Appearance:
The new Volvo S60 has changed the appearance of the old models and has the characteristics of moderation. The application of the latest family elements in this new car not only looks more elegant, but also adds a little agility. The new Volvo S60 has become more attractive after replacing the latest family-style "Raytheon Hammer" headlights. With bright black polka-dot grille and bright silver chrome decoration on the outer ring, the luxury temperament is unobstructed.
On the side of the car body, Volvo S60' s double waistline design style has lower visual effect and more elegant posture. At the rear, the new Volvo S60 adopts a design style similar to S90. The C-tail light group and the exhaust layout on both sides add a sense of layering and movement to the whole tail.
The arrival of Cadillac CT5 has refreshed people's views on American sports cars. It turns out that a model who has adjusted her style and exercise can have such beautiful lines. On the front face, the Cadillac CT5 adopts a shield-shaped mesh air intake grille and has been blackened. The headlight group adopts an open-angle design similar to the new BMW 3 Series, with LED headlights as standard. The Cadillac family's "teary-eyed headlights" are also very good.
The Cadillac CT5 on the side of the car body adopts a slip-back design, and the design of duck tail and multiple three-dimensional waistlines enhances the feeling of American muscle sports car, which is full of sports atmosphere with the exhaust layout on both sides.
Appearance summary:
From the appearance, the new Volvo S60 and Cadillac CT5 both adopt the latest family design, one is classical and elegant, the other is pure in sports. What's better, the two cars also provide two sets of appearance kits for consumers to choose from, which can meet the needs of different consumers to a greater extent.
Interior:
The new Volvo S60 doesn't have too many grandiose parts in the interior design, and maintains the consistent Nordic simple style, but it has to be mentioned that the Volvo family's "safe and healthy" car concept. Not only in terms of materials, the new Volvo S60 adopts environmentally-friendly materials from car paint, interior materials and seat filler, but more importantly, the new Volvo S60 also comes standard with IAQS intelligent air system and CZIS cockpit pre-purification system, which can filter out particles. In terms of configuration, the new Volvo S60 is also equipped with rich configurations such as car networking and intelligent voice recognition control system, and its technological modeling is not backward at all.
The interior of Cadillac CT5 is wrapped in a large number of leather materials, which is excellent in both touch and texture. The three-position sports steering wheel also has a perforated design at three or nine o'clock, so you can feel it when you go up a storey. However, the instrument of Cadillac CT5 still adopts the design of LCD+traditional pointer, and even the high-profile models are not equipped with full LCD instrument panel, which is a bit regrettable. However, the 10 inch floating central control panel has built-in CUE interconnection system and OnStar service, and also supports the interconnection between Baidu CarLife and Apple CarPlay mobile phones. In addition, the new car also provides OTA upgrade, and its functions are still very rich.
Internal summary:
The interior performance of the new Volvo S60 is superior, which not only integrates the environmental protection and health concept of the Volvo family, but also does a good job in technology configuration and luxury. On the other hand, the Cadillac CT5 is somewhat unsatisfactory.
As far as motivation is concerned:
The new Volvo S60 is equipped with a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine, but its power adjustment is different according to different models. Among them, the T3 version of the engine has the maximum power 120 kw( 163 kph) and the maximum torque of 265nm. The maximum power of T4 engine is 140 kW (190 HP) and the maximum torque is 300 Nm. The maximum power of T5 engine 184 kW (250 HP) and the maximum torque are 350 Nm. The transmission part is matched with an 8-speed automatic manual transmission.
Cadillac CT5 is also equipped with a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine with unified power. The maximum power of the engine reaches 177 kW(24 1 HP), the maximum torque reaches 350 Nm, and the transmission is matched with 10 speed automatic manual transmission.
Power supply overview:
In terms of power output, although both of them provide engines with a displacement of 2.0 liters, Volvo S60 gives consumers more choices than Cadillac CT5, and it also has a new energy vehicle version; The Cadillac CT5 will carry the movement to the end. Although its dynamic parameters are weaker than the original ATS-L, its thermal efficiency has become better.
Summary:
The appearance of the new Volvo S60 and Cadillac CT5 has added two more powerful competitors to the market segment of medium-sized luxury cars. Compared with BBA, the future preferential strength of the two will obviously be better. If you are not interested in BBA series products and have certain requirements on face value and configuration, then the new Volvo S60 will be a good choice. And if you are more athletic and dissatisfied with the power level of the new BMW 3 Series, then Cadillac CT5 is more suitable for you.
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