2015 Cadillac XTS Sedan

What's New for 2015 

The 2015 XTS gets a accepted 4G LTE affiliation with WiFi, alternative lane-keeping abetment (FWD models only) and a few added accessible items buy new cars in Dubai, including 22-way ability foreground seats (with heat, blast and massage), power-folding mirrors and a rear armrest with audio and covering controls.

Introduction 

Now in its third year, the 2015 Cadillac XTS is the abutting affair Cadillac has to a full-size flagship sedan, at atomic until the top-tier CT6 arrives. It serves up a adequate ride, accepted appearance abounding and affluence of commuter space. Granted, the XTS may assume a bit accustomed compared to accurate flagship models from Europe, Japan and even Korea. But with its arresting looks and absolute abundance levels, there's little catechism that this Cadillac is bent to acquire your attention.

We were admiring with endure year's accession of the XTS Vsport model, which boasts a turbocharged 410-horsepower V6. Paired alone with all-wheel drive, it delivers austere achievement forth with sure-footed absorption through the seasons. The absolute allure of the XTS, though, is the arduous bulk of amplitude it provides. Rear seating, in particular, is absolutely generous, and the block is one of the bigger you'll acquisition anywhere.

One of the XTS's abutting competitors is the 2015 Chrysler 300, which offers a rear-wheel-drive platform, accessible all-wheel drive and a best of V6 or V8 power. The redesigned 2015 Hyundai Genesis matches the Chrysler on anniversary count, and it adds a newfound flush appearance that makes it assume like a 18-carat bargain. On the college end, you could attending at models like the 2015 Audi A6 and 2015 Mercedes-Benz E-Class, but they're absolutely midsize cars and don't appear abutting to analogous the Cadillac's autogenous room. At the end of the day, if you like the abstraction of a full-size affluence auto in the archetypal American mold, the 2015 Cadillac XTS is apprenticed to appeal.

Body Styles, Trim Levels, and Options 

The 2015 Cadillac XTS is a abounding affluence auto awash in four capital trim levels: base, Affluence Collection, Exceptional Collection and Platinum Collection. Note that the turbocharged Vsport is alone offered in Exceptional or Platinum trim.

Standard accessories for the abject XTS includes 19-inch wheels, adaptive abeyance dampers with automated leveling, xenon headlamps, LED taillamps Unique Cars, acrimonious mirrors with dabble lamps, rear parking sensors, keyless access and ignition, limited start, dual-zone automated altitude control, eight-way ability foreground seats (with ability lumbar control), a ability tilt-and-telescoping multifunction wood-and-leather council wheel, covering basement surfaces and 60/40 split-folding rear seatbacks. Accepted technology appearance cover Bluetooth buzz and audio connectivity (for up to 10 devices), a new 4G LTE affiliation with WiFi hotspot capability, an 8-inch touchscreen that serves as the hub of Cadillac's CUE infotainment system, OnStar, articulation controls and an eight-speaker Bose complete arrangement with a CD player, digital radio, HD radio, USB connectivity, an SD-card aperture and an abetting input.

The XTS Affluence Collection adds arresting dual-exhaust outlets in the rear fascia, aflame aperture handles, rain-sensing wipers, power-folding mirrors, autogenous LED lighting, continued copse autogenous trim, a acrimonious council wheel, disciplinarian and front-passenger anamnesis functions, acrimonious and aerial foreground seats, a aeronautics system, acrimonious rear outboard seats, foreground and rear parking sensors, a rearview camera and an automated parallel-parking arrangement (front-wheel-drive models only).
An alternative Disciplinarian Awareness amalgamation for the Affluence Collection trim adds lane-departure warning, lane-keeping abetment (FWD only), a blind-spot monitor, rear cross-traffic alert, forward-collision active and a cavernous safety-alert disciplinarian seat.

The Exceptional Collection comes accepted with the Disciplinarian Awareness package, and it adds adjustable thigh abutment for foreground passengers, automated adaptive headlights, a head-up display, an upgraded 12.3-inch driver-configurable barometer array display Japanese cars, a 110-volt ability outlet, a 14-speaker Bose surround-sound audio arrangement and tri-zone automated altitude control.

The Vsport Exceptional adds 20-inch wheels, an cyberbanking limited-slip cogwheel and a sportier-looking grille, admitting it loses the automated parking arrangement and lane-keeping abetment due to its accepted all-wheel-drive configuration.

An alternative Disciplinarian Abetment amalgamation for the Exceptional Collection and Vsport Exceptional adds adaptive cruise ascendancy and a avant-garde blow acknowledgment arrangement with automated braking. A ability rear-window covering and chiral rear side-window sunshades are aswell available.
Both the Affluence and Exceptional Collections are acceptable for a across-the-board sunroof.

The Platinum Collection includes the aloft options as standard, abacus appropriate 20-inch auto with chrome accents, different exoteric styling, a faux suede headliner, upgraded abounding covering upholstery, continued covering trim (including the centermost console, aperture panels and instrument-panel hood) and a choice rear armrest with audio and covering controls. The Vsport Platinum is analogously equipped, including the chrome-accented wheels, but contrarily shares the Vsport's distinctions.

The Platinum Collection models are alone acceptable for 22-way ability foreground seats with beating functions.

Optional on the XTS Exceptional and Platinum is a rear-seat Blu-ray/DVD ball arrangement with bifold displays, wireless headphones and a limited control.

Powertrains and Performance 

The 2015 Cadillac XTS starts with front-wheel drive and a by itself aspirated 3.6-liter V6 engine that produces 304 hp and 264 pound-feet of torque. A six-speed automated manual with paddle shifters is standard. All-wheel drive is accessible and can be articular by the moniker "XTS4." In Edmunds testing, an XTS4 Platinum went from aught to 60 in 7.3 seconds, a additional or so abaft analogously priced and powered affluence sedans. EPA-estimated ammunition abridgement stands at 21 mpg accumulated (18 city/28 highway) with front-wheel drive and 20 mpg accumulated (17 city/26 highway) with all-wheel drive.
If you wish added pep, the Vsport Exceptional and Vsport Platinum trims appear with a turbocharged adaptation of the 3.6-liter V6 that produces 410 hp and 369 lb-ft of torque. All-wheel drive is accepted with the turbo V6, as is a six-speed automatic. We clocked an XTS Vsport at 5.4 abnormal from aught to 60, which is about boilerplate for a exceptional affluence auto with an upgraded engine. The EPA ante the Vsport at 19 mpg accumulated (16 city/24 highway).

Safety 

The 2015 Cadillac XTS comes accepted with antilock disc brakes, adherence ascendancy and absorption control, foreground and rear-seat ancillary airbags, ancillary blind airbags and foreground knee airbags. Aswell accepted is OnStar, which includes automated blast notification, on-demand roadside assistance, limited aperture unlocking, baseborn car abetment and turn-by-turn navigation.

Available assurance appearance cover adaptive cruise control, avant-garde blow alert, a added avant-garde advanced blow acknowledgment arrangement with automated braking, a blind-spot monitor, lane abandonment warning, lane-keeping assist, rear cross-traffic active and a cavernous disciplinarian bench that alerts the disciplinarian to an approaching collision.

In Edmunds anchor testing, an XTS4 came to a stop from 60 mph in 123 feet, which is boilerplate for a car in this chic cutting all-season tires. The XTS Vsport appropriate a bottom more.

In government blast tests, the XTS accustomed a top best appraisement overall, with 5 stars for absolute aboveboard appulse assurance and 5 stars for absolute ancillary blast safety. The Insurance Institute for Artery Assurance gave the XTS its accomplished accessible appraisement of "Good" in its moderate-overlap aboveboard account appulse analysis as able-bodied as the side-impact, roof-strength and whiplash aegis (seats and arch restraints) tests. The IIHS aswell rated the XTS's alternative aboveboard blow admonishing and acknowledgment arrangement as "Superior."

Interior Design and Appropriate Features 

The Cadillac XTS gives you the affectionate of commuter aggregate you apprehend from a about 17-foot-long affluence sedan. Rear riders in accurate will acknowledge their abounding accommodations. With 18 cubic anxiety of capacity, the XTS's block is one of the bigger on the market, but it's almighty narrow, so continued items like golf accoutrements will acceptable charge to be creatively positioned.
Of course, we're acclimated to Cadillacs that accord us allowance to amplitude out. The XTS's affected dashboard, though, is something abroad altogether. The alternative 12.3-inch barometer array affectation is beautiful, aboriginal of all, with all address of driver-configurable options. Then there's the CUE ("Cadillac User Experience") interface, which integrates audio, phone, alternative aeronautics and OnStar functionality into an 8-inch touchscreen display. Those accustomed with smartphone and book interfaces will feel at home with CUE's touchscreen, as it uses agnate touch, bash and compression commands. But it can be confusing to use as sometimes it's apathetic to acknowledge to your blow inputs.

There are aswell abetting touch-sensitive buttons below the touchscreen, and these, too, are a alloyed bag. These buttons advice ascendancy the stereo and altitude systems, and they can be a claiming to use if you're aggravating to drive at the aforementioned time. For able operation, you may charge to attending down at the console for a bit to see what you're pressing, which of advance requires you to yield your eyes off the road. As glossy as this ascendancy console looks, we're not assertive that it's applied abundant for prime time.

Driving Impressions 

As arty as the 2015 Cadillac XTS seems at the curb, it's a audibly abate car from abaft the wheel. Thanks to the accepted adaptive abeyance and accurate steering, the XTS manages to compress its big physique about the driver.

Nonetheless, battling sedans are about bigger bets for agog drivers. Abundance is baron for big Cadillac sedans, and the XTS doesn't disappoint. The aforementioned adaptive abeyance that keeps the physique composed in corners provides a buttery-smooth ride on a lot of surfaces. It's far from the chiffon Cadillac acreage yachts of yore, but if you're rolling down the artery in an XTS, there's no agnosticism you're in the lap of luxury.

In the engine room, the Vsport's turbo V6 absolutely transforms the active experience. Not that there's annihilation awfully amiss with the abject engine, but the accepted XTS lacks the assured action of acceptable Cadillacs. The able-bodied Vsport, on the added hand, feels added like an old Caddy V8 off the line. Springing for the upgraded engine is a breeze if ability is a priority.