New Cars for 2017: Cadillac
ATS: Cadillac is dropping the boat-anchor 2.5-liter four-cylinder base engine from its small sedan. The familiar turbocharged 2.0-liter is now the base mill with the 3.6-liter V-6 an option.
CT6: Cadillac will add a plug-in-hybrid version of its newest large sedan in early 2017. Launching this fall in China, where it will be built, the electro-CT6 pairs a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with two electric motors yielding a combined output of 335 horsepower and 432 pound-feet of torque. Cadillac reckons that’s enough juice to get the car to 60 mph in 5.3 seconds. Available only as a rear-driver, the plug-in should deliver about 30 miles of electric-only range and more than 65 MPGe. See test ››
XT5: This two-row-crossover replacement for the SRX uses GM’s new C1XX architecture, a shorter version of the platform that underpins the new GMC Acadia. It’s powered by a 310-hp 3.6-liter V-6 bolted to an eight-speed automatic. Pricing starts at $39,990 for a front-wheel-drive version and tops out at $63,495 for an all-wheel-drive Platinum. It’s just the start of Caddy’s crossover-a-palooza over the next few years. See test ››
Minor trim changes: CTS
Unchanged: Escalade/ESV, XTS
Dead: ELR, SRX
