How should you choose between Cadillac CT4 and Audi A3? When I first saw this question, my first reaction was: Are CT4 and A3 the same level of cars? How can a customer compare these two cars together? However, as soon as I inquired, I found out that the configuration and landing price of the two car owners are almost the same.
The A3 sedan version of the kingpin configuration is fashionable, and the guide price is 23070,000, landing price 175-180,000. The Cadillac CT4 kingpin is equipped with a luxury type, and the guide price is 23170,000, and the landing price is also around 180,000. Similarly**, if netizens are allowed to choose, then all the data of CT4 are hanging A3, and taking a look at A3 more is disrespectful to CT4. In reality, the sales CT4 only sells a few hundred units per month, which is less than a fraction of the A3. Why would most people prefer to buy A3 over CT4?
I think there are three reasons, one is practicality. Don't look at the CT4 is bigger, but the rear row is notoriously small, and it is nicknamed "four doors and two seats" by netizens. Although the A3 looks like a small car, the domestic sedan version is named A3L, and the lengthened part is almost all on the wheelbase. If you've experienced both cars, you'll find that the A3 sedan has a more spacious rear seat and a more relaxed and comfortable ride.
The second is the interior design, although the CT4 has not been on the market for much longer than this generation A3, its interior has obviously not kept up with the times. And the interior of the A3 is Audi's latest design style at the moment, plus 123-inch gauge +101-inch central control, no matter how you look at it, it is more eye-catching than the CT4's semi-mechanical instrument + 8-inch small screen. And now most of Cadillac's models have been replaced with curved dual screens, but CT4 has not been changed, and many people are also worried, will it be changed just after buying? There are even people who are worried that the car will be discontinued? After all, there is also an overlap in the positioning of CT5 and CT4.
The third point is naturally the brand, Audi belongs to BBA, the so-called first echelon of luxury brands. The CT4 is a second-tier luxury, even if the model positioning is higher, but in the eyes of many people, driving it is not more face-saving than the BBA entry model A3. If you really pursue cost-effective, it is better to add some money to buy CT4's big brother CT5, which is not only preferential, but also stronger than CT4 in various performances, which also leads to 20T ct4 was ignored and was forced to launch the 1The CT4 model is a 5-liter model.
However, according to our objective analysis, the advantages of CT4 over A3 are also very obvious, mainly in three points. One is sportiness. The CT4 is a standard longitudinal rear-wheel drive model, while the A3 is a transverse front-wheel drive, and there is an inherent difference in sportiness. The second is the model positioning, CT4 positioning B-class car, and A3L sedan version is still A-class even if it is lengthened, the car length and wheelbase are shorter than CT4, buying CT4 is really a bit of a small amount of money to do big things.
The third is the engine and gearbox. To know even if it's 1The CT4,211 horsepower of the 5T is also much larger than that of the A3 14t of 150 hp. And the A3 is a full range of 7-speed dry dual-clutch transmission, and there are still people who "smell the dry color" to this day. And CT4 is all 8AT, which sounds more reliable.
In the final analysis, CT4 is not only facing external BBA competition, but also facing the internal friction of its own CT5, which is really an untimely product. Advice to car buyers, in one sentence: the A3L sedan version is more suitable as the first BBA for most young people, while the CT4 is only suitable for a small number of people who are obsessed with sports and rear-wheel drive at this price point. If it were you, how would you choose between the two cars?