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Not that long ago, former Cadillac president Johan de Nysschen let it slip that Cadillac is working on a small rear-wheel-drive sedan that will lap the Nurburgring quicker than any of its segment competitors. And this is it, ladies and gentlemen, the replacement for the ATS!
Expected to bear the name CT4 (or even CT3 according to some people), the smallest Cadillac in the lineup differs from the CT5 that will succeed the CTS in more than size. From the design of the side windows to the shape of the door mirrors and the quad-exhaust system out the back, there’s a lot to like about the newcomer.
Look closer at the rear-end design, and under the camouflage, you’ll notice Dodge Charger-inspired taillights that are actually fake. Zooming in on the radiator’s grille and the interior, you’ll further notice that Cadillac has a turbocharged four-cylinder engine and paddle shifters in the offing for the CT4.
The carparazzi also caught the prototype with the trunk lid open, revealing a wide loading area and sufficient cargo capacity for a premium-oriented vehicle in the compact executive sedan segment. Riding on the A2 platform derived from the Alpha vehicle architecture of the Chevrolet Camaro, the CT4 will be manufactured in Michigan following an investment of $175 million for retooling and other whatnots.
Cadillac will also manufacture the CT5 in Lansing, the home of the Chevrolet Camaro as well. The facility will get new production equipment before the ATS goes the way of the dodo later in the model year, and by late 2019, the CT4 will be revealed in all of its glory.
The CT5 has priority according to previous reports on Cadillac’s near-future plans. The mid-size sedan could be topped by a 4.2-liter twin-turbo V8 similar in design to the engine in the CT6 V-Sport, thus putting an end to the LT4-powered CTS-V on sale today. At the other end of the spectrum, both the CT4 and CT5 are sure to feature the 2.0-liter turbo known as LTG in General Motors jargon.
Look closer at the rear-end design, and under the camouflage, you’ll notice Dodge Charger-inspired taillights that are actually fake. Zooming in on the radiator’s grille and the interior, you’ll further notice that Cadillac has a turbocharged four-cylinder engine and paddle shifters in the offing for the CT4.
The carparazzi also caught the prototype with the trunk lid open, revealing a wide loading area and sufficient cargo capacity for a premium-oriented vehicle in the compact executive sedan segment. Riding on the A2 platform derived from the Alpha vehicle architecture of the Chevrolet Camaro, the CT4 will be manufactured in Michigan following an investment of $175 million for retooling and other whatnots.
Cadillac will also manufacture the CT5 in Lansing, the home of the Chevrolet Camaro as well. The facility will get new production equipment before the ATS goes the way of the dodo later in the model year, and by late 2019, the CT4 will be revealed in all of its glory.
The CT5 has priority according to previous reports on Cadillac’s near-future plans. The mid-size sedan could be topped by a 4.2-liter twin-turbo V8 similar in design to the engine in the CT6 V-Sport, thus putting an end to the LT4-powered CTS-V on sale today. At the other end of the spectrum, both the CT4 and CT5 are sure to feature the 2.0-liter turbo known as LTG in General Motors jargon.
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