2017 Cadillac XTS | Full Enterprise Rental Car Review and Test Drive

[@letlive8014]

Nice review of this automobile. I've recently rode in one and was delightfully impressed at its smooth ride and comfort.

[@100RentalCars]

+letlive Thanks!

[@christopherlaflam6383]

I could not be any happier with my 2014 XTS VSport. 412 HP is just incredible.

[@nunyabusiness274]

Cadillac did not have a reputation of being hard to drive and it drives better than any nissan ever made

[@100RentalCars]

+Nunya Business I agree it drives well, but I'm not sure it drives better than the new Maxima. That's a pretty good car. Have you driven the 2017 Maxima yet?

[@joedidit3233]

It would probably depend on what someone considers "driving better". If someone means which car would be better for driving on a 500 mile road trip, the Cadillac would probably leave the driver feeling better, fresher and less fatigued than the driver of a Maxima. If you're talking about a short spirited drive through a winding canyon road, the Maxima would might handle a bit better (than an XTS, not better than a Cadillac CTS or ATS) around the curves. I've driven numerous Cadillacs of all years and models from the 1950's thru to the 2017 XTS that I rented earlier this month, and none of them were hard to drive. They've always been extremely easy to drive.

[@QueenCityHistory]

Cadillac is known for ease of drive. Idk who told you they have a reputation of being hard to drive. Totally not true

[@redcav04]

So hard to drive that elderly people buy them in droves. I thought that comment was misplaced as well.

[@tylongkicks8821]

What a dumb comments Nissan is not a luxury brand.

[@erikaalto6770]

I am about 99.999% that I rented this EXACT car in Nashville, and then my wife drove it to St. Louis. I remember seeing the 5-28 on the Indiana plate and thinking that was odd. I was a huge fan of the car!

[@100RentalCars]

+Erik Aalto So it you I can blame for that horrible smell in the backseat!

[@yoshiakik.5332]

I think it's a nice car. What made you guys rent the luxury option? So you see yourself purchasing an xts in the future?

[@100RentalCars]

+Yoshiaki K. I got a free upgrade at the rental place and they gave me this! So it wasn't my choice, but still a nice surprises. And no, I don't see myself buying and XTS in the future. It's a nice car, but not really my style (or price range). I think I'd go with a Nissan Maxima or Ford Fusion Platinum instead. Those are two of my recent favorites. How about you? Are you thinking of buying a Cadillac?

[@yoshiakik.5332]

Yeah I wouldn't mind a Cadillac. Cadillacs are always big, bad, flashy cars. I like the CT6 and XTS. I'm in the market for a luxury car.

[@yoshiakik.5332]

Also @ Erik Aalto, same question to you, I think it's a nice car. What made you guys rent the luxury option over the other suvs/regular cars at the rental place? - interesting choice. So you see yourself purchasing an XTS in the future?

[@nunyabusiness274]

and don't forget you're testing base to mid level rentals

[@LIGHTNING351]

Great review.. It was spot on. I just rented one for 5 days in New Jersey and was pleasantly surprised. Was not happy with the bad reliability reviews online that I read on it.

[@TrustedInsaller]

As far as the parking brake, it's the same as my Buick lacrosse, if you press on the gas while in drive it will automatically disengage.

[@robertplank6284]

The dash guages are not “heads up display “

[@100RentalCars]

Hi Bob! Yeah, this was a dumb mistake I was making in my earlier videos. I'm now referring to it as the "gauge cluster". Sorry about that, I'm still learning. But thanks for pointing out my mistake, it really does help. Happy New Year!

[@nunyabusiness274]

the parking brake automatically disengages once you push on the gas

[@100RentalCars]

+Nunya Business Really? Good to know. I'll try it out next time.

[@spyder61man]

Exactly, I knew he was wrong about that.

[@hakeemsd70m]

I get that Cadillac has used a wreathless shield before in years long past, but I think the shield looks extremely cheap on the grille of the newer XTSs without the wreath. No character.

[@100RentalCars]

+Hakeem Mulholland I kinda agree, although I was interested to see how this car would be updated and maybe refreshed in 2018 and 2019. Unfortunately that's not going to happen, because they've decided to stop making th XTS.

[@hakeemsd70m]

100 Rental Cars Yeah, it's a shame too, considering how good the 2013 - 15 XTS looked. I was not aware that Cadillac was asking the XTS, I think that's kinda sad because it's truly the end of an era of tradition for them, a very long era of large FWD Cadillacs. Great review by the way.

[@100RentalCars]

+Hakeem Mulholland Thanks for the kind words! And yeah, I agree it is a shame, but... I'm sure Cadillac will be releasing a similar type of car soon with interesting improvements. Personally, I'm looking foward to trying out an EV Cadillac.

[@ladyj5682]

Those numbers aren't what I got now on Edmunds and Consumer

[@nunyabusiness274]

Yu don't pull up on the hidden compartment you just touch the bottom chrome for a second. don't push just touch

[@hlub1111]

Absolutely great detailed review! Thank you so much. Thinking about renting this car...

[@100RentalCars]

Thank you! And go for it. I think you'll enjoy it quite a bit.

[@shanayabuckery6391]

@@100RentalCars I'm kind of scared of driving I got road rage I might get into a accident but I see when the time comes in meantime I continue to take septa

[@chrisarriaga2805]

That area he put his phone in is actually a wireless charging pad.

[@100RentalCars]

Really? I had no idea. How cool is that! I usually only get a few days with each car and I don't always have time to read through the manual. I'll definitely highlight that feature if/when I get to drive the XTS. Cheers!

[@colleenrudder8798]

the car is great that modern car look is what nissan needs in its sentra but besides the sentra the car is great storage' comfort' all that space I love it 10/10 from me

[@themoviebay]

Cadillac is known for effortless driving.

[@yoshiakik.5332]

What other luxury cars are available? I know I seen the BMW 5 series at a few places.... Are you going to do any of the other luxury cars?

[@100RentalCars]

+Yoshiaki K. It depends on what's offered to me. I haven't seen a BMW ever on the rental car lot; however, I have had a couple of Cameros, Lincolns, and platinum series Fords. I'll ask about a BMW next week and see if I can get one. Any other requests?

[@disneyfan9099]

100 Rental Cars Avis and Budget rents out Bmws. I got upgraded to a 328I once.

[@100RentalCars]

+pug Williams Really? Sadly, I don't rent from either of those companies. I'm guessing a BMW is not in my future.

[@disneyfan9099]

100 Rental Cars Yeah Enterprise is not a fan of BMWs.

[@kevinsutton-ul8gg]

I love it Not everyone got Bentleys and Rolls Royces

[@MrTierhog774]

Needs to have a V8 or turbo 6. Ditch the front wheel drive. They were on to something with the STS. Do away with traditional Cadillac instrumentation to compliment center HVAC/GPS. Get a youthful, " back in black" sound track and combine with a black tie affair with the sporty new caddy XTSS or something.. CT6 gorgeous but too expensive.

[@silviaspeck4681]

Guess you never heard about XTS-V

[@fireboltaz]

Bro. How dare you compare the interior to an inferior Nissan...

[@100RentalCars]

My bad.

[@blockthis08]

who are you kidding? The Nissan will probably last longer and have less issues.

[@bobbyyy.]

Cadillac hasn’t done the boat thing u were talking about, in over 10 years

[@scott3805]

Not having blind side detection is a plus. I always turn it off on my cars that have it. If you have your mirrors set correctly it's not needed.

[@100RentalCars]

This is something I've actually been thinking about lately. How do you set your side mirrors? Can you see the car in them? Or do you set it for a wider view where you can't see the side of the car?

[@TheDesignedChild]

I always have set of wider view very slightly angled down

[@QueenCityHistory]

OMG the dust on the dash.....OCD alert!!!

[@100RentalCars]

Hahahha. I should clean these before I shoot the videos...but they're rentals! I just can't bring myself to clean someone else car week, after week, after week.

[@QueenCityHistory]

+100 Rental Cars i always carry a static duster in my car. dust drives me absolutely crazy! lol

[@spectacularcab]

Shut yo gay ass up

[@mdmyer]

This looks just like my impala on the interior

[@100RentalCars]

You're right! It kinda does. Great car, btw. I LOVE the Impala. Too bad Chevy is going to stop production after 2019.

[@mdmyer]

They'll bring it back when people get sick of driving identical bubble shaped crossovers. That seems to be the trend now.

[@100RentalCars]

I hope so. Don't get me wrong, I do like an occasional "bubble shaped crossover" (hilarious, btw), but the Impala just feels better.

[@BenJS2]

Hey that's in Naperville

[@100RentalCars]

+ben schmidt Is it? I can't tell.

[@PurpleDreki]

Looks like the Impala

[@nunyabusiness274]

that's not a base model and is more like a $55 to $63,500 car.

[@100RentalCars]

+Nunya Business You think? It's always hard for me to tell. Many of the cars I rent aren't marked well. It was REALLY nice. So it doesn't surprise me that it costs close to 60k.

[@disneyfan9099]

Nunya Business NO this is the $50,000 Luxury trim XTS.

[@disneyfan9099]

100 Rental Cars Most rental cars are the 2nd trim up. For example with Chevys it's the LT trim. Or Fords with the SE trim.

[@100RentalCars]

Disney Fan Good to know thanks!

[@aaronnute9693]

The fact that the reviewer had to bring a Nissan Maxima into the discussion less then one minute into the video means either, 1). This car is a massive abject failure of the Cadillac brand or 2). He knows nothing of the contemporary luxury car buying experience. Embarrassing either way.

[@100RentalCars]

+Aaron Nute Thanks?

[@brucec43]

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.

[@TeeroyHammermill]

+Aaron Nute: It does seem rather silly and a bit disrespectful to put cheap ass Nissan Maxima and Low class Ford Fusion up against a Caddy. He's probably a millennial unfortunately; given this is the first Caddy he's driven. Probably doesn't know a lick about Cadillac's history and how influential they were for the entire automotive industry. Surely doesn't know that Cadillac was probably the first car to ever have an automatic parking brake release eons ago. 1967 Eldo's were available with optional heated seats.

[@feralshad0w]

The car was pretty good, but I would never but it. There is no audio only mode for your phone, and I HATE Android auto. I have KZbin red and can stream the audio of podcasts and talk shows I like on KZbin. ( KZbin red means I can listen while navigating it when the screen is off

[@100RentalCars]

How long have you had KZbin Red? I tried it out for a bit, but then let me free trial expire and didn't renew. I think I'd get it if only I had wifi at work. I'm not sure I could afford to stream data all day.

[@yunkellz]

Thats false, you simply press media and it will cycle to your bluetooth connection/aux totally seperate from andriod auto.

[@billytheboxer7010]

Sorry bruh that’s no HUD

[@100RentalCars]

Did I call it a HUD? Uggg. I made that mistake for a while in my earlier videos. I know better now. I've been calling it the "gauge cluster" or the "digital screen in the gauge cluster". Sound better? I actually find it challenging to learn all the terminology. There's not really a guide I can find to read, I'm just kinda learning as I go. Anyway, thanks for pointing out my mistake. It really does help. Cheers!

[@QueenCityHistory]

Has the technology that Ford/Lincoln had 5+ years ago.

[@brucec43]

You mean slow and glitchy?

[@QueenCityHistory]

+Bruno TaTa no. ive owned multiple Ford, Lincoln and Mercurys ober the years. never had a single problem. now i have a 12 Lincoln MKZ..not one single issue. one of my friends bought a brand new gmc Yukon..2 days and with only about 100 miles...blew the engine lol

[@TeeroyHammermill]

+Kevin Eaton: Lincoln is irrelevant these days and has been irrelevant since around 2006. Lincoln=Gypsy Cab.

[@TheOcto09]

@@QueenCityHistory MKZ have problems with the ECM. Wait until your heater starts blowing and you are unable to stop it. Enjoy!

[@ladyj5682]

Huh, comparing a Caddy to any Nissian or Ford Fusion is laughable. None come close.

[@blockthis08]

Looks like a boat.

[@Alphahydro]

Car looks good but owning one leaves allot to be desired. Doesn't remind you of of the Cadillacs of old. Rides harder and accelerates slower.

[@elliekim6666]

The XTS is basically an overpriced impala with the Cadillac name on it. An impala premier trim has blind spot and etc

[@markofexcellence5209]

Ben Dunn False

[@nicholasmenasian1142]

Yes exactly the inside even looks like the Impala but with the Cadillac badge on it but GM does make Cadillacs and Ford makes Lincoln let's take for instance the Ford Fusion if you take a look at a Lincoln you can't hardly see it the difference

[@brucec43]

It's different enough