Cadillac is moving its headquarters from insular Detroit to cosmopolitan Manhattan. The 2016 Cadillac CT6, a full-size sedan, is the next step in Cadillac’s goal to be more relevant as a global luxury car brand, not just better than Lincoln. The aggressive split-wing grille of the present is giving way to something more Bentley-Jaguar-like.Ģ016 Cadillac CT6: “The world doesn’t need another German sedan” The design inside and out is updated retro and it may be polarizing. Lincoln will likely offer all-wheel-drive, as motorists everywhere believe AWD is the way to go in rain and snow. Chinese buyers may get a turbo-four as a less-expensive option. If this Lincoln is hot-rodding, it will do so without a V8 engine the concept car uses a 3.0-liter turbocharged V6. Lincoln says they have 30-way adjustment, including a deflating outer seat cushion bolster to make it easier to get in and out. The back seats are roomy, since anyone buying this thing in China will likely have a driver. The wow-factor technology is the electrochromatic glass that switches from clear to opaque without need of a sliding curtain. When the Continental ships in 2016, it will sit at the top of the Lincoln line, either replacing or marketed above the full-size Lincoln MKS. So it’s resurrecting the Lincoln Continental name that had been in cryogenic storage since 2002. The Chinese market is big and getting bigger. Here’s our take on the top tech-minded introductions in New York.Ģ016 Lincoln Continental: Designed for the US and Chinese buyer Answer: LA, New York, and the Consumer Electronics Show (CES for impact if not buyer traffic) are essentially on par with Detroit now. It also leads to annual teeth-gnashing within Detroit over whether Motown is losing its reign as the most important show in North America. This is the last of the year’s major auto shows that run from November (LA) through Detroit (January), Chicago (February), and New York (March-April). The New York International Auto Show or NYIAS at Javits Center is open to the public for 10 days starting with Good Friday. The full-size Cadillac CT6 is a full-on performance-and-technology assault on Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz as well as Lincoln. For Lincoln, the 2016 Lincoln Continental concept is an opportunity to move upmarket and potentially challenge the world’s best, if the driving dynamics are there. Lexus showed the next version of its best seller, and sagging Mitsubishi sought to revive its US fortunes with a midsize crossover. Lincoln and Cadillac used this week’s New York International Auto Show to renew their big-car rivalry, while other automakers unveiled a slew of midsize and compact sedans. This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page.

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