Game Changer? de Nysschen Says Cadillac CT6 Will Come With A Twin Turbo V8

Say what you will about his decisions at Infiniti and now Cadillac, but Cadillac CEO Johan de Nysschen knows how to deliver a compelling interview. During an online Q&A session with Jalopnik readers, de Nysschen offered substantial hints at what's coming for the brand. By dropping coordinates on the brand's star chart, in reading the entire thing and connecting the dots you can see a Cadillac that is much grander than the one we know now.

The CT6 that got revealed during the Oscars telecast? Answering the question of whether it would have the performance to compete with a Mercedes S550 or BMW 750, de Nysschen said the big sedan's "lightweight body structure allows us to achieve formidable performance even with a twin-turbo V6. Imagine how this car would perform with a twin-turbo V8." In clarifying a subsequent question that also dealt with how the CT6 would compare to German rivals, he wrote that the CT6 would have "a very wide mix of engines, starting with a two-liter turbo, up to, eventually, a high-performance advanced V8 turbo."
 

TheSteve - 2/25/2015 4:31:43 PM

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Throwing more power at it will appeal to the tiny crowd who already like the car, and who aren't buying it because they feel it needs more juice.

For others who don't care for the styling, the high belt-line, or other factors, more power won't likely change their mind.

Car4Life - 2/25/2015 5:26:23 PM

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agreed, More power will help bolster the brand's image and bragging rights among auto enthusiast and well heeled buyers however I think I found the real issue...

Cadillac's grille is soooo generic, theres nothing to really distinguish it on the road or give it that road presence that Benz/Bimmer and even Lexus has accomplished.

Someone needs to literally go back to the drawing board at Cadillac and create a grille worthy of all the tech/handling dynamics/and value Cadillac is now putting behind the brand

runninglogan1 - 2/25/2015 9:01:01 PM

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I find the new front end stunning!

Car4Life - 2/25/2015 11:56:24 PM

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Stunning is stretching it, especially considering we've kind of already seen it on the ATS and CTS, but ok

runninglogan1 - 2/25/2015 5:08:23 PM

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A twin turbo V8 won't make this a game changer. The competition already has those.

Advanced, lightweight construction, leading edge electronics, a super luxurious interior and that gorgeous exterior - that's what's going to make this car a game changer.

ATrain - 2/25/2015 7:57:11 PM

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Indeed. Or perhaps what other cars don't have. What cars haven't delivered yet. Status? Check. Performance? Check. Sex appeal? Check. etc.

Not easy to come-up w/ a game changer. Even Tesla hasn't quite figured it out yet.

Good luck caddy. Someone needs to figure it out. Why not you. Necessity is the mother of all inventions. Survival in this case....

MDarringer - 2/25/2015 9:26:19 PM

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Give is AMG power for a non-AMG price and it will be a winner.