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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kasun1986" data-source="post: 6380573" data-attributes="member: 15200">Cadillac Goes Hybrid with the XTS Platinum<img src="http://i49.tinypic.com/8vyv6q.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Cadillac has unveiled its replacement for the STS and DTS sedans and it’s not what you might expect from an automaker that, until recently, has stuck to its guns in only manufacturing traditional internal combustion engines. Introducing the 2012 Cadillac XTS Platinum plug-in hybrid concept…Built on the same platform as the Buick LaCrosse, “The XTS Platinum Concept is powered by Cadillac's direct injected, 3.6 liter V6, which works in conjunction with a plug-in hybrid system to deliver an estimated 350 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque to all four wheels,” writes Popular Mechanics. “When plugged in to a standard electrical outlet, its lithium-ion battery is capable of fully recharging in about five hours.”The Detroit News adds: “By using this technology, the XTS can travel for limited distances powered only by the electric battery. The range is expected to be close to the 40 miles of the soon-to-be-launched Chevy Volt.”And, in typical Caddy fashion, it’s big and luxurious too. According to the New York Times it looks “solid and credible, if not eye-popping. Yet the interior – with burled birch wood, pop-up rear video screens and faux-suede seats and an instrument panel with laser-etched patterns on its surface – is plenty stylish to compete in this class.”Earlier this week, GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz announced that his company will also soon begin manufacturing an electric-powered Cadillac, the Converj -- signaling that the good ol’ days of big Caddies with fat engines is behind the automaker.The XTS should hit dealer lots in 2012. Though its price has not been announced, the New York Times estimates that it will fall somewhere between $55,000 and $70,000.If you're in the market for a new car, check out the U.S. News rankings of this year's best cars as well as this month's best car deals.</blockquote>

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