Cadillac STS
The Cadillac STS is a mid-size luxury car made by General Motors. It was produced from 2004 to 2011. The "STS" stands for Seville Touring Sedan. It replaced the older Cadillac Seville. The STS was sold mainly in the United States, but a similar version called the Cadillac SLS was sold in China until 2013.
| Cadillac STS | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | General Motors Shanghai GM (SLS) |
| Also called | Cadillac SLS (China) |
| Production | 2004–2011 2006–2013 (China) |
| Model years | 2005–2011 2007–2013 (China) |
| Assembly | Lansing, Michigan, United States Kaliningrad, Russia (Avtotor)[1][2] Shanghai, China (Shanghai GM) |
| Designer | John K. Wasenko (2001)[3][4] James C. Shyr (SLS) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size luxury car |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | Front-engine, Rear wheel drive / Front-engine, four-wheel drive |
| Platform | GM Sigma platform/GMX295 |
| Related | |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.0 L LDK I4 2.8 L LP1 V6 3.0 L LF1 V6 3.6 L LLT V6 3.6 L LY7 V6 (gasoline) 4.4 L Northstar LC3 V8 (supercharged gasoline) 4.6 L Northstar LH2 V8 (gasoline) |
| Transmission | |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 116.4 in (2,957 mm) (STS SWB) 120.3 in (3,056 mm) (SLS LWB) |
| Length | 2005–07: 196.3 in (4,986 mm) 2008–2011: 196.7 in (4,996 mm) V: 197.6 in (5,019 mm) SLS LWB: 200.5 in (5,093 mm) |
| Width | 72.6 in (1,844 mm) |
| Height | 57.6 in (1,463 mm) (STS SWB) 58.2 in (1,478 mm) (SLS LWB) |
| Curb weight | 3,922 lb (1,779 kg)[5] (STS SWB) 4,199–4,255 lb (1,905–1,930 kg) (SLS LWB) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Cadillac Seville SLS/STS |
| Successor | Cadillac XTS |
STS-V
change| Cadillac STS-V | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | General Motors |
| Production | 2005–2009 |
| Model years | 2006–2009 |
| Assembly | Lansing, Michigan |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size luxury car |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Platform | GM Sigma platform |
| Related | Cadillac STS |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 4.4 L Northstar LC3 V8 |
| Transmission | 6-speed 6L80 automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 116.4 in (2,957 mm) |
| Length | 197.6 in (5,019 mm) |
| Width | 72.6 in (1,844 mm) |
| Height | 58.2 in (1,478 mm) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Cadillac CT6-V |
The STS-V was a high-performance version of the STS, introduced in 2005. It had a supercharged V8 engine that produced 469 horsepower, making it much faster than the regular STS.
Sales
changeThe STS was sold in the United States and other countries, but it was especially popular in North America.
Sales were highest in 2005, but dropped in later years. The final STS was made in 2011, and it was replaced by the Cadillac XTS.
Chinese Version-SLS
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A similar model, called the Cadillac SLS, was made for the Chinese market. It had a longer wheelbase and some different features but looked very similar to the STS.
The SLS was sold from 2006 until 2013.
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- ↑ "Figure". www.avtotor.ru. Archived from the original on September 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Lutz's Far-Reaching Influence - the Car Connection". Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
- ↑ "Vehicle body". Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ↑ Newbury, Stephan (2006). The car design yearbook 4. Merrell. ISBN 1-85894-286-1.
