CARS.COM — Cadillac is refreshing its XTS big sedan for 2018 with front and rear styling tweaks that bring it more in line with newer Cadillacs, along with the latest generation of its Cadillac User Experience infotainment system that began rolling out for 2017 in the smaller CTS sedan.
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The CUE technology with an 8-inch touchscreen has been upgraded to be faster and easier to operate, addressing user issues that caused it to rank at the bottom in a Consumer Reports brand-by-brand survey of satisfaction with such systems in 2016; 40 percent reported being “very satisfied” versus a top rating of 70 percent for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ Uconnect 8.4 system and 57 percent for the MyLink/IntelliLink systems used in GM’s other brands. See more details of the CUE upgrade here. The system allows personal profiles and includes a 12-month trial subscription to CUE’s new navigation app with navigation information and other features via the cloud, as well as a 12-month subscription to GM’s OnStar satellite services.
“We have worked to improve overall system response in recent years, and now this next-generation user experience system delivers more improvements focused mainly on intuitive control,” said Richard Brekus, head of product strategy, in a statement.