i still dont understand why this is fwd based. every cadillac is rwd based except their flagship model? :nuts: well and their srx crossover thingy. still, a rwd xts would open up a ton of awesome engine options for a V model.
Because it's intended to be an in-between model just to give them a flagship until they can get their head out of their ass and compete with the german companies with the larger cars. It's based off the Impala I believe.
i wonder though for the people who will be purchasing these if it matters that it is fwd/rwd... i mean it is awd?
Here's the conundrum... If someone is buying a V they're doing so because of the additional power so one would reasonably expect the driving dynamics not to suck and they unfortunately generally suck with cars like this.
Look at the Grand Prixs... I LOVED my 04 but I quickly grew tired of wrangling the car in when I went full throttle or having it almost take the steering wheel out of my hand.
Cars like these that are AWD with transversely mounted engines are still FWD based and they generally have reactive AWD systems that wait for the rear wheels to slip before they apply any power to them. In the real world this translates to a vehicle that still has wicked amounts of torque steer.