Spy Shots: Production Cadillac XTS caught testing
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/cadillac/" rel="tag">Cadillac</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/gm/" rel="tag">GM</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/" rel="tag">Luxury</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-cadillac-xts/"><img alt="Cadillac XTS spy shots" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/01-cadillac-xts-spy-shots630.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px 0px;" /></a><br />
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Cadillac XTS spy shots - Click above for high-res image gallery</div>
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<a href="http://autoblog.com/make/cadillac">Cadillac</a> is preparing to launch a new flagship sedan based on the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/xts">XTS Platinum concept</a> that will replace both the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/sts">STS</a> and <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/dts">DTS</a> sedans in the luxury automaker's lineup. Our trusty spy photographers recently caught this camouflaged prototype within <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/gm">GM</a>'s testing facility, showing that the car has skipped the normal test mule phase and gone right to what's called the IVER - Integration Vehicle Engineering Release - stage.<br />
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During its move from concept to production, the XTS has lots its frameless window design in favor of more traditional pillars, including a proper B-pillar construction. Still, the shape and placement of the door cut lines seem to be identical to the concept, as does the rake of the C-pillar.<br />
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Since the production XTS will ride on the same Epsilon II architecture that underpins the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/lacrosse">Buick LaCrosse</a>, expect the production car to be front-wheel drive, though it's likely that an all-wheel-drive variant will be offered once the car hits showrooms. See the prototype for yourself in our high-res gallery below.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-cadillac-xts">Spy Shots: Cadillac XTS</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-cadillac-xts/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/01-cadillac-xts-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Spy Shots: Cadillac XTS" title="Spy Shots: Cadillac XTS" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-cadillac-xts/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/02-cadillac-xts-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Spy Shots: Cadillac XTS" title="Spy Shots: Cadillac XTS" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-cadillac-xts/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/03-cadillac-xts-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Spy Shots: Cadillac XTS" title="Spy Shots: Cadillac XTS" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-cadillac-xts/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/04-cadillac-xts-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Spy Shots: Cadillac XTS" title="Spy Shots: Cadillac XTS" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-cadillac-xts/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/05-cadillac-xts-spy-shots_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Spy Shots: Cadillac XTS" title="Spy Shots: Cadillac XTS" /></a></div><br />
[Source: KGP Photography]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/26/spy-shots-production-cadillac-xts-caught-testing/">Spy Shots: Production Cadillac XTS caught testing</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/26/spy-shots-production-cadillac-xts-caught-testing/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19815985/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/26/spy-shots-production-cadillac-xts-caught-testing/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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