No surprise here. With the 2016 Cadillac CT6 stepping in as a proper flagship model for the brand, the current 2015 Cadillac XTS will fade away at the end of its product lifecycle, according to a report from AutoGuide.
The current Cadillac XTS will stick around until nearly 2019 when the lifecycle of the car is up, and by then we should hear word on all-new CT7 and CT8 Cadillac sedans to keep the CT6 company. The XTS was a stop-gap measure to ensure Cadillac had a semi-large sedan offering to lure buyers into the showroom, and while the car isn’t awful, it certainly doesn’t fit well with Cadillac’s strategy. Especially because it was essentially a further gussied up Chevrolet Impala/Buick Lacrosse, something blatantly apparent.
With the demise of the Cadillac XTS, this also means the brand will no longer have a vehicle suitable for coach builders, and will see Cadillac’s departure from the hearse and limousine market.
Something intriguing included in the report is Cadillac chief, Johan de Nysschen, was quoted saying there will not be replacements for the Cadillac ATS and CTS either. Instead, we’re presuming all-new models will replace them in time.
“As we move into the future refining our sedan portfolio, there will be no direct successor to the CTS. There will be no direct successor to the ATS. There is no point to renaming those cars because in the future those cars will disappear,” said de Nysschen.
While we don’t think the Cadillac XTS will be sorely missed, it was the final product in the current Cadillac lineup which appealed to Cadillac’s longtime demographic. de Nysschen realizes this, and is taking great risks in alienating the traditional Cadillac customer. But as those customers gray, it’s inevitable the brand will need to catch on with a younger generation. No reward without the risk we suppose.
Will you miss the Cadillac XTS? Let us know down below.
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As a lover of big cars, and yes front-wheel drive too, I’ll miss it …but only a little bit. It’s homely looking for a Caddy, and lacks the V8 and bench seat that I loved about the DTS it replaced. I can’t say that I didn’t see this coming though with the CT6 being superior in all aspects. I suspect they will keep it around for a few more years to milk some more fleet sales before sending it out to pasture for good.
No direct replacement for the ATS and CTS seems to be a bit of a head scratcher though, unless they consider the new cars that will fall into those segments so far superior that they are not to be classified as direct replacements.
I like his “all new” attitude. /sarcasm
The next compact sedan-coupe-convertible; the CT4, is the ATS successor. Same can be said for the CTS:CT5. I understand he wants to reinvigorate the brand and make his mark, but enough with the BS. I’m getting sick of this guy, he needs to be in the spotlight every other week with some new claim, or what? risk being forgotten?
Don’t start a conversation unless you have something important to say. It’s like going up to someone, saying “hi”, then just standing there. This guy needs to get a handle on his ‘press releases’.
Is he actually expecting people to explode with speculation from those ATS/CTS claims? They’ve announced a naming restructure, so everyone understands ATS, CTS, SRX will be gone after these current generations.
I said the XTS was dead the second i heard Cadillac signed off on a larger then the Ct6 flagship. It was obvious then the CT6 would take over for the XTS.
So no more XTS coach vehicles, what will the next presidential limo be? Fingers crossed they just armor up an Escalade and not some CTS/limo/truck/escalade combo like the current presidential limo.
Current limo sits on a heavily modified Kodiak platform. Armoring up an Escalade still would provide no where near the protection. Ever see an IED shred an 14 ton APC? They need a little more than the K2XX platform and a little more than the 6.2 EcoTec. I believe the current presidential limo tips the scales around 20,000 pounds, which is 3 times the Esclade’s GVRW.
The XTS was a stop gap at best and the use of a left over design pre Chapter 11. It was just to fill the show room till they could get something better to fill the space.
The POTUS will get another truck based car with CT6 looks.
The days of the traditional limo are over for the President.
That’s another car we are loosing at the Oshawa, ON assembly plant. (FLEX Line) Getting a little worried now. First we loose the Camaro, and then no next gen XTS
Hate to break it to you pal but Oshawa’s days are numbered. Canada is the most expensive place to build a car in the world. Even worse than Australia and look what happened to Holden. They’ll probably keep CAMI open because the Equinox and Terrain have such huge margins, but beyond those you can’t build a car in Canada with the type of margins GM is shooting for. St Catharines will likely stay too seeing as engine plants have lower staffing requirements. Basically just enough to maintain a “GM Canada” and not have the Canadian government get pissed over loaning them money and subsequently closing the biggest plant.
As a multiple CTS owner we are disappointed. The car is the perfect size for a couple and occasional passengers. We have also had S Audi’s. Without a S6 or S7 type all-wheel drive in the 400 hp class, no more Cadillac’s. All wheel drive is a must for safety for us in the snow belt and in rain.
Tie some kerosene rags around your ankle to keep the piss ants from biting you in the ass.
AWD is not a must for safety! It is a help for those who can’t drive but the fact remains a decent set of tires and with the many electronic controls today if you can drive a modern RWD in the snow and rain you should not be on the road at all.
On the no direct successor to the ATS / CTS I believe the general idea will remain the same (styling and performance) I’m more interested in their future names. They could go the BMW route and name the ATS sedan and the ATS coupe as a CT3 / CT4 or they could remain what they are doing, and what Mercedes does, and leave the model name and designate the sedan and coupe differences.
My 2013 XTS platinum still looks better
Than The ct6. I have had more compliments on this car than all of my
Previous new 7 Cadillacs and 2 corvettes. I am very disappointed in the exterior design of The ct6.  I have had 7 new Cadillacs and currently own a 2013 XTS platinum which I love. I was hoping the ct6 would look like the El Mirage or Ciel.  The ct6 looks like a bigger cts which i am not impressed with at all. My 2008 red CTS looked much nicer. I do not understand why GM makes concept cars like the El Mirage and Ciel And the public loves these cars and then makes a plain Jane vehicle.  WhyÂ
Oh why do they do this? Â Where are the side and hood vents like the Ciel, and grill and vertical tailpipes?? Also the front nose of the ct6 looks like a shark head. Â People buy cars for theÂ
“Wow” factor like when the 08 Cts came put and the new 14 corvette. Â I willÂ
Keep my car and Not buy another
 Cadillac until I see a car that I really have to have like the El Mirage or hardtop Ciel.  I might just get the newÂ
Corvette too when my lease us up inÂ
9 months or just hang on to my XTS. Â I just do not understandÂ
GM anymore. Cadillac history Is knownÂ
For bling and beautiful vehicles. Â LikeÂ
The 79-85 Cadillac El Dorado Barritz, I would buy this in a heartbeat. They could make this car again and it wouldÂ
Sell like hotcakes, just like They did to the Dodge charger.
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CT6 destroys your XTS platinum and your CTS I dont know what your looking at. i guess trying to validate the purchase of that xts platiinum if u bought it at msrp since you can get one for like 35k now? I do like the XTS platinum but I dont see how you think its better than the CT6.. different world I like my DTS platinum more than the XTS other than those pretty drls on the xts..
The CT6 is no match for the XTS.. Keep the Big car look and feel don’t screw your loyal traditional customers.. If you do I will go foreign Benz or Lexus.. I want to stay Cadillac but don’t push me away..
Exactly, if Cadillac were to get their noses out of the asses of the millennials and listen to what most of their LOYAL customers want they they would be selling a hell of a lot more cars.
I, too, own a ’13 XTS Platinum, and I love it. Since I refuse to fly anymore, I travel a lot, criss-crossing the country with friends. The XTS is great on road trips. The trunk is bigger than the CT6, and you can’t beat the roomy cabin. I don’t care for the exterior CT6 design as the front end looks too “heavy” for the vehicle compared to the elegance and luxurious touches of the XTS, especially the Platinum grill. I don’t care to drive an SUV; it’s impossible for me to get in and out as I am only 5’1″ and have mobility issues. So, I’ll hold out hope a future CT7/8 will feature a more elegant design and trunk space equal to or greater than the current XTS.
Who cares…I love my XTS, and I will keep it, load it up for long haul travelling with comfort and style until 2019 and get another great Caddy when the time comes. Just love it and enjoy it.
The fact remains the Buick Lacrosse is coming on a new platform and will more than take the place of this car since that is pretty much what this one was. I expect Buick to step up the trim and luxury now they have this slot to work in since Cadillac is leaving it.
Any ideas on when we may see the new Lacrosse? I was expecting it in New York. Hoping it’s on sale before LA, so I hope the wait is not that long, but I don’t know where they’d introduce it before then.
In a way, I will miss the XTS, because even though its a rebadged Impala, its still a nice car. I still don’t understand the new Cadillac naming strategy though, because Cadillac is in a weird spot where the names of the ATS and CTS replacements won’t make a lot of sense, especially if a sedan smaller than the ATS arrives.
I will not miss the XTS which was to be the replacement to the DTS which I still own. I am almoset ready to get a new Caddy but did nto want a flagship that was smaller and had a smaller motor (XTS) so now with this true flagship CT6 I can stick with Caddy as I have a love for large cars. I know the CT6 has no V8 yet but the twin turbo is better that teh XTS Vsport was.
Can’t wait for the V8!!!!
My XTS accelerates much better than any DTS ever made, and handles much better as well. All this and it gets the same mileage as my older CTS. Until you drive it you should refrain from those unknowing comments. I hope that the new CT6 will carry the Cadillac badge proudly into the future, getting even more performance and better mileage than my current car at 410 HP out of 3.6L of displacement with AWD.
My advice: keep your DTS. I had a 2013 and currently drive a 2016 XTS and they can’t come close to the ride and comfort of the DTS. Sure, the XTS handles better and gets better mileage, but if you like smooth luxurious and roomy cars, keep your DTS. I had seven Devilles/DTS’s before and sorely miss them. As for the CT6, even with a significant stretch in the wheelbase, the rear seat legroom is only marginally bigger than the XTS and the trunk is significantly smaller. Another failure in the making I’m afraid. Maybe it’s time to switch to a Continental.
I have leased Caddy’s for years, including 4 STS’, 2 CTS’ and now my first and probably last XTS. I have actually enjoyed fully the XTS and will be sorry to see it retired. At this point, the CT6 is too long for my liking and will now consider the Audi S6 or a Jaguar. All my lease vehicles were for company use, while maintaining a 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet as my toy. I don’t think that Caddy needs both the ATS & CTS and should have kept the XTS, especially when they will probably lose the limo business. I think the Cadillac will regret this decision.
As an owner of the 2013 XTS Platinum, it really seems that just because GM is releasing a new flagship, they’re talking down the XTS as much as everyone possibly can. Especially with the company’s now favorite describing term “stop gap”. GM certainly had nothing negative to say about it before the launch of the CT6. I believe the XTS to be the image of exactly what a Cadillac is meant to be. A large, beautiful, luxury automobile. Can we expect the same negative hype at the end of the CT6’s cycle!? I certainly hope so.
I am a bit of a car fanatic. Short of the $100k super cars, I’ve probably had one of each flavor of upscale sedan. I am just returning to look at US cars. I think the new separate Cadillac entity has opportunity to fill the gap between the German marques’ and the ES’s/Avalons/TLX’s. I thought the XTS should have been what they did with the CTS. The CTS looks blah with no character lines to define its slab sides. In 2-yrs. the CTS will look much older. I think the XTS will appeal to the former traditional Caddy buyer, except even they still want performance (The; “I may be getting old, but I want to enjoy driving when I get on a curvy blacktop” crowd.). This demographic is not in midlife crisis -no Corvettes or Mustangs envy . So, I think they should rebadge the XTS as the CT4/5 and offer the twin turbo (new) 6 w/ their new damping system. They should badge it as a “sport version”. This demographic wants to “fell alive”. Cadillac need to ditch those “sliding bar” controls for knobs or “rocker” type switches. We did a 24-month lease on an SRX as a “transition” 3rd car to keep the miles down on the Lex-LS & the RX. I didn’t expect much from it. The Caddy seats are miles ahead of the Lex’s. (Lex-LS has an extending seat cushion which is great, but the seat bottom is still too hard for both my wife and I after a drive over 1-hr.) l A lot of the new cars have seats that feel like they’ve been cut short: the new RX, MDX, etc. These seats make my & my wife’s legs “ACHE” on drives longer than 20mins.! The Caddy driver’s seat has an extending thigh cushion & great side bolsters in the seat & seatback. Then Caddy came out with the CT6? I’m sure its a fine “machine” & reviews say it performs better than you’d expect. BUT, it is a BIG, garish American car. The XTS looks like its in motion. It’s not pretending to be an e-class, or A6, or 535 (though w/ the damping-suspension and engine upgrades it’d give a good drive for as hard as any of these cars would be “pressed” to perform – who really stretches out the S6, e-63, M5) So, I think the XTS (CT4/5) should be retained & upgraded to match/replace the blah CTS. Plus, all the these name changes only confuse the customers.
I brought my 2013 XTS in January of 2013 (the CUE was a game changer for me and I had to have it), it replaced my 2004 SLS, prior to that I had a 1993 Seville, needless to say I have been a long-term owner of the FWD Caddy’s and would hate to see the line go away without a FWD replacement. My XTS is a joy to drive with the creature comforts that makes for great road trips. I put just over 300,000 miles on my Seville and well over 200,000 on the SLS. This line has been very good to me and my XTS is the best of them all. If there is no FWD replacement I will definitely jump ship. The FWD performs well in almost all weather conditions including the snow and I am not a big fan of AWD or RWD.
I think the fuss is, the name of the CT6 should be XT2 or XTII because that’s what it is. (It also needs to be a V8… real Cadillac Lovers, know were blasting our motor mounts the way we drive our V8. Lol… Also, never under any circumstances do you decide to make a Cadillac Mid to Big Body size Butt/outside or trunk/inside smaller.
Just did a Jaguar event and got to talk with the staff, many of whom have been doing a CT6 event. The customer comments are that it is underpowered, and expensive. I have a ’16 XTS AWD Vsport and just did a 400 mile trip. I did not feel the need to ‘take a break’, the gas mileage was great at 75-80 mph, the seats are perfect and ample trunk. This is hands down the best full size car I have ever had, and I’ve been driving for decades. 410 HP and torque from 1600rpm up make this an effortless car to drive aggressively, and a campy car as well.
It is no couch on wheels, and for those who look to get that, go find a Rolls. The government mileage requirements mean lighter, less powerful cars-sorry but that a fact. I love my XTS and will be sorry to lose it, especially the log thigh support, great sound system and quiet road behavior.
So why can’t the CT6 be done up in a limousine /hearse conversion??
I will be sorry to see the XTS go however, I Really like my 2014 & would’ve really liked to have seen a XTS V introduced…not that my XTS is a slouch, & I have no doubt the V-sport is a lot of fun, but as other Cadillac owner’s have mentioned, a Cadillac should really be equipped with a V8.
Accepting the V 6 was kinda tough & i4 is the #1 reason I couldn’t even consider the ATS. A Cadillac with a 4 banger?? LOL….oh hell to the no !!
Though I do have to say the 2017 ATS is a nice looking car.
Ever drive the XTS V Sport? Until then don’t knock it. Max torque at about 1800 rpm, no turbo lag, 410 HP right up through the range and PHENOMENAL gas mileage when doing 80 cruising. Go test drive one!
Whoa slow yer roll there uppity fella…. Who knocked the V-Sport ? Your reply makes no sense.
Are you saying the V- Sport is better than a V series Cadillac? Are you saying you rather have a twin turbo or super charger v6 vs.a twin turbo/supercharged v8 ?
Just to be clear I wasn’t saying the VVT 3.6 turbo or standard should be replaced with the 6.2 v8, I just would’ve liked to have seen the XTS V offered as an option.
Jeeeeeeeeez….
Uppity fella? Are you kidding, retarded, or both? On a Cadillac forum? My reply makes no sense? Here is some more direct talk-The V8 is NO LONGER NEEDED for a car like THIS ONE. I certainly would not like a V series with rear wheel drive and terrible gas mileage in comparison to my V Sport AWD. My only knock on the V Sport with performance low profile tires is that Manufacturers MUST use FORGED, not cast wheels. The forged ones are much more resistant to getting out of round and/or damaged. Clear enough now? (and your ’14 -IS- a slouch). Go test drive a XTS V Sport. Think twice before you go insulting others!
Yeah uppity FELLA…..& I stress the FELLA part
lol, nothing better then the mindless drivel of a weepy, window licking, water head, who’s mom CLEARLY drank all throughout her pregnancy. But then I guess who wouldn’t after being gang raped at some biker party, only to wind up with you 9 months later.
Why don’t you go actually buy a Cadillac instead of just trolling the forms to post you simple minded, angry, & above all meaningless rants.
Do you enjoy sitting in your section 8 basement apartment telling automotive engineers how to make the cars of which you will only ever dream of buying ? I mean your part time dishwashing job just isn’t gonna get you there Biff.
Its not my fault you never have & obviously never will amount to anything in life….but that’s what you get for touching little boys at the park, you fat greasy nasty pedophile.
This is ridiculous and a shame. The Buick Lacrosse shouldn’t exist. No one cares about it… the XTS should have a better name and the platform should continue through Cadillac.
The platform should only have an Impala and Cadillac version. There is a space/need for a large, comfortable, quiet American sedan… and it would make a lot more sense for it to be filled by Cadillac than Buick which, despite all the advertising Buick is spending, will never change the brand image compared to Cadillac.
Cadillac has been a disappointment for many years. They need to start listening to its loyal customers. Not everyone wants sports. Cadillac has lost its title of luxury in my book. I guess this 2014xts will be my last Cadillac