For This is a genuine high-performance car, capable of hitting 60mph in less than four seconds.
Against It's almost £20,000 dearer than the next dearest CTS, averages less than 20mpg and is in the highest insurance group.
What Car? says
Fine if you want a very, very fast CTS, but otherwise,it's very difficult to argeue a case for this car.
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Cheaper
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Saloon 3.0 V6 Elegance auto 4dr
£40,897 -
Saloon 3.6 V6 Sports Luxury 4dr
£45,241 -
Saloon 3.6 V6 AWD Sports Luxury 4dr
£46,977 -
Saloon 6.2 V8 V 4dr
£65,766
More expensive
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Saloon 3.0 V6 Elegance auto 4dr
£40,897 -
Saloon 3.6 V6 Sports Luxury 4dr
£45,241 -
Saloon 3.6 V6 AWD Sports Luxury 4dr
£46,977 -
Saloon 6.2 V8 V 4dr
£65,766
Buyer's notes
Target Price team says:
CTS buyers don't pay very much in comparison to those who buy BMWs and Mercs, and they get stacks of kit for their money.
Don't sign that cheque just yet, though. While you can easily get four-figure discounts from your BMW or Mercedes dealer on a 5-Series or E-Class, Cadillac dealers won't be so willing to haggle. That's if you can find one in the first place, because dealers are so few and far between in the UK. That can also make servicing tricky.
However much you manage to save on buying your CTS, you'll pay a bomb to run it. Big petrol engines are the only choices, so fuel bills are eye-watering, and high emissions make it expensive as a company car. The forthcoming diesel version can't arrive soon enough.
Residuals are the other big crippler, because they're nowhere near as strong as those of executive car rivals.
Reader test team says:
Cadillac CTS Saloon 3.6 V6 296 4dr
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