Though we’ve already seen pictures of the upcoming Cadillac XT5, we have yet to find out official information such as engines, transmission, features, equipment, and specifications about the crossover. For that, we’ll have to wait until the Dubai International Motor Show, which runs November 10-14.
As we wait, we thought we’d ask you to share your wishes and desires in everything from features and equipment to powertrains and pricing for the 2017 Cadillac XT5 in the comments just below.
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2nd row captains seats. Standard LED DRL. AWD focused. FWD only available until the CT3 comes out
Fairly certain that the 2.0T will be the base motor, the 3.6NA as the volume engine and would love to see the 3.0TT as a V-Sport version pushing out the same 400HP expected in the CT6.
Inside I expect and hope to see a refined and cohesive interior. Please have some real buttons and knobs to augment the capactive CUE inputs.
Also confident that the ride /handling tradeoff will be class leading.
Although I haven't completely warmed to the exterior styling yet I will reserve judgment until I see one in the flesh.
center the emblem, for some reason that just bugs the crap out of me! lol
I'm probably in a huge minority when I say this but a Vsport model would be nice
I would wager to say that you are in the Majority.
Forgot this in my first post but Magnetic Ride Control is a must. I wish it was standard on all Cadillacs.
How about advertising that doesn't feature guys who have sewing machines and play with dolls (not that there's anything wrong with that) - but I wouldn't air it on Penn St v Ohio St. Twice in the first half.
Who … is buying, and placing … the Dare Greatly media for Cadillac???
And the exterior of the car - guess it's too late to make that anything special.
Maybe the guy in the Dare Greatly commercial could help it make it looks better.
How about giving it a proper RWD platform... you know, like every other respectable and desirable crossover out there from Benz and BMW, Caddy's two primary competitors?
RWD is a fantasy for this generation XT5 . Cadillac has committed to a FWD chassis which has its positives (packaging, space efficiency, economies of scale in conjunction with the Acadia/Traverse /Enclave triplets ) but the best we can hope for is the chassis tuning is A1 and the V-Sport model is AWD and can really hustle.
Which is unfortunate, EvDave. Especially when it comes to economies of scale. Cadillac picked the wrong platform for that. The Alpha platform is much more deserving of this CUV's help when it comes to paying for itself.
With two great car platforms in Alpha and Omega, there's no excuse for Cadillac to look to other GM divisions for a CUV platform.
I completely agree Curtnik. I do not think Cadillac should share powertrains or chassis with any 'lower ' divisions moving forward.
The ATS platform would have been a good basis for the XT5 although I wonder about the proportions, width and towing capacity from it.
In that line of thought, I hope they never pit it against the BMW X5 or Benz GLE. This crossover deserves to be a Buick.
This chassis is already going to spawn the next Enclave in it's 3 row iteration.
Buick is also going to get the Envision.
I'm aware. It's just that this car represents the best of what Buick can be, and the worst of what Cadillac still is.
From what I understand this is XT5 chassis is not the same as the chassis projected to be used for the Envision.
I could be wrong on that though.
Dynamic ride and handling capabilities for starters. Since GM insisted on making the XT5 FWD-based, they're now tasked with the responsibility of stretching it to the limits and make sure its handling is comparable to its RWD competition; as best as they possibly can at least! Don't let the Lexus RX be the standard for how the XT5 is to ride!!! Keep the focus on remaining competitive with the Germans! Perhaps it should be AWD-focused to achieve this.
Next, be sure that the XT5's interior is world class! Let every surface be covered in soft, high quality leather, real wood and metal accenting, a functional infotainment system and tech not found on its corporate siblings! Let the powertrain and suspension be tuned specifically for Cadillac! The current SRX is nothing but a glorified Equinox when it comes to how it rides and handles! And the XT5 cannot be such! If Lincoln can engineer their latest CUVs to be better than its Ford counterparts, Cadillac should be able to as well; except times 50!!!
A decent turning radius. No greater than 39 feet curb to curb. The current SRX is >40, which is ridiculous for this size of vehicle. We traded ours in for a Mercedes because my wife complained so much.