A Brief History of the 2011 Cadillac STS
The origins of the STS were from the Cadillac Seville, which was dropped in 2004. STS stood for “Seville Touring Sedan” and was originally a performance package for the Seville. Size-wise it fits between the Cadillac CTS and full-size DTS. The STS was rear-wheel drive based on the Sigma GM corporate platform. An STS-V performance variant was produced from 2006-2009, featuring a 4.4-Liter Northstar V8. The 3.6-Liter LY7 V6 was standard. The first generation ran from 2005-2007. The 2008 STS marked the new design still based off of the Sigma platform. Cadillac also assembled the STS in Shanghai, China, called SLS from 2007-2013. A larger CTS introduced in 2014 succeeded the STS.
2011 STS
For its last year the STS saw drastically reduced features and options. The 4.6-Liter V8 and all-wheel drive were discontinued, which also meant that adaptive steering and dampening, Magnetic Ride Control, and four-wheel active steering also were discontinued.
AVAILABLE MODELS:
2011 STS
- Body Style
- Four-Door Sedan
- Engine Options
- 3.6-Liter V6
2010 STS VIN Decoder:
First Character: Country
Second Character: Manufacturer
Third Character: Division
Fourth and Fifth Characters: Car Line/Series
- D/U ~ STS Base
- D/W ~ STS Luxury
- D/X ~ STS Luxury Performance
- D/8 ~ STS Export
Sixth Character: Body Style
Seventh Character: Restraint Systems
- D ~ Active Manual Belts, Airbags-Driver/Passenger Front/Front Seat Side
- E ~ Active Manual Belts, Airbags-Driver/Passenger Front/Front Seat Side, Roof Side
Eighth Character: Engine Type
Ninth Character: Check Digit
Tenth Character: Year
Eleventh Character: Assembly Plant
Seventh-Twelfth Characters: Sequential Production Number
Standard Sequence