2016 Cadillac CT6 Car Review by Lauren Fix, The Car Coach
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
- Automotive expert Lauren Fix takes viewers on a test drive of the 2016 Cadillac CT6. Watch her video review of the CT6's unique features and special engine options, all much lighter than the competition. Is this a comeback for Cadillac?
2016 Cadillac CT-6
A new top of the range product
Agility, performance and efficiency
Sized against 7-series BMW, S and E Class and AUDI A8
It's 1000 lbs lighter than an S Class, it's the size of the short wheelbase S- Class.
3657 lbs, giving better horsepower to weight ratio. Max weight: 4750 lbs with AWD.
Attitude of the car is "light".
New formula for luxury sedan, Prestige Luxury
CT6 four pillars
1- Appearance
2- Size /larger vehicle
3- Driving dynamics
4- Quiet
Architecturally quieted the car for an upscale ride.
Active Steering: Every wheel steers, every wheel turns, every wheel has magnetic control. This makes the car more nimble. 3-1/2 degrees of rear turning for easier low speed steering. Offers tighter turning radius too. At high speed, the CT6 offers better control.
Power train
3.0L TT V6
404hp & 400 lb-ft of torque
Engine stop / start technology
Exclusive Cadillac engine
3.6L V6
335 hp., 285 lb-ft of torque
Active fuel management
Engine start/ stop technology
2.0L T
265 hp., 295 lb-ft of torque
All backed by a 8 speed paddle shift transmission.
Audio:
Panaray / Bose system
Custom designed for Cadillac CT6
Visually distinct elements and badging.
34 speakers in 19 locations offers a spectacular speakers gives a real 3-D experience.
In excess of 120db.
Plays louder and cleaner than traditional solutions.
2 base boxes underneath the seats
Speakers in front seat head rests
You can feel the acoustic power
4- years in development
They created the best of Bose and added those elements to create the sense that music is being performed right in front of you, regardless of seating posItion.
Articulated array is a commercial quality speaker quality coupled with DSP.
All new platform, it's a ground up effort.
Best rear seat accommodation in the segment, there is no stretch version.
Lots of dash to axle ratio, give a more balanced proportional feeling.
Easy to get in and out of the rear and front seats.
Gives a feeling of space and good visibility.
This offers an opulent feeling.
Rear seats offer massage seating, heated and cooled plus the full recline.
Luxury car details throughout this car. The headliner feels lower quality than the competition.
Phone/ laptop / tablet and camera connectivity. Has HDMI connection for home Netflix or Amazon Fire Stick. Plus 110 power outlet. Tilt screen and can hide away.
Big wheels 245/40-20 Pirelli Zero tires
Front end has an aircraft feel, more muscular and lighter feel offers more of a sculptural look.
LED running lights run vertically. Sort of a tear.
Unique rear tail lamps
Inside:
The console armrests opens from both sides.
Seats are extended comfort with 5 mode massaging
Quad zone has separate climate control.
3-1/2' of travel in rear seats with integrated rear screen on each side.
Wifi for live streaming in 4G.
Interior:
Standard colors - neutral or jet black interior
Luxury & premium - cinnamon, Light Platinum or jet black
Platinum- maple sugar, light cashmere, jet black with gold weaver carbon fiber optional
Exterior colors: 9 colors available with a traditional luxury car pilot
Mode changes:
Snow/ice - best grip and rear wheel counter steering
Tour - comfortable ride
Sport - vehicle agility
Auto vehicle hold - holds a vehicle at a light until you press the gas pedal again.
1, 2 and 3 finger scrolling on touch pad an has haptic feedback.
Night vision - pedestrian and animal detection. Actually shows a B&W visual imagining so you can locate them. Auto braking for pedestrians.
World's first - rear camera mirror. 300% increase in rearward vision. Video screen fires through the rear view camera. Also rotates the mirror down to reduce glare. OnStar is standard. You can switch between camera and rear view mirror. Great design and more intuitive.
Driver Vision: 4 camera
Lane keep assist
Side blind zone alert & LCA
Rear cross traffic alert
Lane departure warning
Forward collision alert
Following distance indicator
Auto parking assist
Driver Assistance:
Full speed adaptive cruise control
Auto front braking (low speed) with pedestrian protection
Auto rear braking (low speed)
Around view camera
Heads up display
Platinum
$86-89k price point - only option is engine choice
Prices start at: $51,000
Fits 4 golf bags in the trunk.
AWD is a $2000 option
Triggered video recording- records to a SD card
2017 semi-autonomous cars to debut.
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I like the heritage design they used for this car. I see influences from 71-72 Eldorado's and 80-85 Seville's. Cadillac emblems throughout the interior is definitely an 80's Brougham influence. I like this car. It's the new Sedan DeVille. Nice job on the review.
This car is beautiful, I want one! Great video Lauren!
+Andrew Forbes Great car but uh the review.....
My dad had one, because he works for GM. IT IS SO FREAKING NICE IN THE BACK IT HAS MASSAGE SEATS ON THE PLATINUM TRIM LEVEL.
This is one beautiful car thank for the video Lauren.
About time cadillac ct6 get a good review from you guy's
Purchased the 2018 CT6 Platinum with the Super Cruise, its no doubt that the heritage of the Deville name or Fleetwood name is inside the vehicle but its all wrapped up in so much high technology that is a blast to drive and a blast to look at. The super cruise on this vehicle solidify this vehicle in a class by itself. I will be purchasing another one but it will be the Blackwing V, extremely sad that Cadillac stop offering this vehicle for the North American region but it still being produced for the China market.
thanks for video
Precise and to the point. Not too much of jargon to confuse me. Described well what you really need to know. Exactly the review I was looking for.
I would have never imagined the LED lights as tears lol:)
A lot of people are calling it the tear drop led, kind of bad luck in China.
Great review, i want to do that
Nice review and succinct!
Nice review!
Caddilac is back for sure!
Beautiful to look at, stunning interior, and handling and performance to match. Now can Caddilac sit at the same table as Mercedes, BMW, Audi and Jaguar.
If i was living in the US, I would have picked this one over the competition.
Congratulations Caddilac, I know you had it in you!
Cheers.
Yeah that was a great review!!!!
Cadillac is back.....more bang for your buck, love it....
Very nice review.
Would have liked to see more shots on the interior, especially the dashboard
I love you and your show!!!
Please tell me when the CT6 V-Sport with the 4.2 twin turbo comes out.
I’d like to buy one.
Our local dealer is hush hush about it
Wow, they spent 4 years on the sound system, but apparently not the transmission; that was your first complaint, which is major. I have a'89 SedanDeville with crush velvet interior. I like the CT6, but I'll wait another year for the bugs to get out! Great video.
This lady has a great personality and naturally good looking too.
Love this video, nice review. is that Lady included in the package?😇
Nice review, a bit too short, but all in all it covered what needed to be covered. You got yourself a subscriber :)
+mikealanzo thank you!
+Lauren Fix it would have been nice if you actually show some interior & exterior shots of the car after all that's what most people came here for; to actually see the car & some of the tech & features at work.
Lauren, is the 18/28 mpg with the turbo V6? If it is... that's impressive for a 400+ hp car.
how about a walk around the car and interior views
I love it when women do a car review. Much more interesting than a man Love her ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Does Lauren come with the car because I’ll buy one tomorrow if so
hi nice review, curious... how was the tire noise on coarse road surfaces was it less noisy than a bmw 7 or bmw 5?
The car was very quiet- that was a big improvement
Seems like a bit of a bargain. Great review Lauren!
this is the best design of Cadillac they ever had! please don´t call that LED design detail "teardrop", it just makes it sound tacky, which has nothing to do with Cadillac.
Overall, the Cadillac CT6 drives really great. Do NOT like the "ACTIVE STEERING" where there rear wheels angle 3 degrees. Do NOT like the video rear mirror which requires your eyes to refocus to see a nearby displayed image rather than a distant reflected image.. Also do NOT like the very wide pillars which impair driver's view - especially for pulling onto expressway or beginning to pass.
Wait for the next big recall
Chinese car review channels have taken Cadi, Bimmer and MB apart, they found Cadi uses the best quality parts and Bimmer uses the cheapest internal parts.
Lauren, the CT6 is $54K with shipping and handling, not $51K. But, other than that, not a bad review.
What I have always wanted, a large luxury sedan that's very comfortable and quite. Before this Caddy the only options available were the three big Germans (MB S Class, BMW 7 series, Audi A8) and all are too expensive to buy and run.
I would get the 54k CT6, I don't care if it has 4 bangers under the hood, at least they put down around 300 lbs/ft of torque!!
Um not really. The XTS is comfortable (arguably more than the CT6), it's large and quiet. So, no, sorry sir, the CT6 is not the only option. Both are beautiful especially at dusk/night. You can't beat the ride quality in an XTS for the price, tbqh. Maybe the Genesis, but that's it. If you want anything better, you're going to have to get the S class.
Yoshiaki K. Yes I have forgotten about the XTS, I took one for a test drive a while back, i have driven it for 4 hours and was actually more relaxed after the drive!
I like the rear of the XTS more but the front of the CT6 is better looking
Do car buyers actually understand that this Cadillac is pointing out to the future of luxury cars? Now let's wait for the semi-autonomous driving tech and the PHEV CT6....
What year, make and model of car do you drive yourself for your daily transportation ? Just curious.
+BeverageGuzzler Porsche Cayenne Diesel, and I love it,
Lauren Fix What year ?
+BeverageGuzzler 2016, got it 3 days before the stop sale. Just love my Cayenne, we have a 2013 too. Both diesel. Just drove from Mid-Ohio to Buffalo- 34mpg at 80mph 👍
Lauren Fix Okay, thanks. Now for a bit of nostalgia taking a trip down memory lane. Just one more question for now if you don't mind because I'm just curious. Do you remember your very first car ? the year, make and model ?
+BeverageGuzzler 1976 Camaro with a 305. A real POS, sold it and bought a 1979 Mustang Cobra with a 302 engine and a manual transmission
I like the think of the LED lights as tattoo teardrops. Symbolizing all of the competitors this car should be eliminating....This is a Detroit Gangster ride for sure. Needs a V-8 or V8 TT option to score a "Fatality". (Mortal Combat reference) and justify a $90-100k price tag.
The transmission can be changed thanks to thr modes Cadillac offers
you sound kinda ny maybe chicago and looks like you are out west near san diego...kinda like me, east coast trans plant here
+phil tripe Detroit and Buffalo with a touch of NYC. :-)
The back of it looks just like a Jaguar Xj4
Looks cool. I'll wait 3 years and buy a used one for $10,000. Caddys have AWFUL resale value. ala Northstar, Seville, Catera, Cimmeron.
cmscms123456 Haha used ct6 35k plus.. this ain't bmw 3 series 😂
cmscms123456 ...The CT6 is here to change all of that. It's for dicerning drivers that want the best of the best. It will hold its value much longer than the Cadillacs of yesteryear. Features including a top shelf interior, driver and passenger comfort and amenities. Also, superb drive quality which includes quad steer for tight spaces. Entertainment centers, flat screens and massaging rear seats are just a the tip of the iceberg. You owe it to yourself to check out the CT6 and take it for an unforgettable drive. Absolutely the leader of its segment.
Nice car, too bad they didn't hybrid it properly. No one is interested in strictly gas engines, even Porsche is making a completely E motor car, Cadillac should have added electric motor and then they would have really hit the bell. Maybe next time.
Hybrid? Leave that for the Econoboxes.
What! no Google Play !
$89K!
More like 65k
That car is as sexy as you!!
too narrow
+BroccoliBeefed Yes it is my opinion which I am entitled to, and yes this car is butt ugly. If you don't like my opinion well then sad day for you.
first car ever that has the front bumper behind the grille and hood...FAIL.
+sweet dreams Can you even call any car these days with a "Bumper" with an actual bumper in 2016? (Unless you're driving a truck of course).
Nothing like my clean Cadillac Fleetwood, now that's what I call a bumper!!
fleet wood agree on the fact that older cars have better bumpers but this Cadillac has the worst bumper design. agree? specially on a sedan this is very bad
+sweet dreams design and how it looks is subjective, maybe some people same like you dont like the caddy, but some love it
Ilham Defra in terms of looks its really nice, but the nice grille being ahead of the bumper will prevent the bumper from doing its work as a bumper, bumpers were made to reduce costs in accidents but here in this car the grill is working as a bumper while being much more expensive because they are not as flexible as bumpers and cant be repainted to the only way is to replace them.
Show me the bumper on a BMW or any luxury car, u want Cadillac put a F150 bumper on a sedan?
U failed with your comment
The absence of a rear middle seat head rest shows Caddy isn't serious. As a driver I want all my passengers have a head rest.
Oh yeah, most definitely..
Well, the CT6 is technically designed to have a 2+2 seat layout. You're really just nit-picking.
Any chance that Cadillac will hire a designer that can actually design. Man is that thing UGLY!!
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It is ugly to you, don't try 5o speak for everyone else. you don't like modern sharp body lines. You prefer the grotesque round designs of the 1950's
+Alex Pittendreigh This car is far from ugly
Are you serious? I believe it's one of the most striking and beautiful cars on the road. This thing looks extremely stately and classy on the road, nothing else IMO compares within the price range. Every new Cadillac I've been in has been a head turner and people always want to check it out, that rarely happens with the Mere/Audi/BMW I've owned.
To each his own.