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COMPETITIVE COMPARISON
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PRODUCT INFORMATION HOW THINGS WORKSPECS PACKAGING COMPETITIVE COMPARISONTOP SELLING FEATURESWHAT’S NEW MARKETING HIGHLIGHTS
XTSVSPORTPREMIUM
ADVANTAGES
•Advancedinfotainment– While the Mercedes
COMAND system includes natural voice
recognition, it lacks many features that make
Cadillac’s CUE system superior. COMAND
relies on a center console knob system for
manualcontrolofthe7"screen,notan
easy-to-use8"touch-screenlikeCUE.Asa
result, features like gesture recognition and
proximity sensing are missing.
•Morepersonalizedchoice– TheE350’s
COMANDsystemincludesjustoneUSB
port,comparedtoXTS’stwo,anddoesn’t
includeareconfigurableDICforpersonalized
informationdisplay.XTSVsport’savailable
rearentertainmentsystemisBlu-ray
compatible and includes screens that
conveniently fold into the front seatbacks. The
Mercedes system screens do not fold away,
anditisnotBlu-raycompatible.
•Moregenerousconciergeserviceplan–
Mercedes’s mbrace PLUS includes concierge
services like OnStar. However, it’s only
standard for three months, compared to a
year for OnStar Directions & Connections.
3
=XTSWins
2014CADILLACXTS
VSPORTPREMIUM
COLLECTION
2014MERCEDES-BENZ
E3504MATICSPORT
SEDANWITHLIGHTING,
LANETRACKINGAND
PREMIUM1PACKAGE
TECHNOLOGY/INFOTAINMENT
OnStar(1year)
OnStar embedded system
(w/6monthsincluded)
3
mbrace(6months);
mbracePLUS(3months)
SmartphoneappforRemote
Startanddoorunlock
S(RemoteLink) S(mbrace)
Infotainmentsystem
CadillacCUE,14-speakerBose
Studio surround
sound system with
surround amplifier
COMANDw/Harman/
KardonLOGIC7®
surround-sound system
withDolby®Digital5.1
Infotainmentscreensize 8"
3
7"
Touch-screen S
3
-
Naturalvoicerecognition S Included with Package
Gesturerecognition S
3
-
Proximitysensing S
3
-
Rearentertainmentsystem A A
USBports 2
3
1
Satelliteradio S Included with Package
HDRadio S S
Bluetooth S S
Reconfigurableinformation
displayandinstrumentcluster
S
3
-
Navigationsystem S Included with Package
110Vpoweroutlet S
3
A($115)
2014 Xts vs.2014 mercedes-benz e350
