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SAFETY | 8 out of 10
Expert Quotes:
Safety items top the list of standard features
Kelley Blue Book
Five stars for driver-side front impacts; four stars for all other tests; four stars for rollover protection
NHTSA
Good,” front impact; “acceptable,” side impact
IIHS
The 2008 Cadillac DTS scores well in front impact crash tests, but less so in side impact tests.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) gives the DTS five stars for driver-side front impact protection; all other front and side impact tests, as well as rollover tests, are rated at four stars. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), meanwhile, gives the DTS a “good” rating for its more stringent front-impact test, but only an “acceptable” rating for side impacts.
There are plenty of standard safety features on the 2008 Cadillac DTS as outlined by Cars.com. Anti-lock brakes and "StabiliTrak electronic stability system with brake assist" are among them, as are six airbags (side impact, curtain, and front passenger unit). This includes the "new dual-depth" front airbags that deploy "either shallow or deep depending on crash severity, seat belt usage and occupant position," according to Cadillac.
Impressive as the standard 2008 Cadillac DTS trim is, some of the optional safety features are more interesting. For instance, Edmunds is impressed by the 2008 Cadillac rear bumper sonar system that uses radio waves to detect objects while in reverse. There are also Lane Departure Warning and Side Blind Zone Alert systems. These options are designed to alert Cadillac 2008 DTS drivers to the state of traffic around them with a series of alarms.
For an extra $2,000, the Cadillac DTS may be equipped with a night-vision option installed to project "onto the lower section of the windshield using a 'heads-up' display"; Motor Trend considers it especially useful "in inclement weather, when visibility is sharply reduced."
Conclusion
Even without the expensive extras, the 2008 Cadillac DTS is reliably secure with many standard safety features.
Comments (1 total)
Retiree
By L. Tong | Posted: Dec 2nd 2008, 05:43:37 PM
We may have bought that ODD DTS. Ours appear to be noiser than the 2002 Deville we had; the catch for the rear seat beats are too short for the passenger to easily attach; between 25-30 mps transmission noise is distinctly heard; passenger light behind driver not operating...
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