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door chime and all auditory alerts for          The infotainment screen in the XT6         not the issue here. The issue is that
            the Aviator were recorded by the Detroit      is smaller. The gear selector is an oblong   the XT6 is a 4,700-pound luxury SUV
            Symphony Orchestra. This audio system         joystick that returns to a central position   dressing itself in lightweight race-
            is balanced and special, and it rocks.        after each pull, so it’s not immediately     inspired materials that just don’t fit with
              Cadillac has the hardware to match          obvious whether you’re in drive, reverse,    the ethos of a three-row family hauler. It
            the Aviator here—I raved about the            or neutral. And why is the fuel gauge so     feels out of place, even on this Sport-
            34-speaker Bose Panaray system in my          imprecise? It’s marked by eight little       trimmed model.
            CT6-V review—but it’s not offered in the      LED measurements. They’re the same             There’s no debating among our staff
            XT6. There’s a 14-speaker Bose setup in       color as the gauge (hard to read) and only   that the Aviator has the better interior of
            our tester. Like many elements of the         display fuel level to the closest eighth.    these two cars. Not only are the materials
            XT6, it’s fine in isolation but just can’t       There’s a whole lot of carbon-fiber trim    of a higher quality, but the thoughtful
            compete with the Lincoln’s Revel setup.       in the Cadillac. It’s real carbon—that’s     interior design also elevates the Lincoln














































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