There’s not much to concern you about Cadillac CTS safety. It comes well equipped with safety features including six airbags, traction control, stability control and Isofix anchor points in the rear seats. It also has uprated brakes as standard plus Xenon headlights which automatically adjust the headlamp direction for improved night-time driving visibility.

Given the considerable rump at the back of the CTS you’d be forgiven for thinking the boot is large, but with just 373 litres of space it lags behind equivalent rivals from Audi, Mercedes, Jaguar, BMW and Chrysler – all of which offer more than 500 litres. You can fit in a few suitcases or the odd set of golf clubs thanks to the fairly wide opening but that can’t disguise the fact that it’s relatively small compared to the alternatives.