The Cadillac CT6 is Almost There

Confession Time: I have a slight bias for Cadillacs.  When I was a kid, our first really "nice" car was  a 1983 Cadillac Sedan De Ville.  It had a burgundy exterior and interior and was light years away from the blue Chevy Impala before it.  When my dad brought it home, I remember sitting in it and saying, "I feel rich!"

"Oh shut up," said my sister.

Fast forward to today and I've been rooting for them to succeed since the whole Art and Science theme came into existence.

The large platform of the CT6 really takes their styling to a new level.  It's low and wide and it really has road presence.  I've seen quite few on the streets of Manhattan and I always have to stop and stare until it's out of sight.  The front end, particularly the grille and those lights, has just the right amount of aggressive styling that says, "Get out of the way, peasant."  I love this particular wheel design as well.  They really fit the car.

But it's the rear that disappoints me.  I know they are trying to hold onto their vertical tail lights, but the little kink that folds over the top of the rear fender kind of ruins the effect.  Plus, they're just too fat and blobby.  A more refined set of tail lights would have looked classier.  It's almost like they had to compromise for some reason.  Hopefully the update (inspired by the Escala concept) gives it more attitude.