Some preproduction test models of the upcoming track-focused Cadillac CT5-V– these apparently with muscular V8 engines– appeared at a Michigan vehicle reveal this past weekend, and they sounded incredibly supercharged.
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Now Cadillac is working on a hotter version, but the businesss new Blackwing V8 engine supposedly (and embarrassingly) does not fit. What do these cars have, then?
The new Cadillac performance models have actually been a little bit of a mess. First, theyve been renamed from ATS and CTS to now be quasi-numerical. The old CTS-V is now the CT5-V. Thats not all– the CT5-V is already on sale, but its been powered down from the previous CTS-V and is subsequently really various.
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The existing CT4-V, confusingly sized in between the old ATS and CTS sedans but a little smaller sized than the CT5-V, begins at $45,500, and the current CT5-V with rear-wheel drive starts at around $49,000. The previous CTS-V was priced around $89,000, so figure these more track-oriented V-cars will be somewhere (hopefully) under or around that more considerable wad of cash.
However after all the apparent reaction over the newer, cheaper, lower-powered and “less-intimidating” V vehicles, Cadillac is now establishing hotter, more track-focused models, like these prototypes at the High Octane Cafe & & Bakery in Michigan this weekend.
The second clip of the 2 cars taking off down the roadway appears to validate that the engine will a minimum of be supercharged. That alone lends a great deal of credence to the concept that Cadillac is still dealing with the old V-cars 6.2-liter LT4 V8, as the rumors suggest, which was turbo charged in the old CTS-V. Previous reports likewise appeared to reveal a prototype with a manual transmission like the earlier variation, which is excellent news.
The brand-new Cadillac efficiency models have been a bit of a mess. Cadillac declares its because owners discovered the previous cars and trucks too “frightening.”.
The current CT5-V is powered by a twin-turbo V6 that makes 360 horsepower and 405 lb-ft of torque, which would be great if its predecessor with an almost identical name hadnt made such a huge splash in having a tremendous 640 horse power. Naturally, the brand-new vehicles rate has actually dropped significantly compared to the old V designs, but so did the performance. Cadillac claims its because owners discovered the previous cars too “daunting.”.
That alone lends a lot of credence to the idea that Cadillac is still working with the old V-cars 6.2-liter LT4 V8, as the reports suggest, which was supercharged in the old CTS-V.
