The Cadillac CT6 is the luxury marque’s full-size luxury sedan, offered in North America between the 2016 and 2020 model years. Despite its relatively short lifespan in the U.S., there are plenty of enthusiasts out there that still harbor a lot of love for the Cadillac CT6. Now, we’re checking out how one Caddy fan upgraded his CT6 with this awesome combination of black wheels and whitewall tires.
As posted to a Cadillac fan page on Facebook, this 2017 Cadillac CT6 Platinum belongs to enthusiast Carl P Nut Thomason, and is finished in deep black paint with a dark window tint, which works great with the polished trim bits and striking factory lines.
However, in addition to all that good stuff, Thomason’s Cadillac CT6 is riding on a set of Asanti Black Label Series ABL-27 Dynasty wheels, complementing the exterior body panels with a black finish for the split-spoke design. Wheel sizing is set at 20 inches in diameter.
Wrapping the upgraded wheels are Vogue Tyres’ CBR whitewall tires, which really makes the running gear stand out. In addition, the tires have a single red stripe running the circumference of the tire, adding an extra dash of color and complementing the red finish for the brake calipers underneath.
As a reminder, the Cadillac CT6 was available with two engines for the 2020 model year, including the base-model naturally aspirated 3.6L V6 LGX gasoline engine, rated at 335 horsepower and 284 pound-feet of torque, and, for the performance-oriented Cadillac CT6-V, the twin-turbocharged 4.2L V8 LTA gasoline engine (also known as the Cadillac Blackwing engine, but unrelated to the CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing sedans), rated at 550 horsepower and 640 pound-feet of torque. A detuned version of the LTA was also offered, producing 500 horsepower and 574 pound-feet of torque in the CT6 Platinum.
Under the body panels, the Cadillac CT6 rides on the GM Omega platform. Production for the North American markets took place at the GM Detroit-Hamtramck plant, now known as GM Factory Zero.
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Maybe for some, but I personally think it look awful. But then again, I’ve never liked anything after-market on vehicles. Oh well, I’m not paying for it, so what’s the difference.
Yup I agree Dan, now I wouldn’t mind some vogue tires the custom built radial.
I had a 2018 ct6. Loved the vehicle. Traded it in since my wife keeps popping out kids and not the type of vehicle for a family. Nicest car I ever had.
After market is great for Camaro’s too. Created a LE1 from a 2SS and it was sick. Problem with 1LE from factory they never offered a auto transmission. So with after market you can create what ever you want for sure a important market for people that want to be different. Especially if you got a used car that did not have options you want. Fog lights, Upgrade radio, rims, and yes there are some after market options that just wreak the value of the car. But most can be peeled off.
So if it came stock like that, then you’d like it? 🤔🤔🧐
the car fits to owner entirely, but never for me
MK: I’m only going to say this as I feel your comment is really off base, but I’m sure you would have some explanation for it. I’ve seen this type of thing where the owner is white, Hispanic, Asian, black, Armenian, etc. This type of thing is not exclusive to one race or ethnic background.
Exactly. I was a custom pinstriper for 40 plus years and cars have no prejudice. My family has been building unique vehicles since the 1800s and can say that when it comes to skin color we never cared who wanted what as long as they paid. I’ve striped cars for white guys drive cars with vogues and black guys driving pro-street cars. I’ve striped vehicles for every race there is and those who are true gearheads, car guys, car lovers have no issues with color, creed, crowd, or whatever. But we are a small minority of automotive individualists in a $2 trillion dollar industry.
Weird when you think an entire industry is not worth as much as apple.
Is Apple worth 2 trillion?
I wouldn’t doubt it. Maybe so but I drive my custom cars more than I look at an Apple device.
They are now the first company in history to be worth $3 trillion lol crazy.
Stock values are in the moment real time share pricings that are determined by bidders and their perceptions. These players are both purchasing and selling company shares on their perceived current and future consideration of a company’s performance, or decline in a company’s future performance. These investing entities are seeking to either participate in a future gain ( Long ) or share price decline ( Short ). These bid / sell share values are called out by the share participants in an organized auction house operated by NYSE, NASDEC, Niki, etc.
Hype, fake news and rumors help increase share values. Likewise fake news and rumors help decrease share values. Organized manipulation also comes into play.
Commodity values partially behave in the same manner.
Current share values are not really the hard core value of a company. Only an approximate perception.
You have just had a free basic course in Stock Markets and Investing 101.
Thank you normal car people for the thumbs down. I could stand in front of you explaining the greatness of this specialty aftermarket, custom car, and hot rod industry and then lay down some custom hand-painted striping on a 500k RR and you still won’t get it. Oh well, that’s the beauty of what we drive…not for commoners.
I agree! It is befitting of the owner and that demographic similarly the overly bold statement and gaudy appointments take away from the vehicle!
I’ll take the garage!
Too funny! I opened the story just to see the garage in the background.
What brand of concrete sealant coating did you use of the garage floor? And how is it performing? Thanks.
Huggy Bear would have loved them!
He is saving for a white vinyl roof as we speak.
Money can’t buy good taste!
Nope.
I own a 2020 CT6-V and would never put these on mine despite it being White and would actually look good with Black rims. BUT!!!! individuality .. in America… Imagine that! While I personally don’t like the RED or White walls.. Its up to the individual who spent his own money on a beautiful luxury car. I find the comments on here to be sad and racist.. and indicative of the America we live in today. I doubt seriously that anyone in this thread would say any of these comments to the guys face.. LOL.. doubt it big time. Looking at the guy’s garage and the vehicle housed within alone.. if its his.. tells me that he’s succesful. I’ve seen this combination on Lexus LS.. on Benz S-Class, on even the 7Series.. and they were all owned by caucasian drivers.
I have a 2020 CT6 Premium Luxury AWD Super Cruise in Shadow Metallic with Maple Sugar interior. We special ordered the car and waited 6 months for it. It rolled off the transport the day GM went on strike. Our 2017 CT6 Luxury AWD is in Phantom Gray with Gray interior. These are great cars.
If there was an option box, it was checked and then before delivery, I had the windows taken to max tint in Illinois. We love this CT6 and get many compliments on it. Too bad Cadillac/GM cancelled the car without giving it a fighting chance. Never saw any promotion for it.
My dealer has called several times asking if we want to trade them for a CUV/SUV and our response has always been no. We are not CUV/SUV/Mall Crawler people. We want our big, luxury sedan…and no a CT4/CT5 is not a luxury sedan. Sorry CT4/CT5 owners.
I own a 2017 Escalade Platinum 4X4 with 22in Vogue ” Mustard and Mayonnaise” mounted on Black and milled aluminum wheels. Cadillac and Vogue Tyres have been partners since the beginning. You all have it all wrong. These company’s provide there products for those that can afford them, not for ethnically reasons that were not mentioned. By the way I am a American of African decent.
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It looks like the new sneaker fab look for your car. It’s ok what ever you like. Red white and black are not 3 colors I like. Never had a black, white or red car. Maroon does not count that’s my fave.
The look is the first choice of Drug Dealers and Pimps…not sure about hot rodders, though.
And old ass white people!!!
I’ve owned 8 Cadillacs over 20 years. The CTSV was the most fun (and fastest). I loved my XTS but know have two CT6’s premium luxury models. The comfortable ride and the spacious interior are simply the best. I would challenge anyone to beat the size and classic design of the CT6. That is other than my next Cadillac which will be the new Blackwing.
Don’t like the racist rhetoric going both directions these days. It’s embarrassing for us as a country.
Not a fan of black wheels. I would choose polished for Chrome. I like the white walls with the red stripe. It reminds me of the Vogue tires on Cadillac and some other cars of years past.
I have a Ct6 also, love the car. Personally I wouldn’t have blackwall tires on those rims. The sad thing is the racist comment that just pop out from some idiots.
Interesting look, I think I dig it, crazy man crazy……
I have a beautiful 2017 CT6 with 23,000 miles on it. I bought the car with 2500 hundred miles on it. I have a problem with The oil gauge pump running real high is this a common problem with this particular vehicle if you cannot answer me please direct me to who I should talk to.
Looks super. Nice color and wheel balance.
Great color and design for the rust belt climate where you have cloud cover most of the year. A Black car color like this is terrible for sunny western and southwestern climates. The sun’s radiation will bake the car’s exterior and interior out. Crack the windows a little to dispell the interior heat buildup even when parking on sunny days in the Midwest, South and East. Especially in Hotlanta, aka Atlanta.
I have a 2019 CT6 and I absolutely love my car.I am very disappointed that they pulled the plug on this one because I believe this was the best car Cadillac ever put out. As far as the young man’s vehicle I think his car looks nice…its not ghetto as I see all the racist comments are trying to say. I personally would not change anything on mine but hey to each its own.
I wish I had bought a CT6 in 2019. I did not know until it was too late to order. There were none on the dealer lots in my area.
Looks awful
Nothing looks good with black wheels. The first thing that comes to mind when I see one is “ hey, somebody stole your hubcaps”.
Divided on someone else’s preference? Amazing. Only in America!!!! THE LAND OF THE FREE. Lol
I purchased a 2010 CTS not the V. The reason for my purchase was it has a six speed manual transmission. Can anyone provide details about how many were produced? I enjoy driving the car and have won several free lunches because people didn’t belive I had a manual “Caddy” that was not a CTS-V.
BEAUTIFUL car, simple and plain.
Ok. I couldn’t go through all the b/s small minded comments, so if anyone has already said this, I must say, you know your stuff.
Check it… I have been driving Cadillacs since I couldn’t drive🤫. From ‘84 Sedan DeVille to ‘89 Fleetwood. ‘95 NorthStar DeVille and STS, DTS and more. I have only driven Cats since the late 90s. Any real Cadillac Driver knows the deal. Just like the tail lights has remained mostly the same throughout the years, a True Luxury Caddy has to have the Vogue Tires in order to maintain the “RICH AMERICAN TRADITION” that has captivated the world over, and truly be the American Legend we call “CADILLAC”.
By the way, just in case you wonder, I do own and currently drive a 2013 CTS4. I’ve been an addict since I can remember!!!
#Lacs 4 Life#!!!
Jerry: You refer to Cadillacs as ” Cats “. I come from the golden fifties and sixties era when Cadillacs were referred to as ” Hogs “. Now picked up as a term by the biker community referring to Harleys.
In the post war Golden Era when GM was king of the Hill in cars, locomotives, diesel engines, buses, refrigerators, Cadillac represented the standard of the world in motor cars. The the cars and nameplate had swagger.
Sadly now no longer so. GM started to lose it’s way about 40 years ago due to a fat hierarchy playing vicious corporate politics resulting in bankruptcy. The Cadiillac brand weakened and dissolved in this slow long painful death. Obama brought GM back to life in one of his good decisions.
Cadillac suffered but retained it’s weak life on resuscitation due to it’s nameplate being a hallmark icon at the top of the GM brand heap. Sadly great brands Pontiac and Oldsmobile died due to Asian competition.
Cadillacs blended in to common design of motorcars.
GM is now making an all in effort to save the goodwill and trade name of Cadillac which is one of GM’s few remaining assets. I wish them well. For now it’s a do or die proposition.
So sad to see this preventable struggle which exacerbated under Roger. Now Mary has a tremendous challenge ahead. She better be lighting her candles in church for a continuation of the present administration come the national election in 2024.
What is wrong with you people? It doesn’t matter where you came from or what color you want! Customers are customers, what you like is what you like. Hope there is peace and love in the car lover community. We should all be pushing each other in the right direction and the U.S. federal government and other world governments pushing for EV’s to be mandated. Live long and prosperous my fossil fuel burning friends…
P.S. they’re going to engineer and install remote kill switches in all new vehicles soon. No more freedom to drive your own vehicle soon, even if you own it!!
Johnny Utah: Love your handle. I’m in Salt Lake City, the Land of Zion, tonight.
Spot on with your kill switch comment. By the way, license plates and ownership is already monitored by remote detection cameras along roadways. High speed computers match up letters and numbers and catch bad actors.
Now comes your comment about about mandating EV’s. You seem to be a nice, reasonable dude. Please take a couple of evening courses in the applied sciences. Carbon is as basic as water and oxygen.
The present administration is sadly using the environment and energy as a political ploy to sucker the American public to their agenda to feather their own nests for power, money and position.
David, that is for the reply. I have three mechanical engineering degrees, I’m also a certified GM Master technician.. I’ve been trained and certified in hybrids and and EV’s, I’m well aware of what this administration and others pre and post of orange man bad. This is a crazy time in our lives and I feel bad for our kin. Presently live in Oklahoma but left Utah by way of sandy Utah. Glad to hear from someone from that side of the Rockies ! ! !
Regarding kill switch – That is not the future, it is now. Any car outfitted with OnStar already has a remote controlled kill switch.
Beautiful job on the car sir! Love the Vogue Tyres. Might get a set in the future. I have a 2013 white pearl XTS Luxury Collection. Just started sanding the original wheels down today and painting them black. Did the same with my previous Caddy, 2007 CTS.
Loved thect6, car is so sexy and beautiful, wound up buying 2018 lease…still made in china, with second gen coming but not here…how about an electric version ?
I personally like the look. I own a CT6 Platinum with all the bells and whistles. It’s graphite metallic, black interior and woodgrain accents. I think these would look good on my baby.