Meanwhile, the track-ready CT5-V will likely come with a twin-turbo 4.2-litre V8 with more than 500 horsepower, or the supercharged 6.2-litre V8 from the CTS-V that makes 640 horses. Reuss told the publication that future Cadillac V models will also come with electrification, due to customer demand, although no timeline was given and it isn’t expected to be in the very near
Origin: Cadillac shows off track-ready prototypes of its new V-Series cars
Oshawa-built Cadillac XTS scheduled to end production in October
2019 Cadillac XTSHandout / Cadillac When General Motors’ Oshawa, Ontario plant stops production of vehicles and switches to parts only, a few different models will be getting the axe, including Cadillac’s aging XTS. According to a union bulletin published May 9, the Cadillac XTS will cease production in October, along with the front-wheel-drive Malibu it shares a platform with. The XTS has been around since 2013, when GM needed a big, cushy sedan to fill its lineup of otherwise non-traditional Cadillac vehicles. The best sales year for the luxury four-door was its first, when it sold 32,559 units in the U.S. and 787 in Canada. Sales have been declining sharply since, as buyers turn their attention away from sedans and toward SUVs. Cadillac’s CT4 and CT5, which are being introduced for the 2020 model year, will replace the XTS; the cars will also take the places of the ATS and CTS, which will stop production after 2019, too. The XTS was also a favourite for livery companies, with a stretch limo and hearse being developed. Information about whether or not the CT4 or CT5 would be adopted for livery companies has not been shared. The Oshawa plant also handles the production of the previous-generation Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, both of which will also get the axe at the end of 2019. As was previously reported, GM’s Oshawa plant will be shifting production to parts only, and most of its 2,600 employees will either be transferred to other GM facilities, or be given packages for early retirement. Some 300 jobs will remain at the plant after the
Origin: Oshawa-built Cadillac XTS scheduled to end production in October
Cadillac kills the four-cylinder engine option in the CT6
2019 Cadillac CT6 V-SportHandout Cadillac is set to cut the smallest engine from its CT6’s options list, leaving only the less fuel-efficient V6 and V8 engines for buyers of its flagship sedan to choose from. The 2.0-litre turbocharged engine is dead for the 2019 model year, according to Cadillac’s vehicle configurator, which doesn’t have the engine listed as an option for the CT6. With the smallest engine option off the table, the most efficient CT6 buyers can opt for is now the $57,995 3.6-litre V6 Luxury with all-wheel-drive; that’s nearly $10,000 more than the $48,295 CTS in a comparable trim with AWD. Luckily, the pricing makes a little bit more sense when you compare engines within the CT6 model range: a CT6 with the 2.0-litre engine used to cost $62,255 in Canada, and was available with rear-wheel-drive only. In the United States, the 2.0-litre turbo was instead an understandably cheaper option for the large sedan. In Canada, the pricing structure has changed to make the 3.6-litre Luxury AWD trim cost less in 2019 than the 2.0-litre option cost in 2018, dropping from $69,050 down to $57,995. That means this is pretty much good news for everybody, except those who are looking to save on their fuel bill. With the 2.0-litre you were looking at 11.0 L/100 km city, and 7.8 L/100 km on the highway; but the 3.6-litre bumps those numbers up to 13.0 L/100 km city and 8.8 L/100 km highway. The change is fairly significant, but you can use the money you saved on the new lower purchase price to pay for what you’re spending extra at the pumps. The gap between the CT6 and the CTS seems to make room for the upcoming CT5, so hopefully Cadillac prices it
Origin: Cadillac kills the four-cylinder engine option in the CT6
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