Luxury sport saloon Cadillac STS comes to UK
Cadillac STS - a big American car
Author: Chris Barker
Published: 28 February 2008
The range-topping 2008 Cadillac STS is available to buy right now with prices starting from £33,995
The £33,995 Cadillac STS luxury sports saloon sits atop the manufacturer's current CTS and CTS V-series high-performance saloon range as it seeks to break into the UK's luxury/high performance saloon market.
Two engines make the indecisive STS buyer's life that much easier for their nearest and dearest. A 3.6-litre V6 power plant that doles out an urgent 311 gee-gees propels occupants of the base model STS toward their destination in 6.9 seconds and goes on to 149mph.
275lb/ft of torque is available 1,600 and 5,800rpm, with the Electronic Driver Throttle (EDT) routinely keeping things together.
Count out another six grand into a Cadillac dealer's hand, and they pass you the keys to £39,999 worth of 4.6-litre Northstar V8 attached to the STS chassis. In fact, any real differences are hard to put a finger on.
326bhp isn't exactly a gargantuan improvement over the V6, the 0 – 62mph traffic light dash is slightly better at 6.2 seconds and the electronic limiter on the STS keeps things below 155mph.
There's considerably more torque (314 lb/ft) to be had out of this lump though, and it does its thing at much lower revs - 4,400rpm, with Variable Valve Timing adding torque and economy.
Elsewhere adjustable dampers are kept in check, the Ride Control system is magnetized and ABS, EBA and ESP catapults STS driver levels beyond proficient.
Sport Luxury is the solitary trim level, and Cadillac feel so confident that buyers won't want for anything other than that found as standard in the STS, they only offer the two options. Although oddly metallic paint (£650) and powered glass sunroof (£1050) are standard features on most vehicles other than rickshaws these days.
Premium quality materials are adapted for most fixtures and fittings, including some top-end wood sourced from Africa on the steering wheel, instrument panel, door trims and centre console.
Three choices of colour bring the leather to life, a comprehensive seat memory package renders your chiropractor redundant and Cadillac's 'EasyKey' keyless entry system means you don't have to exert yourself anywhere.
The usual ensemble of DVD, sat-nav, Voice-recognition, bespoke CD, Bluetooth and binary-finery stack up inside. A reinforced bodyshell structure and masses of airbags tick the appropriate occupant safety boxes.
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has been crowned Best Luxury Car at the Auto Express New Car Honours for the third consecutive year.
Lexus RX 400h outstripping luxury SUV rivals, as July sales buck market trends. A heck of a lot to do with the ‘h’ pertaining to hybrid energy, as credit crunch bitten UK drivers are twice shy of Freelander and Merc M-Class.
The new Cadillac CTS luxury saloon will go on sale in UK showrooms on 1 September 2008 from £26,995.
Cadillac has announced prices for the new Cadillac CTS sport saloon, which will debut at the British International Motorshow and goes on sale on 1 September 2008
BMW has released official information and pictures on the new 7-Series luxury saloon, following the leak of the first pictures on the web last week.
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