Despite the debuts of the XTS and ATS, Cadillac sales fell 1.7 percent last year.
Last year, GM launched a new ATS sedan as well as the remodeled XTS under the Cadillac brand.
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Cadillac's big news is the XTS Platinum concept, a top-of-the-line Caddy that will replace the STS and DTS sedans.
The top-of-the-line XTS, a successor to the old DTS, will be large and elegant, and also feature an advanced front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive chassis.
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As I observed in my review of the Cadillac XTS, GM's luxury brand got out over its skis a bit with the CUE system.
The Cadillac XTS and ATS are set to score the update, but there's still no exact date penciled in for the patch's arrival.
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The new models include the ATS 2013 as well as the XTS 2013 models, a next generation Escalade, a new CTS sedan and the ELR plug-in electric coupe.
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But GM says the next-generation technology could power rear-wheel-drive cars as well, such as the Cadillac XTS concept car, which was on display at the recent Detroit auto show.
The Driver Awareness package, available on the ATS, the XTS and the SRX, includes Forward Collision Alert, Lane Departure Warning, Side Blind Zone Alert and Rear Cross Traffic Alert.
The highlight of my career so far was penning the interior design of the XTS and developing it with a team of people that share my same passion for cars.
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Many of the building block technologies for Super Cruise are already available on the all-new 2013 Cadillac XTS and ATS luxury sedans, as part of the available Driver Assist Package.
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Cadillac has a lot riding on the success of the XTS, but perhaps even more on the Cadillac User Experience, the new user interface that debuts in the XTS. In the coming years, the C.
Cadillac is in the midst of a big product rollout, including the entry-level ATS and the larger XTS. But Ferguson has said Cadillac still needs a flagship model and has hinted at the possibility of a two-seat roadster.
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