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to be offered with a manual transmission. The 2004 STS became the first rear-wheel drive Cadillac sedan to offer the Northstar engine (originally developed for front-wheel drive applications). The China-market Cadillac SLS became the first non-limousine Cadillac sedan line introduced as a
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with the 2008 Cadillac CTS. While sharing the previous 113.4-inch wheelbase, the platform was longer and wider than the previous generation. Remaining exclusive to the Cadillac division, the design adopted a greater degree of parts sharing with the Australian-designed
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V8 engines of the Chevrolet Corvette. Outside of the CTS (which offered a standard 5-speed manual and a 6-speed manual for the CTS-V), all Sigma vehicles utilized GM 5-speed
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Two generations of the Sigma platform were developed by GM for worldwide markets. The architecture was discontinued for the 2016 in favor of the
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variants were introduced on the Sigma II platform (marking the first Cadillac coupe with a rear seat since the 2002
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was introduced on the Sigma platform, replacing the Cadillac Seville. Sharing its wheelbase with the STS, the
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is a mid-size automobile platform used by General Motors from the 2003 to 2015 model years. Exclusive to the
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was introduced for 2005 as the second Cadillac SUV, slotted below the Escalade in size.
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The Sigma architecture marked several firsts, as the CTS was the first Cadillac since the 1986
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architecture and the STS was retired after 2011 (the SLS, 2013) with no direct successor.
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Sigma II became exclusive to the CTS, as the SRX was downsized for 2010, adopting the
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chassis, Sigma debuted in early 2002 for the 2003 model year underpinning the
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The Sigma platform uses four-wheel independent suspension with front
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family, the platform introduced additional engines, including the
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division, Sigma was the successor to the Opel-designed
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configuration. Initially powered by variants of the
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Manufacturer
Cadillac
Parent company
General Motors
Shanghai
Shanghai GM
Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast
Avtotor
Lansing, Michigan
Lansing Grand River
Class
Mid-size car
Layout
Front-engine, rear-wheel drive
all-wheel drive

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