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    2017 Cadillac CT6 PHEV is coming With 449 HP, 37-Mile Electric Range

      2017 Cadillac CT6 PHEV Revs up the Volts and Bolts

    We are now starting to get the lo down on everything to expect from the 2017 Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid. Before now, the most popular and factual stories about it were that it was going to be produced in China at GM's shared (with SAIC) plant in Shanghai.

     

    What we know:

     

    - The vehicle will be powered by GM's 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder coupled with two electric motors.

     

    - The lithium-ion battery pack will share the Chevy Volt's 18.4 kilowatt-hour capacity

     

    - Full system horsepower is 449HP

     

    - 0-60 is expected to be 5.4 seconds.

     

    - Cadillac is also claiming an electric-only range of 37 miles.

     

    We also know that the CT6 won’t use the same battery-pack layout as the Volt. Like the Chevy BOLT, the battery will be integrated into the floor, which according to Cadillac, will help increase vehicle stiffnes, but like the VOLT, the CT6 will use a two-motor drive system, adding one more planetary gearset and two more clutches.

     

    The Engine will be built in MAryland along side that of the Chevy Spark EV in White Marsh's Allison PLant. Expect the luxury PHEV to go on sale late this year. as a 2017 model.

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    The Model S outsold the CTS and XTS too.   But the Model S was the only Tesla on sale, and there isn't another pure EV in that segment either.  Once Tesla has 3-4 models to spread the sales around, and others start to sell pure EV luxury cars, we'll see if the Model S sales hold up.  

    Well, as long as you have yet another excuse for Mercedes. 

     

    It isn't an excuse, Tesla sold 25,000 Model S in the USA in 2015.  That is a good number for a $100,000 car, but there aren't any other pure EVs anywhere near that price range, and Tesla as a company had one model.  The the Leaf was the only $30,000 EV and the Volt, i3 and Ford EVs didn't exist, Leaf sales would triple.   

     

    People like to say how the Model S outsells the S-class, that means it outsells many other cars too.  The Model S outsells the XJ, A8, 7-series and Quattroporte combined.  The big difference is the Model S doesn't make any profit, the S-class does.

     

    No. You are missing the point here SMK. You're still making excuses and following them up with half truths (like the Tesla S not making a profit). Thanks for playing though.

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    Couple quick bits, someone on gm-volt had posted something about someone hitting 80 miles of range one day recently on a 16 or 17 Volt.  Must have been all the right conditions.

     

    As far as start ups, remember microsoft was in business for almost what, 15-20 years before its success exploded.

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    Tesla posted a $74 million loss in 2013, $294 million loss in 2014, and $889 million loss in 2015.  I get that they need to increase spending to get the Model X and Model 3 out.  But losing close to $1 billion when your total sales are $4 billion is a dangerous position to be in.   And they could turn that around, but I wouldn't crown them champions just yet.

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    Couple quick bits, someone on gm-volt had posted something about someone hitting 80 miles of range one day recently on a 16 or 17 Volt.  Must have been all the right conditions.

     

    As far as start ups, remember microsoft was in business for almost what, 15-20 years before its success exploded.

     

    You well exceed the stated range on the original Volt too if you were in ideal conditions.  It's not that hard to do actually.   On a 70 degree day, start at Blue Mountain on the PA Turnpike and drive east at 65 mph, you could probably coast into Harrisburg 65 miles away without taking a sip of gasoline in any of these cars. 

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    And Tesla is no longer a 'start up' - the entity has been in existance for 13 years now. In auto industry terms, that's around 4 generations of a model line.

     

    Or 80% of a W-Body generation....

     

     

    But seriously, no most car platforms have a run of about 10 - 15 years with visual refreshes in between.   Tesla does rolling updates without waiting for the change of the model year and focuses more on tech features than visual stuff. 

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