The light is dying out – at least for American sedans. For a long time, they were the most popular way to ferry your family around in the United States, and every American automaker had at least one sedan on offer. More often than not, companies such as the ones that make up the Detroit Big Three had several to choose from at any given time. However, that’s all changed in recent years.

In 2024, only six American sedans remain on the market. But even that number is changing, as the Chevrolet Malibu is getting the ax after the 2024 model year. Other American-made sedans we’ve said goodbye to in recent years include the Chrysler 300, which we bade farewell to at the end of last year.

So, that leaves us with just five home-grown sedans going into 2025. With some nostalgia at play, CarBuzz has curated a list of every remaining American sedan that will go on into the 2025 model year. Read on to see what the four-door car market looks like in the USA today.

All pricing information, specs, and features have been sourced from the respective manufacturer websites. As far as possible, we have used specs and pricing pertaining to 2025 cars, and starting prices exclude destination fees. We list entrants in no particular order.

Cadillac CT4

$34,995 Starting Price

First up on our list of American sedans is the Cadillac CT4, a compact luxury sedan. The CT4 came about in 2019 as the entry-level model in Cadillac’s then-new “Y” trim strategy, an effort to simplify their model lineup. The CT4 also directly replaces the Cadillac ATS sedan, which was discontinued back in 2019. Interestingly, the CT4-V, the hot version of the CT4, was introduced four months prior to the standard grade, as Cadillac assumed (correctly) consumers would be more interested in the V-line CT4 than the standard grade.

We’ve outlined the CT4’s base specs in the table above, but the CT4 also has a second engine option in its mid-range trim: a 2.7-liter turbo-four with 310 hp and 350 lb-ft of torque. The CT4 comes in two other levels of American power, each with its own set of specs, and while these aren’t entirely different sedans going into 2025, each is a different model worth mentioning.

First, is the aforementioned CT4-V, which bumps the power ratings up to 325 horsepower and 380 lb-ft of torque, courtesy of the 2.7-liter mill. That will hustle the sedan to 60 mph in 4.8 seconds. If you want even more oomph, you can go for the CT4-V Blackwing, which boasts a 3.6-liter twin-turbo V6 putting out 472 horses and 445 lb-ft of torque. Using this bomb of a motor, you can get the CT4-V Blackwing from 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds easily, and on to a top speed of 189 mph – and you get to row your own gears while doing so, something else that’s becoming increasingly rare in the US.

Cadillac CT5

$47,595 Starting Price

Next up, we have the Cadillac CT5, the CT4’s slightly bigger brother. Much like the CT4, the CT5 came from Cadillac’s 2020 model line shake-up, and replaced the outgoing Cadillac CTS, one of their more popular models of the 2000s and 2010s. The CT5 occupies the mid-size sedan category, sitting at roughly the same size as a BMW 5 Series even thoough it traditionally competes with the smaller 3 Series. The CT5 was supposed to be Caddy’s mid-range sedan model, between the CT4 and the CT6. However, the CT6 was canceled early on in its life cycle.

Not surprisingly, the CT5 also offers a choice between three powertrains, much like its little brother, the CT4. AT base level, you’re only getting 237 hp and 258 lb-ft from a turbo four-pot. However, you can upgrade mid-way through the lineup to a 3.0-liter V6 with 335 hp and 400 lb-ft. This engine is also found in the spicier CT5-V variant, which comes with 360 hp, 405 lb-ft, and a mid-four-second benchmark sprint. The most power you can get in a CT5 comes courtesy of the CT5-V Blackwing, which utilizes a supercharged, 6.2-liter V8 that makes 668 horsepower and 659 lb-ft of torque. This means a 0-60 mph time of 3.4 seconds, and a top speed of a whopping 209 mph. This magnificent sedan is also the lat manual, RWD sedan with a V8 left in the US.

Dodge Charger SixPack Four-Door

$40,000 Starting Price (Estimated)

The next-gen Charger has been confirmed as both a two and four-door model – as well as an EV named the Dodge Charger Daytona. As we know, the V8 is going the way of the American sedan. With it, the Dodge Charger as we knew it, fell by the wayside, alongside the Dodge Challenger. While the Challenger remains a memory, Dodge announced the return of the Charger earlier this year to mixed reactions – especially when the word “electric” was uttered in relation to it. The Charger Daytona looks to be every inch of American muscle, despite its electric propulsion, and its 670-hp powertrain and 3.3-second claimed benchmark sprint will hopefully convince the masses.

As for the gas-powered Charger SixPack models, these will be available with two engine options, with a standard output of 420 horsepower and a higher-output 550-hp option. Torque figures and 0-60 sprint times are still under wraps, but regardless, we’re thrilled the nameplate soldiers on.

Tesla Model S

$74,990 Starting Price

Tesla has been synonymous with electric vehicles for over a decade now and their sales constituted over half of all electric vehicles purchased in the United States as of 2023. Whatever your opinion of the company or its products is, there’s no arguing with figures like that. The Model S is the brand’s sedan offering, and like the other sedans on this list, comes in two flavors: mild, or spicy.

At base level, the Model S is quick and potent, with 670 hp from a dual-motor setup. However, you can opt for the ludicrously-powerful Plaid grade, which ups the power to 1,020 hp, which sees the sedan hurtle towards 60 mph in just under two seconds. Unlike other automakers, Tesla doesn’t make annual updates to its cars, and the model years tend to run together with random refreshes and upgrades coming into play whenever Tesla feels like it. Thus, it’s difficult to judge what a 2025 Tesla Model S will cost or whether it will be any different to the 2024 model.

Lucid Air

$69,900 Starting Price

Finally, the newest entrant on the list comes from the American company, Lucid. Going toe-to-toe with Tesla, this home-brewed company makes electric vehicles, and the Air is one of our favorite electric sedans on the market at present. The Air was Lucid’s first mass-produced car introduced to the US market for 2022. It’s the brand’s answer to the Tesla Model S, and offers incredible value through long range and potent powertrains.

Much like the Tesla Model S, the Air comes with a few different powertrain options. At base level, a single-motor, rear-wheel drive setup is standard kit for the Air’s Pure grade. As you move through the model lineup, you’ll get to choose from models with as much as 521 miles of range, or a casual 819 hp in the Grand Touring. At the top of the range sits the Air Sapphire which packs a 1,234-hp punch and will run the 0-60 gauntlet even quicker than the Model S Plaid. You can also get up to a top speed of 235 mph with its tri-motor, all-wheel drive setup – but you’ll need a quarter of a million dollars to do so.

What Happened To The American Sedan?

Some would say that Automakers have gone to extreme measures in recent years to feed into consumer demand. What customers want has changed significantly – as has the demands of the eco-friendly world. The result is the culling of certain cars and downsizing on combustion engines. How has this contributed to the demise of the sedan?

For one, the rise of crossovers and SUVs has been a major killer for small cars and sedans alike. A couple of decades ago, SUVs were still built on truck frames, and their ride quality reflected this. So, that means the sedan was the only comfortable means of family transportation. As the years went on and SUVs became softer and more car-like, the demand for sedans began to drop due to the crossover’s more practical nature.

As for American sedans specifically, consumers began to notice the lack of quality in American cars compared to, say, Japanese or European-made sedans. This phenomenon began cropping up in the mid-1970s, when the members of the Detroit Big Three started to become overwhelmed by the endless pursuit of cheapness. The obsession never stopped and has been going on for decades, and as the die-hard American buyers began to fade away or reluctantly switch to foreign-made cars, the domestic sedan market began to die. Nowadays, for example, Ford doesn’t make a single sedan anymore, and neither will Chevrolet after this year.

There’s also something to be said for American manufacturers that focus on the type of cars Americans want – and, statistically, that’s pickup trucks and SUVs. It stands to reason that American automakers would then focus on the vehicles they know will sell well. But there are whispers of Americans beginning to choose sedans over crossovers recently, and fortunately there are these excellent four-doors still on the market.

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