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It's Official: The Cadillac XTS

First image surfaces, seemingly by accident, on Cadillac's own website.

By Joshua Condon Nov 10, 2011 2:47PM
Earlier this week, Cadillac posted this image of the production-ready XTS sedan on its own consumer-facing website. The picture was quickly yanked, but as nothing every truly goes away on the Internet, the image of the 2013 model-year replacement for the DTS/STS was circulated widely enough that Cadillac copped to the shot representing the production version of the stunning concept sedan.

It's big, it's beautiful, it comes with Caddy's new Cue infotainment system. The image you're looking at is the sedan itself; click past the jump to see a top-to-bottom comparo with the concept.

Photo by Cadillac.
Image courtesy of Cadillac.
[Source: General Motors.]

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The Beltway
Nov 15, 2011 5:22AM
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Looks nice to me.  When is the 556 HP V8 from the CTS going to be offered?  Never?  Too bad.
Nonya Biznez
Nov 14, 2011 10:44AM
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The headlights in the concept are more exciting, the production version is a little plain in comparison.
Troy Monroe (great_life)
Nov 14, 2011 7:17AM
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It looks the same to me, I don't see any big changes.Eye-rolling
insert random name
Nov 14, 2011 5:52AM
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@Annatar,

 

I wasn't necessarily disagreeing with his statement.  I was only pointing out his ignorant bias.  Why would he complain about the XTS styling being similar to another company but say nothing in the articles about the new Honda CR-V or Toyota Camry which are obvious copies of the Kia Sportage and Saturn Ion respectively.  Looking back on it, he was obviously making a trolling comment and I shouldn't even have wasted my time.

Annatar
Nov 14, 2011 5:09AM
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So any company that copies the styling of another company has no talent?
Absolutely! What do you think!?! Copying another company means:

"we are so unimaginative and incapable of innovating that we had to resort to copying a competitor."

It is defeat. It is shame. There is no honor in such an act.
Karl .... (justphua)
Nov 13, 2011 8:42AM
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Depending on the pricing I could find a better deal in a Hyundai Equus. Better looking, better service, lower maintenance cost, and probably more reliable.
information
Nov 13, 2011 5:35AM
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its styling is very much LaCrosse-esque but considering that car is popular with the 45 and under crowd this vehicle will position GM nicely for the near future...

 

just wish GM would have keep the innovative head-light design of the concept... also rear LED lighting at the outer bottom portion of the rear bumper is what's neXt (not f'in reflectors)

george the guy who waxes cars
Nov 12, 2011 4:47PM
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This is not a cady, it looks too much like a buick.  So long as sheeple keep buying into gm's lies, and settling gor second rate vehicles; then gm the uaw and the obamanater will continue to poll the wool over our eyes. 

It is a crying shame that the big three cant build a car or truck that can out last the asian cars.

 

Jay Murph
Nov 12, 2011 9:51AM
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A normal CTS + a dose of LaCrosse-esque bulbousness = XTS
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