Based on the review, I would agree that the Model S is in a totally different class in every way.
According to the reviewer, the CT-6 is smaller, performs worse, has worse navigation, tech -- well worse everything.
To add insult to injury, the Caddy even has a higher base price -- $75K v $69.5K!
Not sure why he even bothered to do a review. He did take both cars for long distance drives though -- it's right there in the review.
First I agree the Model S is a superior car. But the CT6 is missing from that review.
The reviewer is simply wrong about certain things, which is puzzling. I've driven the PHEV and the interior size is not different than the other variants EXCEPT the trunk space, which is indeed much smaller. The PHEV lacks: AWD/AWS/MagSusp/rear-reclining/Super Cruise. The CT6 PHEV is too much like a Euro or Asian PHEV driveline. It might be better than MB/Audi/Volvo/Etc driveline, but it's not as good as a Volt or ELR driveline. It has the same unpredictable pause you run into when passing that you find in nearly all PHEVs, just not as bad. Unacceptable IMO. My wife picked up the ICE version instead after driving both.
All the CT6's are indeed significantly larger inside than the Model S, especially in the rear seat. 6'1" passengers wearing a racing helmet fit fine. I loaded up 4 adults and went full gonzo around an AutoX course, cutting times that were pissing off some sports cars. The AWS makes the car handle like a champ in tight stuff even with the nannies in FULL OFF mode.
What is missing from the Tesla lineup is rear seat amenities. The rear 5-mode massage seats that are AC/Heat/reclining have 270° retractable privacy curtains, individual retractable HDTV infotainment, 120v/USB/12v power, rear area specific sunroof, storage areas (and ashtrays? really?). The list is long.
But the NAV? I have no idea what he's talking about. Just like the ZR1 and other HUD GMs, I can put the NAV in the HUD, and also do completely hands-free NAV instructions. I can say "there's a restaurant on the Huntington Beach pier, I don't know the name. If it is open now, can you load the directions?" Or I can use Google Maps. Or Apple Maps. Or click on a link, email, text address from your phone or center display.
The main feature of the NAV is I don't have to take my eyes off the road or hands off the wheel.
As far as the driver goes, it has configurable HUD/Cluster/Center, CP/AA, multi-mode AWD, individual magnetic suspension, all wheel steering that maps out to the stability control and driver mode, 360° Bird's-Eye view with recorder, wide-view digital rearview mirror, 34 speaker sound, forward and reverse AEB, cross-traffic, pedestrian, blind-spot, excellent long range thermal night vision (best), etc, etc, etc.
And now it has Super Cruise.
Why he ignored virtually all the CT6 PHEV features and dimensions is something you'd have to ask him. How did he miss the HUD Nav and 360 view? I can sort of understand 'hidden features' like the massage seats. Didn't the Night Vision icon get him curious? What did he think the rear HDTV screens were, airline trays? The rearview mirror is impossible not to notice. Did he even accidentally look at the back seats?
