How BMW and Cadillac Compare: The Models

The best way to compare Cadillac and BMW is simple: Take a look at the luxury cars they've put out on the market. Both brands have impressive lineups, but you'll find more variety with BMW.
Cadillac offers a handful of luxury sedans and SUVs, while BMW goes a few steps further. In addition to its sedans and Sports Activity Vehicles® (SAVs®), the brand offers coupes and convertibles as well. Its lineup includes a far vaster selection of BMW M performance models compared to Cadillac.
Some of the most popular models in the BMW lineup include:
- BMW 2 Series
- BMW 3 Series
- BMW 5 Series
Welcome to Interior Luxury: A Journey Inside
The interior may be the most important part of any luxury vehicle. After all, it's the place where you'll spend all your time behind the wheel! Many BMW and Cadillac models offer optional leather, wood, and metal accents that add suave, distinctive style to every surface.
BMW cars have some extra tricks up their sleeves as well. Some models feature available Glass Controls, a handmade, diamond-cut glass crystal trim from Swarovski. These elegant pieces plate the gear shifter, the iDrive Controller, and even the start/stop button for a more luxurious experience.
Our favorite BMW feature has to be the Panoramic Sky Lounge LED Roof, available in many of the larger models from the brand. It lets you illuminate and accentuate the panoramic moonroof in brilliant shades of LED light! Cadillac lacks such a stunning interior feature.
BMW Bests Cadillac in Performance and MPGe
We mentioned earlier that BMW has a wider variety of performance cars, and it's true. But BMW offers one more not-so-hidden advantage: The brand itself is performance-inspired, and all the models it puts out are tuned for sporty driving dynamics. Cadillac simply cannot say the same.
For instance, many BMW cars offer rear-wheel drive as a standard feature, a nod to the brand's sporty heritage. Available performance brakes, suspensions, and differentials will help deliver the thrills.
BMW also leads the way in plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) technology. Most of its sports sedans and Sports Activity Vehicles® are available with plug-in hybrid powertrains, and the brand even offers all-electric models! While Cadillac is hard at work on electrification, it lacks a portfolio quite like BMW.
Is BMW Better Than Cadillac?
We stress to our Kingsport and Johnson City readers that no brand is objectively better than another. It's all a matter of the character, style, and performance you'll want to see from your new luxury car.
Unlike Cadillac, though, BMW offers models more tuned for performance as well as many plug-in hybrid models. The brand also offers exclusive style features that Elizabethton and Bristol, TN, drivers won't get anywhere else. If you want to see them with your own eyes, stop by our showroom.
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