Cadillac's XTS is a large front- or all-wheel-drive sedan based on the Buick LaCrosse. It's posh and quiet inside, with perhaps GM's best-executed interior in decades. But a somewhat jittery and ordinary ride, and an engine that sounds coarse when prodded, kept our $57,000 version from feeling luxury-car special. Handling is sound but unexceptional. The roomy interior has comfortable seats. However, the CUE infotainment interface, with its touchscreen and touch-sensitive buttons, is unintuitive and frustrating to use. Visibility is problematic, due in part to the high rear deck. The blind-spot warning system vibrates the driver's seat. Reliability is still unknown for this new model.
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