Cadillac is doing a ‘second installment’ of the CT6-V for $92,790

After being all but certain the

Cadillac CT6

would begin pushing American daisies June 1, the brand said “the

CT6 was never meant to be

fully on the chopping block.” The same day we got that news,

Cadillac

began taking pre-orders for the

CT6-V

. Limited to 275 units and costing $88,790 after destination, orders came in so quickly that

order books closed only hours later

. Turns out the phrase “275 pre-order slots” was another slight miscommunication.

Cadillac

has announced continued production of the CT6-V, this time costing $92,790.

In February,

Cadillac Society confirmed with the automaker

that the 275 figure only applied to pre-orders. It isn’t clear how many CT6-Vs will be built in what the brand calls the “second installment,” but it is clear that buyers who didn’t get in early will pay more.

Cars Direct

was

privy to a letter sent to dealers

that said pre-order buyers “were rewarded with a special introductory offer by quickly raising their hand.”

Those slow on the draw have hopefully used the extra time to fish another $4,000 from their pockets. The elevated price buys the same car that was $88,790 two months ago – nothing has changed but the bottom line. The new MSRP puts more distance between the hot CT6-V and the $89,290

CTS-V

. Conversely, the CT6-V with a Blackwing V8 beating 550 horsepower and 627 pound-feet of torque is now just $4,000 less than the

coming Platinum V8 trim

, which costs $96,790. That Platinum version gets a detuned Blacking putting out 500 hp and 553 lb-ft.

The vague phrase “second installment” phrase makes us think Cadillac’s not committing to a number so it can cap production at will depending on how this more expensive go-round fares. Still, it’s good news for anyone who wanted the sedan new and didn’t hit the buzzer quickly enough in January.

As if all that weren’t surprising enough,

GM Authority

reported that there’s a

second-gen CT6 in development

. The outlet’s sources say the new sedan will move to

GM’s VSS-R platform

, the modular architecture that will replace both the Alpha and Omega platforms. The platform initialism stands for Vehicle Set Strategy – Rear-wheel drive. The car even has a codename: 7ESL, where 7 represents the architecture, E the segment, S the sedan body style, and L the Cadillac brand. Looks like the

CT6

will be nothing but surprises this year.