General Motors Co.’s Cadillac brand said Sunday that it will offer a plug-in hybrid electric version of its top-of-the-range CT6 sedan, first available for the Chinese market.
Cadillac, in conjunction with the Shanghai auto show, said the new plug-in hybrid electric system for the CT6 is designed to achieve more than double the fuel economy of the traditional gasoline engines, with specifics available closer to the vehicle’s launch.
Mark Reuss, GM’s head of global product development, last fall said a plug-in electric option for the CT6 would offer “industry-leading fuel economy upwards of 70 mpg equivalent.”
The luxury brand said it used the car’s lightweight structure to help with design and efficiency, and the CT6 plug-in hybrid electric is aimed to allow drivers to complete most daily commutes in all-electric range. GM said it will announce electric range later.
Cadillac spokesman David Caldwell said the CT6 plug-in will launch in the second half of 2016 in China and will be added to markets like the U.S. in early 2017.