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Cadillac Unveils The 2010 XTS Platinum Concept

XTS Platinum Concept 2010 9 Cadillac Unveils The 2010 XTS Platinum Concept

New XTS Platinum Concepts unveils at Detroit International Auto Show.  It seems like whatever Cadillac comes up with, they all look almost identical.  Anyhow, the 2010 Cadillac XTS Platinum Concept will be the new top of the line luxury sedan for Cadillac. It emphasizes new environmental friendly, luxury and technological advance for this sedan. Designed from the inside out to interface between the driver and the auto electronic.

The XTS Platinum Concept uses Cadillac’s 3.6L V-6 Direct Injection gas engine with a plug-in electric hybrid system for fuel efficiency. The plug-in technology enables the battery to fully charge from a standard electrical outlet. The battery can fully recharge in about five hours while the car is not in use at any standard plug-in outlet.

Power output for the XTS Platinum is a combination of engine power and electric power or engine power only. The combination of the Direct Injection V-6 engine and the PHEV system featuring fully electric variable drive provides an estimated 350 horsepower (260 kW) and 295 lb.-ft. of torque combined.

One other advanced feature of the suspension system in the XTS Platinum Concept is the  Magnetic Ride Control. It enables the XTS Platinum Concept to adjust to driving conditions in spirited driving or luxury car mode. It uses shocks controlled by advanced magneto-rheological technology to accelerate response time and precision.

Posted by Vincent Van On January - 13 - 2010
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  • TheArithmetic

    It has been rumored that the XTS will replace the DTS but by no means should GM make the mistake of killing off the DTS nameplate as it is the only thing left of Cadillac’s longest production marque the DeVille and one of the few remaining ties to their heritage.The DeVille (DTS) should be updated to true Art + Science stature (no longer a car for pensioners) and turned into an apt competitor for the A8, 7 Series, S Class and Lexus LS. The DeVille name is American legend and deserves to live on!

  • NY3UVL714

    @nordenfan You are right on the money!
    When XTS does get built do expect: AWD with a heavily refined and stretched version of GM’s Epsilon II platform shared with Buick Lacrosse and Saab 9-5. Dushanne is babbling when he states a production XTS would be narrower than the concept. GM wouldn’t spend extra money to make XTS narrower when the body already fits the Epsilon II platform. Malibu is based on a regular Epsilon platform previously shared with Saturn Aura and Pontiac G-6.

  • DGuerraMadrigal

    Caddy can’t forget the V8

  • shred5

    @prettyboy1970, the rear overhang is pretty shitty, as is FWD. This should be a RWD or AWD car with the NON-hybrid v6 standard, and a v8 option, much like the options you have from BMW or Mercedes. Nobody buys a LUXURY car for some crappy, hybrid engine with high maintenance. We want a smooth riding v8!

    The interior is every bit as good or better than anything BMW or Mercedes has ever done, but the exterior is inferior to the CTS/STS and this car needs to compete performance wise too.

  • prettyboy1970

    This vid bring up some interesting points about the rear overhang and “big car on a too small platform.” I’d LOVE to own a Caddy that competes with the Benz s-class, but Cadillac needs to spend a little more time at the drawing board for this xts.

  • gavoranges

    If Cadillac has any BALLS they will build it the same size as the concept car and make it look just as agressive

  • LBB988

    I THINK cadillac will make xts-v to compete vs MB s65 amg class and BMW 760…… im sure the xts-v will be v8 with bigger superchagrge to produce same output of corvette ZR1….GO cadillac and do it

  • colderbeer

    @CadillacXTS Yeah, hopefully GM will eventually offer a super high performance version of this car. What is frustrating is that Cadillac has already proved it can build a world-class small car with the CTS. On a positive note, I think the styling is magnificent on this XTS, inside and out.

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