Due out in March, the Cadillac CT6 has been groomed to go after cars that are out of its class. Though it's punching above its weight, there's some impressive weight behind its punch - that's if the earliest of reviews are to be believed.
This five-passenger luxury sedan, which starts at $54,490, come standard with a 3-liter, twin-turbo V6 engine that puts out an estimated 400 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque. Paired with that engine is an eight-speed automatic transmission.
Surrounding that concentration of power are all of the little luxuries that give the car a puncher's chance against Germany's luxury car industry. There's Auto Vehicle Hold to slow the car's roll in stop-and-go traffic, variable all-wheel drive, Magnetic Ride Control, active rear steering, an oversized cabin, Enhanced Night Vision, advanced park assist and much more.
For its base price, the CT6 delivers on remarkable value, according to Autoweek's Jay Ramey post-ride review of the car.
"The CT6 makes an impressive case for itself at a price point where the Germans offer nothing but bare-bones midsize sedans, if you can find them," writes Ramey. "Its ability to mimic the handling of cars a few segments down is undeniable, a quality that will surprise those new to the brand, as well as those who've been buying Cadillacs for years."
It's more luxury sedan than sport, wrote Jalopnik's Patrick George. And as far as the cabin goes, George was impressed with the pre-production version of the sedan.
"Cadillac president Johan de Nysschen warned us the CT6s we were testing were pre-production prototypes with fit-and-finish that may not be up to snuff," George writes. "That guy's nuts, because all the CT6s I drove in LA had impeccable interior quality - the best I've seen from Cadillac so far. Stitching, materials, comfort, tech, all of it was top notch. It is the height of opulessence."
But despite its lightweight build and sporty look, the CT6's size is apparently a good indicator of its handling, according to MotorAuthority's Kirk Bell.
"Given its modest weight, I was expecting the CT6 to act like a larger version of the CTS once I got out on San Diego county's twisty backroads. I was wrong," Bell writes in the Christian Science Monitor. "There is simply too much car here to deliver the sporty handling of one of the best mid-size sports sedans on the planet. Instead, the CT6 combines a capable dynamic character with on-road comfort."
