Category: Compact Executive 
Price Range: No data available
Striking looks; high equipment levels; decent sound system; a lot of car for the money.
Unforgiving suspension; cabin quality unconvincing.
A bit of an oddball, but might just make sense if you hang on for the diesel engine - or alternatively, the CTS-V.
Six airbags are fitted as standard, including new two-stage, two-depth front airbags that deploy at differing pressures and sizes according to front passenger seat position, crash severity and seatbelt usage. There's also full-length side curtain airbags.
Front seatbelt pre-tensioners, tyre pressure monitoring, traction and stability control, a limited-slip differential and adaptive bi-xenon front headlights, plus a pedestrian-protecting bonnet which raises on impact to protect the unfortunate person from the hard engine underneath are standard.
