Remember those cars that Cadillac was famous for, the 1959 Eldorado, the 1963 Seville, the 1976 Coupe Deville? All of them were huge, they were basically boats on wheels, especially the 1976 Coupe Deville. This is what made Cadillac the standard of the world, full-size luxury vehicles. Sadly, after the oil crisis of 1973 and the post 1976 downsized cars; Cadillac lost it's shine. They became known for as an old people car, a lost jewel.
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| It's a Cavalier! No wait, what? It's a Caddy? Oh dear God... |
The death of Cadillac continued as their cars lost quality, it mostly had to do with stalled engines and poorly made transmissions. As the 80's passed, so did the 90's, by the year 2000 GM was seriously thinking of ditching the Caddies. Fortunately enough they kept the brand and stated that Cadillac will start making cars using the "Art and Science" ideology. By the way why are we writting about the lousy times that Cadillac had? Well it's simple, the brand's history highly reflects the cars that they make today, including the all-new XTS. You see the "Art and Science" ideology is what gave birth to the Cadillac CTS series, a car that basically put the brand back on the map. Sales of the CTSs were very impressive, and it's not the numbers that prove it, but also the quality of the car. And with success, Cadillac decided to give the same treatment to it's full-size and compact car lineup. Thus they released the XTS, to replace the low selling DTS and STS.
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| Cadillac's new flag ship, it's big, roomy and stunningly beautiful, the modern equivalent of the Cadillac Coupe Deville? Maybe. |
What to expect from the new XTS? Well I can promise a unique beautiful car, that highly resembles the path that they took with the CTS. I can promise top notch quality, as much as her German competitors; if not, even better quality. That the interior will wrap around you like a million dollar blanket, that the car will out perform the Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. I am not writing that because I want to believe that, I'm writing that because that's what Cadillac promised us.
Just by the looks of it, the first thing a car lover wants to do is stare, staring for hours looking at every angle at every curve. Her crown is her grill, that is topped off with a huge Cadillac emblem. Her headlights are heavily influenced by her older smaller sister, the Cadillac CTS. Running across to the back, and you go back in time without sacrificing the looks of a 21st century vehicle. in other words it resembles to the taillights that Cadillac put on their cars between 1965 to 1977. Although now they have LED lighting, hence the 21st century twist.
The wheel base allows the wheels to flare out a bit, giving it the impression that its grabbing the road for dear life. Under the hood will be a 3.6L V6 making 300 horsepower and 264 pound-feet of torque. It's also going to be front wheel drive, which is better for us Canadians, since we have winter. Unfortunatly Americans are not too fond about that, wait until they find out that it's going to be made in Canada! There will be also a couple of bells and whistles from the V-series. Security, gadgets and the new CUE, which is Cadillac's version of the Ford Sync. Also Cadillac will implement the magnetic suspension to this machine, that will give the XTS an amazing ride. May I mention that Ferrari looked up to Cadillac to perfect their own suspension? So expect alot when it comes to riding this car. Motor Trend can explain more:
In the end there is no doubt that the XTS will sell, with high quality and performance it's for sure people will like or even love this car. If this is not true than the world is becoming a mad place! So Cadillac, when can we get the XTS-V?
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| XTS' Front fascia is unique to Cadillac's design language... |
Just by the looks of it, the first thing a car lover wants to do is stare, staring for hours looking at every angle at every curve. Her crown is her grill, that is topped off with a huge Cadillac emblem. Her headlights are heavily influenced by her older smaller sister, the Cadillac CTS. Running across to the back, and you go back in time without sacrificing the looks of a 21st century vehicle. in other words it resembles to the taillights that Cadillac put on their cars between 1965 to 1977. Although now they have LED lighting, hence the 21st century twist.
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| Slim, tall and retro looking tail lights, with the LED, hence the 21st century twist! |
The wheel base allows the wheels to flare out a bit, giving it the impression that its grabbing the road for dear life. Under the hood will be a 3.6L V6 making 300 horsepower and 264 pound-feet of torque. It's also going to be front wheel drive, which is better for us Canadians, since we have winter. Unfortunatly Americans are not too fond about that, wait until they find out that it's going to be made in Canada! There will be also a couple of bells and whistles from the V-series. Security, gadgets and the new CUE, which is Cadillac's version of the Ford Sync. Also Cadillac will implement the magnetic suspension to this machine, that will give the XTS an amazing ride. May I mention that Ferrari looked up to Cadillac to perfect their own suspension? So expect alot when it comes to riding this car. Motor Trend can explain more:
In the end there is no doubt that the XTS will sell, with high quality and performance it's for sure people will like or even love this car. If this is not true than the world is becoming a mad place! So Cadillac, when can we get the XTS-V?
