Do you remember when American car companies made the best sedans? Today GM more or less admitted that, when it comes to full-size sedans that carry a family of five comfortably, their only solution at the moment is to sell you an SUV or crossover. This new XTS concept is the company's attempt to right that wrong.
It's long and sleek, yet quite big inside.
While Cadillac adamantly insists the XTS is a concept car and not necessarily intended for production, it's size and overall style point to what a 2013 model might look like. Industry insiders expect that the XTS will replace both the Cadillac STS (introduced in 2005) and DTS (introduced in 2006).
As with the CTS-V Coupe, everything forward of the A-pillars was lifted straight from the CTS-V Sedan and mated to the Cadillac Sport Wagon's body. Not everything is the same, of course. The show special you see here features a new rear fascia with a special roof-edge spoiler and integrated third brake light, all of which are unique to the concept and could see production in the future. The car is finished in the same Midnight Silver paint as the Sixteen Concept, augmented by special Liquid Silver wheels and a Black Chrome grille.
The 2011 CTS-V Coupe begins production in the summer of 2010 as Photos
Cadillac is already displaying a 2011 model, the CTS-V coupe. The equation is: V goodness, mixed with killer features, all stirred in the the coupe bodystyle that was revealed last month at the LA Auto Show. The CTS-V coupe will debut at the Detroit Auto Show next week, and we’re quite sure Cadillac has high expectations for this speed and luxury sedan. The two-door version looks damn sexy from where I’m standing, and the first thing to mention is: Germans, be warned, you got serious competition on your hands from Cadillac. The one-inch wider track at the rear axle is the biggest difference from the original CTS-V body, as well as lower marginal mass. Under the hood, the CTS-V coupe from Cadillac is powered by a SA V8 engine, supercharged of course for your pumping delight at 556-horsepower. The choice of a manual or automatic six-speed gearbox is yours. All in all a good looking car with fabulous specs, a cool add-on to get would be the Recaro seats and deluxe sports-gearbox. Enjoy the pictures and more details in due time.
2010 Cadillac CTS Coupe – Rival For 3 Series Coupe Or Audi A5?
It seems that the Cadillac CTS sedan’s success made the guys from General Motors hope again, despite the fact that were bankrupt recently, they want to launch an attack to the German competition via the new 2011 Cadillac CTS. The road version of the Cadillac CTS Coupe concept is expected to make it’s debut at 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show’s floor, in December. Inspired by the lines of the highly-appreciated Cadillac Converj Concept, shown at Detroit 2009, the new model is a 2+2 seats coupe, which has plans to vie with the cream of the crop of the premium coupes Audi A5 Coupe, BMW 3 Series Coupe, Mercedes E Class Coupe or Infinity G37 Coupe. Compared to the Cadillac CTS sedan, the coupe is 2 inches shorter and 2 inches lower, adopting an imposing design – the Cadillac officials say that, despite it is derived from the sedan, the coupe only has few elements borrowed from it (the gauges, the central console, headlights and the front grill). In US, Cadillac CTS Coupe will be available with the direct injection 3.6-liter V6 304 HP engine, coupled to a 6 speed manual gearbox. Optionally, you can choose for the Driver Shift Control automatic transmission (with controls on the steering wheel for the sequential mode) and for all-wheel drive. The next engine is set to drop later and it will equip the top version of the CTS-V Coupe: a 6.2-liter V8 and 556 HP (the same on the Cadillac CTS-V). In conclusion, the Americans “think big.”
2010 Cadillac XTS Platinum Concept At Detroit 2010 – Caddy Limo Video Cadillac’s brilliance seems to lie in this new sedan, yet presented only as a concept: XTS Platinum will replace the models with a very modest success, STS / DTS. The new Cadillac XTS Platinum concept, had its world premiere at the Detroit Motor Show in 2010, and it is meant to be a futuristic personal office on wheels, combining the luxury with the latest in-car connectivity technology. The style is sober, but modern, continuing the angular style of the successful model Cadillac CTS in an elegant note. The individuality of XTS Platinum enhanced by the extension of the chrome grille, where the Cadillac logo has a lead role.
Lamp units, both in front and back, remain vertical, giving the impression that the car is wider and more spacious than it really is – an effect of the Cadillac brand-specific style called “Art & Science.” Even though we talk about of high-end of the Cadillac range, the car will be first sold in 2012, XTS is a limo placed somewhere between BMW 5 Series and 7 Series, GM abandoning the opulent ideas.
Still, the “opulence” is found at high-tech interior, which breathes the air of luxury and comfort, being furnished with leather and wood. The overall design is simple and sober, but in doesn’t lacks the cutting-edge technologies such, as OLED technology displays (Organic Light-Emitting Diode
The designers have minimized the number of buttons and commands, and when the car’s engine is stopped, the black-backgrounded displays are of – so it gives a very sober look for the interior, called “Dead Front”, which gives the car a special morgue, reminiscent of Cadillac limousines of long forgotten times. As propulsion, the Cadillac XTS Platinum will receive a plug-in hybrid system (PHEV – plug-in hybrid electric propulsion), the batteries of the electric motor can be recharged from an external power source. The associated heat engine is a direct-injection V6 that produces 350 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque. The 2012 XTX Platinum has a MRC suspension (Magnetic Ride Control), borrowed from the Corvette – controlled dampers using magneto-rheological technology, rapidly responding to the driving conditions. The all-wheel drive system is not missing, and it works in a combination with a sophisticated stability and traction control system, StabiliTrak. In conclusion, the 2012 Cadillac XTS Platinum Concept is not a jaw-braking car, but it manages to give the American brand them modern and luxury look. The production model will certainly have better prices than the European competition, but will be vigorously competed by the Asian models.
