[Jesda]

"Road presence" is a weak point for the XTS. It looks like a Dodge Intrepid with Cadillac bits glued to it. It's tall, inelegant, and ungainly.

Thankfully, it's otherwise a very competent car with a beautiful interior.

 

[Jesda]

DTS wishes it had AWD and 420 or whatever horsepower...[/B]

No it doesn't.

It just needs "enough" power, a long well-proportioned body, and large, cushy seats. The DTS is a very elegant way to see America by highway.

 

[Jesda]

XTS looks like a shiny ovular potato going down the road.

DTS looks like something a villain in a movie would drive.

Even Cadillac wasn't happy with the way the XTS exterior turned out. In response to complaints from journalists and the public they promised that that final version would have a longer wheelbase to offer a more proportional, less awkward look.

The budget wasn't there and this is what we got. It's very nice but it's weird looking.