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Cadillac CTS

It's a Caddy all right.

In a world where generic corporate identity is increasingly becoming the norm in car design, Cadillac deserves an award for creating a strikingly non-conformist identity for their range from the get-go.

A strong heritage and a typical American in-your-face mentality have ensured that a Cadillac remains something that arrests the eyes and heightens the senses of anyone with even a trace of octane in their veins.

In the local market, there’s the subdued BLS on the one side, a car that almost got it right but fades away into obscurity with its toned-down appearance. On the other side there’s the gargantuan STS, a chiselled ship that horrifies as much as it inspires awe. Then there is the CTS, a car so remarkably in balance that it forces you to stop in sheer admiration.

From the hunkered down front to the subtly aggressive rear, the CTS truly brings life to Cadillac’s Art&Science design theme, combining sharp angles and flat surfaces into a flowing whole that’s simultaneously elegant and brash. It’s a design that doesn’t compromise on American cockiness and delivers on all the inferred nuances, bringing a well-deserved dose of individuality to a segment that prides itself on understated elegance and superb refinement.

Inside you will find one of the best interiors out of the USA in recent years, where hard plastics and tacky fake wood are normally the predominant fascia adornments. The two-tone colour trim does much to break the monotony of a usually dark colour scheme, and while there is some faux wood employed on the dashboard, it’s balanced by a modern silver hang-down section.

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