The 2021 Cadillac CT5 represents the second model year for the luxury sedan, and receives the following changes and updates:
Exterior
- Deletion of two exterior color options
- Red Obsession Tintcoat
- Royal Spice Metallic
- Addition of three, extra-cost exterior color options
- Rift Metallic
- Only available on V-Series models
- Infrared Tintcoat
- Diamond Sky Metallic
- Rift Metallic
- Addition of 20-inch alloy wheels with a Polished and Dark Android Gloss finish (Q7N)
- Available on Premium Luxury models equipped with the Diamond Sky Special Edition Package
Interior
- Addition of Super Cruise, includes
- Driver Awareness Plus Package
- Leather-wrapped Super Cruise steering wheel
- Available early 2021 calendar year
- Only available on Premium Luxury and V-Series
- Addition of 12-inch diagonal color reconfigurable driver cluster
- Not available on Luxury models
- Addition of Buckle to Drive as a standard feature on all models
- Functionality: prevents vehicle from being shifted out of Park until driver seat belt is fastened
- Times out after 20 seconds and encourages seat belt use
- Can be turned on and off in Settings or Teen Driver menu
- Functionality: prevents vehicle from being shifted out of Park until driver seat belt is fastened
- Addition of Wireless Apple CarPlay/Wireless Android Auto
- Wired functionality remains
- Deletion of 8-inch diagonal color Driver Information Center
- Leather-Appointed seating changed to Leather Seating Surfaces
- SiriusXM is now referred to as SiriusXM 360L
- RPO code – U2K
- Rotary Infotainment Controller now has a jog functionality
- For V-Series models:
- Center console decoration trim changed from Pendulum finished aluminum to Twenty-Two Carbon Fiber
- Steering wheel materials upgraded to Modena leather-wrapped steering wheel with Senza leather-wrapped horn pad
Mechanical
- Brembo V Performance front brakes changed from standard to available on Sport models
- Available in Blue or Red
- Front calipers include V-Series logo
Packages
- Addition of Technology Package, includes
- 12-inch diagonal color reconfigurable driver cluster
- Head-Up Display
- Not available on Luxury models
- Addition of Diamond Sky Special Edition Package, which is exclusive to Premium Luxury models and includes:
- Diamond Sky Metallic exterior color
- Sky Cool Gray with Jet Black accents interior color combination with unique Diamond Fall seat perforations and Galaxy wood trim
- 19-inch alloy wheels with Diamond Cut/Midnight Silver finish (Q84)
- Upgradeable to 20-inch alloy wheels with Polished/Dark Android gloss finish
- Available early 2021 calendar year
- Upgradeable to 20-inch alloy wheels with Polished/Dark Android gloss finish
- Body-color rocker moldings and extensions plus body-color rear lower diffuser
- Neutral-density tail lamps with gray-tinted transparent outer lens
- Brembo V Performance front brakes
- Blue calipers and alloy pedals
- Navigation and Bose Premium Audio Package no longer includes 8-inch diagonal color reconfigurable Driver Information Center display, still includes:
- Cadillac user experience with embedded navigation
- Bose Performance Series 15-speaker premium audio system
- Wireless Phone Charging
- For Luxury models, included and only available with Sun and Sound Package
- For Premium Luxury and Sport models, included with Platinum Package
- For V-Series models, included and only available with Premium Package
- V Performance Package is now available on Sport models, and remains standard on V-Series models
- Still includes Magnetic Ride Control and Performance suspension
- For Sport models:
- Require Brembo V Performance front brakes
- Includes Mechanical limited-slip differential
- Not available with all-wheel drive
- For V-Series models, includes Electronic limited-slip differential
- Driver Awareness Plus Package (without Super Cruise) no longer contains Head-Up Display, still includes
- Following Distance Indicator
- Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning
- IntelliBeam headlights
The updates and changes described here are specific to the U.S. market and may be different for other markets.
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