The rollout of the Cadillac CT6-V was a bit of blunder on General Motors‘ part. The automaker had initially said it would begin shipping the high-performance luxury sedan to dealers in July of 2019, which was already a full seven months after the car debuted, and then it announced further delays due to emissions issues last August. Customers finally received their cars in September of last year once the emissions setbacks were resolved, though the wait was understandably frustrating for buyers who had purchased such an expensive vehicle.
To help ease any tension there may have been with customers who had placed an order for a CT6-V through a Cadillac dealer, GM decided to send them a special gift. The latter included a framed design sketch showing a stylized take on the Cadillac CT6-V’s front fascia, along with a letter from Cadillac president Steve Carlisle.
“In celebration of your purchase of the 2019 Cadillac CT6-V, and to show our appreciation, please accept the enclosed, limited-reproduction CT6-V sketch,” Carlisle’s letter reads. “This is one of only 500 prints of an original design sketch signed by the artist and designer behind the stunning Cadillac CT6-V. It is a small token of our unending gratitude for your order of one of the rarest and most significant Cadillacs of the modern era.”
The letter then goes on to detail the various highlights of the Cadillac CT6-V, such as the twin-turbocharged 4.2L LTA V8 engine (also known as the Blackwing) along with its other performance add-ons and various interior appointments.
“Every inch was developed to exceed your expectations, mile after mile, year after year,” Carlisle also wrote in the letter.
If you need a reminder, the LTA/Blackwing V8 engine is rated at 550 horsepower and 640 pound-feet of torque in the CT6-V. Power is relayed to all four wheels via the GM 10-speed automatic transmission. Other notable parts and pieces include a specially calibrated V-Series Magnetic Ride Control suspension system, retuned sport steering, 19-inch Brembo brakes and unique 20-inch V-Series wheels with summer performance tires.
Cadillac built 275 pre-order units of the 2019 CT6-V. The vehicles sold out in just two hours after the order books opened.
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(significant Cadillacs of the modern era) Why does this quote bother me? So significant we canceled it!!!! GM at its finest. Brag about how SIGNIFICANT it is as you are loading it into the guillotine!!! And brag how it sells out in two hours!!!!! What a failure, GM managment has and always will be terrible. Its the permanent culture of the company.
What a shame to discontinue this great car , I owned a V6 twin turbo with every option you could get and it was the best car I’d ever owned . The V with the Blackwing engine has to be a monster in performance. Cad could have sold lots of that one of a kind vehicle.
I have always liked the CT6 ever since it came out. The problem is, I graduated college a few years ago and have not been working professionally that long. So I am still trying to climb up haha! I am currently saving for a new Camaro ZL1 but I have been looking for a vehicle to replace my infiniti as my main car. I have seen some really nice CT6 platinum models for sell with the 3.0TT. Glad to hear that you liked it. Every time I see one, I think it has a great presence. If I could find a used CT6-V, I might have to jump on that.
Good luck finding a used one any time soon. Price will be high, too.
There’s four (4) on E-Bay…
I have actually found six used ones. However like I stated in my post it won’t be another few years until I would get one. My plan is to get a ZL1 first in 1-2 years.
ZL1 is a serious car. As I sit looking at my 19 Stingray, I know about the ZL1, also.
Man sounds like you have a nice lineup!
The ZL1 is a menacing car in real life especially in black and red hot. The online pictures don’t do the car well.
Should have built more. Such an engine!
also the dealerships are saying this was never given out
Maybe it was sent to the buyer?
Too bad they don’t do something for C8’s corvette buyers who have had 5000 deposits for a long time but oh well if your only building 275 of something you can afford to do something not the 20,000 plus corvette buyers
I just read yesterday that more than half the people of the GM board are female. I’ll bet that the other females on the board kiss the female butt of the Mary Barra. It’s like the old boys club, but it’s women instead of men. This is why the Blackwing engine program was cancelled. I’ll bet $1,000 that not one of those women has a SCCA Sports Car of America drivers license or an NHRA drivers license. They are not real car people where the blood has the DNA of an engine revving at 6,500 RPM.
Come on man you don’t like the new female driven society! I will have to call you some type of “ist” word haha! In all seriousness american corporations bought into this whole woke movement. It is unfortunate because merit is out the window in todays world. Females are ruthlessly pushed into male domains. GM before 2010 was a pretty cool company. They had cool advertising. They wanted to show off their cool cars in movies. Just think of the brand awareness they did with the transformer movies. People wanted the Camaro so bad. Almost everything got the SS treatment for Chevy. Women just don’t come up with anything cool. Having females largely in charge has created a big disconnect amongst GMs other consumers(Men). Overall it won’t matter our society is soft these days and people will buy CUVs only. Men have been duped into believing that getting cool cars is them compensating for something or that they are having a mid-life crisis.
Yet another asinine move from GM & Cadillac. The buyers of the CT6-V get a note and a gift from Corporate… WHY you think they’re going to pull their orders? This is one of the most significant vehicles GM has ever made with a hand made engine to boot. IMO its a collectors item. Very surprised there are vehicles on eBay, astounded actually… Of course I’m astounded GM threw this car into the trash bin… they’re absolute idiots.
Put it back out with any GM V8 and improve the interior. Call it the Fleetwood and make a 2 door version called the Fleetwood Eldorado. Advertise the crap out of it…. To many pathetic losers running that company… its sad…
Agree totally except for your naming idea. GM hung those old name on some of the most sorry, noncompetitive, sloppy and ridiculous cars ever made. Let that past die and not burden any future models.
And a fabulous new Fleetwood would reestablish a name “everyone” already knows. The last RWD Fleetwood was still a winner, its when GM went FWD they ruined their portfolio. All those horrible FWD cars… it killed everything good…. (and I’m not talking about original Toronado or Eldorado, or the early 80s, Toro/Eldo/Riv)
I’m with you.
Waaaay too much negative baggage associated with those names to resurrect them.
When the names Seville, El Dorado, Sedan de Ville and others are brought up, the following words come to mind: Retiree, Florida, Old Man’s Ride, Luxo Boat, Oversized, Cheap Quasi Luxury and more.
Say goodbye to the sullied past and start anew.
Collectors item maybe but I intend to drive a CT6-V daily. I can’t bring the cars I want with me in my grave so I intend to use all of the cars I buy to the fullest.
Why are you surprised man? Most consumers are not educated. This car has not even been discontinued for over a year yet. Eventually collectors will know the score but collector vehicles usually take several years to appreciate. Also the people that buy large vehicles tend to be the leasing crowd who want the best all of the time. The people that sold their CT6-Vs immediately were probably disappointed and went back to a big German executive saloon.
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