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  1. Global Cadillac News
    The fourth generation of MagneRide will be offered, for the first time, on the 2021 CT5-V and CT4-V, as well as the CT5 Sport and the Escalade. It will be the fastest-reacting active suspension system in the world, according to Cadillac. Able to react 45% faster than the third generation...
  2. Global Cadillac News
    All the cool (German) kids are doing it, so why wouldn't Cadillac? The vogue for big performance SUVs may soon hit the Cadillac if comments made by Cadillac's Escalade product manager, Dave Schiavone, to Detroit publication Muscle Cars & Trucks are anything to off. "Ever since we came out with...
  3. Automotive Industry & GM News
    A stop-sale order found by Corvetteactioncenter.com indicates that the 2020 and 2021 Corvettes are suffering from a brake-by-wire issue.   GM has informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and a recall is upcoming, according to the stop-sale order. The document also indicates...
  4. Global Cadillac News
    Cadillac is upping the ante on the CT4 and CT5 for the 2021 model year. As both cars were introduced last year and the upgrades represent fairly comprehensive changes to both vehicles, this refresh is quite curious. Either General Motors spent the pandemic being more productive than we initially...
  5. Global Cadillac News
    Yes, the Blackwings - to be clear, the CT4-V and CT5-V Blackwings - will receive their own special performance steering wheel, Cadillac announced Thursday. Teasing a steering wheel a year out from a model's debut seems a little unusual, especially considering the CT4-V and CT5-V are on sale now...
  6. Automotive Industry & GM News
    The 2021 CT5 and CT5-V will offer a 12-inch digital instrument cluster to replace the analog gauges. The screen will be reportedly be offered as an option on some trims and will be standard on the Technology Package. With that package, drivers will also get a heads up display. Although no...
  7. Automotive Industry & GM News
    Cadillac is still interested in making a V-Series wagon, according to its chief engineer, Brandon Vivian. Although he did not say that one would be built for certain, his comments open the possibility for a wagon variant of a CT5 in the future. Vivian made the comments during an interview with...
  8. Global Cadillac News
    Cadillac has officially confirmed that the hotter versions of the CT4-V and CT5-V will be called Blackwing. That's despite (reportedly) not being powered by the Blackwing V8. That's because, according to Cadillac, the name is more about excellence than it is about a particular object. "The...
  9. Automotive Industry & GM News
    Cadillac reportedly has no plans to add hybrid or plug-in hybrid capabilities for the CT4 or CT5. That's according to unnamed sources who spoke to Cadillac Society. The sources also claim that the sedans will not go electric-only, either. That last piece of information, if true, gives some...
  10. Global Cadillac News
    Cadillac's 4.2-liter double-overhead-cam V8 engine may not be dead yet. Speaking to Motor Trend, Caddy's chief engineer Brandon Vivian said the company is still looking for ways to use the engine. "Would I relish the opportunity to put [the Blackwing] in something else? Yes," Vivian...
  11. Global Cadillac News
    Closed production facilities and social distancing will reportedly lead to a delayed launch for the CT5-V Blackwing and CT4-V Blackwing. Although the names have not yet been confirmed, the cars popularly predicted to be named after Cadillac's unique V8, will be even more hardcore versions of...
  12. Automotive Industry & GM News
    What a difference a week makes. On March 3rd, organizers of the New York International Auto Show insisted the show would go on, declaring it had "no plans" to kibosh the event out of concern for the coronavirus. Late Tuesday, it relented, bowing to pressure both of the medical and perhaps...
  13. Global Cadillac News
    The Drive has published exclusive shots of what it reports is the hottest version of the CT5-V's interior. The photo appears to show a manual shifter. Reports suggest that the engine powering the spicier CT5-V will be GM's stalwart 6.2-liter V8-which, incidentally, makes 650 hp and 650 lb-ft of...
  14. Global Chevrolet News
    Given the disparity between the U.S. and Canadian auto industries, it's not surprising that Friday started with news of a shift dropped at Fiat Chrysler's Windsor, Ontario minivan plant and ends with two more added at General Motors facilities just across the border. GM said today that a shift...
  15. Automotive Industry & GM News
    The Escalade, the CT5, and the CT4 will soon benefit from an improved version of Super Cruise. The new updates include richer map information, better software, general enhancements, and, most importantly, a new feature called Lane Change On Demand. The marquee update, which Mario Maiorana...
  16. Automotive Industry & GM News
    The upcoming real-V versions of the CT4 and CT5 might not be getting a Blackwing V8 under the hood, but a new report says that they're coming with an even bigger surprise. A third pedal. That's right, Muscle Cars and Trucks is reporting that the CT4-V and CT5-V cars will be getting a six-speed...
  17. Automotive Industry & GM News
    Cadillac's recent decision to move its corporate emblem to the top of the grille was, apparently, a very controversial move. While older models carried the badge dead center, current models have allowed the symbol to creep nearer to the hood latch. We failed to notice any riots in the streets...
  18. Automotive Industry & GM News
    The Society of Automotive Engineers (the SAE, to you and me) has rated the CT5's power at 5 hp and 5 lb-ft of torque higher than was initially estimated by Cadillac. When the CT5 was announced, Cadillac estimated power figures of 355 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque. According to information...
  19. Automotive Industry & GM News
    Cadillac is hoping to attract buyers with value, charging less for the 2020 CT5 than BMW, Mercedes, and Audi charge for their similarly-sized rivals. Similarly being the operative word there because Cadillac has been quick to point out that its CT5 is actually bigger than the 3 Series, A4, and...
  20. Automotive Industry & GM News
    As we reported at its unveiling at the end of May, Cadillac plans to introduce a series of V cars that's even sportier than the CT5-V and the CT4-V. These will be called Blackwing. A Cadillac Society report  follows a report from Muscle Cars and Trucks report from early June saying that the...
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