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The Cadillac Touring 6 was developed with great expectations from the crown jewel of General Motors, but as it happens, sales never really took off. Introduced for the 2016 model year, the full-size luxury sedan will try to be more attractive for the 2019 model year, and this implies dropping the 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that’s also known as LTG.
First reported by The Truth About Cars, the modifications in the engine lineup are confirmed by VIN code documents submitted by Cadillac to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. With the LTG now out of the picture, the entry-level powerplant for the flagship sedan will be the 3.6-liter naturally aspirated V6 found in a whole lot of other GM vehicles.
In other words, 2019 ups the ante from 265 horsepower and rear-wheel-drive to 335 horsepower and all-wheel-drive. Despite the increase in displacement, torque goes down from 295 pound-feet for the LTG to 284 in the LGX. And as ever, the 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 referred to as LGW soldiers on as an option, packing 404 ponies and 400 pound-feet of torque.
For 2019, the sole variant of the CT6 that won’t come with all-wheel-drive will be the Plug-In. Manufactured in China and EPA-rated 62 MPGe on the combined driving cycle, the eco-friendly luxo-sedan also happens to be capable of driving on electric power alone for as many as 31 miles.
"Are you’re telling me the 4.2-liter twin-turbo V8 introduced by the Escala Concept isn’t available?” The documents don’t mention it, so yeah, Cadillac is taking its sweet time about making the CT6 a bit more exciting.
TTAC further highlights the ATS “is listed as a coupe-only proposition for 2019,” which is curious in its own right. The publication got in touch with Cadillac to find out more about this change, though the communications representative swiftly turned the focus of the discussion to the XT4.
An all-new crossover confirmed to premiere in 2018 for MY 2019, the XT4 will reportedly ride on the E2 (Chevrolet Malibu) platform instead of the D2 (Chevrolet Equinox) and C1 (Cadillac XT5). This choice of underpinnings is all the more intriguing considering that Cadillac will manufacture the XT4 in Fairfax, Kansas, in the same facility as the E2XX-based Malibu.
In other words, 2019 ups the ante from 265 horsepower and rear-wheel-drive to 335 horsepower and all-wheel-drive. Despite the increase in displacement, torque goes down from 295 pound-feet for the LTG to 284 in the LGX. And as ever, the 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 referred to as LGW soldiers on as an option, packing 404 ponies and 400 pound-feet of torque.
For 2019, the sole variant of the CT6 that won’t come with all-wheel-drive will be the Plug-In. Manufactured in China and EPA-rated 62 MPGe on the combined driving cycle, the eco-friendly luxo-sedan also happens to be capable of driving on electric power alone for as many as 31 miles.
"Are you’re telling me the 4.2-liter twin-turbo V8 introduced by the Escala Concept isn’t available?” The documents don’t mention it, so yeah, Cadillac is taking its sweet time about making the CT6 a bit more exciting.
TTAC further highlights the ATS “is listed as a coupe-only proposition for 2019,” which is curious in its own right. The publication got in touch with Cadillac to find out more about this change, though the communications representative swiftly turned the focus of the discussion to the XT4.
An all-new crossover confirmed to premiere in 2018 for MY 2019, the XT4 will reportedly ride on the E2 (Chevrolet Malibu) platform instead of the D2 (Chevrolet Equinox) and C1 (Cadillac XT5). This choice of underpinnings is all the more intriguing considering that Cadillac will manufacture the XT4 in Fairfax, Kansas, in the same facility as the E2XX-based Malibu.
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