First drive: 2017 Cadillac CT6 in the UAE.
Drive Arabia
May 22, 2016
By: Marouf Hussain
Cadillac recently changed their naming system yet again, and their first sedan to adopt it is the all-new 2017 Cadillac CT6, set to go on sale in the UAE and other GCC countries very soon. We had a chance to drive their new flagship sedan at an event in Abu Dhabi.
The CT6 will be a unique offering in the UAE. While in the North American market, the CT6 is set to go up against the likes of BMW 7-Series, Mercedes-Benz S-Class and Audi A8; here in the GCC, it will be going up against the midsize segment in terms of price. This is because the GCC only gets the long-wheel base versions of those German models, as preferred by customers in this region. There is no stretched CT6 version yet, which puts a CT6 in a rather limited category in this region, where price-wise it sits on par with higher-trimmed luxury midsize sedans, but with the interior space of a full-sizer.
The exterior follows the new updated design language of Cadillac. Among them are the new LED “blades” in front which extend down to the bumper. The chassis is made up of steel and aluminium, with the exterior body panels being all-aluminium. Cadillac claims that this new “Omega” platform makes it just 8 kg heavier than a CTS and on par, if not lighter, than a BMW 5-Series or an Audi A6. They achieved this largely by poking holes in chassis parts that are hidden from view, thereby reducing the amount of metal, while carefully computer-modelling loads and stresses on the unibody. Cadillac claims that the structure is still ends up being stiffer than that of the CTS.
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Drive Arabia
May 22, 2016
By: Marouf Hussain
Cadillac recently changed their naming system yet again, and their first sedan to adopt it is the all-new 2017 Cadillac CT6, set to go on sale in the UAE and other GCC countries very soon. We had a chance to drive their new flagship sedan at an event in Abu Dhabi.
The CT6 will be a unique offering in the UAE. While in the North American market, the CT6 is set to go up against the likes of BMW 7-Series, Mercedes-Benz S-Class and Audi A8; here in the GCC, it will be going up against the midsize segment in terms of price. This is because the GCC only gets the long-wheel base versions of those German models, as preferred by customers in this region. There is no stretched CT6 version yet, which puts a CT6 in a rather limited category in this region, where price-wise it sits on par with higher-trimmed luxury midsize sedans, but with the interior space of a full-sizer.
The exterior follows the new updated design language of Cadillac. Among them are the new LED “blades” in front which extend down to the bumper. The chassis is made up of steel and aluminium, with the exterior body panels being all-aluminium. Cadillac claims that this new “Omega” platform makes it just 8 kg heavier than a CTS and on par, if not lighter, than a BMW 5-Series or an Audi A6. They achieved this largely by poking holes in chassis parts that are hidden from view, thereby reducing the amount of metal, while carefully computer-modelling loads and stresses on the unibody. Cadillac claims that the structure is still ends up being stiffer than that of the CTS.
Full article available at link.