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2021 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe Specs, Wallpapers, Exterior

2021 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe Specs, Wallpapers, Exterior

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2020 Cadillac ATS Changes, Price, Interior

2020 Cadillac ATS Changes, Price, Interior

2020 Cadillac ATS Changes, Price, Interior – From the requirements from the maker, all the kind of the newest Cadillac can have a very popular in the Western industry, then this company has made a decision to give this kind of vehicle together with somewhat a tremendous physical appearance as well as a capable, adequate engine.

2020 Cadillac ATS Changes Exterior and Interior Design

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Meet the 2020 CT4-V 🇺🇸 ______________________________________ [5/30/19] Cadillac has launched the all new CT4 sedan first in its V Guise which really is like a “V-Sport” trim as we are waiting on the next higher trim of the V hierarchy with more power and performance. So this new CT4 replaces the ATS and I think it looks really good… except the rear is a bit too quirky. 🔥[@Allcarnews Spec Sheet] Powering the CT4-V is a odd choice, a 2.4L turbo Four cylinder that is found in GM pickups and makes 320HP and 369 lb-ft of torque paired to a 10 speed gearbox to either the rear or all four wheels. Keep in mind the outgoing ATSV made 464HP from a TT V6. In its current form, the CT4-V should compete with the Audi S3 and A35 AMG 🔥 Cadillac has said this new CT4 chassis offers 50/50 weight distribution and the CT4-V gets Brembo brakes, the next generation of Magnetic Ride control, a limited slip rear diff, a new V mode dial, and sportier gauge clusters, wheels and seats. Now for the general CT4 styling…..The front looks pretty unique and good albeit the Caddy badge is a tad too large for the grille. But the rear just doesn’t fit the car in this Blue, I actually like it as its rather unique and looks good with the quad exhaust tips. The interior also looks much better on the CT4 than on the CT5, possibly because everything is tighter and smaller overall. The Standard CT4 will be unveiled soon. ________________________________________ ACN EXTRA: Is this a big disappointment to you all?? Not what i was expecting... ________________________________________ - - #Cadillac #CT5 An #allcarnews post #V6 #CTS #ATS #USA #CTSV #BMW #3series #XT4 #CT4 #hothatch||#powerful #performance #turbocharged #advanced #SupercarsRevamped #Supercar #HyperCar #ItsWhiteNoise #GM #MadWhips #manual #Carstagram #BlackList #AmazingCars247 https://www.instagram.com/p/ByG311BhKpU/?igshid=10jp4htgn0ufh

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These Cadillac CT5-V and CT4-V Prototypes Give a Glimpse at the Real V-Series Models

Cadillac is showing a glimpse of the upcoming hard-core performance versions of the CT5 and CT4 sedans.These models are more track-oriented and should pack significantly more power than the recently revealed 355-hp CT5-V and 320-hp CT4-V.These cars are likely to wear some new version of the V-Series name to designate their place at the top of the lineup, but we don't know what it will be.You may have been disappointed by the middling specs of the new Cadillac CT5-V and CT4-V, but Cadillac promised that higher-performance versions of these two sedans were coming-and now it has the receipts. A pair of prototypes hit the track at the Detroit Grand Prix this weekend to give a first look at the true replacements for the outgoing CTS-V and ATS-V. While Cadillac still won't say what these next-level CT5-V and CT4-V, they certainly look like serious performance machines. In contrast to the mild tweaks applied to the CT5-V and CT4-V models shown last week, these new variants boast significantly more aggressive body kits, additional vents and scoops that seem to be for cooling purposes, and bigger wheels, tires and brakes. We hear from onlookers at the Grand Prix that the CT5-V's engine note suggested V-8 power-likely Cadillac's 4.2-liter "Blackwing" V-8 with more than 500 horsepower-and the CT4-V sounded like some sort of V-6-we're thinking it will be a carryover twin-turbo 3.6-liter V-6 from the ATS-V.

As far as names, we'd wager a guess at something like "CT5-V Plus" or some other suffix to signify that these cars pack a bigger punch than the 2020 CT5-V and CT4-V that are meant to sit on a lower rung of the performance ladder. Those already revealed V-Series cars equate more closely to previous Cadillac models that wore the now-defunct "V-Sport" moniker, while the yet-to-be-revealed prototypes you see here are the true replacements for the outgoing CTS-V and ATS-V we knew and loved.We will keep an eye out for more information on these new V-Series models, which should make their official debuts later this year.

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2020 Cadillac ATS-V Design, Changes and Price Rumor

2020 Cadillac ATS-V Design, Changes and Price Rumor – The 2020 Cadillac ATS-V will endure one of the strategies in the class. This model arrived as a sport ATS. This model came as a sedan, and it is also available in a coupe. It is a compact car with a high-performance rivaling with BMW’s M and Mercedes’s AMG. This model was very properly recognized. Now company readies some updates, like new…

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2020 Cadillac CT4 Review | Price, specs, features and photos

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The 2020 Cadillac CT4 is a brand-new entry into the baby luxury sedan space, replacing the ATS. With an excellent rear-wheel-drive chassis and a performance-oriented “V” trim (to be topped by a yet-wilder “Blackwing” model), the CT4 is aimed at the enthusiast end of the segment.

Cadillac fields the lone American entry in this class, meaning the CT4’s main competitors — the Audi A3, BMW 2…

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2020 Cadillac CT4 Review | Price, specs, features and photos

2020 Cadillac CT4 Review | Price, specs, features and photos

The 2020 Cadillac CT4 is a brand-new entry into the baby luxury sedan space, replacing the ATS. With an excellent rear-wheel-drive chassis and a performance-oriented “V” trim (to be topped by a yet-wilder “Blackwing” model), the CT4 is aimed at the enthusiast end of the segment.

Cadillac fields the lone American entry in this class, meaning the CT4’s main competitors — the Audi A3, BMW 2 Series…

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2021 Cadillac CT4 Redesign, Specs & Price of The Small Luxury Sedan

2021 Cadillac CT4 Redesign, Specs & Price of The Small Luxury Sedan

The sharply styled 2021 Cadillac CT4 is part seeks to consolidate the involvement of wastage in the implementation excited. The all-new CT4 essentially replaces the active Cadillac ATS. But CT4 continued to rise on the fundamental basics are the same as ATS.

The collapse of the Cadillac ATS-V and roadster could have been out of. Apparently bit the dust for the waste of American brands. Be that…

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Cadillac 2020 ATS Coupe Price, Review, Configurations

Cadillac 2020 ATS Coupe Price, Review, Configurations

Cadillac 2020 ATS Coupe Price, Review, Configurations– Cadillac established it’s eye with competitors just like the BMW 3 along with Mercedes C whenever it launched an ATS 36 months back. Because the time that it offers demonstrated by itself as being a fulfilling access-degree deluxe car and it has spawned the creation of some sort of sleek coupe as well as the higher-operated ATS-V variations.…

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BREAKING: V6 CT5-V?? (WTF CADILLAC) ______________________________________ [5/30/19] Remember when i said i was worried Caddy might have rushed the CT5-V... Well here it is and it is not a V8! The new 2020 CT5-V is joined with the new CT4-V which looks a bit odd in its styling department and has a massive caddy badge in a rather small grille. But let’s focus on this major let down to V fans with the CT5 first! 🔥[@Allcarnews Spec Sheet] Powering the CT5-V is a 3.0L TT V6 making 355HP and 400 lb-ft of torque paired to a 10 speed auto gearbox and rear or AWD... so no V8?? Well cadillac is hinting that this will just be the model to compete with the AMG43/53 modes and BMW M40i models and that a gotten full on V or whatever it will be called is coming down the road. 🔥 The CT5-V is now diluting the V brand like what mercedes has done with AMG bad adding another level to the V performance tier. This new CT5-V though gets a limited slip rear diff, magnetic dampers, a performance traction system with a new fancy “V Mode”, 19in wheels, darker exterior trim and a slightly different gauge cluster. Pricing should be in the low to mid $50k range.. But remember, this is just the beginning and a full on beast V or whatever Caddy ends up calling their top of the line, is still to come likely with the 4.2L TT Blackwing V8 with over 550-600HP! ________________________________________ ACN EXTRA: Is this a big disappointment to you all?? Not what i was expecting... ________________________________________ - - #Cadillac #CT5 An #allcarnews post #V6 #CTS #ATS #USA #CTSV #BMW #3series #XT4 #CT4 #hothatch||#powerful #performance #turbocharged #advanced #SupercarsRevamped #Supercar #HyperCar #ItsWhiteNoise #GM #MadWhips #manual #Carstagram #BlackList #AmazingCars247 https://www.instagram.com/p/ByGwtujB6m0/?igshid=38y4l6x1p51u

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2019 Cadillac Ats V Specs, Price, Spy Shoot, Powertrain & Price

2019 Cadillac Ats V Specs, Price, Spy Shoot, Powertrain & Price

The 2019 Cadillac Ats V handles well and its standard AWD gives off-road ability as well, though only the turbo model offers spirited performance.

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The 2019 Cadillac Ats V isn’t close to luxurious, but it’s hard to beat for interior space to hold both people and their gear. The 2019 Cadillac Ats V offers a pleasantly high driving position, lots of front elbow room, and…

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Cadillac Unleashes Its Own V-8 Engine for 2019 CT6 VSport

UPDATE: After its initial reveal on March 21, the 2019 Cadillac CT6 VSport made its public debut at the 2018 New York auto show.

DETROIT, Michigan — In its latest effort to match luxury street cred with Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi, Cadillac has unveiled a “clean-sheet design,” exclusive, 500- to 550-plus horsepower hand-built 4.2-liter twin-turbo DOHC V-8 engine to be available in the CT6 early in 2019. The new Cadillac V-8, which doesn’t yet have its own brand name, will be hand-built in General Motors’ Bowling Green, Kentucky, Performance Build Center, home of Chevrolet Corvette production.

The engine also will be General Motors’ first to apply Active Fuel Management cylinder shutoff to an overhead cam engine. Preliminary numbers are 550 hp @ 5,700 rpm in high-output form, and 500 hp @ 5,000 to 5,200 in “standard�� form.

In both standard and high-output form, the V-8 is a “hot V” design, with its turbochargers and exhaust system, including catalysts, in the engine’s 90-degree valley. Torque is an estimated 553 pound-feet at 2,600 to 4,600 rpm with the standard engine. Preliminary numbers for the high-output version are 627 pound-feet at 3,200-4,000 rpm, with 90-percent, or about 564 pound-feet, available between 2,000 and 5,000 rpm.

The longitudinal-mounted engine has been designed for all-wheel-drive, with an axle through-tunnel in the oil pan, though Cadillac engineers said it could be adapted for rear-wheel-drive, and said it could potentially get more power for other applications—if it built a CT6-V for example. But engineers presenting the new engine would not comment on any future product, of course.

“This engine has the character of a V-8,” which feels much different, smoother and more refined with a different exhaust note than GM’s twin-turbo 3.6-liter V-6 in the Cadillac ATS-V, said Jordan Lee, Cadillac V-8 chief engineer. That TT V-6 is rated 464 hp and 453 lb-ft. in the ATS-V, which means it would not be that hard to push those numbers closer to the new V-8’s.

Cadillac officials insist the new V-8 will be exclusive to the luxury brand, though there have been rumors it will be shared with the next-generation, C8 Corvette.

The high-output version of the Cadillac V-8 will launch early next year in the new 2019 CT6 VSport, which gets a facelift that amps up the brand’s Escala concept design language. The VSport trim also adds a mechanical limited-slip rear differential, specific (stiffer) suspension tuning, exclusive 19-inch Brembo brake system, modified steering and Magnetic Ride Control damper settings, active valve exhaust system with “more sound character,” and summer tires developed exclusively for the car.

The non VSport CT6 will be offered early next year with the 500-horsepower version of the Cadillac V-8, expanding that car’s engine lineup to five powertrain choices.

In addition to the twin-turbo 4.2L V-8, Cadillac already offers the CT6 with a 2.0-liter turbo I-4, 2.0-liter turbo I-4 plug-in hybrid, 3.6-liter V-6, and 3.0-liter twin-turbo V-6. It seems likely at least one of those engine choices might be dropped with the addition of the Cadillac V-8.

The new V-8 has an 86 mm bore and 90.2 mm stroke, and a 96 mm bore-spacing. With the “hot V” design, exhaust ports flow into the valley side of the engine, and the integrated exhaust manifold has dual-compact high-output twin-scroll, titanium-alumide turbine wheel turbochargers, which spin up to 170,000 rpm. Maximum boost is 20 psi.

The engine is tight, compact, and complex. It comes with lifetime spark plugs; a good thing, considering the minimal clearance for their replacement.

The only transmission available with either version of the engine is GM’s 10-speed Hydra-Matic automatic transmission. It has a wide, 7.39 overall gear ratio spread, for smaller steps between the gears.

Like traditional Mercedes-AMG engines, the new Cadillac V-8 will be hand-built, with one builder per engine, and his or her name inscribed on a special engine plate.

So that’s as exhaustive as we can get, reasonably, with the new V-8’s engine specs. Why is Cadillac adding this complex, expensive engine now?

A replacement for the old Northstar V-8 has been an on-off proposition at GM since before its 2009 bankruptcy. An earlier program was put on ice after the bankruptcy, and we’ve heard it’s had starts and stops since the industry began its recovery in 2010-11. Like typical engine programs, this one began three or four years ago, chief engineer Jordan Lee said, but don’t believe anyone who tells you that Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen, who joined the company from Infiniti in August 2014, was the impetus for it, even though he most certainly has been in favor of it.

Could Cadillac ever raise itself to Mercedes-Benz and BMW level-prestige by relying on the Chevrolet OHV small block V-8, now a 63-year-old design? True, V-8s are disappearing from mainstream cars, but that’s the point: if your business remains defined by big, flagship sedans, you’re going to offer a V-8 for at least another decade, even if it’s a small-volume option.

So that’s what Cadillac will have early in 2019. For now, the Cadillac CT6 seems too low-volume a car to make the V-8 pencil out for the division, which has been its own business unit within GM for about three years. Cadillac sold 10,542 CT6es last year. If the V-8 take-rate is 10-percent, a reasonable guess, that’s just 1,000 engines per year.

But Cadillac sold 37,694 Escalade/ESVs last year, all of them V-8s. Replacing the Small Block with the Cadillac V-8 would be a good way to delineate the Escalade line from GMC Denalis, but that’s too big a number for an expensive, hand-built V-8. We’d put our money on the new Escalade, arriving by 2020, offering the new Cadillac engine as a high-cost option, or on just the top trim level of the SUV.

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Cadillac Unleashes Its Own V-8 Engine for 2019 CT6 VSport

UPDATE: After its initial reveal on March 21, the 2019 Cadillac CT6 VSport made its public debut at the 2018 New York auto show.

DETROIT, Michigan — In its latest effort to match luxury street cred with Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi, Cadillac has unveiled a “clean-sheet design,” exclusive, 500- to 550-plus horsepower hand-built 4.2-liter twin-turbo DOHC V-8 engine to be available in the CT6 early in 2019. The new Cadillac V-8, which doesn’t yet have its own brand name, will be hand-built in General Motors’ Bowling Green, Kentucky, Performance Build Center, home of Chevrolet Corvette production.

The engine also will be General Motors’ first to apply Active Fuel Management cylinder shutoff to an overhead cam engine. Preliminary numbers are 550 hp @ 5,700 rpm in high-output form, and 500 hp @ 5,000 to 5,200 in “standard” form.

In both standard and high-output form, the V-8 is a “hot V” design, with its turbochargers and exhaust system, including catalysts, in the engine’s 90-degree valley. Torque is an estimated 553 pound-feet at 2,600 to 4,600 rpm with the standard engine. Preliminary numbers for the high-output version are 627 pound-feet at 3,200-4,000 rpm, with 90-percent, or about 564 pound-feet, available between 2,000 and 5,000 rpm.

The longitudinal-mounted engine has been designed for all-wheel-drive, with an axle through-tunnel in the oil pan, though Cadillac engineers said it could be adapted for rear-wheel-drive, and said it could potentially get more power for other applications—if it built a CT6-V for example. But engineers presenting the new engine would not comment on any future product, of course.

“This engine has the character of a V-8,” which feels much different, smoother and more refined with a different exhaust note than GM’s twin-turbo 3.6-liter V-6 in the Cadillac ATS-V, said Jordan Lee, Cadillac V-8 chief engineer. That TT V-6 is rated 464 hp and 453 lb-ft. in the ATS-V, which means it would not be that hard to push those numbers closer to the new V-8’s.

Cadillac officials insist the new V-8 will be exclusive to the luxury brand, though there have been rumors it will be shared with the next-generation, C8 Corvette.

The high-output version of the Cadillac V-8 will launch early next year in the new 2019 CT6 VSport, which gets a facelift that amps up the brand’s Escala concept design language. The VSport trim also adds a mechanical limited-slip rear differential, specific (stiffer) suspension tuning, exclusive 19-inch Brembo brake system, modified steering and Magnetic Ride Control damper settings, active valve exhaust system with “more sound character,” and summer tires developed exclusively for the car.

The non VSport CT6 will be offered early next year with the 500-horsepower version of the Cadillac V-8, expanding that car’s engine lineup to five powertrain choices.

In addition to the twin-turbo 4.2L V-8, Cadillac already offers the CT6 with a 2.0-liter turbo I-4, 2.0-liter turbo I-4 plug-in hybrid, 3.6-liter V-6, and 3.0-liter twin-turbo V-6. It seems likely at least one of those engine choices might be dropped with the addition of the Cadillac V-8.

The new V-8 has an 86 mm bore and 90.2 mm stroke, and a 96 mm bore-spacing. With the “hot V” design, exhaust ports flow into the valley side of the engine, and the integrated exhaust manifold has dual-compact high-output twin-scroll, titanium-alumide turbine wheel turbochargers, which spin up to 170,000 rpm. Maximum boost is 20 psi.

The engine is tight, compact, and complex. It comes with lifetime spark plugs; a good thing, considering the minimal clearance for their replacement.

The only transmission available with either version of the engine is GM’s 10-speed Hydra-Matic automatic transmission. It has a wide, 7.39 overall gear ratio spread, for smaller steps between the gears.

Like traditional Mercedes-AMG engines, the new Cadillac V-8 will be hand-built, with one builder per engine, and his or her name inscribed on a special engine plate.

So that’s as exhaustive as we can get, reasonably, with the new V-8’s engine specs. Why is Cadillac adding this complex, expensive engine now?

A replacement for the old Northstar V-8 has been an on-off proposition at GM since before its 2009 bankruptcy. An earlier program was put on ice after the bankruptcy, and we’ve heard it’s had starts and stops since the industry began its recovery in 2010-11. Like typical engine programs, this one began three or four years ago, chief engineer Jordan Lee said, but don’t believe anyone who tells you that Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen, who joined the company from Infiniti in August 2014, was the impetus for it, even though he most certainly has been in favor of it.

Could Cadillac ever raise itself to Mercedes-Benz and BMW level-prestige by relying on the Chevrolet OHV small block V-8, now a 63-year-old design? True, V-8s are disappearing from mainstream cars, but that’s the point: if your business remains defined by big, flagship sedans, you’re going to offer a V-8 for at least another decade, even if it’s a small-volume option.

So that’s what Cadillac will have early in 2019. For now, the Cadillac CT6 seems too low-volume a car to make the V-8 pencil out for the division, which has been its own business unit within GM for about three years. Cadillac sold 10,542 CT6es last year. If the V-8 take-rate is 10-percent, a reasonable guess, that’s just 1,000 engines per year.

But Cadillac sold 37,694 Escalade/ESVs last year, all of them V-8s. Replacing the Small Block with the Cadillac V-8 would be a good way to delineate the Escalade line from GMC Denalis, but that’s too big a number for an expensive, hand-built V-8. We’d put our money on the new Escalade, arriving by 2020, offering the new Cadillac engine as a high-cost option, or on just the top trim level of the SUV.

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Cadillac Unleashes Its Own V-8 Engine for 2019 CT6 VSport

DETROIT, Michigan — In its latest effort to match luxury street cred with Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi, Cadillac has unveiled a “clean-sheet design,” exclusive, 500- to 550-plus horsepower hand-built 4.2-liter twin-turbo DOHC V-8 engine to be available in the CT6 early in 2019. The new Cadillac V-8, which doesn’t yet have its own brand name, will be hand-built in General Motors’ Bowling Green, Kentucky, Performance Build Center, home of Chevrolet Corvette production.

The engine also will be General Motors’ first to apply Active Fuel Management cylinder shutoff to an overhead cam engine. Preliminary numbers are 550 hp @ 5,700 rpm in high-output form, and 500 hp @ 5,000 to 5,200 in “standard” form.

In both standard and high-output form, the V-8 is a “hot V” design, with its turbochargers and exhaust system, including catalysts, in the engine’s 90-degree valley. Torque is an estimated 553 pound-feet at 2,600 to 4,600 rpm with the standard engine. Preliminary numbers for the high-output version are 627 pound-feet at 3,200-4,000 rpm, with 90-percent, or about 564 pound-feet, available between 2,000 and 5,000 rpm.

The longitudinal-mounted engine has been designed for all-wheel-drive, with an axle through-tunnel in the oil pan, though Cadillac engineers said it could be adapted for rear-wheel-drive, and said it could potentially get more power for other applications—if it built a CT6-V for example. But engineers presenting the new engine would not comment on any future product, of course.

“This engine has the character of a V-8,” which feels much different, smoother and more refined with a different exhaust note than GM’s twin-turbo 3.6-liter V-6 in the Cadillac ATS-V, said Jordan Lee, Cadillac V-8 chief engineer. That TT V-6 is rated 464 hp and 453 lb-ft. in the ATS-V, which means it would not be that hard to push those numbers closer to the new V-8’s.

Cadillac officials insist the new V-8 will be exclusive to the luxury brand, though there have been rumors it will be shared with the next-generation, C8 Corvette.

The high-output version of the Cadillac V-8 will launch early next year in the new 2019 CT6 VSport, which gets a facelift that amps up the brand’s Escala concept design language. The VSport trim also adds a mechanical limited-slip rear differential, specific (stiffer) suspension tuning, exclusive 19-inch Brembo brake system, modified steering and Magnetic Ride Control damper settings, active valve exhaust system with “more sound character,” and summer tires developed exclusively for the car.

The non VSport CT6 will be offered early next year with the 500-horsepower version of the Cadillac V-8, expanding that car’s engine lineup to five powertrain choices.

In addition to the twin-turbo 4.2L V-8, Cadillac already offers the CT6 with a 2.0-liter turbo I-4, 2.0-liter turbo I-4 plug-in hybrid, 3.6-liter V-6, and 3.0-liter twin-turbo V-6. It seems likely at least one of those engine choices might be dropped with the addition of the Cadillac V-8.

The new V-8 has an 86 mm bore and 90.2 mm stroke, and a 96 mm bore-spacing. With the “hot V” design, exhaust ports flow into the valley side of the engine, and the integrated exhaust manifold has dual-compact high-output twin-scroll, titanium-alumide turbine wheel turbochargers, which spin up to 170,000 rpm. Maximum boost is 20 psi.

The engine is tight, compact, and complex. It comes with lifetime spark plugs; a good thing, considering the minimal clearance for their replacement.

The only transmission available with either version of the engine is GM’s 10-speed Hydra-Matic automatic transmission. It has a wide, 7.39 overall gear ratio spread, for smaller steps between the gears.

Like traditional Mercedes-AMG engines, the new Cadillac V-8 will be hand-built, with one builder per engine, and his or her name inscribed on a special engine plate.

So that’s as exhaustive as we can get, reasonably, with the new V-8’s engine specs. Why is Cadillac adding this complex, expensive engine now?

A replacement for the old Northstar V-8 has been an on-off proposition at GM since before its 2009 bankruptcy. An earlier program was put on ice after the bankruptcy, and we’ve heard it’s had starts and stops since the industry began its recovery in 2010-11. Like typical engine programs, this one began three or four years ago, chief engineer Jordan Lee said, but don’t believe anyone who tells you that Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen, who joined the company from Infiniti in August 2014, was the impetus for it, even though he most certainly has been in favor of it.

Could Cadillac ever raise itself to Mercedes-Benz and BMW level-prestige by relying on the Chevrolet OHV small block V-8, now a 63-year-old design? True, V-8s are disappearing from mainstream cars, but that’s the point: if your business remains defined by big, flagship sedans, you’re going to offer a V-8 for at least another decade, even if it’s a small-volume option.

So that’s what Cadillac will have early in 2019. For now, the Cadillac CT6 seems too low-volume a car to make the V-8 pencil out for the division, which has been its own business unit within GM for about three years. Cadillac sold 10,542 CT6es last year. If the V-8 take-rate is 10-percent, a reasonable guess, that’s just 1,000 engines per year.

But Cadillac sold 37,694 Escalade/ESVs last year, all of them V-8s. Replacing the Small Block with the Cadillac V-8 would be a good way to delineate the Escalade line from GMC Denalis, but that’s too big a number for an expensive, hand-built V-8. We’d put our money on the new Escalade, arriving by 2020, offering the new Cadillac engine as a high-cost option, or on just the top trim level of the SUV.

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