I have been paying attention to the DTS lately. Not that I would buy one but, looking at the forward progress of its styling, there's a lot to praise.
If you've heard me rant and rave about grilles, you know how much I like a grille that is sporty and is canted rearward. Kudos to Cadillac for a nicely executed sporty grille that is markedly Cadillac and fresh/youthful on their "beacon of the brand" model. I really like it. The roofline isn't bad either. The only part of the car that leaves me a little cold is the rear light assembly. Yes, accolades for the simplicity, but it's almost too simple relative to the front. I could think of a teeny bit more articulation ... thickening the metal deco strip between the taillamps, articulating or kinking the rear bumper as is done up front ... whatever.
Inside, it has a fantastic cabin and, bingo, buckets with a console shift together with more instruments (read temperature gauge).
Now, last night, I'm at SFO changing planes for the last "puddlejump" home and I go into the convenience store. I read the Lucerne review (CR can be jerks...the word coarse has now become overused). Behind it is a stand alone DTS review. It says many nice things, but says the handling is ungainly and braking distances are long. Well, it's not a CTS nor a STS. Just how clumsy is the handling?
Do you like this car? Have you driven one or ridden in one? I think, at last, there is a wonderfully proportioned full-size Cadillac automobile that even a person younger than their typical demographic could get away with driving.