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. A few weeks ago 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 changes remain unknown, but we aren’t expecting anything major as the SLS will largely be a carryover item for a single market.
The revised Cadillac SLS will likely hit the Chinese market sometime next year, 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…