For Cadillac, in our traditional cognition, there are two obvious labels, one is to accelerate the fast enough movement, which is at the product level. The other is that the discount is large and the offer is more, which is at the terminal level. For buying a car, how a car is, in the end, it still falls on the price, and Cadillac often attracts consumers to pay for it with the high cost performance after the discount. As a car with strong sports attributes in the current Cadillac car series, cadillac CT5 is indeed favored by many young consumers, and after watching the BMW 3 series and then looking at cadillac CT5, it often gives people a kind of "saving money" happiness. Today we visited a Cadillac 4S store, made a general understanding of the sales of cadillac CT5 years ago, and see if it is appropriate to buy it today? If you want to buy a Cadillac mid-size sedan, which is more worth it than the CT4?
There is no BOSE sound but the official drop of 5000 yuan, do you think it is worth it?
Cadillac CT5 sold less than 5,000 units last month, and in the car buying season a few years ago, there was indeed a certain gap with the BBA model, of which the BMW 3 Series sold about 10,000 units, doubling the sales volume. But even so, cadillac CT5 is still its own "sales pillar". It can be seen that today, when the BBA is strong enough, the life of second-tier luxury brands is not good. The reason is also very simple, most of the Chinese people buy cars or pay attention to a face, if the BBA is not too expensive, more people will still choose them. In the peak sales season at the end of this year, the BBA, which was previously plagued by chip problems, also gave not small offers to catch up with sales. Therefore, it is expected that the living space belonging to second-tier luxury brands will be squeezed. Looking at cadillac CT5 sales in the past, the best time of last year was in September when the BBA had no cars and no discounts due to lack of cores.
However, there are still some people who will eventually choose the Cadillac CT5, after all, it also has the advantages of sufficient materials, high horsepower and high configuration of American cars. Which configuration is more recommended in the Cadillac CT5? By comparing the configuration list of today's 2022 models on sale, we found that the 2022 28T luxury type (standard version) seems to be more worthy of recommendation, the official guidance price of 294,700 yuan it is 15,000 yuan more expensive than the entry-level fashion model, but there are more front and rear reversing radar, reversing images, segmented sunroofs, leather seats, co-driver electric adjustments, etc. as a luxury brand medium-sized car is still a very necessary configuration. But compared to the original luxury type, it has a 15-speaker BOSE speaker, although the price is 5,000 yuan cheaper, but it is not a good thing for friends who like to listen to songs in the car. However, if compared with the higher-equipped premium type and platinum type, although the last two cars have been further improved in terms of technology and comfort configuration, and also have intelligent driving assistance functions, but for the use of this car, the luxury type is enough.
Sales tell us that there are indeed some luxury models with BOSE sound in the clearance, if there is a need for this friend can look for it. As for what color is recommended, although it is said that each flower is in different eyes, the white and black models of this car sell best and are more valuable than other colors.
Next, let's talk about the current cadillac CT5 terminal offers, here we take the luxury (standard version) as an example, to friends who want to buy this car a reference, now buy this car is still divided into two ways to buy a car in full and buy a car in installments.
1. Buy a car in full: On the basis of the official guidance price, the cash discount is about 50,000 yuan, that is to say, the price of the naked car can be within 250,000 yuan, plus such hard expenses as the cost of the license plate (1,000 yuan), the insurance fee (7,000 yuan) and the purchase tax (21,655 yuan), and the final landing price of this car is almost 274355 yuan.
2. Buy a car in installments: There is not much difference between the cash discount of buying a car in full, it is also about 50,000 yuan, and the current purchase of Cadillac CT5 is the same as the original, which can reduce financial service fees. If calculated according to the down payment of 30% installments of 24 installments, plus a series of hard expenses, the road expenses of this car are almost 103065 yuan, calculated according to the annual interest rate of 4.75%, the loan interest is almost 8614 yuan, and the repayment amount of each period is 7496 yuan.
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If you're looking to buy a Cadillac CT5 recently, it's pretty much the case, with a loan and installment cash offer of $50,000. At present, the loan to buy a car can reduce the financial handling fee, but there is no corresponding interest-free policy. As for the recommended configuration, it is mainly the newly listed deluxe (standard version) or the previous deluxe type with BOSE audio, and the most valuable colors of this car are black and white, if there is no additional color preference, it will be more appropriate to choose these two colors.
As for the current car situation of cadillac CT5, there are current cars in the store, mainly luxury (standard version), and there are no deluxe cars with BOSE audio before, but not much. Other configurations need to be booked, and the waiting cycle is almost a month or so.
So who is buying the Cadillac CT5? Sales tell us that the overall user group of Cadillac is still young, and most of the consumers who buy Cadillac CT5 care about cost performance, have demand for power and space, and hope to buy a luxury brand car.
8AT to 10AT, the difference is not as big as you think, mainly look at the space
As for cadillac's own two mid-size cars, how should I choose between the Cadillac CT5 and cadillac CT4? In fact, it is also very simple, see if your need for space is great. The positioning difference between cadillac CT4 and CT5 is not as big as the previous ATS-L and XTS, both of which are longitudinal rear-drive models, the same platform, and both focus on sporty performance.
The biggest difference in mechanical structure between the two cars is that the Cadillac CT5 uses a more advanced 10AT gearbox, but the Cadillac CT4 uses a lower gear 8AT gearbox, but in terms of shift ride smoothness and responsiveness, the Cadillac CT5 does not pull too far from the Cadillac CT4, and in terms of acceleration ability, the smaller Cadillac CT4 is also faster.
Although the top model of the Cadillac CT5 does have a lot of upgrades compared to the Cadillac CT4 in terms of sport elements, including equipped with electromagnetic suspension, Brembo brakes, etc., but because the top CT5 belongs to a niche configuration, the price difference between the two is quite a lot, which is not within the scope of our discussion.
So if you only talk about hot-selling configurations and want to enjoy a better sports experience and control, cadillac CT4 is indeed more suitable, not to mention its lower price. But if there is a need for space, or to take care of the family, the cadillac CT5's rear row performance is indeed more practical.
Therefore, for the choice of these two cars, in addition to the price gap, the most important thing is to see if you need enough space to take care of the home scene. It is worth mentioning that at present, the terminal discount of Cadillac CT4 and Cadillac CT5 are basically the same.
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Then there are some uses after the purchase of the two cars.
Cadillac CT5 and CT4 maintenance is basically the same, the first warranty is carried out at 5000 km, and the subsequent maintenance cycle is 7500 km maintenance once, which is also a gift of the first two maintenance, of which the small maintenance price is 1007 yuan, and the large maintenance price is 1881 yuan.
Then there is the residual value performance of the second-hand car of the two cars.
Cadillac CT5 2020, which is 22,000 kilometers old for 1 and a half years, is a 28T platinum sport version with a landing price of 342,000 yuan, and now the residual value of the second-hand car is 278,000 yuan.
The Cadillac CT4 2021 28T Premium Model, which has a 1-year age of 0.8 million kilometers, has a landing price of 280,000 yuan, and now the residual value of the second-hand car is 199,800 yuan.
Although these two cars are relatively new models, the reference value of the used car residual value is not too large, but we can easily see that compared with the Cadillac CT4, cadillac CT5 will be more valuable.
So if you want to buy a mid-size car that takes into account sports and family use, cadillac CT5 is indeed a good choice, and the current offer of about 50,000 yuan is also OK. However, because the price of BBA's mid-sized cars in the terminal before this year is still good, it is recommended to make a decision after multi-party comparison, after all, the retention rate and brand power of Cadillac CT5 are not as good as those three "evergreen trees". As for how to choose between and CT4, it mainly depends on whether you have the intention of changing the car in recent years, and how big the demand for space is, to discuss the coolness of the opening, CT4 is definitely more suitable.