Vehicle
Cadillac XTS
The front-drive saloon that replaced both the DTS and the STS, on an Epsilon II floorpan stretched for the job — so despite the size it is diagnosed as a large front-drive car, not as a rear-drive one. HiPer Strut front suspension and Magnetic Ride Control are what its handling and its ride complaints turn on, and the Vsport's twin-turbo 3.6 LF3 is a different engine from the naturally aspirated LFX beside it, with its own charge-air, wastegate and high-pressure fuel behaviour. Like the DTS it was widely bodied as a livery car and hearse, so mileage tells you little.
Generations
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First generation 2012–2019
CUE infotainment arrives here, and its capacitive touch panel delaminating is one of the commonest non-mechanical complaints on the car.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- GM Epsilon II
- Engines
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- 3.6 V6 — LFX · petrol · 227 kW (304 hp) · 358 Nm (264 lb-ft)
- 3.6 twin-turbo V6 — LF3 · petrol · 306 kW (410 hp) · 500 Nm (369 lb-ft) · Vsport
- 2.0 turbo — LTG · petrol · 198 kW (266 hp)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed 6T70 automatic · 6-speed 6T75 automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · All-wheel drive
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