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Used 2023 Cadillac CT5 Sedan Trims Comparison

Trim level differences

The Cadillac CT5 comes in five trim levels: Luxury, Premium Luxury, Sport, V-Series and Blackwing. A turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine (237 horsepower, 258 lb-ft of torque) comes standard, while a more powerful turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 (335 hp, 405 lb-ft) is optional for the Premium Luxury and standard in the V-Series, where it makes 360 horsepower. A 10-speed automatic transmission sends power to the rear wheels or to an available all-wheel-drive system. Exclusive to the Blackwing is a supercharged 6.2-liter V8 good for 668 hp and 659 lb-ft of torque. There are two transmission options: a six-speed manual or a 10-speed automatic. Keep reading for our editors' curated breakdown of the CT5's standard and optional features.

Luxury
The Luxury model comes with a well-rounded set of standard features including:

  • 18-inch wheels
  • LED headlights
  • Keyless entry and ignition
  • Remote start
  • Automatic wipers
  • Dual-zone automatic climate control
  • Simulated leather upholstery
  • 10-inch touchscreen
  • Wireless charging pad
  • Nine-speaker sound system
  • USB ports
  • Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration
  • Rear parking sensors

Standard advanced driver aids on the Luxury trim include:

  • Forward collision mitigation (warns you of an impending collision and applies the brakes in certain scenarios)
  • Blind-spot warning with rear cross-traffic warning (alerts you if a vehicle is in your blind spot during a lane change or while in reverse)
  • Lane departure mitigation (warns you of a lane departure when a turn signal isn't used and can automatically steer to maintain lane position)
  • Automatic high-beam assist

Optional packages include:

  • Sun and Sound package
    • 15-speaker Bose audio system
    • Integrated navigation system
    • Sunroof
  • Cold Weather package
    • Heated front seats
    • Heated steering wheel
  • Exterior Accent package
    • Rear spoiler
    • 20-inch alloy wheels

Premium Luxury
Building on the Luxury trim's features, the Premium Luxury adds:

  • Leather upholstery
  • Power-adjustable steering wheel
  • Power-adjustable lumbar on front seats
  • Ambient cabin lighting
  • Adaptive cruise control (maintains a driver-set distance between the Cadillac and the car in front)
  • Rear automatic braking (applies the brakes automatically to avoid an imminent collision with an object behind the vehicle)
  • Automatic high beams
  • Front parking sensors

Among the reasons we recommend this trim is the number of available options. They include: 

  • Super Cruise 1 package (limited availability)
    • Super Cruise (a hands-free advanced driving system that works on compatible highways)
    • Unique Super Cruise steering wheel
    • 12-inch digital instrument cluster
    • Surround-view camera system (gives you a top-down view of the CT5 and its surroundings for tight parking situations)
    • Surround-view camera system recorder (can record video from front, rear and side cameras while driving or parked)
  • Super Cruise 2 package (limited availability)
    • Features from the Super Cruise 1 package
    • Adaptive headlights (swivel as you turn the steering wheel for better illumination in curves)
    • Heated and ventilated front seats
    • Heated steering wheel
    • Navigation system
    • Head-up display (displays important information in your sight line on the windshield)
    • 15-speaker Bose audio system
  • Platinum package
    • Adaptive headlights
    • Sunroof
    • Hands-free trunk
    • Heated, ventilated and massaging front seats
    • Heated steering wheel
    • 12-inch digital instrument cluster
    • Head-up display
    • Navigation system
    • 15-speaker Bose audio system
    • Surround-view camera system
    • Self-parking system
  • Parking package
    • Hands-free trunk
    • Power-adjustable steering wheel
    • Surround-view camera system
    • Self-parking system
  • Technology package
    • 12-inch digital instrument cluster
    • Head-up display
  • Climate package
    • Heated front seats
    • Heated steering wheel

Sport
The Sport trim is equipped similarly to the Premium Luxury trim and comes with:

  • 19-inch wheels
  • Black exterior trim
  • Rear spoiler
  • Gray-tinted taillights
  • 18-way adjustable bolstered front seats
  • Simulated leather upholstery
  • Sport steering wheel with alloy shift paddles
  • Alloy pedals

The Sport trim is available with the same options as the Premium Luxury trim and also adds:

  • V Performance package
    • Sport suspension with adaptive dampers (for improved ride and handling)
    • Mechanical limited-slip differential (can improve available traction)
  • Brembo front brakes (a single option that's required for the V Performance package) 

V-Series
The CT5 V-Series builds off the Sport trim with features from the Sport's V Performance package, a more powerful (360-hp) version of the turbocharged V6 and:

  • 19-inch wheels with summer tires
  • Launch control
  • Upgraded traction control system

The V-Series can be optioned with most of the same packages offered for the Premium Luxury.

Blackwing
The CT5-V Blackwing comes stocked with nearly all of the regular CT5's optional luxury and tech features as standard. It also comes with:

  • Brembo brakes with slotted rotors
  • 19-inch alloy wheels with high-performance summer tires
  • Power-adjustable front sport seats with heating and ventilation
  • 16-speaker AKG sound system

Other Blackwing packages or options include:

  • Driver Assist package (automatic-equipped Blacking only)
    • Adaptive cruise control
    • Reverse automatic braking
  • Super Cruise 2 package (same as above, also with limited availability)
  • Carbon Fiber 1 or Carbon Fiber 2 packages
  • Carbon ceramic brakes (can provide better resistance to brake fade during high-performance driving)

Which CT5 trim does Edmunds recommend?

The Premium Luxury trim level costs a few thousand dollars more than the base Luxury, but it's worth the jump. Along with its additional features, the Premium Luxury opens up options such as the more powerful V6 engine, the Super Cruise hands-free driver assist system, and the swanky Platinum package. We like the Sport trim, too, because it offers an optional adaptive suspension system, upgraded Brembo brakes and a limited-slip differential, but (ironically) the V6 isn't an option.

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Vehicle
CT5 Luxury
CT5 Premium Luxury
CT5 Sport
CT5 V
CT5 V Blackwing
Vehicle
Luxury
2.0L 4cyl Turbo 10A
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Sport
2.0L 4cyl Turbo 10A
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V
3.0L 6cyl Turbo 10A
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V Blackwing
6.2L 8cyl S/C 6M
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Section Title

Features

Features

Features

Features

Features

Bluetooth
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
Navigation
optional
optional
optional
optional
standard
Satellite radio
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
Keyless Ignition
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
Cruise control
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
Adaptive cruise control
optional
standard
standard
standard
optional
Parking assistance
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
Upholstery
leatherette
leather
leatherette
leatherette
leather
Heated seats
optional
optional
optional
optional
standard
Cooled/Ventilated seats
Not Available
optional
optional
optional
standard
Folding rear seats
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
Sunroof
optional
optional
optional
optional
optional
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Specifications

Specifications

Specifications

Specifications

Specifications

Drivetrain
rear wheel drive
rear wheel drive
rear wheel drive
rear wheel drive
rear wheel drive
Engine power
235 hp @ 5,000 rpm
235 hp @ 5,000 rpm
235 hp @ 5,000 rpm
360 hp @ 5,400 rpm
668 hp @ 6,400 rpm
Engine torque
258 lb-ft @ 1,500 rpm
258 lb-ft @ 1,500 rpm
258 lb-ft @ 1,500 rpm
405 lb-ft @ 2,350 rpm
659 lb-ft @ 3,600 rpm
Engine displacement
2.0 l
2.0 l
2.0 l
3.0 l
6.2 l
Engine configuration
inline 4
inline 4
inline 4
v6
v8
Transmission
10-speed shiftable automatic
10-speed shiftable automatic
10-speed shiftable automatic
10-speed shiftable automatic
6-speed manual
Tire size
245/45R18
245/45R18
245/40R19
245/40R19
275/35R19 (FRONT) 305/30R19 (REAR)
Wheel size
Wheel type
painted alloy wheels
painted alloy wheels
painted alloy wheels
painted alloy wheels
painted/polished alloy wheels
Run flat tires
optional
optional
standard
standard
optional
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Fuel economy

Fuel economy

Fuel economy

Fuel economy

Fuel economy

City/Hwy/Combined MPG
23 / 33 / 27 MPG
23 / 33 / 27 MPG
23 / 33 / 27 MPG
18 / 27 / 21 MPG
13 / 21 / 15 MPG
City/Hwy/Combined MPGe
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Fuel Capacity
17.0 gal.
17.0 gal.
17.0 gal.
17.0 gal.
17.0 gal.
Driving Range (city/hwy)
391 / 561 miles
391 / 561 miles
391 / 561 miles
306 / 459 miles
221 / 357 miles
Fuel Type
premium unleaded (recommended)
premium unleaded (recommended)
premium unleaded (recommended)
premium unleaded (required)
premium unleaded (required)
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Dimensions

Dimensions

Dimensions

Dimensions

Dimensions

Turning circle
39.0 ft.
39.0 ft.
39.0 ft.
39.0 ft.
42.6 ft.
Curb weight
3,659 lb.
3,663 lb.
3,685 lb.
3,974 lb.
4,123 lb.
Ground Clearance
Overall Width with Mirrors
80.3 in.
80.3 in.
80.3 in.
80.3 in.
80.3 in.
Overall Width without Mirrors
74.1 in.
74.1 in.
74.1 in.
74.1 in.
74.1 in.
Height
57.2 in.
57.2 in.
57.2 in.
57.2 in.
56.5 in.
Length
193.8 in.
193.8 in.
193.8 in.
193.8 in.
194.9 in.
Wheelbase
116.0 in.
116.0 in.
116.0 in.
116.0 in.
116.0 in.
Seating Capacity
Cargo Space
11.9 cu. ft.
11.9 cu. ft.
11.9 cu. ft.
11.9 cu. ft.
11.9 cu. ft.
Front Head Room
39.0 in.
39.0 in.
39.0 in.
39.0 in.
39.0 in.
Front Leg Room
42.4 in.
42.4 in.
42.4 in.
42.4 in.
42.4 in.
Front Shoulder Room
56.7 in.
56.7 in.
56.7 in.
56.7 in.
56.7 in.
Rear Head Room
36.6 in.
36.6 in.
36.6 in.
36.6 in.
36.6 in.
Rear Leg Room
37.9 in.
37.9 in.
37.9 in.
37.9 in.
37.9 in.
Rear Shoulder Room
55.7 in.
55.7 in.
55.7 in.
55.7 in.
55.7 in.
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5-Year Ownership Costs

5-Year Ownership Costs

5-Year Ownership Costs

5-Year Ownership Costs

5-Year Ownership Costs

True Cost to Own®
$47,662
$48,905
$49,478
$60,516
Not Available
Average Cost Per Mile
$0.64
$0.65
$0.66
$0.81
Not Available
Depreciation
$12,754
$13,629
$13,907
$16,381
Not Available
Financing
$5,469
$5,642
$5,880
$7,580
Not Available
Taxes & Fees
$1,980
$2,037
$2,116
$2,676
Not Available
Fuel
$12,370
$12,370
$12,370
$15,883
Not Available
Insurance
$4,386
$4,524
$4,502
$4,502
Not Available
Maintenance
$6,678
$6,678
$6,678
$9,469
Not Available
Repairs
$4,025
$4,025
$4,025
$4,025
Not Available
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Colors

Colors

Colors

Colors

Colors

Interior
Sahara Beige w/Jet Black Accents, leatherette
Jet Black w/Jet Black Accents, leatherette
Sedona Sauvage w/Jet Black Accents, premium leather
Sahara Beige w/Jet Black Accents, leather
Maple Sugar w/Jet Black Accents, leather
Jet Black w/Jet Black Accents, leather
Jet Black w/Jet Black Accents, leather
Whisper Beige w/Jet Black Accents, leather
Sedona Sauvage w/Jet Black Accents, premium leather
Jet Black w/Jet Black Accents, leatherette
Jet Black w/Jet Black Accents, leather
Whisper Beige w/Jet Black Accents, leather
Sedona Sauvage w/Jet Black Accents, premium leather
Jet Black w/Jet Black Accents, leatherette
Sky Cool Gray w/Jet Black Accents, premium leather
Jet Black w/Jet Black Accents, premium leather
Sky Cool Gray w/Jet Black Accents, leather
Jet Black w/Jet Black Accents/Carbon Fiber Back Panel, premium leather
Jet Black w/Jet Black Accents, leather
Natural Tan w/Jet Black Accents/Carbon Fiber Back Panel, premium leather
Sky Cool Gray w/Jet Black Accents/Carbon Fiber Back Panel, premium leather
Natural Tan w/Jet Black Accents, premium leather
Exterior
Midnight Steel Metallic
Radiant Red Tintcoat
Argent Silver Metallic
Black Raven
Summit White
Wave Metallic
Crystal White Tricoat
Midnight Steel Metallic
Radiant Red Tintcoat
Argent Silver Metallic
Black Raven
Summit White
Wave Metallic
Crystal White Tricoat
Midnight Steel Metallic
Radiant Red Tintcoat
Argent Silver Metallic
Blaze Orange Metallic
Black Raven
Summit White
Wave Metallic
Crystal White Tricoat
Midnight Steel Metallic
Radiant Red Tintcoat
Argent Silver Metallic
Electric Blue
Rift Metallic
Blaze Orange Metallic
Black Raven
Summit White
Wave Metallic
Maverick Noir Frost
Midnight Steel Metallic
Radiant Red Tintcoat
Argent Silver Metallic
Electric Blue
Rift Metallic
Blaze Orange Metallic
Black Raven
Summit White
Wave Metallic