GM introduced the Cadillac CT4 and Cadillac CT5 luxury sedans for the 2020 model year, with the forthcoming 2024 model year set to usher in a full model refresh for both luxury nameplates. Now, GM Authority is hearing rumblings that the refreshed 2024 Cadillac CT4 and refreshed 2024 Cadillac CT5 may both introduce powertrain updates.
These powertrain updates would be applied to the “regular” variants of both sedan nameplates, including Luxury, Premium Luxury, and Sport trim levels.
As a reminder, for the 2020 through 2023 model years, both the Cadillac CT4 and the Cadillac CT5 offer the turbocharged 2.0L I4 LSY gasoline engine as standard, with output rated at 237 horsepower at 5,000 rpm and 258 pound-feet of torque at 1,500 rpm. Cadillac CT4 units are equipped with the GM 8-speed automatic transmission, while Cadillac CT5 units are equipped with the GM 10-speed automatic transmission. In addition, the Cadillac CT4 Premium Luxury is available with the turbocharged 2.7L I4 L3B gasoline engine and the 10-speed automatic, rated at 310 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and 350 pound-feet of torque at 1,500 rpm, while the Cadillac CT5 Premium Luxury is available with the twin-turbocharged 3.0L V6 LGY gasoline engine, rated at 335 horsepower at 5,600 rom and 405 pound-feet of torque at 2,400 rpm.
Under the skin, both the Cadillac CT4 and Cadillac CT5 ride on the GM Alpha 2 platform. Both models are produced at the GM Lansing Grand River plant in Michigan.
Looking ahead, the start of regular production (SORP) for the 2024 Cadillac CT4 and 2024 Cadillac CT5 is expected to kick off this July, per previous GM Authority exclusives. In addition to powertrain updates, the refreshed sedans are also expected to receive styling changes to the front fascia, including a new set of headlamps and smaller changes around the lower front grille area. The taillights will also get updated, while inside, we expect to see an overhauled cabin space and new infotainment features as well.
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It is hard for a diehard GM fan to see these nice vehicles not receive the love they deserve. Part of that is managers of the brand still feel the need to chase Benz and BMW instead of embracing the greatness of Cadillac’s heritage.
These are excellent cars that should be selling in substantial numbers in line with the luxury leaders. It seems as if the Cadillac nameplate still fails to convey prestige and I don’t think any marketing strategy can fix this. Jaguar and Alfa are in a similar positions producing some beautiful cars.
What do you mean by American heritage? I feel like, in 2023, there is a global luxury standard set by the German 3 & Lexus. What could Cadillac be doing differently that is distinctly American? Sometimes I hear this talk from people nostalgic for Old Detroit but can’t see how any of this translates onto more than the floaty rides LaCrosse and Continental provided.
If EV Cadillac fails I gotta wonder how GM will approach luxury. Escalade as a sub brand? Good Grief!
Steve, quit drinking the Kool-Aid. Cadillac was once “The Standard of the World” for luxury automobiles, and they were not based on a Chevy truck chassis such as the Escalade. TRUCKS can NEVER be luxury flagship vehicles. That is why Mercedes still makes the “S” class, Audi the A7 & A8, BMW the 7 & 8 Series, Lexus LS500, RR, and Bentley sedans, and even the Genesis G90.
Take the best SUV’s from each of these brands, and compare them to these luxury flagship automobiles. They don’t even come close in all the areas that make a “luxury flagship vehicle” When you do this then you can see what Cadillac is doing WRONG!
The Celestiq is not the answer. Too few, and too expensive! It does nothing more than prove that the idiots running Cadillac and GM have no clue.
To understand where your going, as a luxury automobile manufacturer, you must 1st understand your history, and what made you CADILLAC. It sure as hell wasn’t 4 cylinder SUV’s and a Chevrolet truck disguised as a luxury vehicle!
Hard to believe that brand managers or Cadillac guru gods killed one of the best cars Cadillac made in recent years namely the CT6. Yet this car survives with great success in China. Cadillac has a history of killing off cars that the public like
Fred:
It was the American buying public that killed the CT6. Or should I say the lack of one.
You mention the reason yourself. It sells very well in China. Sales in the US were never good enough to support it.
Please list the cars that Cadillac has a “history” of killing off that yhe public liked.
Okay I’ll list one for you. 1: the CTS ( the ct5 looks horrible and I don’t consider it beautiful at all, not to mention the confusing name). 2: By the way the ct6 came out way to late that’s why it failed in the United States. 3: The xts that preceded it was cadillacs best seller.
The US model years for the XTS were 2013 – 2019; model years for the CT6 were 2016 – 2020. They overlapped…the XTS did not precede the CT6. The XTS was based on an existing , front wheel drive GM platform – Epsilon II – that was shared with the Buick LaCrosse and Chevy Impala, and listed for far less than the CT6, which was built on a dedicated rear-drive, hence expensive, platform. In my opinion, pricing is why the XTS outsold the CT6 and that, despite its awkward front-drive proportions, appealed to tradition Cadillac buyers.
Correction the xts was a hold over for traditional buyers until the rear wheel drive halo car was completed. Also I’m well aware of the epsilon platform and that the model years overlapped
CadillacMan
You’re statement re: the design of CTS/ CT5 is purely a matter of opinion.
What is not are sales figures. 2014: 32K. 2015: 19K. 2016: 16K. 2017: 10K. 2018 11K. 2019: 7K. If the public liked it so much why didn’t they buy?
Do you think Cadillac should STILL be making the CTS? That’s the logic of your statement.
Sounds like you work for gm marketing bro. I think Cadillac’s current design language is a fluke, trying to much to looks like an infinity or bmw. IMO the public didn’t buy because of the suv/truck fad that is cyclical and will eventually lead back to sedans. Gm did not have the best marketing either for the CTS, and I blame the confusing name plates that constantly change. (Not confusing for me but the general public who are not car people)
It outsold pretty much every other car in the large luxury segment except for the 7 and the S and thats with Cadillac’s damaged image and never really even competing in that space before.
Did Cadillac think that BMW and MB were going to see the CT6 and pack it up and go home? It takes time to build a model, especially in that segment and Cadillac handicapped the car from the start with the lack of a V8 engine.
I would say that is a was a pretty strong entry, GM quit on it because all they know how to sell is Silverados…..
I not sure what their though process is but they love to waste some money thats for sure.
Even 11K CT6’s is way more than the 1,000 Lyrics they’ve managed to sell.
If GM really cared about volume they wouldn’t be dumping money on electric cars that .03% of the population wants.
Did the CT6 not outsell the BMW 7, Audi 8, Jag, and both Genesis combined?
I don’t think it outsold the 7, but all those cars and the Lexus LS as well.
As I’ve said before, GM would be happing selling only Silverados made in an automated plant in Mexico with 100% Chinese components if they could get away with it and it would raise the stock .005%.
Totally AGREE! I checked the CT6 did outsell the 7, but not the MB S. The masterminds running GM should outsource their jobs before they totally kill the company for good.
So it did even better than I thought, if everyone quit like GM quit Toyota and VW wouldn’t even sell cars in the US today, but since they didn’t quit they are now larger than GM which once was the largest corporation in the world……
Fred, the Omega platform was replaced for Ultium and BTI platform and sales volume was not enough for the leadership to bother trying to find a new location for the CT6 for continuation.
Some of you guys act like the CT6 was the flagship of the brand and the car was a lousy attempt to carry the brand with the worst interior design that lacked flagship-like luxury features. The car was positioned between the major competitors like the E Class and S Class and if you think about it. This car essentially competed with the CTS more so in terms of pricing. Cadillac should had done a lot better with the CT6 but chose not to.
Even though the LYRIQ does not compare to the CT6, for any smart shopper looking for a more complete product that is 100% a luxury car compared to the CT6 that is 80% there at that time, most shoppers would choose the LYRIQ as this car represent what a Cadillac should be.
This would be welcoming news if it pans out to be true. I’ve been very interested in these models as my next vehicle in 2025. Love the new cabin in the XT4 refresh and hoping (expecting) it will carryover to these models as well. The engine output was the last nugget. While I would be content with either of the current high output engines, I’m always game for a little more HP.
Put the LT1 naturally aspirated V8 from the Camaro in the CT4, and call that the CT4-V blackwing with 455 horse, 455 ftlbs of torque along with the 10 speed auto trans. The demand would be very strong with the Camaro going away.
It already has the twin turbo 3.6 which is easily tuneable to get a large jump in power. No need for the V8 other than sound but then it would be slower. Demand would not change at all, two completely different cars regardless of the engine setup.
Well aware of the twin turbo 3.6 v6. I have had the lovely NA 3.6 335 horse version of the high content V6 which is a great engine. The high horse twin turbo version has always been great set up, but the NA LT1 is better in all respects. That is why I have a LT1 camaro vesus a CT4 or CT5 .
The alpha chassis is a very good one, a naturally aspirated V8 really compliments it.
I believe the small size of the CT4 hinder the car to sell in larger volume compared to the CT5. If you look at the A3, ILX and A Class competitors, their numbers are smaller compared to the A4, TLX and C class. To put a totally different performance engine in the Blackwing would not increase volume much.
I am looking forward to a new Cadillac CT5 V that will likely be delivered this Fall as a 2024 model (the dealer has several V orders ahead of me and according to the salesman Cadillac is limiting production of the V line to 30% of CT 5 orders. So my build will be after July and the CT5 will include the changes mentioned in the informative article. I am not getting the Blackwing V-8, but the twin turbo V-6 with 360 hp (50 more than the Premium Luxury version) and over 400 lbs torque. And it will have the mag shocks and performance suspension and AWD. My new CT5 V should really be fun to drive!
I have a 2023 CT5 Premium Luxury with the twin Turbo V6. Its a nice car but the engine is a bit noisy for a luxury sedan and it requires premium fuel. My 2021 XT5, the CT6 we traded in and our 5 CTSs all ran on regular gas. If Cadillac upgrades the engines I hope they go to a V6 that run on regular. In todays climate it make a big difference. I also hope they increase the size of the gas tank…17 gallons just isn’t enough.
Have you even kept up with or done any research on those engines? It is quite opposite of most everything you said. There are millions of these out there with tons over 200k at this point. Early adapters had some issues with the timing chain but that was resolved long ago, lately they have been very reliable. It may not be the quietest or most refined, but it does well on MPG. We have friends that we take their Traverse on road trips as opposed to the trucks, it gets upper 20’s on the highway, in a full size CUV I would say that is very good gas mileage.
Frank:
So you let your CT6 go for a CT5? You were always crying about how small and ugly you thought they were.
I bought a ’23 ct4 and during the purchase changed our minds to a blue show room model without nspecting it. At home a misfitted piece of chrome trim on the F passenger door was noted to be obviously misalligned. Neither GM or the dealership will do anything to remedy this. Not Cadillac service.
…….and this is why Cadillac should never venture into the area of a Rolls Royce……lousy service…but what do you expect with a service dept. now trained to work on Chevy trucks, and 4 cyl. SUV’s…
Looking forward to viewing the refreshed CT5 first-hand.
Why in the hell can’t make beautiful interiors on the CT4/5? Looks like a freaking Chevy. Also need more interior colors.