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      11-26-2018, 02:16 PM   #1
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Next Generation CTS-V (aka CT6-V) is officially dead

We'll sort of...

Next years CT6-V will only be a one model year car. Cadillac announced today that they're killing off the luxury sedan, this includes the CT6, the CT-6 V-Sport, and full BMW M5 competitor, the CT6-V. But it looks like they're new twin turbo V8 engine (which comes from the factory with forged internals by the way) will live on in other models. So in the end, this is an end of an era, there will be no more direct American competitor to the BMW M5. I guess GM finally saw the writing on the wall, along with abysmal sales numbers of the current CTS-V, nobody wants American Super Sedans anymore, yet BMW and Mercedes are still enjoying strong sales of the F90 M5 and E63S. I do wonder if this new GM Blackwing engine will make its way into the mid-engined Corvette though. Not that anyone on these forums actually buys the CTS-V, I think it's noteworthy footnote in the history of Super Sedans. However, the full CT6-V will still go into production for a very limited amount of time next year and I do believe that it will also be an AWD platform like the Germans, but probably won't feature the switchable RWD on demand tech.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-car...ocialflowFBRAT
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