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The STS (S-Series Touring Sedan) is a full-size luxury sports sedan / executive car manufactured and sold by Cadillac. It is equipped with a six-speed automatic transmission with performance algorithm shifting and driver shift control.

Cadillac first used the Seville name to indicate the hardtop coupe version of the top-of-the-line Eldorado convertible (covered much more extensively in its own Generations feature). These “Eldorado Sevilles” carried all the equipment of an Eldorado convertible, were powered by the same drivetrains, rode atop the same chassis and were priced about the same.

Built atop the basic rear-drive Sigma architecture that Cadillac uses for the CTS midsize sedan and SRX crossover sport-ute, the new STS may not be a “Seville” but it does promise to be the best STS yet. The Northstar V8 is still a prominent part of the package, but a potent 3.6-liter V6 is also available. As this is written all we have are first impressions. But those impressions are encouraging.

Both the V6 and V8 versions are engaging to drive, too. “With 255 horsepower and 252 pound-feet of torque,With 320 hp and 315 lb-ft of torque, there’s more than enough power to make this car feel quick. Cadillac claims a 0-to-60-mph time of less than 6 seconds and it feels that fast behind the wheel. Some of the credit has to go to the standard five-speed automatic transmission, as it serves up perfectly executed shifts no matter how hard the pedal is pressed.”

With all-wheel drive as an option, a sophisticated suspension and quite likely the best Cadillac interior ever, the STS is an attractive proposition even if it does look an awful lot like its smaller brother, the CTS.

The base Cadillac STS features a direct-injected 3.6-liter V6 rated at 302 horsepower and 272 pound-feet of torque. This impressive power plant and its accompanying six-speed automatic provide similar performance and better fuel economy than the available 320-hp 4.6-liter Northstar V8.

A full-size luxury sedan in its physical dimensions, the Cadillac STS is priced in line with other premium midsize sedans that offer V6 and V8 engines. There are five trim levels — V6 Luxury Sport, V6 Luxury, V6 Premium, V8 Luxury and V8 Performance. Common features on all models include leather seating, dual-zone climate control, a Bose sound system and OnStar. The V6 Luxury adds perks such as Bluetooth, heated/ventilated front seats, heated rear seats and rain-sensing wipers. The V6 Premium highlights include 18-inch (versus 17-inch) wheels, upgraded braking/steering/cooling systems, auto-dimming xenon headlights, upgraded audio and a navigation system. The V8′s trim levels are identically equipped save the Premium, which also boasts adaptive suspension, blind zone/lane departure alert, a sunroof, a head-up display and adaptive cruise control.

In reviews and road tests, our editors have found the strengths of the Cadillac STS to be its nimble road manners, powerful engine options and high-quality audio system. The midlife changes greatly increased the STS’s appeal and competitiveness — especially with the new direct-injected V6 — but it’s hard to fully endorse this full-size luxury sedan when Cadillac’s own CTS is an excellent car that only gives up a bit of interior space to its big brother.

Cadillac : Top Gear had no intention of selling the V version of the CTS in Europe. Thus causing the disappointment of all users of these German superberlinas looking at this thing differently. But General Motors has left to deny this rumor, it seems that there was a “small” error in drafting the Top Gear.

It would sell the Cadillac CTS-V in Europe, the only change is that the hatchback sold in Britain will not have the steering wheel to the right. Why the Top Gear committed such an error is a mystery, anyway Good news for drivers of the brand.

DALLAS, Tex. — Crowds of spectators filing through the vast automotive exhibition building at the Texas State Fair in Dallas could observe in the collection of 2003 Cadillac cars and wagons something entirely new — and really big.

Standing taller and stretching longer than all other vehicles in the exhibit, the new Cadillac Escalade ESV four-door wagon represents the largest and strongest luxury sport-utility vehicle in the world — and the biggest Cadillac ever built. Read the rest of this entry »

Without a doubt, the 2003 Cadillac CTS evokes an emotional response the first time you see it. Or should I say, Evoq?s a response. After all, it?s based on the GM concept car of that name which we saw paraded around the show circuit in the past few years.

With the bold swipe of a designer?s pen, Cadillac takes us to their vision of the future. It?s angular, strong and completely distinctive. Unlike many of the competitors in the medium size luxury car segment, who take a ?lets all look the same? approach, the CTS stakes a claim for independence. Love the styling, or hate it, this is a very good car. Offering a stout 220 horsepower with rear wheel drive and all the gadgets and luxury we?ve come to expect for this class of vehicle, Cadillac is willing to stand out from the crowd. Personally, I like it and my time behind the wheel did nothing to convince me otherwise. For Bob Storck?s full review, read on. Read the rest of this entry »

SEDONA, Ariz. — Along Boynton Canyon Road, cut into a scenic canyon between sandstone spires and rust-tinged buttes near the mile-high Arizona resort of Sedona, we point the edgy prow of a new kind of wagon from Cadillac into a clearing and maneuver it so the red canyon walls become a backdrop for the digital images we plan to shoot.

Sedona’s dramatic landscape would enhance the subject of any photograph, although the daring style on this vehicle needs no extraneous adornments to appear sharp and crisp and, yes, quite cool. Read the rest of this entry »

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – On Scottsdale Boulevard we’re cruising through the posh suburb of Phoenix with the warm desert sun shining into the two-seat cockpit of a stunning new roadster convertible.

The traffic signal at Thunderbird Road snags us and while we’re stopped a black Eldorado, the sporty Cadillac coupe, pulls beside us with the driver’s window down and a statuesque blond, draped in tennis whites and glittery diamond accents, scrutinizing our vehicle with envy in her eye.

“That’s the most beautiful car I’ve ever seen,” she gushes over the din of traffic in the intersection. “But since when has Cadillac had a convertible?” Read the rest of this entry »

By Chantal Perreault

In order to squash the ever-increasing popularity of the Lincoln Navigator and remain a formidable contender, Cadillac needed to do something…and fast. Introduced as a ?99 model, the Escalade was sent in to steal the spotlight from Lincoln?s luxury sport ute. Unfortunately, the first generation Escalade just didn?t have the necessary ooomph to outrank its foremost competitor. Read the rest of this entry »

With a thick but flat bumper lip, squarish glimmering lenses in corner headlamp clusters and an egg-crate grille reflecting bright chrome, that hard-edged prow of the new Escalade sport-utility wagon looks like it’s raring to roll over a nasty stretch of rough pavement.

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Standard equipment includes: 4.6-liter 32-value 300-horsepower V8 engine; four-speed automatic transmission; Magnasteer power rack and pinion steering; continuously variable road sensing suspension; Stabilitrak 2.0 chassis system; antilock four wheel disc brakes; all-speed traction control; 17-inch cast aluminum wheels Read the rest of this entry »

While Cadillac may be lagging behind BMW, Lexus and Lincoln automakers in the luxury car segment, it is not the fault of the cars coming off the assembly line.

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