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Written by Tom Harrison
Cadillac"s V-series cars are normally pretty serious things. For example the CTS-V, America"s answer to the M5 and E63, has a 6.2-litre supercharged V8 with 640bhp and can do over 200mph. But alas, that car is going off sale, and these new Vs aren"t quite in the same league Caddy"s range of saloons or sedans" is confusing at best. For us Europeans, anyway. Americans maybe you can enlighten us in the comments. But far as we can see, the new CT4, which replaces the ATS, will compete with the likes of the Mercedes A-Class Saloon and Audi A3 Saloon. Meanwhile the CT5, which replaces the CTS, is meant to rival the BMW 3 Series, Audi A4 and Mercedes C-Class. Or possibly the 5 Series, A6 and E-Class. Maybe both. Either way, V-versions of both were unveiled yesterday. The CT4-V (blue) gets a 2.7-litre four-cylinder engine with 320bhp, which powers just the rear or all-four wheels through a ten-speed automatic gearbox. The CT5-V (orange) has a 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 with 355bhp, making it broadly comparable to the Audi S4 and Mercedes C43. It too uses a ten-speed auto and can be had with either rear- or all-wheel drive. Prices and performance figures haven"t yet been announced.
Date written: 31 May 2019
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Cadillac"s V-series cars are normally pretty serious things. For example the CTS-V, America"s answer to the M5 and E63, has a 6.2-litre supercharged V8 with 640bhp and can do over 200mph. But alas, that car is going off sale, and these new Vs aren"t quite in the same league Caddy"s range of saloons or sedans" is confusing at best. For us Europeans, anyway. Americans maybe you can enlighten us in the comments. But far as we can see, the new CT4, which replaces the ATS, will compete with the likes of the Mercedes A-Class Saloon and Audi A3 Saloon. Meanwhile the CT5, which replaces the CTS, is meant to rival the BMW 3 Series, Audi A4 and Mercedes C-Class. Or possibly the 5 Series, A6 and E-Class. Maybe both. Either way, V-versions of both were unveiled yesterday. The CT4-V (blue) gets a 2.7-litre four-cylinder engine with 320bhp, which powers just the rear or all-four wheels through a ten-speed automatic gearbox. The CT5-V (orange) has a 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 with 355bhp, making it broadly comparable to the Audi S4 and Mercedes C43. It too uses a ten-speed auto and can be had with either rear- or all-wheel drive. Prices and performance figures haven"t yet been announced.
Date written: 31 May 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15874
