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New Cadillac Sts - Feel yourself as a cosmonaut
Everyone knows that under Cadillac releases luxurious cars. However, many still, at the mention of this brand, remember only a pink car that Elvis Presley presented his mother. And in principle, this is all that we know about Caddy. Yes, and the dealers themselves recognize the brand Cadillac known in Russia is still too bad. At least in order to consider it as a competitor Audi, BMW, Mercedes or the same Lexus. I wonder if the new large sedan Cadillac sts change this situation? While there is no answer to this question yet, but we will see what this American is capable of. 
One of the advantages that the brand Cadillac is practically unwritten in Russia (although the starting area for this is simply an excellent Elvis tried), is that the owner of STS will not look on the road, as another businessman who ordered himself standard and, by and large, Already bored Mercedes (in fact, this company makes great cars that deserve all sorts of praise, but you will agree, Mersery is now on the road, very much). By the way, about competitors. From representatives of the General Motors concern, which owns the Cadillac brand, sometimes you can hear that STS competes with cars such as Audi A8, BMW 7-series and Mercedes S-class. It seems that this statement is too bold. No matter how cool, but STS has not yet reaches these models. Moreover, almost in all respects. For example, behind the sts are closed. Of course, the knees there in the back of the front chairs do not get drunk, but sit free, throwing the leg to the leg, will not work. Therefore, it would be more correct to say that STS competes after all the same with the Mercedes E-class, five BMW and Audi A6. Although in its dimensions STS more than the above cars.
Feel yourself astronaut
To say there, and the design of Cadillac STS is not bad. The car looks seriously and impudent. It feels aggression, this car does not dissolve snot and does not try to be like someone. And nothing terrible that such an expressive design may not please all.
The car's insides are decorated in American gorgeous. But it is precisely american that is neither twist, and such cars as Audi A6 or there BMW 5-series are made somewhat better and, or what is it, it is more. For example, a little confuses not the most expensive plastic, which is used in the way when finishing STS. Yes, and the interior design itself is made without any interesting chips. In the basic equipment of Cadillac STS, especially with a 4.6 liter V8 engine, a lot of things are included, and the list of options turns out to be joy to the buyer just tiny tuscany leather, hatch, rear seat heating, full drive system and cruise control. And here one advice can be abandoned from all the above options, but only do not deprive yourself cruise control! And not because it is terribly useful (in fact, this is a controversial question). Simply, this thing will make your friends and business colleagues, who, too, for sure, do not go to the most recent buckets, say ah and not a fig. After all, cruise control on STS is a whole system that can support the distance to ahead of the car itself. And the most important thing in this case on the windshield of the car will be projected by the speed of the speedometer, the speed, the signal of rotation and other things! Believe me, this thing looks really cool and if a person is ready to lay out $ 74.9 thousand per STS with a motor volume of 4.6 liters. With a capacity of 320 hp, then giving $ 2750 for such a toy he will definitely won't go. And the pleasures will get a lot, entertaining her comrades. In addition, the data projection system on the windshield makes the car for a truly steep alas, but in the sts salon without this, the feeling of a very expensive car somehow lacks. Everything is strong, qualitatively, but without the chic needed in such cases.
Need to think
But on the road Cadillac STS more reminds European cars. His suspension is no longer so toned toward comfort, although the fans of American cars in Russia may not like this change. As it were, but sts on a more or less smooth road showed itself as a collected and solid car, which behaves well even in fast turns (in the STS suspension, electronically controlled shock absorbers are used, but this Cadillac did not surprise something similar on many machines class). Not ideal, of course, but for the American is just fine. Yes, and praise the 8-cylinder engine either does not interfere. Still, he gives 320 hp. And allows you to feel the king on the road his power enough to perform absolutely any maneuvers and on absolutely any reasonable speed. Perhaps it is the engine that is the most important advantage of this car. With him Cadillac STS costs $ 74.9 thousand and if you compare STS with such machines as BMW 545i (333 hp) or with Audi A6 4.2 (335 hp), it turns out that the same five stands in Russia $ 105 thousand yes, no doubt, the BMW 5-series is better than Cadillac STS, but the difference of $ 30 thousand is still the amount.
But does it mean that STS is the best offer in his class (for sure, this is how the manager will say in the Cadillac Motor Show). The question is more than controversial. After all, if you compare STS with the 5-series BMW 5 or Mercedes E-class, then the price of Caddy will be attractive. However, look at the cars a little simpler. The same Audi A6 4.2 with a full drive stands in the store about $ 90 thousand and the difference of $ 15 thousand. When talking about such steep cars, it does not look very significant. Or take for example the new Lexus GS430 (283 hp). This car in a very rich configuration costs about $ 82 thousand. So if I have $ 80 thousand in my pocket (something I am not on a joke), then in this case it would be necessary to think firmly what to take. Let the engine of the same Lexus and smaller than that of Cadillac, but the LEXUS brand in the asset is a well-promoted brand (in Russia it is valued, well, at least not worse than Cadillac), as well as well-known quality. Yes, and about Audi A6 you can also dream Source: AUTO.Mail.Ru.
