{"id":1560,"date":"2009-10-24T21:54:51","date_gmt":"2009-10-25T02:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/?p=1560"},"modified":"2009-10-24T21:59:44","modified_gmt":"2009-10-25T02:59:44","slug":"expecting-the-sedan-the-cadillac-xts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/expecting-the-sedan-the-cadillac-xts\/","title":{"rendered":"Expecting THE Sedan: the Cadillac XTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cadillac has not released much actual news about the upcoming DTS\/STS replacement sedan.\u00a0 It may or may not be named &#8220;XTS&#8221;.\u00a0 The internal designation is probably GM 166.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1573\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1573\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1573  \" title=\"marika_sixteen_009\" src=\"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/marika_sixteen_009.jpg\" alt=\"2003 Cadillac Sixteen Concept\" width=\"502\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/marika_sixteen_009.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/marika_sixteen_009-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2003 Cadillac Sixteen Concept photo courtesy Marika Buchberger<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Logically, let&#8217;s look at what is likely:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Engine<\/strong>s:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Base model 3.6L DOHC DI V6, with 304 hp.\u00a0 Hybrid model to follow after release.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Performance Sedan: L99 6.2L V8 with 390 hp.\u00a0 The return of Active Fuel Management to Cadillac. AFM\u00a0Lifters in cylinders 1,4,6, and 7 and the AFM control system\u00a0enables V4 operation at engine operating conditions\u00a0where V4 mode is more efficient.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \t\t@page { margin: 0.79in } \t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chassis: <\/strong> Long wheel base Epsilon II w\/<strong> <\/strong>115&#8243; wheelbase<strong>, <\/strong>or 3&#8243; more rear leg room than the CTS sedan. FWD or optional AWD, so it should definitely be an all-season selection.\u00a0 Ultra-high strength steel in a premium chassis for super rigidity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interior: <\/strong>Hand stitched leather.<strong> <\/strong>Elegant, sweeping interior with infotainment system, and navigation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exterior<\/strong>:\u00a0 Styling hints from the Cadillac Sixteen concept.\u00a0 Love it or hate it elegance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pricing<\/strong>:\u00a0 US$45-$65K, with later Hybrid and Platinum lines at a premium.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cadillac has not released much actual news about the upcoming DTS\/STS replacement sedan.\u00a0 It may or may not be named &#8220;XTS&#8221;.\u00a0 The internal designation is probably GM 166. Logically, let&#8217;s look at what is likely: Engines: Base model 3.6L DOHC &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/expecting-the-sedan-the-cadillac-xts\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6,197],"tags":[7,63,863],"class_list":["post-1560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cadillac-news","category-site-info-news","category-xts","tag-cadillac","tag-future-models","tag-xts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1560"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1585,"href":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1560\/revisions\/1585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}