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Old 04-10-2019, 07:11 AM   #29
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Not usually a fan of the deep red-purplish color but this looks fantastic IMO.
I’d hit that.
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Old 04-17-2019, 09:03 PM   #31
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"Cadillac CT5’s Super Cruise technology will be available in calendar year 2020 on select models."



Well, I'll stand corrected that the CT5 will have Super Cruise, but exactly when seems still vague....Available in calendar year 2020 could possibly be a 2021 model built in 2020 debut for Super Cruise...Early adopters hopefully will not get caught unaware that their car may not have SC installed or assume that it is available when it's not....Either way, I guess you guys were technically correct after all about Super Cruise...
Why wouldn't it be available initially?....
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Old 04-19-2019, 10:53 AM   #32
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Autoblog has a brief interview with the chief engineer:
https://www.autoblog.com/2019/04/18/...hief-engineer/


He answers questions about driving dynamics, the revised alpha platform, the styling, the newton-meter badging, and the differences between some of the trims. He was asked (but didn't really give an answer) about a 'future variant' & manual transmissions.
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"Cadillac’s powerful 3.0L Twin Turbo V-6 is available on Premium Luxury and Sport models, rated at an estimated 335 hp (250 kw) and 400 lb-ft of torque (542 Nm)5."


For a twin turbo V-6 isn't that a relatively weak hp number?....Heck, my FWD V-6 non turbo in my Impala has 305 HP.....just sayin' maybe torque is up but hp number for a v-6 twin turbo seems low....
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"Cadillac’s powerful 3.0L Twin Turbo V-6 is available on Premium Luxury and Sport models, rated at an estimated 335 hp (250 kw) and 400 lb-ft of torque (542 Nm)5."


For a twin turbo V-6 isn't that a relatively weak hp number?....Heck, my FWD V-6 non turbo in my Impala has 305 HP.....just sayin' maybe torque is up but hp number for a v-6 twin turbo seems low....
Considering the naturally aspirated V6 is around 300 hp, that does seem low but clearly they wanted more torque than more power.
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The architecture of the LF3 is based on the naturally aspirated 3.6L V6 LFX, but with almost entirely all-new components. The LF3 is the most powerful V6 ever from General Motors, it is also the most power-dense six-cylinder engine in the midsize luxury segment. In the CTS Vsport, the LF3 makes 420 horsepower (313 kW) and 430 lb.-ft. (583 Nm). In the XTS Vsport, the engine makes 410 horsepower (306 kW) and 369 lb.-ft. of torque (500 Nm). All figures are SAE-certified.

Read more: http://gmauthority.com/blog/gm/gm-en...#ixzz5m1xonMD6

The above is what came to mind....the LF3....V-6 twin turbo 410-420 hp....The v6 in this new Caddy must be a different animal, and less powerful...
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Well...it is a different animal considering its just a 3.0 versus a 3.6 V6 engine which is the engine most here think about, and the one used in the LF3 and LF4.

Sure...335 seems a tad low, considering the Camaro's stock V6 3.6 makes 335 HP, but not too bad when you consider a NA 3.0 V6 engine likely wouldn't be good for any more than 250 - 275 HP, but I don't really know of any run of the mill 3.0 V6 engines for reference.

But that torque number sounds excellent to me. I'd love to have that engine in my Colorado.
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"Cadillac’s powerful 3.0L Twin Turbo V-6 is available on Premium Luxury and Sport models, rated at an estimated 335 hp (250 kw) and 400 lb-ft of torque (542 Nm)5."


For a twin turbo V-6 isn't that a relatively weak hp number?....Heck, my FWD V-6 non turbo in my Impala has 305 HP.....just sayin' maybe torque is up but hp number for a v-6 twin turbo seems low....
It is low. 110 hp/L from an engine like that isn't pushing things at all. The CT6 has a 3.0L that makes 404 hp/400 ft-lbs & that came out a few years ago. My guess is that they tuned this new one heavily towards fuel economy rather than power. Or, maybe a bit less likely, wanted an engine that didn't cost quite as much as its 400+ hp cousin.
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Well...it is a different animal considering its just a 3.0 versus a 3.6 V6 engine which is the engine most here think about, and the one used in the LF3 and LF4.

Sure...335 seems a tad low, considering the Camaro's stock V6 3.6 makes 335 HP, but not too bad when you consider a NA 3.0 V6 engine likely wouldn't be good for any more than 250 - 275 HP, but I don't really know of any run of the mill 3.0 V6 engines for reference.

But that torque number sounds excellent to me. I'd love to have that engine in my Colorado.
Thats about where I'd guess for a NA 3.0, assuming it has the same hp/L as the 3.6 GM uses (specifically, I figure 254 to 279)
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"Cadillac’s powerful 3.0L Twin Turbo V-6 is available on Premium Luxury and Sport models, rated at an estimated 335 hp (250 kw) and 400 lb-ft of torque (542 Nm)5."


For a twin turbo V-6 isn't that a relatively weak hp number?....Heck, my FWD V-6 non turbo in my Impala has 305 HP.....just sayin' maybe torque is up but hp number for a v-6 twin turbo seems low....
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The architecture of the LF3 is based on the naturally aspirated 3.6L V6 LFX, but with almost entirely all-new components. The LF3 is the most powerful V6 ever from General Motors, it is also the most power-dense six-cylinder engine in the midsize luxury segment. In the CTS Vsport, the LF3 makes 420 horsepower (313 kW) and 430 lb.-ft. (583 Nm). In the XTS Vsport, the engine makes 410 horsepower (306 kW) and 369 lb.-ft. of torque (500 Nm). All figures are SAE-certified.

Read more: http://gmauthority.com/blog/gm/gm-en...#ixzz5m1xonMD6

The above is what came to mind....the LF3....V-6 twin turbo 410-420 hp....The v6 in this new Caddy must be a different animal, and less powerful...
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Well...it is a different animal considering its just a 3.0 versus a 3.6 V6 engine which is the engine most here think about, and the one used in the LF3 and LF4.

Sure...335 seems a tad low, considering the Camaro's stock V6 3.6 makes 335 HP, but not too bad when you consider a NA 3.0 V6 engine likely wouldn't be good for any more than 250 - 275 HP, but I don't really know of any run of the mill 3.0 V6 engines for reference.

But that torque number sounds excellent to me. I'd love to have that engine in my Colorado.
This has baffled me since the CT5 press release. The 3.0TT in the CT6 Sport is rated at 404 / 400, so why is the same engine in the CT5 rated at 335 / 400. I almost wonder if this isn't a typo transposing the hp for the 3.6L [335] and the torque for the 3.0TT [400].

The CT5 and CT6 versions have the same torque output. the only difference is hp. And it's a big difference.
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This has baffled me since the CT5 press release. The 3.0TT in the CT6 Sport is rated at 404 / 400, so why is the same engine in the CT5 rated at 335 / 400. I almost wonder if this isn't a typo transposing the hp for the 3.6L [335] and the torque for the 3.0TT [400].

The CT5 and CT6 versions have the same torque output. the only difference is hp. And it's a big difference.
I'm a little less baffled now that I've looked at the relative output levels of the CT5 as compared to the so-far-released versions for the 3-Series. The lower powered 3.0TT lines up pretty well with the only version of BMW's 3.0TT in 3-Series. The 3-Series has more hp, the CT5 more torque. I think both will release tunes with more output within the next year and then top off both their lines with boosted V8 models to spark the M vs V wars.

In case there's any question of how GM is positioning CT5, as well as whether or not there really is a CT4 (still a few non-believers) here is a slide Cadillac showed the press (courtesy of AutoBlog).
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I'm a little less baffled now that I've looked at the relative output levels of the CT5 as compared to the so-far-released versions for the 3-Series. The lower powered 3.0TT lines up pretty well with the only version of BMW's 3.0TT in 3-Series. The 3-Series has more hp, the CT5 more torque. I think both will release tunes with more output within the next year and then top off both their lines with boosted V8 models to spark the M vs V wars.

In case there's any question of how GM is positioning CT5, as well as whether or not there really is a CT4 (still a few non-believers) here is a slide Cadillac showed the press (courtesy of AutoBlog).

That's good info, Martin. Still, I don't see the point of positioning cars in a segment that appears to be dictated by BMW and calling a dog TT v6 a performance option....Segments aside, compared to what could be in the CT5, its a gyp. Any Cadillac shopper can see it's not worth it.
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That's good info, Martin. Still, I don't see the point of positioning cars in a segment that appears to be dictated by BMW and calling a dog TT v6 a performance option....Segments aside, compared to what could be in the CT5, its a gyp. Any Cadillac shopper can see it's not worth it.
The performance model will be the CT5-V, probably with 500ish horsepower. Not the 335 hp 3L
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The performance model will be the CT5-V, probably with 500ish horsepower. Not the 335 hp 3L
Exactly. Lineup will probably be something like:
  • BASE: 2.0T 237hp / 258 lb/ft (announced)
  • UPLEVEL: 3.0TT 335 hp / 400 lb-ft (announced)
  • 2nd UPLEVEL (V-Sport?): 3.0TT 404 hp / 400 lb-ft (not announced yet)
  • V-Series: 4.2TT 550 hp / 627 lb-ft (not announced yet)

For the record, this is NOT based on any insider knowledge. Based on how we expect the 3-Series variants to roll out, this would be how Cadillac could match them with the CT5. If I was "King of Cadillac" it's the approach I would take.


Given how my prognostication went wrt XT6, it will probably never happen
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