The Cadillac CT5 won’t offer all-wheel drive as standard equipment in Canada, nor will it come with other cold weather equipment like heated seats or a heated steering wheel.
Speaking to Automotive News Canada at the 2019 New York International Auto Show, communications manager for Cadillac Canada James Nava said the CT5 will come with standard rear-wheel drive in Canada, just as it will in the United States.
The automaker is making sure that its AWD-equipped examples of the Cadillac CT5 will be priced similarly to competing products with AWD, though – whether they offer it as standard, like the Audi A4, or as an option, like the Acura TLX.
“When we look at our competition, being in that segment [with BMW] 3 Series, [Audi] A4, [Acura] TLX, we will be very competitive and we will take all-wheel drive into consideration,” Nava told AN Canada.
Premium and luxury automakers will sometimes offer AWD as standard in Canada due to the low take-rate for two-wheel drive vehicles in pricier segments. A good example of this is the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. The C300 is offered with standard RWD in the United States and standard 4Matic all-wheel drive in Canada.
Even some non-luxury automakers will bundle their Canadian trim packages in such a way. Take, for example, the Kia Stinger. The Korean sedan is offered with standard rear-wheel drive in the United States, but is only available with AWD north of the border.
Cold weather equipment like heated seats and a heated steering wheel will be extra in the Cadillac CT5 as well. Many Canadian consumers consider equipment like this a necessity in the luxury segment, but Nava said the automaker is open to going back to the drawing board if it finds Canadian consumers aren’t happy.
“We’ll look at specific penetration levels on different packages throughout the course of the first year and make adjustments if we think we need to,” he said.
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Source: Automotive News Canada
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Honestly, what kind of luxury vehicle doesn’t have heated seats standard?
Heck in this day and age even some lesser brands offer these items as standard. GM being cheap again. It seems that they never learn.
Keep in mind many are sold on the west coast and down south that don’t need cold weather packages. Why would it be standard equipment when many would have no use for it?
1) Heated seats and steering wheels are STANDARD on Hyundai and Kia products here in Canada…
2) Not only do many mainstream brands offer it standard, but what “luxury” brand doesn’t?
You would be shocked. Both MB and BMW do not offer Heated Seats standard in the C and 3 Series. Even worse, you don’t get a power passenger seat standard either. You have to select them as an free flow option or a package. Luxury brands aside from Lexus tend to nickel and dime everything.
They should not be standard. If the customer wants them the pick a option level that has them.
You people say we want options then GM gives the customer options and you still find ways to complain. Make up your mind do you want a car that is completely standard equipment or do you want options.
We live in this world now where nobody is ever happy or satisfied. They will look at a situation and find something they dont like about it.
GM can never win when it comes to you guys, this is one of the reasons why I think Cadillac doesn’t listen to its customers!!! There’s no pleasing them so why bother!!!
A few years back, my parents had a winter home in Florida to get away from the Illinois winters. In that same area were a lot of Canadians. I know it may be hard to believe, but people from Canada can also buy homes in warm places for the winter as well. Why would these people be forced to pay extra for all the heated seats/wheel and AWD if they would never use it?
Let it be options and let the people who need or want them pay for them.
Bear in mind GM is looking for competitive entry level pricing for their target market, the ATS initially stickered at the 33+mark and dealers were loaded with these base models, optioned out you could hit the 60k mark on this vehicle even without the V series.
And I quote .. “” the automaker is open to going back to the drawing board if “” .. I hope CADILLAC reads the responses in this forum . They will get their answer very quickly .. Here is what I suggest .. Make the choice of drivetrain optional . Build the heated seats and heated steering wheel options into the vehicle .. These are not big ticket items .. Let the customer have them whether he wishes to use them or not . He will gladly pay for the AWD option .. This disclosure by CADILLAC reminds me of a recent one of theirs where they were choosing to cut back on their 4 year free oil changes sales pitch / program .. If you continue to keep ” nickel and diming ” your customer base they will walk away … All in my opinion .. And I do drive a 2017 Caddy XT5 ; and I live in Canada ; and it has all 3 options being discussed in here .. NICE VEHICLE !!
I am so underwhelmed by this vehicle. From what you read from Cadillac it is to compete with the entry level vehicles from BMW/3 Series….MB/C Class….Audi/A4……Lexus/ E Series…if that is the case, where does the CT4 fit ?
What competes in the E Class….5 Series……A6…….and G Series?
No V for at least a year…….This car doesn’t land until the Fall/ 4th Quarter….the ATS and CTS along with the XTS are discontinued in July…..what the hell are dealers going to have to sell……..XT4…XT5….Escalade…and the CT6
Cadillacs Renaissance is in disarray. The styling on this car is….at best….”awkward”. The nav screen looks awkward and cheap, along with those stupid “knobs”
The CTS is a much more beautifully styled car……I hate that cheap, plastic looking “C” pillar filler……..how awkward looking.
The engine choices, compared to the CTS, are underwhelming…….
How can you be disappointed? You haven’t even seen it in person, haven’t drove it, so how can you have any real opinion.
This is why these comments have zero merit!!! And why you people will never allow Cadillac to be the brand it needs to be.
What Brand does it need to be Brian? Cadillac doesn’t know. They are all over the board, discontinuing models, introducing new, different sized models that are better in some ways while arguably worse in other ways. New models, old engines, GM parts bins equipment, cheap materials and short cuts with styling. The new Hyundai Sonata is getting rave reviews at the New York auto show while this Cadillac is getting mixed reviews at best. The Buick Regal has the plastic window plug too and it’s not selling at all.
The stupid knob’s would be understood better if called a mouse that controls the navigation screen I luv this feature
One of the first extras I looked for in my buick and now caddy is heated everything1HaHa,and would of thought twice about buying these cars if they didn’t have them.
I think ventilated seats should be standard cause “global warming” is about to kill us all. #RIP
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