Cadillac shores up Ultra Luxury Sedan
The most expensive Cadillac ever built may be here sooner than anyone expected. Cadillac's recent success and want to push into the upper echelons of the price category and compete with the 7 series and S-Class has made the ULS a reality. Ever since Lutz drove the Sixteen concept on stage at the 2003 Detroit show, speculation has run wild. And while the over $100,000 car will not be powered by a 16-cylinder engine like the concept, a V-12 waits in the wings for Caddy (next Escalade-V anyone?) and will most likely be the powerplant.
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Mike Chen 10:33PM (12/18/2005)
oh, they should most DEFINITELY do this... what a gorgeous car...
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Steven 10:33PM (12/18/2005)
the S-class, 7-series, A8, XJ8, are all 4doors, so if it looks like that, it won't be a competitor. Why not just make an STS with a nice interior? its already roughly the same size and the V has the same power, so maybe make it a little bigger and drop the -V powertrain in it.
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SGV 10:33PM (12/18/2005)
They still are launching a DTS sometime in the near future. I think this car could be redundant unless they kill the DTS. I saw an XLR today in I-95, that car looks already tired, weird and plain ugly.
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Walter J Keegan 10:33PM (12/18/2005)
The ULS is a sedan with 4 doors. The picture is the Sixteen concept which was a four door w/o the posts.
The DTS is a $45-60,000 car with FWD, no way any threat to the S-series, A8 or S-class crowd, so there is no way that it could be marketed that way.
The $100,000 range is somewhere that the American lux crowd has never competed in and I think it's a good idea to give a shot.
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Brian 10:33PM (12/18/2005)
BUILD IT! How many S class Benz do you see around? There sure there is a market for it and all Cadillac has to do is give it top quality workmanship all over. A V-12 is a MUST when competing with a S600 Benz or the 760Li BWM. It would really be something for the CLS55 to compete with since the sloping bodies are almost alike.
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Sam Hallon 10:33PM (12/18/2005)
Wow, what a concept, a Cadillac that's not a rebadged Chevy!
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