2020 CADILLAC CT4-V FIRST LOOK: POWERFUL NEW ADDITION TO THE FAMILY

This is our first look at Cadillac’s smallest sedan, the 2020 CT4, and it breaks cover in the best way possible: by wearing a V-Series badge. That is because its power comes from a 2.7-liter turbo-four engine that generates 320 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque.

The high-output engine, which is likely related to the four-cylinder option in the Chevrolet Silverado, features a unique three-step sliding camshaft that helps optimize performance at all speeds. It is mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission. No manual option, but you do get paddle shifters.

The CT4 slots below the also-new CT5 sedan, which in turn replaces the ATS and CTS. On the eve of the Detroit Grand Prix, Cadillac decided to blow some high-octane by revealing the V-Series versions of both the CT4 and CT5.

Although we have seen the regular CT5 before, this was our first look at the smaller, more nimble car. Details of the base CT4 are promised in about a month.

And there will also be a track version of the CT4-V with details to come soon. This will be a V-Series strategy going forward, an affordable V and a track V. The first two vehicles to adopt this strategy are the CT5-V and CT4-V. The CT6-V has only one level, but it’s a doozy with the new 550-hp, 627-lb-ft Blackwing V-8 engine.

(Source: Motortrend)

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