Cadillac’s upcoming flagship is living up to its status, as the CT6 is set to have a PHEV option on the checklist when it arrives for the 2016 model year.
According to The Detroit News , General Motors product chief Mark Reuss claims the PHEV option will offer consumers an “industry-leading fuel economy upwards of 70 mpg equivalent.” The CT6 will be powered by a 3-liter twin-turbo V6 with an eight-speed auto aiding in the power delivery.
Cadillac’s flagship will also be built upon an advanced architecture composed of “high-strength steel, aluminum and steel stampings,” combined with the automaker’s patented welding tech to create a vehicle with 20 percent fewer parts. Reuss says the results help improve “safety, ride and handling,” as well as NVH. The overall product will be 8 inches longer than the current CTS, but will weigh 53 pounds less.
As far as other technology is concerned, the CT6 will have stop-start and a so-called thru-view mirror — a rear backup camera “steamed… into the front mirror,” per Reuss — allowing the driver to see more of the outside behind the car in its rearview mirror.
The flagship, set to battle the Mercedes S-Class and BMW 7 Series, will leave Hamtramck beginning in late 2015.
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