Used 2017 Cadillac XTS Premium Luxury 4dr Sedan AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A) Consumer Reviews
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A geezer's delight!
Chuck W, San Antonio, TX, 01/02/2018
updated 01/11/2021
Cadillac XTS Premium Luxury 4dr Sedan AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
17 of 19 people found this review helpful
GM apparently sells a large number of Luxury optioned XTS's to fleets. They don't have all the goodies of the Premium or Platinum Luxury editions, but they come back on the market as one year old cars dirt cheap. I considered many of them but decided we needed the extras that come with the Premium Luxury model. We were able to buy a dealer demo with only 3400 miles on it with a $20K discount. We have driven Cadillacs for 30 years but always bought used ones. This is our first new Cadillac and it is stunning. The fact that SUVs, pickup trucks, and "sport" sedans are so popular make this traditional luxury sedan a great buy. Ours is a 2017 model and I note there is heavy dealer discounting on 2018 models. If you want a luxury sedan at a bargain price compare the XTS with what you get can get for the same price. Love the adaptive cruise control. Haven't gotten up the nerve to try the auto parallel part feature. Now for the not so great. The CUE touchscreen controls are hard to operate. If someone came up with an aftermarket on/off/scroll button, every owner would have it installed. On top of being anything but intuitive, the screen retains your fingerprint every time you touch it. It looks messy and at some times of the day can actually obscure the controls. The power window controls are placed too far forward. The switch for the driver's side window should be right where your hand falls, but you tend to hit the rear window button instead. This car has more road noise than previous DTS and SLS we have owned. The Goodyear Eagle tires may be part of the problem, but you would think GM would want a quiet ride in a luxury car. One year in to ownership of this car I couldn't stand the road noise any more. I was shopping for replacement tires and was very annoyed that GM would equip a luxury car with tires this obtrusive. I drove a CT6 and decided that was what I should have bought. I am much happier with the CT6 all around. The XTS is an excellent value, but it's not Cadillac's best.
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Luv...Luv.... Luv
R. Harrell, Bradenton, FL, 12/12/2017
Cadillac XTS Premium Luxury 4dr Sedan AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
I bought the XTS Premium model and luv it. I have had Mercedes, BMW and Jaguer and have fallen in luv with Cadillac. The ride, amenities and over all experience has been exceptional. I bough the car after I had bought the XT5 the week prior to replace my Mercedes GL350 and when I was looking at the SUV I decided to test drive the XTS as well. I could not get it out of my mind so went back a week later and bought it as well. I looked at the CTS6 as well but really liked the esthetics and the performance of the XTS much better. I had a CTS- V for a number of years but I can honestly say this XTS is the bomb diggity, Luxury , ride and amenities can not be beat. Years ago you could not get me to buy an American car but I am completely sold.
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Cadillac's Cue System is HORRIBLE
Bruce, Danbury, CT, 04/12/2017
Cadillac XTS Premium Luxury 4dr Sedan AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
20 of 34 people found this review helpful
We were actually considering purchasing a new XT-5, so we decided to rent the XTS for an extended vacation that included virtually every type of driving, including city driving in Phoenix & Las Vegas, heavy mountain driving in Northern Arizona & Utah, and flat, high-speed desert driving in Nevada and Arizona. First, the pluses: overall pleasing style that offers decent interior room in a relatively compact body configuration. Fairly well-finished interior that isn't too busy in appearance. Reasonably sized trunk that will accommodate two large suitcases plus two good sized carry-on bags. Sorry, but that is where the pluses stop. Now the negatives, and there are a lot of them: Cadillac's Cue Entertainment/Info system. This is hands down the worst system I have ever used (we've had Mercedes, Volvo's, Jeep's, Ford products with My-Touch Sync, as well previous model Cadillac's, all with factory navigation systems to compare). Get your hands anywhere near the touch screen and half the screen displays control icons for the various functions the system offers...this is INCREDIBLY annoying, especially when you are using the sometimes accurate navigation screen. Our car was 3 weeks young and had just 1,000+ miles on it when we got in it, so one would assume that everything should be in proper working order. The navigation system occasionally worked well, but on at least three occasions over the 1,600 mile, nearly two-week "test drive" we gave this car, it changed turn-by-turn directions while we were driving it. Voice control worked well about half of the time, with the other half being so bad that it was actually comical. If I didn't know that it was giving us bogus instructions, we would have ended up in Canada instead of Las Vegas. Once, the voice told us to proceed 2.6 miles and then take a right, but the route shown on the screen indicated a left turn only 100 feet ahead...TOTAL junk! Cooled seats: first car I have ever driven where the cooled seats turned on by themselves when the car was not started remotely on a hot day; very bizarre. Climate Control: Set at 72 degrees on auto-temp with an outside temperature of only 78, the thing blasted cold air for hours at a clip; heat sensor must be mounted in the top of the dash where the sun is always on it. Cruise Control: Lot's of luck figuring this one out. Hit the resume switch and it might go back to the previous speed, or it might choose a higher speed in 5-mph increments. One time, it was set at 82 mph, and when I hit the resume, it took-off and showed it was set for 90! During mountain freeway driving, the cruise is incapable of maintaining a steady speed. Shifting: car automatically downshifts on steep mountain grades, even at freeway speeds. Suddenly the tachometer will go from 1,200 RPM to over 4,000 RPM in an effort to slow the car down even when the driver isn't using cruise control or the brakes. This is extremely annoying and completely unnecessary. Interior storage: no place for sun-glasses, cup holders are not cooled like some competitors, making water bottles rather warm while driving in the desert. Absolutely stupid compartment hidden behind climate & radio controls that is activated by touching the bottom edge, engaging an electrical motor that swings the entire panel upward, providing nothing is obstructing it...a good conversation piece that serves no purpose. Perimeter sonar sensors: Audible about two milliseconds before impact requiring driver to rely only on the visual indicators...great when in reverse! Rear camera: Rendered totally useless at night because of the glare from the center mounted back-up lamp. Sun Glare: dash appearance strips cast a glare on the side glass that inhibits the vision of the driver's side rear-view mirror. Power Adjustable Steering Wheel: Not enough vertical movement; stays too high in the lowest position adding to arm fatigue on long drives with hands at the proper 10 o'clock/2 o'clock position. Head Restraint Adjustment: Only up & down...really?? On a $60K automobile?? Okay, mercifully, I'm going to stop here. If you are still considering this over-priced, under-engineered, horrible excuse for a luxury car, then have at it. We've owned new Cadillac's in the past, and they have been less than stellar. Hoping that General Motors had finally shed some of the deadwood executives that drove it into bankruptcy, we decided to give Cadillac a chance at winning us over again...Not going to happen! I would guess that the biggest market for this car is the rental car fleet at heavily discounted prices, because this car just doesn't cut it.
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Kool, Satsuma, FL, 06/13/2023
Cadillac XTS Premium Luxury 4dr Sedan AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
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I enjoy everything about this car