Tested: 2020 Cadillac CT4 450T AWD Qualifies as Mediocre

The redesigned CT4 is quick in 450T guise, but weak handling and a lack of underhood refinement hold it back from challenging its German peers.

It only seems as if Cadillac has been struggling in the luxury compact segment since Antoine de la Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, founded Detroit in 1701. It hasn’t been quite that long, of course, but it has been nearly 40 years since the brand introduced the wrongheaded Chevy Cavalier–based Cimarron.

It took a few decades after that debacle for Cadillac to field a legitimate small luxury sedan—no, not the Catera. We’re talking about the rear-wheel-drive ATS of 2013. That’s really where the CT4’s story begins. Cadillac says its latest, smallest, and least expensive sedan is all-new, but that’s a bit of a stretch. It’s more a redo and refocusing of the ATS.

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