Tag: cadillac-ct5

By: Brandon Turkus : Motor1

Let’s establish one thing right off the bat: I was speeding. No question about it, the Michigan State Trooper had me and the red 2020 Cadillac CT5-V dead to rights, clocked at 91 miles per hour in a 70. I (futilely) argued I was keeping pace with the light traffic and that whatever speed I was traveling at was safe for the sunny, dry, calm conditions and freshly paved highway. It didn’t matter – I’ve already mailed in the citation for “Speed Charged: 75/70” and a $115 check to the state of Michigan.

My colleagues were less than sympathetic. But then one member of the editorial peanut gallery chipped in with this comment: “Did you tell her the V isn’t really a V anymore?”

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By Miguel Cortina – Words; William Walker – Photos – MotorTrend

Luxury is all about the experience. Whether you stay in a five-star resort overlooking the Pacific Ocean while you drink a margarita poolside, or you enjoy a seat massage on your commute home, luxury is about appreciating the little details that make the moment a better and more relaxing one. In the automotive industry, luxury has been well represented by the Europeans, but America is now putting up a good fight, especially with the new generation of Lincoln cars and SUVs. The 2020 Cadillac CT5 represents a relaunch of the sedans for Caddy, and the competition in the segment couldn’t be fiercer, with new generations of the BMW 3 Series, Volvo S60 and Audi A4 hitting the streets in the last couple of years and a new Mercedes-Benz C-Class expected soon.

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By Miguel Cortina – Words, William Walker – Photos – MotorTrend

“The Cadillac CT5 is one of those cars that I can’t recommend to people shopping in this class,” I said during our last Car of the Year discussion. “I just don’t see anything special or attractive here.” Pretty much everyone agreed the Cadillac didn’t have a chance of moving forward as a finalist. It simply didn’t handle like its predecessors, the ATS and CTS.

A few months later, my colleague Jonny Lieberman got to drive the 2020 Cadillac CT5-V during its launch in Palm Springs and came back stunned. “This thing drives fabulously,” he wrote.

So when I took delivery of the CT5-V, my expectations were still low. Not that I don’t trust Jonny, but my personal experience with the non-V was nothing extraordinary.

The CT5-V changed my mind.

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