A new Engine Boost indicator in 2016 model year Cadillacs equipped with the 2.0L Turbo LTG engine would probably take the cake for being the most unknown, undisclosed, and otherwise under-represented feature of a new vehicle. Heck, it wasn’t mentioned anywhere in the RPO-level changes list nor by Cadillac when discussing 2016 model year products.
The indicator provides a digital readout of engine boost in pounds per square inch (PSI). It can be configured to display on the right or the left section of the DIC, but not in the center (middle) section; we’d actually question anyone’s need to have it there in the first place
The new engine boost gauge made its debut on 2016 Cadillac vehicles with turbo-charged engines, and we have confirmed its presence on the following vehicles:
- Any 2016 Cadillac ATS with a turbo-charged engine, including:
- 2016 Cadillac CTS 2.0T
The Cadillac CTS V-Sport, XTS V-Sport, and 2016 ATS-V have had it since their introduction, but we have yet to confirm whether the 2016 Cadillac CT6 will have it or not.
The GM Authority Take
We’re fans of the new boost gauge, having found it to be and fun and useful. There’s just something inherently good that comes with being able to find out what the turbo on your engine is doing at any given moment, simply with the flick of a finger.
Comments
GM should offere that feature on all turbocharged boosted engines in every model that uses it. The new Malibu is another candidate.
yes , I want my boost gauge!!!!!! , the cost to GM is zero, whaaaaaaa.
Here is one thing to consider.
While these gauges are great tools for those who understand them and the systems they operate they can be a pain for dealers too.
Too often some gauges can read varying numbers depending on the engine, temps and management systems.
Case in point I have a digital gauge in my car I installed. It reads different boost at different load conditions due to the engine management system. Load and computers can adjust boost to different needs so you may not always see the same number.
I have seen others with the same car as I have complain and go to the dealer because they are not seeing the numbers they think they should see when they think they should be seeing it. I have seen the same with oil gauges and even temp gauges.
In other words while this is great for some it also can be a problem for those who just do not know or understand the numbers they should be seeing. Often that is why we have idiot lights as to warn them when something really is wrong vs. a real number.
The boost on a car is what it is and you are not going to change it or do much with it. So for the average driver it is info but not anything they can control. Now if you have boost control it is a valuable tool but at this point you generally know what you are doing or you better or you will break a piston.
They should have boost shown here but just keep in mind what really happens in some cases as some owners just do not really understand how these systems work today and will complain they are not hitting 15 pounds boost when they hit the gas at 70 MPH on the freeway or it will drop when they over boost in a situation.
GM really should supply owners with better and more clear info on how the Turbo system works. It will help them in dealing with issues and it will make often for a smarter owner.
Cadillac really needs to improve the look of there gauges though, it just look too old school, and not what you would expect in a top tier luxury cars. Cadillac seems to get a lot of the bigger things right, it’s the little details that make them still trail the Germans, at least in perception, there is no wow factor
agree. interior quality, and driving characteristics are on par if not better than the germans In some cases, but your right its the small things, this is one thing that must go, worst part is, the 65k v series don’t even get an upgrade.
Well, the XTS with the twin-turbo engine would already come with the up level reconfigurable “glass”cluster that does have a boost gauge already, so would the up level CTS V-Sport, which has the same cluster, actually the up level reconfigurable in the 2016 CTS is new too.
I wonder if the base CTS V-Sport, which shares the analog cluster with the ATS has it.
Just me, but just another distraction while driving! Unless this is offered with HUD, just another reason for folks to take their eyes off the road. My previous generation V had in HUD and it was just another “toy”.
Just you 🙂 I think it’s cool. You can always elect not to look at it, if you don’t want to. And you can always switch to a different indicator if you want to.
Um, this isn’t new for GM. Solstice GXP, Sky Red Line, Cobalt SS, and HHR SS, all had these in the DIC. The DIC code has been there on every turbocharged engine.
It’s nice that Cadillac is enabling this feature in the firmware – but it just shows that GM should leave all the features on, and let consumers decide what they want to see, and what they don’t.
Also Torque (the Android app) and a $20 OBD2 tool can show you this on any turbocharged Cadillac.
Chris the Cobalt and HHR did not get it till late in life. Mine just got the Autometer gauge I replaced with an Aeroforce gauge that does over 30 different functions and reading including reading and restetting codes.
Well, the article does not state that this feature is new for GM. It states that it’s new for Cadillac.
It isn’t new. I have a 2014 base CTS V-Sport. It has it.
Hello, still would like boost on my 2015 ats dic . Can we replace the 2015 dic with 2016. Can it be programed through the ecm?