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Cadillac CTS
Cadillac CTS
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Base MSRP price range:
$35,915 - $63,215
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Car Type: Luxury sedans
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Cadillac CTS Overview

The Cadillac CTS is a coupe , sedan , wagon offered in 2dr Cpe RWD , 2dr Cpe Performance RWD , 2dr Cpe Premium RWD , 2dr Cpe AWD , 2dr Cpe Performance AWD , 2dr Cpe Premium AWD , 2dr Cpe , 5dr Wgn 3.0L RWD , 5dr Wgn 3.0L Luxury RWD , 5dr Wgn 3.6L Performance RWD , 5dr Wgn 3.6L Premium RWD , 5dr Wgn 3.0L AWD , 5dr Wgn 3.0L Luxury AWD , 5dr Wgn 3.6L Performance AWD , 5dr Wgn 3.6L Premium AWD , 5dr Wgn 6.2L , 4dr Sdn 3.0L RWD , 4dr Sdn 3.0L Luxury RWD , 4dr Sdn 3.6L Performance RWD , 4dr Sdn 3.6L Premium RWD , 4dr Sdn 3.0L AWD , 4dr Sdn 3.0L Luxury AWD , 4dr Sdn 3.6L Performance AWD , 4dr Sdn 3.6L Premium AWD and 4dr Sdn . The powertrains include 3.0-liter V6 (270 hp) , 3.6-liter V6 (318 hp) and 6.2-liter V8 supercharged (556 hp) engines, and 6-speed automatic and 6-speed manual transmissions. It is Rear or AWD wheel drive. EPA-rated fuel economy ranges from 18 mpg city to 28 mpg highway. The CTS uses Regular fuel.

Standard safety equipment includes Standard/no (Side air bags, front/rear), Standard Stability control, Standard Antilock brakes.

Competing models include Acura TL , Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Audi A4 .

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