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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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