What is the Cadillac Catera?
The Cadillac Catera was a four-door sedan sold from 1997 to 2001. It brought a smaller car into Cadillac’s range alongside its larger luxury models. Based on the Opel Omega and built in Germany, it adapted a car developed for Europe for sale under Cadillac’s badge in North America.
The Catera used GM’s V-body platform and a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. Its more compact format gave Cadillac’s sedan range a different character from its traditionally larger models.
Generations
The Catera’s first and only generation ran from 1997 to 2001. Its European roots set it apart within Cadillac’s range, while its four-door body kept it firmly in the sedan family.
Engines and power
The Catera used a 3.0 L petrol engine. The US EPA lists four versions across the model years, while Canada’s NRCan listings include three.
How economical is the Cadillac Catera?
In the United States, the Catera’s best listed combined EPA rating is 19 MPG, with lowest listed consumption of 12.4 L/100 km. Canada’s NRCan figures give lowest consumption of 12.6 L/100 km on the 5-cycle test. Test procedures differ between the EPA in the United States, the 5-cycle method in Canada, and WLTP or NEDC in Europe, so figures from different markets are not directly equivalent.
Questions and answers
What years was the Cadillac Catera sold?
It was sold from 1997 to 2001.
What engine did the Catera use?
It used a 3.0 L petrol engine.
What is the Catera’s best combined EPA rating?
The best listed US combined rating is 19 MPG.
What Canadian fuel-consumption figure is listed?
The lowest listed NRCan figure is 12.6 L/100 km on the 5-cycle test.