While Cadillac’s STS will be discontinued in the U.S. in a little over a year, the version General Motors sells in China, the SLS, appears ready to soldier on for a few more model years. In October 2009 a camouflaged 2011 Cadillac SLS was spotted testing in the United States. Now we’ve just managed to catch a few photos of the SLS with no camo before it made a quick get away down the highway.
This face-lifted Chinese market SLS test cars were just shot undergoing testing in the U.S. These prototypes show the SLS will get a revised front end with a new grille, new headlights and a new lower grille opening. We also see lots of new LEDs in the headlight cluster itself and in the fog lights.
Powertrain options will come in the form of a 3.0-liter direct-injection V6 with 272 horsepower, or a larger 3.6-liter V6 good for 310 hp. Both engines come mated to a six-speed manual-automatic transmission.
The revised Cadillac SLS went on sale late 2009 in China, appropriately coinciding with the launch of the U.S.-spec Buick Regal — one of GM’s best selling cars in the Chinese market.
11/10, 4:35 PM
posted by:
Ashes to Ashes_Dust to Dust
Like the US’ obsolete munitions we sucker other countries into buying our leftovers.
11/10, 4:47 PM
posted by:
DenverGuy217
Pretty soon China will look like a US used car lot with the new discontinued SLS, Saab 9-5 etc.
11/10, 5:25 PM
posted by:
ajm11
Please correct me if I am wrong, but is the car in the photo’s not the new 2011 SLS? If that is the case how is this suckering other countries into buying our leftovers.
11/10, 5:36 PM
posted by:
Ashes to Ashes_Dust to Dust
^^^Same warmed over pile that was the STS in the US with revised cosmetics.
11/10, 6:03 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
I don’t mind the STS… it’s kind of a sleeper, especially in V form. My wife likes Caddies. In fact the minute our Sebring is at the break even point that’s probably what we’re going to start looking for… a used one, maybe two years old off a lease.
11/10, 6:42 PM
posted by:
jayjc08
I’ve also always liked the STS. It was more mature looking, a little bit less cartoonish and nicely proportioned- I’ve only been in one once, and I remember the interior wasn’t very nice.
11/10, 6:44 PM
posted by:
Need more oil for GM is an idiot
Everyone would rather drive this gm pile of crap into the scrapheap.
11/10, 7:43 PM
posted by:
Borat
I wish Chinese would take the remnants of this company in all entirety. We will be paying more to those a-holes, perhaps next year, when this year’s promises are well forgotten. Do you really believe that there is f*cking chance in hell that there are idiots on this mother earth who would buy those shares on open market? If you are believer, I have a nice bridge for you in Brooklyn; and if you are normal then try to imagine how efficient federal entities are.
11/11, 12:04 AM
posted by:
g93
ugly
11/11, 12:47 AM
posted by:
KarLoveBoy88
ehhhh…. This wont move anyone into their dealerships any time soon. I know it would make me want to see what Audi has to compete with it
11/11, 7:42 AM
posted by:
NO more oil for GM is retarded
boring. I feel sorry for the Chinese. Another pos to pile up in their junkyards,
11/11, 8:33 AM
posted by:
Need more oil for GM
There are only two auto manufacturers, GM and everybody else…