Cadillac CT4-V 2020 – AED 189,700

The CT4-V, a small car with a big impact. The American sports luxury vehicle tries to lure you with their special V series for those seeking higher performance and responsive cars. The CT4-V also comes with their signature technology such as the Magnetic ride control which gives you better control of the vehicle, enhancing your driving confidence while driving fast and furious. This is one of those cars where you enjoy driving in Manual gear more often. The instrument cluster gives you performance details like no other and you know it’s designed for those who love sprinting on the roads. The CT4 models start at a price of AED 152,000 and CT4-V starts from AED 189,700.

CT4-V specification

2.7L Dual-Volute Turbocharged I4 engine
V-Series performance chassis with Magnetic Ride Control 4.0 (on RWD)
Vehicle Control Mode with customizable V-Mode.
18-inch wheels
325 hp and 380 lb-ft of torque
10-speed automatic transmission
Dark exterior accents and V-Series mesh grilles
Unique rear spoiler design

18 “P R E M I U M P A I N T E D A L L O Y W I T H S A T I N GRAPHITE FINISH

There are few eye catching details on the outside. Firstly the color red itself has a striking color which is an attraction from any distance. The exclusive black front grill gives the CT4-V a bold look. The LED lights are long and beautiful on this car. The quad exhaust on the rear is to be noted and those 18″ alloy wheel comes with a Pearl Nickel finish. If you also notice, it comes with body colored door handles and spoilers. The metal finish tread plates are a highlight as you enter the vehicle, and is marked by V for the V version of the CT4. I wish the tread plates illuminated in the dark too.

The inside of the vehicle is definitely a batman theme with dark shades all over. The driver is invited by a big Cadillac badge on the steering wheel. The seats feel very comfortable and on the sides you see those aluminium bose speakers which gives you an assurance of the sound quality you can expect. I can tell you, the sound quality coming out of this vehicle has been excellent and you can thoroughly enjoy every decibel. The metal finish speakers are only visible in the front. The steering leather wheel which looked dim at first, but began to enjoy the feel and grip of the leather as I used it more and I think it grows on you eventually. The inside of the vehicle feels entirely wrapped in leather. There is an orange stitch across the leather which runs from the seats, on the doors, to the arm rest. The electronic seat controls are standard and nothing fancy. Interestingly, all the safety alerts while driving come knocking from the bottom of the seat to your bum. Usually we feel the vibration alerts on the steering wheel but in the case of CT4 it vibrates from the bottom of the driver seat which is fine, but different. The gear knob is big and thick but feels plastic. It’s easy to switch between different gear levels especially between manual and automatic.

The center of the cockpit has all the necessary buttons and knobs you need. In the center, you have an 8 inch color touch display which can also be accessed by a scroll wheel bar found in the center next to the gear knob, which is in much closer proximity for the drivers reach and I love using this scroll wheel knob more often as it does work very well and makes navigating through the menu easy. Unfortunately the touch screen does not have handwriting recognition, so you have to literally type in anything you need to find. Mobile phones are very well taken care in the CT4 by them having two spots to place your mobile phones. They have a mobile wireless charging pad below the console and if your phone does not charge wirelessly they also have a wired mobile phone holder on the armrest where the cable goes under the armrest. They also have 2 giant cup holders. Additional button controls that you will find around the gear knob would be the navigation, media controls, phone. You can also change your driving mode, enable/disable the auto engine start/stop, auto hold as well as the traction control. These dedicated buttons makes it very convenient for the driver.

The Steering wheel leather is brilliant. Loved the feel of it. It grips well in your hands. There is plenty of buttons on the steering wheel. One button is dedicated to the particular drive by having a customizable V mode button. You then have the typical media controls and display setting for the instrument cluster. The most frequent usage is normally the constant changing of music and radio stations and I personally felt the placement of these media controls on the steering wheel is a bit away from the drivers thumb, often having to stretch a lot more to reach it. On the left hand side you have the active cruise control, phone and can also activate siri with a voice activation button.

Unfortunately the speedometer is analogue. Between the two speedometer you can find plenty of information being displayed into the instrument cluster, infact you can get lot more information than most cars. The head up display works well at any sunlight and the feature such as showing speed limits visible on the roads , spotting radar in advance and notifying the driver has been useful. The driver can toggle between media, navigation and have unique features such as the G-force and performance monitoring. There is a dedicated V button on the steering wheel, which is a customized version of the drivers preference of variables such as engine sounds, steering, suspension, powertrain, breaks which is why people love this car. Any changes to the v-mode setting does have an impact on the driving experience as you can feel every bit of the change while you drive.

Air Condition Controls displayed on the screen

Ports available under the driver armrest

The CT4 cadillac key is pretty sleek and modern. The Cadillac badge is on this too and on the other side of the key fob you have the remote controls including start/stop engine. The space for the rear seat is limited and adults will surely feel the pinch in space. The AC vents for the rear passengers looks a bit blank for a Cadillac. Under the drivers armrest you can find a USB-A and USB-C port which is handy especially for different kinds of devices used today. The fact the drivers armrest can be open side ways, makes it convenient for the passengers behind to have a proper access to the armrest.