When your budget comes to 300,000 yuan and you want to buy a B-class car, most people will choose from Mercedes-Benz and BMW, after all, Mercedes-Benz C-class, BMW 3 Series is a first-line luxury product in the B-class car. However, xiao Zhang, a colleague in the unit, does not think so, he believes that this price segment can only buy the low-end version of the first-line luxury brand, but when buying the second-line luxury brand, he can buy the top match, after the test drive, he did not choose the bmw 3 series with high sales, but chose the more niche Cadillac CT5, why he will make such a choice, let us listen to the real feelings of the owner.
Cadillac CT5 length, width and height size is 4924mm, 1883mm, 1453mm, wheelbase reached 2947mm, compared to the SIZE of the BMW 3 Series is only 4719mm, 1827mm, 1459mm, wheelbase is only 2851 mm, the appearance of the Cadillac CT5 is more aura than the BMW 3 Series, the appearance of the Cadillac CT5 in addition to retaining the traditional design elements, added a lot of new decorations, The whole vehicle adopts a very tough shape design, the front is still our familiar shield grille, similar to the Cadillac logo, the headlights on both sides are arranged vertically, the intake opening is further expanded, and the vehicle has an active grille function, the side of the vehicle adopts a small slip design, the best design of this set is to retain the American car tough while not looking bulky, luxurious reveals movement.
In contrast, the BMW 3 Series has a stronger sense of sport, the iconic L-type daytime running lights, the double kidney with chrome-plated mid-mesh design makes it more recognizable, because the front suspension of the 3 Series is longer and the rear suspension is shorter, so from the side it looks like the visual center of gravity of the whole car is more backward, with a strong racing feeling.
And in the interior, cadillac CT5 maintains the design idea of the American car, the most eye-catching thing is the expansion of the size of the entire center console, the 10-inch central control machine and the adjustment button below are arranged in layers, and the buttons are made of metal chrome plating, which increases the sense of luxury in the car, the standard three-frame steering wheel is thinner than the BMW 3 series grip, the leather punched seat is embellished with fine red stitching, and the BMW 3 series of this generation of interior is obviously more in place than the Cadillac CT5 in terms of luxury, first of all, BMW 3 Series steering wheel grip is more stout, the central control layout is more compact, showing a strong driving feeling, the air conditioning outlet is surrounded by chrome decoration, plus a 12.3-inch full LCD dashboard, sporty and technological sense, compared to the Cadillac CT5 is slightly "greasy".
Although the INTERIOR atmosphere to create a BMW 3 Series is more in line, but the specific commonly used configuration is much behind the Cadillac CT5, in the same price segment of 300,000 yuan, Cadillac CT5 than BMW 3 Series more active safety warning system, lane keeping, main co-pilot knee airbag, L2 level of driver assistance system, mobile phone wireless charging, front seat ventilation massage and a series of comfort configurations, and the most critical "kill" is that cadillac CT5 is equipped with soft and hard variable suspension adjustment, This electromagnetic induction suspension is a major weapon of the BMW 3 Series, and with the blessing of this system, the Cadillac CT5 performs better than the driving texture of the BMW 3 Series both in the city and on the track.
In terms of power, we use the mid-matching version of the BMW 3 Series as a reference, Cadillac CT5 uses a 2.0T turbocharged engine, the maximum horsepower is 237 horses, the maximum torque is 350 Nm per meter, the match is a 10AT gearbox, and the BMW 3 Series is the same as the 2.0T engine, the maximum horsepower is 184 horses, the maximum torque is 300 Nm per meter, the match is 8AT gearbox, driving up the two are the same as the style of the sports model, the measured zero hundred acceleration is about 7 seconds 5, the difference is not much, but when actually driving, the BMW 3 Series has a great tendency to feel home and comfort, but instead of doing a lot of softening in the toughness of the chassis, when driving intensely, it is not as easy as the Cadillac CT5 , this generation of CT5 control is more sensitive, the chassis also gave up the comfortable tuning of the American car, cadillac CT5 is much longer than the BMW 3 series, but it is very good to get started, and there is no american car driving the feeling, in the braking distance, cadillac CT5 is also ahead of the BMW 3 series.
Conclusion: 300,000 did not buy bmw 3 series, bought cadillac CT5, after opening the owner said his true feelings: "For the vast majority of people, buying a BMW 3 series is a good choice at more than 300,000 yuan. This generation of 3 series in the original sports appearance on the basis of the home is also very suitable, but also in line with the needs of more people to use the car, but in the cost performance and fierce driving, the current Cadillac CT5 has been significantly better than the BMW 3 series, in the same price segment, all kinds of comfortable and safe configuration is more than the BMW 3 series, from a practical point of view, Cadillac CT5 is completely comparable to the first-line luxury brand BMW 3 series."