For some consumers who want to buy luxury brands with 300,000 yuan, the sales of Audi A4L and Mercedes-Benz C-class BMW III Series in 2021 are the first choice, is there no other better choice at this price point besides BMW III Series? Many people have set their sights on the second-tier luxury brands, which is the Cadillac CT5, the comparison model we focus on today.
Appearance comparison
The appearance itself is a matter of opinion, but the appearance of the BMW TRI Series at almost the same price is indeed very different from the appearance of the CT5. BMW's new model in the appearance of the overall walk is a sporty style, "double kidney" design has always been one of its highlights, the degree of recognition is higher, the overall net is not as large as the four series, but the blackened design looks like a certain sense of movement, after abandoning the angel eye, the matrix LED automatic headlights make the front face appear more rounded and full.
Although BMW is also known as a luxury sports car, with the continuous revision of new cars, it seems that the home attributes are stronger now, especially its long-axis version is difficult to think of sports attributes.
As for the CT5, it directly continues the extravagant sports style of American cars, and there are almost no major changes in the introduction of domestic. In contrast to the BMW III Series, the iconic LED headlights are combined with a shield-shaped forward grille to give the taste of a high-performance car. In addition, the side slip-on body and the strong upward waist line highlight a fierce sports atmosphere, the edge of the taillights has also been blackened, and the raised ducktail tail and bilateral single exhaust can become eye-catching tools on the street.
Such a look is a sharp tool for a consumer who likes to be stimulated, and the BMW Series is almost standing in two different worlds, so many people may wish to ask themselves what kind of shape they want when they are entangled in these two cars.
Interior contrast
The interior of the BMW III series has always had a good reputation in design, using a more fashionable suspension center console shape, the overall bias towards the driver's seat, more in line with the use of habits. The new BMW Three Series has put a lot of effort into the interior details, especially in the color of the mix, the overall separation from the original plastic feeling, luxury has improved a lot, including the steering wheel leather package, 12.3-inch full LCD dashboard, mobile phone Interconnection and OTA upgrades and so on are readily available.
The Cadillac CT5 has great advantages in the interior and configuration. CT5 interior is a typical American car style, the new 12-inch personalized customizable full LCD digital dashboard + 10-inch center display is full of technology, while a large area of leather soft bags, the overall sense of luxury on a grade. Of course, configurations such as built-in car networking, OTA upgrades, CarPlay, CarLife, paddle shifters, etc. are readily available, especially for seat heating, adaptive cruise, remote start, HUD head-up display and other functions that require additional options on the BMW Tri-Series.
Power/driving texture
From the perspective of the acceleration performance announced by the new model, the high-power version of the 2.0-liter turbocharged engine equipped with the BMW III series can run a good performance of 6.9 seconds of acceleration from 100 kilometers to 100 kilometers, which also fully proves that this engine with a maximum power of 190 kilowatts and a peak torque of 400 Nm is a very good power combination with ZF's 8AT.
Although the BMW Tri-Series power combination is biased towards sports, after entering the domestic length, the pure athletic performance has declined. Unlike Audi's A4L, BMW III series tuning is more gentle and compromised, and its suspension can even be described as soft, so the driving experience of BMW III series is very comfortable, especially for the rear passengers, almost can not feel the bumpy feeling from the ground, of course, this is not without shortcomings, it is the suspension of the tuning that causes the BMW three series to bend the curve obviously, but in the face of the ultimate comfort can not be considered too big a problem.
Cadillac CT5 is the entire series of 2.0T engine, the maximum 237 horsepower, there is no high and low power, this is better than the BMW 3 Series conscience, in addition, cadillac CT5 transmission is 10AT, the book data is better than the BMW III series.
But in the actual driving experience, ct5 tuning is as personal as its appearance, almost without considering the comfort of the ride, the chassis adjustment is extremely sporty, very "willing to kill", the suspension is also quite aggressive, giving the driver more control, of course, the rear passenger ride experience can not be guaranteed. However, the CT5 has MRC active electromagnetic induction suspension, mLSD mechanical limited slip differential, customized high-performance Brembo brake system and other configurations, which is very cost-effective among luxury brands.
Cadillac's new top-of-the-line premium version guide price is 320,700, but the offline discount is up to 50,000, the price can be landed within 300,000, and the landing price of the benchmark BMW III Series 325iM Sports Night Edition is almost equal, and it is also the two models that most entangled consumers. In fact, if you have a particularly clear pursuit of sports personality, or are very concerned about the car configuration recommended to choose ct5, if you do not need to drive passion, just want to simply enjoy the comfort of driving, then the BMW III series is definitely the best choice.