General Motors is growing its V-series performance subbrand beginning in the spring of 2019 when it releases the new CT6 V-Sport, which will be fitted with a Cadillac-exclusive 4.2L Blackwing twin-turbo V8 engine that makes 550 horsepower and 627 foot-pounds of torque. GM’s product chief Mark Reuss announced the news at a Cadillac dealer’s conference
According to Automotive News, General Motors has replaced now-former Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen with Steve Carlisle. Carlisle was previously the president and managing director of GM Canada. De Nysschen had served as head of Cadillac since July 2014 after jobs with both Infiniti and Audi. The decision is said to be effective immediately. You can read
General Motors’ new hand-built 4.2L twin-turbo V8 for the 2019 Cadillac CT6—which features “hot V” engine architecture, similar to engines built by BMW, Audi, and Mercedes—is the first Cadillac-exclusive engine produced in 26 years. Two versions of the engine are planned: a 550-horsepower engine for the all-new CT6 V-Sport, and a 500-hp version for other
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