One with the greatest selling factors of any good premium vehicle is its luxurious, amenity-laden interior that feels as inviting and comfy as house. A pillar of that interior is a premium sound system with all of the latest connections and audio capabilities.

The Cadillac CUE method, which will make its marketplace debut on the 2013 XTS sedan, adds a brand new capability to the list: HD Radio. According to Cadillac, it’ll be the very first U.S. automaker to provide HD Radio standard when it launches the XTS next spring.

While HD Radio may not be quite as dramatic a jump as HD television, it is based on a associated technology–digital broadcasting. Digital signals deliver much better sound high quality across each AM and FM bands than traditional analog signals, so you appreciate crisp sound.

In contrast to analog radio, HD Radio displays info like artist and song, which will be made available via the CUE system’s display. Cadillac owners will also appreciate iTunes tagging, allowing them to effortlessly conserve a song that they hear on the radio to ensure that they are able to purchase it on iTunes later on. They will also have the ability to pause HD Radio programming for as much as 20 minutes.

HD Radio delivers many with the same benefits as satellite radio without the added cost of a subscription.

Although it’s a much better item than traditional radio, radio is radio, and you will undoubtedly get bored with the choices at particular points in the commute. With MP3 connectivity, smartphone connectivity, apps like Pandora and Sirius XM satellite radio, drivers will have enough entertainment choices for even the longest of road trips, all accessible via CUE’s intuitive consumer interface.

In addition to HD Radio, the CUE method offers a host of other technological advantages. It is GM’s newest try at streamlining all of life’s entertainment, data and driving info into a simple, easy-to-use car platform. You can read much more ins and outs of CUE here.