Have you ever come to terms with the abstract names of Audi's versions of its models? Do you know what distinguishes an A1 30 TFSI from an A1 35 TFSI? Great, we don't either… ?
Now it's time for Cadillac (not sold here) create confusion in your customers. Despite this, Cadillac's new version identification system — to be released soon — is something with (more) direct correspondence to a technical specification; in this case, binary.
Cadillac argues that in this era of supercharging and increasing electrification, torque is more representative of the “power” available than engine capacity or even horsepower.
The values to show in the “derrières” of your models will be rounded up to the nearest 50 or 00. The curious fact is that these come in metrics No (newton metro), when the americans still wear imperial lb-ft (pound-force foot). Why? According to Cadillac, being a global brand, it makes more sense to use Nm because the metric system is the most used.
Jaguar Land Rover created, in our view, something easier to decipher. A letter for engine type P (petrol or gasoline), D (Diesel), EV (electric), followed by the power debited value. Ex: Jaguar I-Pace EV400. Simple, isn't it?
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