Design Body

Cadillac - is the symbol of the American dream, a cult car the last century and even the car of Elvis Presley and mother Forrest Gump. But it loses its special charm, and the U.S. arrive in Europe. |

Remove the radiator with lattice traditional emblem гербовую Cadillac - and to determine the car will not be easy. From heirloom to draw attention to themselves unless taillights elongated shape, which cover the face of the wings and elegant frame number, okantovannaya reversing lamps on the sides and stop-signal repeaters top - grandiose, it is on American. For the rest - a clear modern technology. A large radiator grille attached image machine reliability and line side, rising from the fore and aft - swiftness.

Interiors

All the benefits of civilization centered around the driver. That, say, a seat with nine servo (a rare case, but the right front seat, which usually cost producers, is equipped with the same number elektroregulirovok), heated and ventilated, a very decent sound quality radio with Bose speakers throughout the bulk interior, which simultaneously load six compact discs and cassette usual. The volume of music can be changed directly on the handlebar, without removing his hands, which in principle is not new, but it is not responsible for the buttons as they are today accepted as a turning regulator, which use much more convenient and faster. All settings appear on the music set the multifunction display on the center console, the way the employee on-board computer screen.

Engines and transmissions

For CTS offers two - V-shaped "six" volumes 2,6 and 3,2 liter (181 and 218 forces respectively). And motors can be equipped with a automatic transmission, as it was on the test car, and for the first time after decades of interruption in the history of Cadillac - manual gearbox, which gives the car even better dynamics. Transfer of CAT were selected with a bias light of European drivers, that is, they are somewhat sblizheny and provide more intensive acceleration with minimum losses during switching.

Both the engine is very comfortable and tyagovity, thanks to modern pillars little to convey the body vibrations and remarkably quiet at low and medium speeds.

Features

By European standards CTS - Sedan Class E. So to ensure comfort and adequate living space sitting behind. He provides. And yet a sense of security - the rear compartment "deep", the line of doors is very high, wide rear rack.

Cargo space, unfortunately, the practical imagination of Europeans do not impress - with a volume of only 360 liters, as if to lay down seat backs, increasing further to 70 liters. Just look in depth - and found protruding from the shelf under the rear window ends screws. They are quite long, and what you can not scratch, but even to break a suitcase or bag with the sudden stop. Okay, let's say, if it had not bent down, then this might not notice. But the lack of internal handles on the lid of the current times is absolutely inexplicable. Precisely because it is tiny, this gap especially surprising.

Passengers may not like zhestkovataya suspension (which is very strange, seems overly comfortable driver) and some acoustic excesses, penetrating in the cabin (the noise of tires, suspension work is booming).

Necessary trifles, however, is lacking. Screen DIC (Driver's Information Center, driver's reference), for example, shows the frequency recorded on the radio buttons. A shift in the European system of coordinates with the kilometers and liters instead of miles and gallons looks like a focus: under speedometers instead of mp / h lights km / h, and all. On the old scale, the arrow went quite differently.

Safety

Constructors equipped CTS set of six airbags, including front cushions, which may be filled to the two different volumes (depending on the force of impact) for the driver and front passenger. Furthermore, in order to protect the driver and passengers in front and outboard rear seats, there are window air bags that provide additional protection in certain emergency situations. To produce a framework of security that surrounds the passenger cabin, the CTS model used high-strength steel. The design provides reliable protection to passengers from injuries resulting from the deformation of the body in an accident. Particular attention is paid to protect people in case of impact with partial overlap.

Manufacturers point active safety elements such as a driver information center (all the information on the systems is displayed on one screen), fog lamps in the base, Center High Mounted brake light, the inclusion of dimensions in the daytime.