At the Detroit Motor Show the company introduced a prototype of a successor to Cadillac's flagship sedan, DTS, dubbed XTS Platinum Concept. Manufacturing production version of the car will start in early 2012 in the company of General Motors in Ontario, after which the new product will go to American dealers. This is stated in the official press release.
Overall length concept sedan is 5170 mm, width - 1900 mm, Height - 1500 mm and wheelbase is 2,837 millimeters.
Cadillac XTS received a hybrid power unit that includes six-cylinder 3.6-liter gasoline engine with direct fuel injection, electric motor and lithium-ion batteries, which from an ordinary home electrical outlet can be fully charged in five hours. Power unit makes 350 horsepower and maximum torque - 400 Nm. As stated in the message Cadillac, a car capable of moving in pure electric, but the range of the XTS Platinum Concept is not yet clarified.
In addition, the novelty is equipped with an adaptive suspension, Magnetic Ride Control, adaptable to a relief road and supporting the best smoothness, and also has a fully electronic dashboard, entertainment system with additional screens for rear passengers and a 20-inch wheels made of aluminum alloy with tires Bridgestone, which were developed specifically for the prototype.
