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2017 Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid on sale in US in spring 2017; ~30-mile electric range

Green Car Congress

Cadillac will put the 2017 CT6 Plug-In Hybrid ( earlier post ) sedan on sale in the US in the spring of 2017, with a total driving range of more than 400 miles. In the CT6, Cadillac presents a new formula for prestige luxury. —Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen.

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Cadillac to offer advanced V2V and semi-automated driving technologies in certain 2017 MY vehicles

Green Car Congress

Super Cruise, GM’s semi-automated driving technology, will come to market in a new 2017 Cadillac vehicle. Click to enlarge. If we expect our industry to thrive well into the future, we have to provide solutions. —Mary Barra.

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2017 Cadillac XT5 initiates new series of Cadillac luxury crossovers; cylinder deactivation and stop/start

Green Car Congress

Cadillac unveiled the first 2017 Crossover Touring 5 (XT5), a comprehensively upgraded luxury crossover and the cornerstone of a new series of crossovers. Cadillac crossovers will wear the “XT” designation. In the US market, the 2017 Cadillac XT5 will be powered by the new 3.6-liter

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Junkyard Find: 2017 Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell

The Truth About Cars

I have become accustomed to running into the unexpected during my junkyard travels, finding everything from a JDM Nissan Fairlady Z to a bullet-riddled Cadillac from a Mythbusters episode to a British tank. The post Junkyard Find: 2017 Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell appeared first on The Truth About Cars.

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Exclusive: 2023 Cadillac Lyriq Preview

Clean Fleet Report

Cadillac has tried electrifying cars before. Based on the Chevrolet Volt platform and technology, the ELR coupe was ahead of its time for the traditional Cadillac buyer, which was too bad. Then in 2017 along came the CT6 PHEV , an electrified version of Cadillac’s full-size, flagship sedan, but 2019 saw the end of this car.

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2017 Cadillac CT6 Plug-In: first drive of hybrid luxury sedan

Green Car Reports

The 2017 Cadillac CT6 Plug-In will be a rare beast in the U.S.; fewer than 1,000 are likely to be sold each year. In many ways, that's a shame. This version of the CT6 large sedan is a worthy competitor among plug-in hybrid luxury cars, the rest of which will come from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo.

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V2V safety technology now standard on Cadillac CTS sedans in US

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Cadillac introduces Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communications this month in the CTS performance sedan, which is in production now. Cadillac’s V2V solution uses Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) and GPS and can handle 1,000 messages per second from vehicles up to nearly 1,000 feet away.

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