Thursday, November 17, 2011

Cadillac XTS

Cadillac XTS
The new luxury sedan from Cadillac XTS has now been presented at the LA Auto Show the production version.

Came the concept study of the luxury liner, which debuted in Detroit in 2010, still with a 345-hp hybrid system consisting of 3.6-liter V6 and electric motor and lithium-ion battery, therefore, it has slimmed down considerably XTS-series . What remains is your 3.6-liter gasoline engine with 300 hp and 358 Nm of torque. Electric motor? None. After all, the sharp look of the Cadillac XTS trial was allowed to keep the production version.

Cadillac XTS with plenty of space and optional all-wheel

Mercedes E-Class or BMW 5 Series - wants to compete with the competition, Cadillac. Compared to competitors it offers even claims to over 10 inches more legroom. And even with luggage will offer the Cadillac XTS with 507 liters of cargo space defy his colleagues. It ranks the 5.13 meter long XTS (width 1.851 m, height 1.501 meters) well within the area of the Mercedes S-Class.

In order to do justice to his status as a luxury liner, built the Cadillac Magnetic Ride, stability and traction control, ABS, Brembo brakes and optional all-wheel-drive. 19-inch alloy wheels are standard equipment, there are 20-inch model at an additional cost.

New operating system in the XTS

For the internal values​​, the XTS upgraded with the new voice-controlled operating system CUE (Cadillac User Experience) from. Up to ten external devices can be integrated using the CUE - it even recognizes gestures and interacts via a touchscreen with proximity sensor. So Cadillac has made ​​the tangle of knobs and switches on the center console, finished off. Only seven buttons emblazoned there, along with an LCD screen.

In terms of assistance systems, the Caddy holds one collision warning with auto-prepared emergency braking, lane departure warning and adaptive cruise control. Launch of the Cadillac XTS is in spring 2012.

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