Cadillac is in the midst of reworking its lineup of
passenger cars. There’s a new CT5 under way to split the difference between the
current ATS and CTS, effectively replacing the latter. But here we have
something different, something… smaller. And Carscoops spy photographers tell us it’s
paving the way for a new entry-level sedan for the American luxury marque. Tipped to carry the CT3 or CT4
badge, this sedan is expected to slot in (size-wise) below the ATS and
effectively take its place as Cadillac’s smallest model.
That would put it up against the likes of the new
Mercedes A-Class and Audi A3 sedans at the lowest point on the luxury-sedan
totem pole. Like those models, it’s expected to offer all-wheel drive – but
unlike them, it’d come in rear-drive guise as standard, ostensibly giving it a
bit of an advantage over the competition in terms of driving dynamics. It’d
also likely offer a range of engines, chief among them a turbo four,
potentially with both six-speed manual and eight-speed automatic transmission
options.
The sedan could also yield coupe and/or convertible
variants to take on the BMW 2 Series and help Cadillac mount a concerted
assault on the lower end of the luxury marketplace together with the new XT4
crossover.
Though the details still remain tightly under wraps,
the prototype appears almost entirely devoid of heavy body cladding. That not
only gives us a fairly clear look at its overall shape, but tells us that the
sedan could already be fairly close to completion. So don’t be too surprised to
see it unveiled before the end of this year.
