Cadillac XTS

[wesride]

The Cadillac XTS is an upcoming full-sized luxury car from the Cadillac brand of General Motors. It is said to be based on an enlarged version of the Epsilon II platform. The XTS will replace both the DTS and the STS sedans. It will begin production in early 2012 at the Oshawa Assembly Plant. The XTS will be available with both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive.
[edit] XTS Platinum concept

General Motors exhibited a concept sedan called the XTS Platinum at the 2010 North American International Auto Show after privately unveiling the vehicle to automotive journalists on August 11, 2009.The concept is all wheel drive and is powered by a 3.6 L (220 cu in) V6 plug-in hybrid system estimated at 350 hp (260 kW). Its interior is based on hand cut-and-sewn materials and uses Organic Light-Emitting Diode (O-LED) displays in place of traditional gauges and screens.

[wesride]

Vinny, sorry for the Typo. For some reason, it won't let me change the title of the thread, only the contents. Change "Cadillax" to Cadillac.

[Vinny]

Fixed it, no problem. Thanks for adding these videos, first time I saw them. That back seat area looks larger than my house.

[Vinny]

I think this car is starting to win me over. I saw some pictures this week and it is starting to grow on me.

[Vinny]

The nice guys at Autoline did an interview with the had of GM at today's auto show. It starts about the 5 minute mark.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtYuC_2dkcA

[wesride]

Cadillac XTS to feature safety tech developed from autonomous vehicles (AutoBlog)

Five years ago, GM engineers, a variety of partner companies, and Carnegie Mellon University built a Chevrolet Tahoe that autonomously traversed 60 miles of urban traffic in less than six hours, taking home the DARPA Urban Challenge win. Later this year, some of that technology will make its way to production in the 2013 Cadillac XTS.

The list of active safety systems in the XTS is easily on par with what the Germans offer, including adaptive cruise control, intelligent brake assist, forward collision alert, automatic collision preparation, lane departure warning, blind spot alert and a heads up display (hit the jump for the full, exhaustive list).

The incorporation of all these systems is something GM is calling "sensor fusion," which combines multiple inputs and serious processing power to, in the words of Bakhtiar Litkouhi, GM Research and Development lab group manager for perception and vehicle control systems, "provide advisory, warning, and control interventions to help drivers avoid collisions and save lives."

It's also the first step in bringing both semi-autonomous and fully autonomous vehicles to market, something Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are all actively working on.

[wesride]

Cadillac XTS to feature safety tech developed from autonomous vehicles (AutoBlog)

Five years ago, GM engineers, a variety of partner companies, and Carnegie Mellon University built a Chevrolet Tahoe that autonomously traversed 60 miles of urban traffic in less than six hours, taking home the DARPA Urban Challenge win. Later this year, some of that technology will make its way to production in the 2013 Cadillac XTS.

The list of active safety systems in the XTS is easily on par with what the Germans offer, including adaptive cruise control, intelligent brake assist, forward collision alert, automatic collision preparation, lane departure warning, blind spot alert and a heads up display (hit the jump for the full, exhaustive list).

The incorporation of all these systems is something GM is calling "sensor fusion," which combines multiple inputs and serious processing power to, in the words of Bakhtiar Litkouhi, GM Research and Development lab group manager for perception and vehicle control systems, "provide advisory, warning, and control interventions to help drivers avoid collisions and save lives."

It's also the first step in bringing both semi-autonomous and fully autonomous vehicles to market, something Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are all actively working on.

[Vinny]

Here are some pictures of the Cadillac XTS that I took at the NY Auto Show.
http://www.cadillaccountryclub.com/b...s-for-the-xts/

http://www.cadillaccountryclub.com/b...-ny-auto-show/