2004 Cadillac CTS Review Summary & Specs
Base Sedan
New engines improve this great sports sedan.
Summary & Specs
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The rear-wheel-drive Cadillac CTS offers performance, comfort and overall engineering in the same sports sedan league as BMW, Audi, Mercedes and Infiniti. Its styling is distinctive and its image fresh and reborn. For 2004, it adds two new engines, one of them high tech and the other high performance. The CTS needs to be good because it will be sold in Europe and Japan as well as the U.S. It's good enough that those fine four manufacturers are watching Cadillac come on strong.
Specs
| Vehicle Category |
Luxury Cars |
| Editor |
Sam Moses |
| Model Lineup |
Cadillac CTS ($30,365); CTS-V ($49,995) |
| Engines (standard) |
3.6-liter dohc 24v V6 |
| Engines (optional) |
3.2-liter dohc V6; 3.6-liter dohc V6; 5.7-liter V8 |
| Transmissions (standard) |
5-speed automatic |
| Transmissions (optional) |
5-speed manual; 5-speed automatic |
| Safety Equipment (standard) |
dual airbags, side air bags, and roof air bags standard; ABS, traction control, yaw control |
| Safety Equipment (optional) |
Stabilitrak electronic stability control |
| Basic Warranty |
4 years/50,000 miles |
| Assembled In |
Lansing, Michigan |
| Manufacturer Phone |
1-800-333-4CAD |
| Manufacturer URL |
www.cadillac.com |
| Base Price MSRP |
$30,365 |
Specs as Tested
| Model Tested MSRP |
Cadillac CTS ($30,365) |
| Standard Equipment |
air conditioning; variable assist power steering; power brakes; power mirrors; power windows; power locks; tinted glass; passive anti-theft system; tilt wheel; cruise control; sport front bucket seats with leather seating surfaces; remote keyless entry; ABS; traction control; electric rear window defroster; fog lamps; one year OnStar |
| Options as Tested (MSRP) |
1SC Equipment Group ($9,950) includes 3.6-liter V6, automatic transmission, Stabilitrak, HID headlamps, split-folding rear seat; sunroof; Bose audio system, sport suspension, performance brake pads, polished alloy wheels with P225/50WR17 tires, heated power memory front seats; DVD navigation system ($1750) |
| Destination Charge |
695 |
| Gas Guzzler Tax |
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| Price as Tested |
$42,760 |
| Layout |
rear-wheel drive |
| Horse Power |
255 @ 6200 |
| Torque |
252 @ 3200 |
| Fuel Economy |
18/28 |
| Wheelbase |
113.4 |
| Length/Width/Height |
190.1/70.6/56.7 |
| Track Front/Rear |
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| Turning Radius |
35.5 |
| Seating Capacity |
5 |
| Front Head/Hip/Leg room |
38.5/53.3/42.4 |
| Middle Head/Hip/Leg room |
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| Rear Head/Hip/Leg room |
36.9/53.5/37.0 |
| Trunk Volume |
12.8 |
| Payload |
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| Towing Capacity |
1000 |
| Front Suspension |
independent |
| Rear Suspension |
independent |
| Ground Clearance |
|
| Curb Weight |
3694 |
| Stock Tires |
225/50VR17 |
| Brakes Front/Rear |
disc/disc with ABS, EBD |
| Fuel Capacity |
17.5 |