We’re not even through forming opinions, mulling styling and coming up with possible future configurations on the 2016 Cadillac CT6. Now, there’s word we can expect the hybrid version, which has been rumored to feature plug-in technology, to appear at the upcoming 2015 Shanghai Motor Show.
The report comes from Autoblog, who during their interview with Mark Reuss, Vice President of North American Operations, was quoted saying, “We’ve really got to wait until we finish rounding out the portfolio, the Shanghai show is where you should look for all of it. So stay tuned.”
Autoblog has reached out for comment, with a Cadillac spokesperson declining, but said, “we will add variants.”
We all knew the plug-in 2016 Cadillac CT6 was inbound, but we suppose Cadillac has chosen to save the hybrid for Chinese display, and market that is become quite important to the brand.
Reuss was also a tad chatty about the prospects of a Cadillac CT6 Vseries variant, something that we also knew had to have crossed the minds of a few inside Cadillac more than once. Reuss confirms this, but comments saying the brand will focus on promoting the 2016 Cadillac ATS-V and CTS-V, while launching the V6 powered version of the CT6.
“The [CT6] architecture is certainly capable of doing it,” he said. “The question is who’s going to buy the CT6? What kind of person? And do we need a V-Series off of that is the question we haven’t answered yet. It’s certainly capable of doing it … we’ve certainly thought about it,” he said.
From what we’ve gathered, the tone inside General Motors right now is very apparent: get Cadillac back in the car and crossover game, with niche product coming later. It’s the most logical choice, and makes us wonder what they have up their sleeves for the future.
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China is a very important market for Cadillac. It has the most current potential for growth.
I definitely see a V-Sport version of this vehicle likely with a version of the CTS-V engine under hood.
The coming products from Cadillac will be right there on par or better than the competition but the battle will be to get Cadillac as a brand in the conversation of prospective buyers.
The brand has been neglected for so long that public perception is very low.
He Say It Baby!! 😉
The CT6 not need version /V/, if GM should produce one CT6 two-door high luxury /V/
With gas prices the lowest in 5 years , how big is the hybrid market here in the US ? May be bigger in the Chinese market .
I may be like real late to the party but now I know what the “CT” means for the CT6 , Cadillac Touring . I get it .
So for the XT5 , whats the explaination .
Cross Tourer.
Certainly there will be a high output version of the CT6, the question is when. This car was supposed to be a kind of a halo car for Caddy and they screwed it by no introducing a proper powertrain. I think the Stingray`s LT 1 V8 would make it the king of the road.
The Cadillac boss all but ruled out all forms of the small block V8. Instead mentions using a high feature turbocharged V8.
That’s fitting with wanting to create some distance Cadillac and the rest of the GM divisions.
New Cadillac Corvette . New name for corvette , I think it would work