General Motors’ goal was to develop the Cadillac brand to be the very best. The first of the new breed will be the XTS, a full-sized sedan that takes aim at the German-dominated luxury market.
The XTS follows the CTS’s angular style but with softer edges — it makes for a sexy-looking sedan. Beneath the brightwork beats a 300-horsepower V6 that powers all four wheels through a Haldex AWD system and a six-speed automatic transmission. Body motion is controlled by Cadillac’s Magnetic Ride Control suspension. This promises a ride as comfortable as it will be nimble, GM says.
And Cadillac is serious about performance — the XTS comes with Brembo brakes. The XTS will also launch Cadillac’s CUE infotainment system, an iPod-like interface that integrates the navigation, media and phone functions in a simple format that features a zoom-in function.
The XTS goes on sale in the spring as a 2013 model.
Ryder Hesjedal of Victoria became the first Canadian to win a Grand Tour cycling event with a tension-laden finish Sunday in the Giro d'Italia that captured even the attention of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and cycling legend Lance Armstrong.
Bolstered by an all-star assembly of talent — including American Idol alum Ruben Studdard, singers Josh Groban and Sarah McLachlan, boxing icon Muhammad Ali, and comic Sinbad, among others — the grand finale of David Foster’s Miracle Weekend was a capital-E event.