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Cadillac XT5’s new platform cuts weight—at less cost

2016-03-16
Cadillac has aggressively used light materials for its recently-launched new cars, but for the all-new C1 architecture underpinning the XT5 crossover, engineers stuck with steel—and still achieved a major weight reduction.
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Cadillac engineers a 'bi-modal' 200-mph CTS-V

2014-12-29
Packing a 640-hp supercharged LT4 V8 under its muscular, CFD-designed hood, Cadillac's new performance flagship strikes many developmental balances, said Chief Engineer Tony Roma.
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Cadillac pursues aluminum/steel mix for new CT6 luxury sedan

2015-04-01
To equip its flagship sedan for the challenge, Cadillac designers and engineers have built the CT6 on a unique vehicle architecture, an aluminum-intensive body structure that is fully one-third steel. Twenty-one patents are pending for the new full-size, rear-wheel-drive, transverse-engine configuration, a variation of GM’s Omega II platform.
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Cadillac unveils all-new V8

2018-03-21
General Motors' Cadillac premium-vehicle unit reveals an all-new V8 earmarked for initial use in the redesigned 2019 CT6 flagship.
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Cadillac’s 2016 CT6 is a body-engineering benchmark

2015-04-01
GM's all-new premium flagship sedan is about 200 lb (91 kg) lighter than the BMW 5 Series but offers the interior volume of the short-wheelbase 7 Series, thanks to what is arguably the industry’s most aggressive combination of lightweight materials, forming technologies, and new joining methods in a non-exotic sedan.
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California ZEV law gets simpler, more challenging

2017-12-07
With nine other states as allies, California's zero-emission vehicle mandate covers almost 30% of the U.S. car market. Hybrids and PZEVs no longer count toward ZEV credits. Battery electric vehicles with range extender engine/generator systems are key technologies to meet new regulation.
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Camera and sensor wash system

2017-03-13
Foreign materials like dust, mud, road salt, snow and other related debris can cause lens or sensor obstruction that will lead to degraded or non-functional system performance.
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Camera-based 3D measurement

2016-02-08
Imetrum’s precision, noncontact 3D measurement system, the Precision Displacement Tracker, slashes setup times and provides richer data sets without compromising measurement resolution or sampling speed.
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