Redesign deliberate for full-size sedan

The Cadillac CT6 could have been dropped within the U.S. after 2020 however it stays on sale in China, and a brand new prototype sighting suggests a redesigned model is on the best way.

Cadillac engineers have been noticed testing a brand new full-size sedan believed to be a successor to the CT6. The prototype was noticed testing on U.S. soil, however it’s unlikely the automotive might be supplied outdoors of China, the place sedans nonetheless promote in important numbers.

Search for it to be launched in that market someday in 2023.

The brand new sedan appears related in dimension to the CT6, which measures 205.8 inches in size. However as a substitute of the standard notchback design of the CT6, the brand new sedan adopts a curved roof with a fastback design.

2023 Cadillac CT6 spy photographs – Picture credit score: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

Underpinning the automotive is considered Common Motors’ VSS-R rear-wheel-drive platform. The platform is a member of the VSS (Automobile Technique Set) portfolio of platforms designed for internal-combustion autos, and replaces each the Omega platform of the CT6 and Alpha II platform of the smaller CT4 and CT5 sedans.

Finishing the VSS portfolio is a VSS-F platform designed for mini and subcompact autos with front-wheel drive, a VSS-S platform for small and mid-size autos with front-wheel drive, and a VSS-T platform for body-on-frame autos.

The CT6 is obtainable in China with the selection of two.0-liter turbo-4 or twin-turbo 3.0-liter V-6 powertrains, or a plug-in hybrid setup utilizing the two.0-liter engine as its internal-combustion element. Anticipate the brand new sedan to reach with an identical providing of powertrains.

However what about an electrical sedan from Cadillac? The automaker is planning one, together with for the U.S. It is referred to as the Celestiq, and it is a large hatch based mostly on GM’s Ultium EV platform and battery set. It is anticipated on sale in 2024 as a 2025 mannequin, and is anticipated to be priced in Bentley and Rolls-Royce territory.