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So much for that party. Cadillac has announced that it is walking away from plans to build a high-dollar, rear-wheel-drive ultraluxury sedan. The low-volume model would have been based on the lusty Ciel Concept, and the production iteration would have carried a price tag well over $100,000. Executives with the automaker reportedly claim the model wouldn’t have bolstered the brand enough to be worth the investment.
Even so, Automotive News](http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130628/OEM04/130629867/gm-dumps-plan-for-a-flashier-cadillac-sedan#axzz2XZijv1f5) reports Cadillac is still on track to build a range-topping four-door to go head-to-head with the BMW 7 Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class. That model will likely be constructed on the company’s upcoming Omega rear-wheel-drive platform, but we won’t see it bow until at least 2016. Right now, the front-wheel-drive XTS sits at the top of the Cadillac lineup, and while that machine and it’s twin-turbocharged V6 variant makes a compelling argument against certain luxury entries, it falls short serving as a legitimate competitor for the likes of the 7 Series and S-Class for enthusiast drivers.Cadillac abandons plans for six-digit flagship sedan originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 01 Jul 2013 09:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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