UNREAL! 2021 Cadillac CT4-V Review
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- 2021 Cadillac CT4-V review by The Straight Pipes. The Cadillac CT4-V is pumping out 325hp and 380 lb-ft tq from a 2.7L Turbo 4 cylinder. At $57,380 CAD, would you take it over a Mercedes-AMG CLA35, A35 sedan, BMW M235i, Audi S3?
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Cadillac: Brrr brrrrrrrrrr brrrrrrrrr ( which feels like motorcycle)
The last time 4 bangers had such displacement figures, I was still driving a Porsche 944.
Great review guys! Everyone else seemingly trashed this car. Your review of it was the best, most fair, and most positive. I actually like these middle ground V cars because I have no experience driving a powerful car. I imagine something like this would be enough for me.
copped!
This is a 3-series competitor, almost identical dimension. And it’s bigger than a Lexus IS. And way bigger than an Audi A3 sedan etc
Knowing GM, now that they have a decent vehicle, they'll discontinue it.
Cause all those reddit/youtube/online car enthusiasts who always bitch about the lack of manual rwd sport sedans wont actually put their money where their mouth is when a new car comes out! 😂
@@machina_spirit Because they're all teenagers that think they know about cars.
Because the enthusiast group is young adults like myself who can’t afford it now, but would want to buy it on the used market 10 years from now
Hopefully they discontinue the corvette
Good..it has a ahitty 2.7
"And it sounds amazing!" *Proceeds to sound like the car is shitting itself.*
LOL
Haha have you seen the clips where a hippo shits it's practically the same😂
They purposefully engineered those farts on the upshifts and the chainsaw noises on the overrun to cover for the fact that this would legitimately sound like a lawnmower otherwise.
"Floor it for me" .... ...... ...... ....... ........... ....... ......... "uhhhh..let's switch the topic to performance shift"
It sounds like a lawnmower
I should be in class right now, but this is more important.
I should be at work but this is more important 😅
Me too bro
You got this bro!
Same bro!!
Same lmao
That car could be something special with a little more effort in the interior.
Agreed, it just looks very boring.
That sums up GM for the last 15 years or so.
@@prayformojo1117 sums up every american car ever, the drivetrains and exterior aesthetics are nice but the interiors always feel cheap and bland asf
Also the rear end is kinda meh.
Its not bad but there's not enough use of contrasting colors besides the orange stitching. Overall I still would be happy with one but yea.......GM just refuses to put it all together. Its sad. Theyve proven they can do it if they really felt like it.
6:34 please bring back those onomatopoeia sound effect subtitles. I really loved the “pop”s from the Mini Cooper review.
I SECOND THIS
^^^^^^
Yes
Modern Cadillac's sadly get so overlooked by many people. Just a couple weeks ago I bought a manual ATS-V and I'm IN LOVE
I bought a Honda Type-R and had some questions for the dealer (as I couldn't test drive due to no stock) and he turned his monitor around and it was THE STRAIGHT PIPES explaining the piped-in engine noise!! how awesome is that
Impressive how you bought a car that wasn't there.
@@jamievidd775 it's called ordering??? hello?
@@jamievidd775 ..ok
How do you like the Type-R. Was thinking of getting one but also afraid of a car i can't test drive.
@@bonz1481 Ye same, I tried to test drive way 2nd hand but didn't work out lol. Mate amazing ay..the steering is so instant compared to my scirocco R it's crazy. Driving around town is nice, lots of attention - could daily it in normal modes and fuel is no drama, can take a second or two to pick up and go in normal drive mode. R Mode is godlike. Instant power as soon as you tape the throttle. 6 piston brakes as well so huge ability to stop.
The Interior is crazy, the Alcantara is something I've never had or seen before, feels amazing.
Negative:
Paint is very poorly applied in the sense it's thin, within a week I had 2 paint chips on the top of my bonnet/hood and it looks like its one or two coats.
Wheels are massive, so rocks catch up in the calipers (minor) and the tires are VERY expensive.
Back seats feel a bit cheap, but who cares about the back seats!
These are no longer grandpa’s church car! Love the imitation Yuri. Very realistic.
I kind of miss grandpa's church car tho
@@elsapomasguapo Grandpa's church car was comfortable and classy? This POS here? Nope..
Lol That song Cadillac no longer applies 😁
I make those same exact sounds after a night of Taco Bell.
"You can drive rear-wheel drive in the snow"
THANK YOU!
People have done it for decades before AWD, ABS, Traction Control, etc...
Ya and after the first five minutes it sucks.
Yes you can, just carefully! It's without a doubt much easier to lose traction when turning or fail to grip while taking off from a stop. I'll always prefer RWD in the snow because of how much fun it is when there's no cars other cars on the road 😂
Tyres are more important than amount of wheels driven.
Prior to the obsession with FWD vehicles, EVERYONE DROVE RWD in the SNOW.
How did they ever survive?
Simple. WINTER TIRES.
Cadillac is making a huge comeback
@@JESUS_IS_GOD aren’t cadillacs only sold in North America tho?
@@JYMAHJAMES Nope... they're also available in the middle east and china along with some other select markets
@@JESUS_IS_GOD More like a comeback for enthusiasts
@@JESUS_IS_GOD Not Sold in autralia, the rest is true
@@JESUS_IS_GOD You realize that you have to be down to make a comeback right? In the 40s they were like Rolls Royce but they started to only care about max profit and just threw crap at customers.
Someone put an impact drill in the exhaust. Take it back to the dealer.
That front end lookin good but then they closed their eyes when designing the back.
Its a thiccc rear
i feel the opposite. the front looks derpy
Dude honestly that front end looks mean but that rear end is horrendous
You guys must have a PhD in instrument cluster and driving modes cause I didn't understand a darn thing about that car settings.
Lol me too I kept saying to myself I would just hit the auto mode if this car has like most Mercedes BMWs do hit that and it will select drive modes automatically their explanation while entertaining wouldn’t help any average Joe customer excited for his new car with too many confusing buttons and drive modes 😁
Agreed, it should never be this hard.
Great review! I wish they would sell GM cars in Europe again :(
Opel
@@sikhovski its psa now
@@sikhovski GM sold Opel to PSA back in 2017.
@Fake Name who are you asking?
I'm pretty sure Cadillac sells the XT4 in Germany lol
1:32 That equivalence chart should help with Throttle House's Kia K5 video 😂😅
0:53 sounds good? Sounds like a sputtering fart can LOL
Yeah it's weird, clearly the burbly crackly crap is trendy now and tbh it's even weirder to see/hear it on a Cadillac.
@@beansley3740 yeah, I don’t know why. They all sound like they need a good tune!
Traction control cutting power
I’d rather listen to the Porsche Tycan UFO noises.
“And it sounds good”. Me, “that’s a joke right 😐” but honestly it doesn’t sound half bad for a 4-cylinder
I’d rather listen to the Porsche Tycan UFO noises.
2.7 liter makes the difference in a world of 2 liter 4 cylinders
In person sound may vastly differ from the sound picked up by the microphone used to record this video.
@@georgesunnyt Yeah, what he said.
00:59:
One of the most established automobile journalists doing his job.
Love it.
My first thought on this car is I can't see why you'd pay that price for any 4 cylinder. Now that the Civic type R is out, I'm looking at the CT4-V realizing it's only a few thousand more than a Honda civic, but instead of fwd its rwd with an awd option, and instead of a Honda it's a Cadillac... and now it's making a lot more sense 😂 It's just too bad you can't get the manual without paying for the blackwing!
Yeah man that would be a ridiculous car, I would be all over a manual 2.7. If I could afford the Blackwing of course I would want that but this RWD 2.7 is really interesting to me
Wow I was really waiting a review of this car!!!!
The thumbnail is awesome 🌟
Your big fan from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
Please give me a heart ♥️
Nice review as always
Can't wait for the manual Blackwing
Never thought I'd see the day a Cadillac family car comes in a manual and the Corvette doesn't, but here we are
You must not know Cadillacs, Cts-v was manual multiple times
@@phat-b6771 I'm well aware of that, but the Corvette was offered in a manual at that time as well. You may have missed my point
@@shiftmotorsports9803 oh yeah I did, I see what you’re saying
Listen guys, I get about 0.5" of snow every 10 years, can't blame me that I have no idea how to drive in snow.
Just think of it as drifting assist turned on.
I am in love with my CT4 Sport. It's a real head turner, I can only imagine how much more fun the V would be 👌
Can't wait for the manual CT5 V Blackwing!!!
Good for you. In my country, Cadillac didn't exist at all
@@scuckplexity me too I'm British.
@@ddent599 oh. Understandable
@@scuckplexity have a nice day
me too
This is the first RWD version I've seen in Ontario. Really considering a RWD one to replace my ATS AWD
In Canada ??
@@Szcza04 Absolutely. Have had many RWD cars/trucks and have never had an issue.
I would keep your ATS. THEY took away trunk space, and rear head room in the CT4.
It’s so unfortunate that Cadillac will build these awesome cars and they won’t sell. At least in the US they won’t. To consumed with SUV’s. If they don’t want a SUV, they’ll buy a Merc, Audi or BMW.
Cadillac has shot themselves in the foot marketing their sedans for the last decade. The SUV craze doesn't help, but Caddi can't figure out how to offer a consistent product.
Like this has adequate performance in it's price and class, but an obviously budget interior(for the class+money)
It's got a great end and gets noticeably lazy towards the back.
It's got RWD, but can't put the power down.
It's got performance modes, but requires weird steps to do anything enthusiast focused.
It's full of compromises, but none of them result in a sport sedan that beats out any rivals.
Loved having that car. It was a lot of fun. nicely done guys! "VED not VEE" HAHA.
This car is a surprise having driven it. Only weakness is that truck I4 is definitely rough. I’d probably take the CT5-V instead.
You should. This engine is bad enough in a Chevrolet, much less a Cadillac
i found the same, ended up buying the ct5v, coudlnt get past the 4 banger thing
@@putz173 the ATS had the 3.6 V6 but those are difficult to find nowadays
@@pontiacGXPfan wish they used the 3.6 TT in the ct5v, or atleast the 400hp varient of the 3.0, but they detuned the 3.0tt to 360hp on the ct5v, probably needed more HP gap between the ct5v and ct4 blackwing, still goes like stink and hoping for a tune to get it back up to 400 range some day
I wish this ct4 was optioned with the digital display 😭
2021 has a nice digital display.
I'm no luddite but the amount of drive modes and how you configure them makes my head hurt. That amount of configuration and complexity seems unnecessary to me.
Yeah, stuff like that and complicated infotainments w multiple deep menus within menus in modern cars these days makes me wonder, like how long are peoples commutes and how much time do they actually spend in their cars to even go through all that, let alone get familiar with it all. Mind you while they’re supposed to be watching the road and driving the damn thing!
Like at what point is someone gonna feel out all the differences and nuances between all the different drive modes and settings for everything (steering, suspension, engine, transmission, etc etc)! Its all so unnecessary, imo.
@@machina_spirit It really seems like you can't change drive modes without being distracted. You would literally have to pull over someplace safe to do it.
Me? I just want to get in my car and drive without having to set up my car like a new phone. If you're going to have different drive modes, keep it simple with hard settings you can easily choose with the steering wheel controls and do so without really taking your eyes off the road.
When you think you're early but comments from 4 days ago make your hope perish into the wilderness.
it's just time zone wackiness
@@robretfayklastnaim1354 nope , early access to people who join the channel.
@@ritwikkaushik. that was a joke or so I think
Starts at $60K - why would anyone ever get this when you could get a fully optioned out Mustang GT or a BMW M2 CS for the same price? Wack.
Wow, I'm impressed. This just might be my favorite sport sedan. Sorry civic type R, I've been swayed.
I have an ats , the predecessor to this, with a few mods, and it's miles better than a type R now. This is a whole new game!
Cadillac is totally underrated. I'd take one over any other performance luxury.
Picking up my 2023 in rift metallic tomorrow. I'm so excited, it's my first sports car. 100% got it because of this review
Is it as sporty as they said?
Yuri: “We’re used to snow.”
Me: Cries in Texan. 😭
The CT4 competing with the A class and the 2 series? These are compact cars and quite a portion smaller than the CT4.
In terms of price, the CT4 is competing with the A Class and 2 Series. They seem to have pretty much the same amount of interior space, and the A Class sedan even has a much bigger trunk/boot. The CT4 just seems to be a compact car with a really long hood/bonnet.
@@Xenon0000000000001 the A Class is 30 centimeters shorter, so that's that and in terms of price the Mini Cooper S would also fit. Acutally I've heard this the first time, that the CT4 would fit into compact class. The ATS, as its predecessor, no one would have put in this class
I still remember when they had the Cadillac Catera which was the poor mans Cadillac lol and the CT’s great cars
Can you change the kw info for the ps?
That's the same displacement and HP and TQ as the Fusion Sport, except the Fusion's 2.7L is a V6
Except this is RWD which makes a huge difference.
2.7L in a 4cyl is a HUGE difference though, that's a big displacement for a 4, it's kinda small for a 6. Still weird that it doesn't make more torque.
CTS-V: *pops 'n' crackles*
Yuri: ppppphhbbbbbt
That thing sounds like something, looks sexy and performs crazy for price. How can anyone hate it?
Because haters will hate anything gm for some reason, yet bmw can commit no sins. Seriously, if gm was putting out the shitty cars and designs bmw has been recently, people would be a lot more harsh to gm than they are being rn towards bmw
GM just doesn't know what to do with Cadillac. Cadillac has been in an identity crises for years now. GM should have made Cadillac strictly Luxury and made Pontiac strictly sports coupes and sedans. GM has some legendary model names but refuse to make use of them. Could you imagine a current Cadillac Fleetwood, Coupe/Sedan Deville, Grand Prix, GTO, Grand AM, and Trans AM
It's got a pretty clean looking front end
Gonna make liberal use of “ved” next time I visit Canada. 🇨🇦
You guys should definitely do a comparison video on the new BMW M5 vs the new Mercedes Benz E63 AMG...plsss....
I noticed that you made no mention of the Genesis G70, which is also a competitor (maybe the best competitor?) Are you just waiting in the 2022 redesign to start gushing on the Genesis? I’m on my 3rd Hyundai/Genesis and I’ll never go back!!
Seriously 😳
You guys filmed this video for us even when it was snowing like hell🙌 ton of respect.
Gotta make the $$$
An American car being complex in every way that's a first
Great job Cadillac. I would definitely buy this car. If I had the money.
I have the money. But it's going toward a new house. True story. But, I'd be lying if I said I haven't been building my own CT4 on Cadillac website at least once a week for a few months..
How do you guys rate it against Kia Stinger? Same price range almost. Right?
Gotta say, that like was smashed before the video even started. 👍
Been waiting for this, and more so, the ct5-v manual.
thats the ct5v blackwing (manual) also twice the price of the ct5v :)
How does this compete a class lower than the ATS but it’s the SAME SIZE AS THE ATS?? This is still a 3 Series Competitor. Even tho this is uglier than the ATS and has no Panoramic roof.
“Launch control” = shart mode
Compete with these brands should be Buick job...Cadillac should be on the level with Rolls Royce and Bentley.
GM being GM.
14:40 nice shift
cadillac realized their average drivers are too old so they decided to add a turbo button for younger drivers and not worry anyone's bones dislocating, I'm going to church in speed and style now
Yeah sedan times are coming back in action
Guys, I'd like to see a review for-
1. Camaro SS 1LE
2. Abarth 595
PLEASE I'M BEGGING FOR THE REVIEWSSSSS
Thx
Probably one of the only UA-camrs that tell you how to do donuts in the winter in the car they’re reviewing
They've gone too soft with the exterior lines and diverged too far from the art and science design philosophy for my tastes; they've lost the sharp, dynamic visual style that made Cadillacs stand out on the road...this one doesn't draw my attention any more than a Camry.
GM is just weird man. Why would you make it ugly and chop up the V badge.
It seems like a load of fun! Those 0-60 times (as tested, not as the car lied about!) are still very respectable for a RWD in the snow. Maybe some thicker rear tires would help plant the power better.
If you don’t mind my asking, how practical would it be as a daily? Are the back seat/trunk truly useful?
Would be cooler if something that big had at least a naturally aspirated v6, or even a turbocharged or supercharged v6.
2.7 turbo I4 is a pretty impressive motor and it has the power figures to back it up. N/A V6 would be a huge step down and definitely slower than this. I can understand wanting a supercharged V6 but I personally drive an A6 3.0T and this caddy has way more performance. Something to be said about a large displacement inline 4
That whole mode discussion gave me a headache. I'm going to lay down now.
It'll be scrap metal in two years. Caddy us garbage compared to the competition.
Do you guys ever run out of adjectives for titles?? Lol
Guess we'll have to find out
lets answer the real question lol, why do we need all these sport mode or whatever hahah when we have speed limit and such, these are were made with the Autobahn in mind :D
GM needs to make a Q3/X3 sized crossover version of this. Would be cool to see an American Macan competitor.
Cadillac needs to offer a 2 door ! ....This is a car I would buy in Coup, not 4 doors.
This seems as fun to drive as the ATS was. I like the beautifully unique exterior that sets it apart and the clean upscale interior with real aluminum, magnesium and leather which is a nice touch as well. Good job Cadillac.
People should not buy rwd cars if they don't know how to drive them. I see a lot of idiots on the road.
Yuri sounds excited again! Woohoo!
When that Acura S type drops it’s done da da. 🤝👋🏾
yea that car will blow many cars away price/performance wise
This is the future. It didn't happen
@@Christdeliverme indeed it didn’t .
I think I'm sold on my next car, whenever that may be. Hopefully soon!
2.7 liter 4 cylinder. That sucker is used as a TRUCK engine because of how much torque it makes. That engine is more powerful than the base v6 in a Charger and RAM 1500 😳
Guys, do you really have to upload this video just as I came to school? Lol
It's a crime that no one buys these cars. Gotta give Cadillac big props for trying over the last 20 years and (for the moment) keeping at it, though. I'll be heartbroken when the CT4 and CT5 are inevitably shitcanned 3-4 years from now. The writing is on the wall. The CT6 was a high-point all around - best styling, sick Blackwing engine, great technology - and it barely lasted a few seasons.
Had mine since last year, no complaints whatsoever about the car. The handling is much better than my previous Audi, interior is okay, everything works as intented.
Pretty nice car for the price, if you like driving fast around corners in your daily driver.
Please spend more time speaking about internal noise db and the audio system
Why does it sound like a wet fart lmaooooo
it doesn’t sound good at all, it sounds like a fucking lawnmower
0:52 jeez ct4-v. Lay off the taco bell man
Ugh.....didn't need to know about all the text stuff for drag times.
Ugly. Check.
Sounds terrible. Check.
Yuri likes it. Check.
This car will not sell.
I have no clue what GM was thinking when they made it sound like that. Ford Focus RS and Fiat Abarth did good with the popping exhaust, but this sound like it's ether extremely broken or like me after Thai Curry and Sparrow Eggs. Nevermind, GM never thinks. A good 4 cyl can sound good but obviously not if GM has their filthy hands in it. Otherwise I absolutely love the car. I kinda wish Lincoln would attempt to put out a few performance models.
will you guys review the ct5-v?
Will you turn on your notification bell so you don't miss it since we already reviewed it?
@@TheStraightPipes well thats embarrassing....
Color me surprised that this is as good as it is. For the vast majority of enthusiasts this would be all you would need or want in a fun daily. The Blackwing variants are exciting but will be much, much harder to fully exploit without tracking them. This one you could just romp on all the time and drive around with a big smile on your face.
This is actually 2" longer than an IS350
You lost me, or my desire to own this Cadillac after the 25th "mode".
If the “mode” is enough to deter you, you never really had a desire to own a Cadillac. Just saying. Damn near every performance car has modes.
If the Raptor and Mustang are the same paint code, why are they different colours on the t-shirt??? 🧐🤔😅 Sweet graphic design nonetheless
Reflections on body panels plus fresh paint vs 367,000km
The car sounds like a tracker when you launch it in "Launch Control"
It really doesn't sound good but u can tell they dont want to be negative cuz of the american viewers
Like a Geo Tracker?
LMAO....sounds like somebody farted!!!
@@ridgefrost I’m an American viewer, and I think these sputtering farting cars sound like shit. Don’t think has anything do with where you or the car is from.
@@lukevega77 exactly, what does that have to do with anything? And I personally think it’s kind of cool, but that’s just my opinion after hearing it in person. I doubt most people will like it or care
Very cool to see GM making fun Cadillac’s again! It’s funny to see that this car shares the same exact track mode settings as my Camaro SS 1le which is only used on the zl1, zl1 1le and the other 1le trims of the camaro.
Finally a decent review of this car
Cadillac really replaced the best looking cars in HISTORY (ATS V & CTS V) with a glorified Chevrolet Malibu front and a whatever the hell that is on the back... shame..
Why does every brand switch to Turbo 4’s nowadays for their best cars? Caddy’s V cars should have the V8 still! I wouldnt me surprised if Dodge put a T4 in the challenger next.
One word. CAFE
Can you name the audio that was used at the intro?
Finally a car for the younger crowd to get into. Cadillacs comeback starts this decade.
Young ppl are not buying this car
@@JT-pt5tl why not?
more and more Cadillac looking like a Chinses car .......