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GM Authority recently received a message from a reader complaining that the Cadillac CT5 doesn’t offer heated rear seats. All in all, we can’t help but agree – this certainly seems like a bit of an oversight on the part of GM. Let’s dive into the specifics to examine exactly what’s going on here.
“I cannot understand why heated rear outboard seats are not available on any model of the CT5,” writes GM Authority reader Mark. “$100,000 Blackwing? Nope! Sorry!”
“You’re building Cadillacs not Chevettes,” Mark continues. “The CT5 is a sedan – many times it’s a family sedan. It’s important to me to provide my passengers with both comfort and convenience features that are standard features in many of the other vehicles produced by General Motors. This is why I haven’t traded in my 2017 CT6 for the CT5-V that I have had my eye on for years.”
While some folks might think Mark is overreacting a bit, we can’t help but agree with him. After all, every Cadillac crossover and SUV on the market today already offers heated second row seats, while neither of the Caddy sedans (CT4, CT5) offers the feature.
For example, the Cold Weather Package (RPO code Y19) is available on every trim of the XT4, and includes heated rear outboard seats (RPO code KA6). In the XT5, heated second-row outboard seats can be bundled with ventilated front seats, an in-vehicle air ionizer, and tri-zone automatic climate control. Heated second-row seats are also standard on the XT6 Premium Luxury and Sport, not to mention every trim level of the Escalade. Finally, heated rear seats are standard on the Lyriq Luxury and Sport trim levels.
Meanwhile, examining the various trim levels of the CT5 (as well as CT4) reveals that even the high-end models lack this feature. The absence of heated rear seats is a clear contrast to the extensive comfort and convenience features available in Caddy’s SUVs and crossovers.
Is Mark overreacting here, or is the lack of heated rear seats in Caddy’s sedan models a clear oversight on the part of GM?