MONTREAL, Quebec — If you’re an automaker intent on selling a type of vehicle that’s been falling out of favour among buyers over the past decade – the sedan – you’ve got to sweeten the deal for potential customers. This is good news if you’re still a sedan aficionado, because the new Cadillac CT4 and CT5 sedans, shown in Montreal ahead of the Montreal Auto Show January 17 to 26, are filled to the brim with new technology, even though they’re also becoming considerably more affordable.
A 237-horsepower 2.0-litre turbocharged four is the base engine in both cars, mated to an eight-speed automatic in the CT4; and a 10-speed in the CT5. Optional engines include a more powerful 2.7-litre turbo four in the CT4 , and a 335-hp turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 in the CT5. Available across the models is Cadillac’s Super Cruise, a technology that trickled down from the CT6. Super Cruise is an autonomous driver aid that works in conjunction with LiDAR map data, GPS, cameras and sensors, and will allow hands-free driving along more than 320,000 km of North American highways. Also included will be a comprehensive suite of other driver aids, most of them available from the Premium Luxury trim upwards, hence justifying the low entry prices of both models.
If you’re timid about being broadcast to a stranger fret not; the agents use an iPhone X to broadcast both images and live speech, but do not receive an image from you. They’ll walk around the car, open doors, hood, glove box or anything you’d like to look at, and are well versed in the specs of each vehicle to answer questions. Connecting is a breeze, at live.cadillaccanada.