TTAC Rewind: 2015 Cadillac XTS Vsport

Tim Healey
by Tim Healey

Hey, Editor Tim here -- we're trying something new. Keep an eye out each Sunday morning for a review from the past, chosen more or less arbitrarily, for you to peruse over your morning coffee.


If you're old enough, you might remember reading the newspaper on Sunday mornings. Consider this a digital replacement that you browse on your laptop, tablet, or phone. First up: Tim Cain's review of the 2015 Cadillac CTS-VSport.

Click here to check it out. Happy Reading!

[Image: Cadillac (standard, non-Vsport 2015 XTS shown]

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Tim Healey
Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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  • Kcflyer Kcflyer on Sep 26, 2022

    i miss the garden variety of these and the chevy and buick twins. Good cars, comfy, solid v6 powertrains with good power and efficiency. Too bad they quite making them

  • Dukeisduke Dukeisduke on Sep 26, 2022

    A seven-year-old Cadillac, and a front-wheel-drive one at that? Maybe instead title this series "Overpriced User Car Review"?

  • MaintenanceCosts MaintenanceCosts on Sep 26, 2022

    The XTS, where GM actually spent some time and effort on the interior but then dropped it into a car that drove exactly like an Impala, or, with the turbos, like an Impala with more torque steer. The platform also didn't allow for the feeling of open space that the geezers liked.


    So it ended up being neither fish nor fowl. Not soft enough or benchy enough to please people who liked their '00s DeVilles/DTSes, but also not solid or refined enough to please the luxury sedan crowd.

  • Laflamcs Laflamcs on Jan 26, 2023

    I have a 2014 Platinum model that I bought in 2019 with less that 13k miles and less than half of its original MSRP. It has absolute no compromises. Beautiful well crafted interior of leather, real wood, alcantara, and nickel silver trim. Silky smooth 410 HP twin turbo V6. The car has a stunning presence, and has terrific lighting elements inside and out. Even now, after putting 30K miles on it, I look around and smile as I admire its traits. The 410 HP engine is Cadillac exclusive, and is smooth as silk. The magnetic suspension is so controlled. I traded in a 2010 Charger RT AWD in for this car and could not be happier (and I LOVED that Charger). The CUE system is a piece of cake to use especially after you use it a few times. Everyone I know who comes in contact with this car is really blown away with it. And to those calling it a "gussied up Impala", please note the Caddy came out first. The Impala is instead a "gussied down Caddy" and good for Chevy. Its interior is even nicer than the CT6s. I could not be happier with this stunner.

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