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2005 Cadillac STS Mid-Size Luxury Sedan

New Car Overview of the 2005 Cadillac STS Mid-Size Luxury Sedan

New Car Overview of the 2005 Cadillac STS Mid-Size Luxury Sedan

Description: Luxury Mid-Size Sedan
Base MSRP Range: $40,300 - $46,800
Invoice Price Range: $37,278 - $43,290
Where built: USA

The sporty STS version of Cadillac's Seville sedan fades away in 2005 but the name carries forward to describe a new luxury touring sedan built on the RWD Sigma platform.

Lines for STS look keen with crisp edges that conform to the appearance of CTS. The aggressive face features a prominent horizontal louver panel with wire-mesh airfoil grille and piercing optics with stacked round projector-type headlamps mounted on vertical corners. Big wheels mount out at the four corners, leaving brief overhangs front and rear.

The passenger compartment, spacious quarters with seats for five, piles on luxury gear with soft leather upholstery and hardwood trim plus bright touches of aluminum and satin-finish chrome.

There are two powertrain choices -- the 3.6-liter, V6 VVT worth 255-hp or NorthStar 4.6-liter, V8 VVT zipped to 320-hp. Each plant ties to a 5-speed Hydra-Matic automatic shifter that adds a driver shift control (DSC) for clutch-less manual shifting. And with the V8 Cadillac offers optional all-wheel-drive (AWD) traction.

Key contents range from a keyless access system with push-button start, adaptive cruise control (ACC), four-color head-up display (HUD), and a deluxe Bose audio system with six-disc CD/DVD/MP3 deck and 15 cabin speakers.