Drew Dowdell

850 > 65

Goal posts moving again I see...

Does it hold the setting after shutting the car off?

I've actually been contemplating an article about how Cadillacs have too much clutter on their trunk panels already.

Yeah, that's dumb..... I'd love a CT6 850.... totally pwn the Germans.

It also makes things confusing because in the CTS for example, the 2.0T and the 3.6 are both 400. But the 2.0T gets a T at the end.... so is it the better/more expensive engine? No, the buy up engine is the 3.6. But different 2.0Ts have different torque numbers. The XT4 is a 350 and the ATS is a 400.

How do you figure on that last bit?

Since they clearly didn't carry inventory, I wonder how long it took from order to delivery.

That's why they buy iPhones

Voice control is also bad in an open office setting. I don't want to talk to my phone to change tracks or if I need to check my Grindr messages.

horsepower

You have a hint on who it might be? Feel free to PM me.

A $40k A220 is still a $40k sub-compact that even I at 5'10" 170lbs have to squeeze into. Not worth it.

The saying goes there is no replacement for displacement, but at Cadillac that is no longer the case when it comes to the trunk badges. Starting in 2020 on the XT6, Cadillac will drop the engine displacement badge from their vehicles. Instead, they will use a number that represents torque in newton-meters and rounded up to the next number that ends in 00 or 50. Turbo models will get a T, while V-series models will retain their V in place of the number. For the XT6, that means its 271 lb-ft of torque converts to 373 newton-meters and then gets rounded up to 400. Once the scheme rolls out to other models it could look like this: XT4 2.0T - 350T XT5/XT6 3.6 - 400 Escalade 6.2 - 600 (current model, future model could be different) ATS/CTS/CT6 2.0T - 400T (current model, future CT4 and CT5 could be different) ATS/CTS/CT6 3.6 - 400 CTS 3.6TT - 600T CT6 3.0T - 550T If the V-series cars used the numbers, it would look like this: ATS 3.6 TT - 600T CTS-V 6.2 - 900(S?) CT6-V 4.2T - 850T Cadillac President Steve Carlisle said "We're not talking about displacements anymore. [The new badging's] purpose is to communicate power and performance, not just for internal combustion engines, but also for other propulsion." This is a nod to Cadillac's first all-electric model coming in 2022. Cadillac has not yet revealed what letter the electric vehicles will use. The CT6 PHEV still sold in China could potentially wear a 600 badge. This move by Cadillac resembles Audi's move to a horsepower based naming scheme used in Europe. The 2020 Cadillac XT6 will be built in Spring Hill TN and will go on sale later this year. Related: Detroit 2019: 2020 Cadillac XT6 Cadillac XT6 Gets $53,690 Starting Price View full article

The midsize classification of the CT6

They have made a mistake.

Proactive? On 2011 model year vehicles??

Last week, Hyundai released images of the 2020 Hyundai Sonata sedan, but was scant with the technical details. Today, Hyundai revealed that the 2020 Sonata will ride on a new Third-Generation platform designed to enhance safety, efficiency, and driving performance. The platform underpinning the 2020 Sonata will eventually find its way into other products. On the safety front, the platform uses super high tensile steel, hot stamping, and a multi-load path structure. The Multi-load path helps in a collision by increasing the amount of energy absorbed by the structure and reduces intrusions into the passenger cabin. In a small frontal overlap crash, the tires are designed to move outward to prevent spinning and possible secondary collisions. To make the Sonata more efficient, the platform directs the flow of air to optimize cooling and heat dissipation. Stability and performance is enhanced by lowering the position of the engine and transmission to lower the overall center of gravity. Dramatically increased lateral stiffness helps with handling agility. Noise reduction is improved via reinforced sound-absorbing systems. Additionally, Hyundai has teamed up with Bose to create a specially tuned premium sound system with 12 channels. The system will use Bose Centerpoint technology to take a stereo signal and convert it to multiple channels. Powertrain information still has not been released. The formal U.S. unveiling of the 2020 Hyundai Sonata is expected at the New York Auto Show next month. View full article

Yeah, but they don't have a place to build the Model-Y just yet.

Those numbers are from Chevrolet.com... but yes manufacturer numbers are often fudged. @mkaresh has done some stories on them.

erm... no it's not?

There are going to be fewer mechanical variations between vehicles. A company like VW could have power units in Small, Medium, and Large.... three variants to replace all of the gasoline/diesel/hybrid power train combinations they currently have. And the only thing making them different will be the software. You can see why manufacturers see the potential cost savings to them for switching to EVs.

It's remarkably hard to be a GM fanboy these days. GM doesn't take risks anymore and even their conservative stuff is too conservative and plain.