r/Cadillac • u/PerfectBlueRequiem • 2d ago
Imbalanced Comparison - CT5 vs Malibu
Not here to share an opinion just to shake up a common ethos for individuals comparing Chevrolet offerings with Cadillac; particularly the comparison between the Chevy Malibu & Cadillac CT5. Considering the fact that the two are not even built on the same GM platform (Epsilon vs Alpha 2), and the driving dynamics are not all that similar - I would love to get a better idea of why anyone feels that these two vehicles are comparable.
I hear it all the time from Euro fanboys and auto vloggers that review the CT5 with a bias against GM products.
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u/PerfectBlueRequiem 1d ago
If that rhetoric is aimed at the quality of "materials" then I cannot argue against that point, but from a design aspect I would have to disagree.
A CT may not be leaps and bounds more luxurious than a Malibu but it is luxury none the less. By way of material quality, I will say that they are certainly comparable - but does that speak to the lack of effort on Caddy's part, or the level of care on Chevy's?
E.g. Porsche, Audi, and VW all share parts and their material quality is comparable, but no one steps into a Porsche and says, "Ew why is this the same infotainment system as the Jetta?"...