Here’s the problem. Cadillac, arguably the most famous automotive brand in America and one with vaulting global ambitions, hasn’t cracked the UK. The models assigned to the task – most recently the CTS saloon – weren’t up to snuff. And they looked a bit odd. And, well, in a sceptical Europe, no one much cared about Cadillac, anyway. That just 450 sold in the UK over the past two years tells its own story.
The good news is that the new CTS is a much better car than the old one. From some angles it’s now almost handsome in a European kind of way, while similar strides have been made inside with design, materials and tactility, though claims that Audi was benchmarked in these areas only makes you wonder why Cadillac didn’t take more detailed notes: the knuckle-rap test betrays a most un-Audi-like lack of solidity beneath the surface........
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