Unleashing the Beast: The 2019 Cadillac CT6 V-Sport Up Close

We know – 4-doors are losing ground to crossovers and sport utilities, but the new 2019 Cadillac CT6 V-Sport is looking to change things. The brand’s top-line CT6 sedan gets the V-Performance treatment for the first time in this 2019 model, looking to elevate the large 5-passenger, high-performance sedan segment.

Producing beastly sedans is something Cadillac is all too familiar with, like this 640-hp CTS-V from a couple of years back, the most potent product in the brand’s 112-year history at the time. If the larger CT6 isn’t cutting it, Cadillac also offers a smaller sedan with the XTS V-Sport  – the only two V-Sport offerings in the luxury brand portfolio.

Updated Power and Handling

Boasting an all-new V8 twin-turbo, you wouldn’t expect the new CT6 to put down 550 hp and 627 lb-ft of torque under the updated, upscale look with its V-inspired mesh grille and new horizontal LED headlamps – just a couple of style cues inspired by the Escala Concept. But that’s the idea – marrying luxury and opulence with rare, track-optimized power and stellar handling.

Rolling on 20-inch V-Sport wheels paired with a new 19-inch Brembo brake setup developed solely for the CT6 high-performance application, Caddy’s big sedan will offer a tightened suspension, a revised AWD torque split, track-focused stability controls, and re-mapped steering to ensure this beast handles as well as it looks.

As Lyndon Lie, CT6 chief engineer, puts it, “The CT6 V-Sport was developed for driving enthusiasts who want the best of both worlds: a high-performance sports sedan and a luxury car with all the comforts and technology that come with it…With its lightweight architecture, an all-new Cadillac Twin Turbo V-8 coupled with the tightened suspension and revised AWD torque split, we’ve enhanced the CT6 to be well-balanced and capable of all conditions.”

2019 Cadillac CT6 V-Sport Specs and Images

The new V-Sport CT6 first went on sale in Spring 2019.