If you had to choose between an Acura RL or Cadillac CTS?

I have a pretty tough decision to make.

I leased my first vehicle, a 2005 Acura RL, 3 years ago.
That lease is about up. I gotta say that the Acura was the
first luxury car I ever drove in, and not surprisingly, the best
experience I have ever had with an automobile. It rides like
a dream -- especially for the S-AWD that sends power where
needed to individual wheels.

I was about ready to slip into a 2008 Acura RL until just
for kicks I tested a LOADED 2008 Acura CTS with the 304HP
engine.

I was very, very impressed with the test drive, but even
more impressed with the car's interior. Where the Acura RL
has sort of become "bland" for me, the CTS looks very HIP!

The problem with the CTS is that it lacks bluetooth and S-AWD.
The bluetooth is a very big deal for me and I can see it's going
to become an expensive dealer install once it shortly becomes
available.

Anyhow....

I'm torn between the two cars. I know what I have with the
Acura. The company is hard to beat as far as quality is concerned.
The RL was a solid car that you felt you could drive forever without
a problem.

I was so impressed with Acura I swore I'd never buy American again,
but here I am looking at a Cadillac. I don't know enough about
their reputation as of late, but something must be going right if the
car recently won Motor Trend's Automobile of the Year.

Lease wise, the CTS is $30 more a month with about $130 more
out of pocket down. The reason CTS is an expensive lease over
the RL is because the RL isn't moving as much and Acura is pricing
it low these days.

So, there I am. Could use some expert advice on which car
I should lease for the next 3 years. I am highly satisfied with
the ride of the RL (plus it has bluetooth), but after 36 months find
it bland compared to the CTS.

Re: If you had to choose between an Acura RL or Cadillac CTS?

Thanks for the advice thus far.

Dave, the CTS is indeed AWD. The Acura is S-AWD,
which throws power to specific wheels as needed.

Not sure how much of a difference is there.

Re: If you had to choose between an Acura RL or Cadillac CTS?

David,

Interesting point.

What are the major problems you see with the NAV system on
the CTS compared to the RL?

I also take it that the Bose system in the CTS doesn't sound nearly
as good as the Bose system in the RL?