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Cadillac XTS

The Cadillac XTS (short for X-Series Touring Sedan) is a full-size car built by the American company Cadillac from 2013 until 2019. It is a four-door sedan with seating for up to five passengers. Based on an enlarged version of General Motors' Epsilon II platform, it has a front-mounted engine that either drives the front wheels or drives all four wheels. Replacing the smaller Cadillac STS and larger DTS, production began in May 2012 at the Oshawa Assembly Plant and launched in June as a 2013 model. Marketed with left-hand drive in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, and the Middle East (except Israel), the XTS was also assembled by Shanghai GM, with production beginning in February 2013.

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Predecessor: Cadillac SLS · Successor: Cadillac CT5

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Interior

In addition to the base XTS, there are five trim packages labeled "Luxury", "Premium Luxury", and "Platinum", with the optional XTS V-Sport offered in both "V-Sport Premium Luxury" and "V-Sport Platinum". Some of the standard features include dual-zone automatic climate control, 4G LTE connectivity, adaptive cruise control, keyless entry, leather seat-upholstery, 8-way power front seats, parking assist and comprehensive safety equipment like ABS, stability control, dual-stage front airbags, front side airbags, side-curtain airbags front and rear, and a driver side knee airbag. Optional equipment includes separate climate controls for rear seat passengers, coupled with eight-inch LCD screens that flip up from the front passenger seat-backs, allowing an internal DVD player to display content with wireless headphones. The interior can be outfitted in a large assortment of color combinations, along with four wood selections. Cadillac's CUE system is standard with an 8-speaker Bose sound system, including HD Radio and SiriusXM. An optional 14-speaker Bose sound package includes AudioPilot noise compensation technology.

Powertrain

The XTS is available with two engines: a four-cylinder 2.0-liter turbo for China only, and a 3.6-liter with 304 hp (227 kW) and 264 lb⋅ft (358 N⋅m), with available twin-turbocharging on the XTS V-Sport providing 410 hp (306 kW) and 369 lb⋅ft (500 N⋅m) together with cylinder deactivation. The XTS is available in both front-wheel drive and optional all-wheel drive (standard on V-Sport vehicles) which includes a limited-slip differential and torque vectoring.

Other versions

A long-wheelbase version XTS, called the XTS-L, as well as limousine and hearse versions, were available for fleet and coachbuilder markets. They are no longer manufactured as of late 2019.

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 was all-wheel drive and was powered by a 3.6 L (220 cu in) V6 plug-in hybrid system estimated at 350 hp (260 kW). Its interior was based on hand-cut-and-sewn materials and uses OLED displays in place of traditional gauges and screens. A Platinum version of the production XTS went on sale in 2013.

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Specifications

name

Cadillac XTS

Manufacturer

Cadillac (General Motors)

Production

Canada and US: May 2012–October 2019, China: February 2013–2020

Model years

2013–2019, 2014–2020 (China)

Assembly

Canada: Oshawa, Ontario (Oshawa Car Assembly), China: Shanghai (Shanghai GM)

Designer

Tim Kozub, Christine Park (interior)

Class

Full-size car

Body style

4-door sedan

Platform

GM Epsilon II LWB

Related

Chevrolet Impala, Buick LaCrosse, Saab 9-5

Layout

Front-engine, front-wheel drive / all-wheel drive

Engine

Gasoline:, 2.0 L LTG turbo I4, 3.6 L LFX V6, 3.6 L LF3 turbo V6

Transmission

6-speed 6T70 automatic, 6-speed 6T75 automatic

Wheelbase

111.7 in , 118.7 in (XTS-L)

Length

201.9 in (2013–2017), 200.9 in (2018–2019), 205.2 in (XTS-L)

Width

72.9 in

Height

59.1 in (2013–2017), 59.4 in (2018–2019)

Kerb weight

FWD: 3995 lb, AWD: 4180 lb

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Predecessor

Cadillac DTS, Cadillac STS/SLS

Successor

Cadillac CT5

Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.

More photos

US EPA fuel-economy records

US EPA test figures (US MPG, US test cycle).

Sources

• Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1025269CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_XTSCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1375628035 · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cadillac_XTS.jpgCC BY 2.0 · Photo: Tino Rossini from Toronto, Canada · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Manufacturer website (link only) — https://web.archive.org/web/20191117172152/https://www.cadillac.com/sedans/xts-sedanLink only; no content copied · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.

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