Motoring News
Today, 02 August 2016Autocar confidential: JLR, Ferrari, Cadillac, Lexus
Our reporters empty their notebooks to round up this week's gossip from across the automotive industry
This week's gossip from the automotive industry has news of Ferrari's demographics, the upcoming Lexus CT, a new Cadillac naming system and JLR SVR's weight saving future.
New Cadillac naming system
Cadillac is embarking on a new naming strategy for its currently confusingly named model range.
All saloons will get a CT prefix in the future, with a number after. The CT6 is the present range-topper, so expect a CT4 or CT5 name for the CTS when it is replaced.
The SUVs, meanwhile, will be all called XT-something, the XT5 being the first. Two lower numbers will be used for the two smaller SUVs planned.
The Escalade, meanwhile, is an exception and will always keep its name.
Read more: 2016 Cadillac CT6 Platinum review, New Cadillac CT6 flagship and XT5 crossover models launched
Ferrari's buyer demographics
The Ferrari FF and its new