Report: Cadillac XTS to replace DTS as full-size sedan
Posted on 02. Jul, 2009 by admin in Audi, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, GM, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Opel, Tech
Rumors of a replacement for Cadillac’s aging DTS sedan have circulated the web for ages now, but today brings a report of what’s finally going to happen. The new Caddy will get an XTS badge and will be designed to compete with BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus in the full-size segment.
Currently the CTS is doing its duty in the mid-size sedan sector, holding its own in reviews and reliability surveys as well as sales. But the DTS isn’t, since it’s still based on the last generation of General Motors luxury sedan technology and design.
Getting a replacement together was obviously derailed somewhat by the economic downturn and GM’s subsequent (and ongoing) bankruptcy, but with the market possibly poised for a turnaround and the New GM getting ready to hit the ground running, a new luxury flagship could be just what the General needs.
Of course, it won’t be coming right away – production isn’t slated to start at the Oshawa, Ontario plant that will build the car until December 2011, reports the National Post.
Joining it among the cars to be built at Oshawa will be the next-gen Buick Regal, expected to be essentially a ported version of the Opel Insignia.
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