2017 Cadillac XT5 Price To Start At $39,990
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Cadillac has announced that the 2017 Cadillac XT5 will arrive at dealerships in early April and carry a starting price of $38,995, plus a destination fee of $995 for a base MSRP of $39,990.
Based on GM’s C1XX platform, the midsize luxury crossover will be offered in four trim levels:
- The “base” XT5
- Luxury
- Premium Luxury
- Platinum
The XT5 Platinum marks the first time that the Platinum trim will be offered on a Cadillac crossover, which the brand states combines unique exterior and interior trim and the highest technology available, such as Cadillac’s innovative rear-view camera mirror. Pricing for the 2017 XT5 Platinum will top out at $63,495. All-wheel drive will be optional on the Luxury and Premium Luxury models, while being standard on Platinum.
“The arrival of this sophisticated new crossover positions Cadillac well, as XT5 enters the most popular segment in the global luxury market,” said Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen. “It’s pivotal to our ongoing growth, which is why we’ve developed XT5 from the inside out to provide customers more space, more technology, more luxury and more efficiency.”
Cadillac dealers are now taking orders for the 2017 XT5.
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An aggressive starting MSRP considering it’s closest competitors like the Lexus RX ($42500), Acura MDX ($43955) and MB GLE-Class ($52025) all start higher.
The new XT5 has more standard equiptment, lighter, bigger inside and a significantly better interior yet is only about $1300 more than the starting price than the 2016 model.
Good to see that Cadillac learned from their mistakes and are not pricing themselves out of the conversation among prospective buyers.
I think Cadillac will do well with this model.
Cadillac is taking the fight to the competition as the new XT5 is bigger, lighter and now less expensive as this should help Cadillac possibly reach over 60,000 units in US sales.
The SRX reached 68,850 units in 2015 so if the replacement XT5 only gets 60K it will be taking a step backwards.
I guesstimate 2016 sales numbers to be around 85,000 which would be about a 25% increase year over year. I am probably underestimating a little because the 2015 SRX sold 28% more than the 2014 SRX and that was the old model.
http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2016/01/usa-luxury-suv-crossover-sales-figures-december-2015-year-end.html
With a complete re-design and a competitive starting price they may sell even more.
Yes, Cadillac is taking the fight to a subset (albeit a big one) of the competition… namely the RX, MDX, and Lincoln MKX (which has a slightly lower starting price). But I would argue that Cadillac will truly take the fight to the competition when it has a crossover built on competitive architectures in every segment.
Also, as it stands, the XT5 is not a GLE, X5, or Q7 rival from any standpoint, with the exception of dimensions. And if dimensions are to be used as a barometer for establishing segment rivalry, then the Cruze and Verano should be considered ATS rivals 🙂
@jamdown The XT5 will have 7-8 months to make up that volume… let’s keep that in mind, as well as the fact that it will be inventory limited in the first 1-2 months of availability.
I completely understand that but the SRX is already 37% ahead of last years pace before the new model has arrived.
They should maintain a similar pace in 2016 relative to last years pace.
I assume that you are referring to the sales figures on Goodcarbadcar. You are right that their segments are based on dimensions versus, say, price point but size and relative value are what many customers look at.
There is no doubt that the XT5 (nee SRX) will be cross-shopped with the MDX and RDX which are its most direct competitors in terms size, price and layout.
Future Cadillac crossovers should get a RWD based chassis to further enhance the brands mantra of performance luxury however I maintain that does not necessarily mean it will be more of a sales volume success compared to the current iteration.
That’s exactly the way I look at it. I hope Cadillac’s rumored three-row CUV is actually a mid-sized RWD/4×4. Hopefully the product hiatus means that all other Cadillac CUVs follow the same format.
That said, if the rumors about the XT3 being based on a FWD platform are true, Cadillac’s product hiatus is all for nothing.
Well, this is how I’d like to see it pan out:
1. Subcompact on Alpha (aligned with upcoming sub-ATS model)
2. Compact on Alpha (aligned with ATS/replacement)
3a. XT5 (midsize FWD)
3b. Midsize on Alpha (aligned with CTS/replacement) – a bit bigger than XT5 with 3 rows, and $10-15K more expensive
4. Full-size on Omega (aligned with CT6/CT8) with zero compromises to the third row compared to vehicle #3a.
I can get on board with that wish list.
Add V-Sport variants to all of them plus PHEV and diesel to a few of them as well.
Cadillac has definitely priced the XT5 to be very competitive in the segment . It will be interesting to see how the model mix goes . Right now it’s the Luxury FWD that is the top seller . I don’t get the Premium Luxury model , why not just call it a Premium model ? Cadillac did an excellent job on the interior , it’s not over done with to many different colors of the materials . . It’s simple and elegant . And every where you touch seems to be of a soft material or leather and not hard plastic , ( according to You Tube videos from the experts ) .
All I know is it’s light years ahead of the current model which I happen to own .
I can see it giving the top seller RX a run for dominance in this segment . I have a friend that owns the new RX350 F-Sport and that front grill is huge when seen in person . That shape may look good on Lexus’s sedans but it’s $utt-ugly in my opinion .
It’s “Premium Luxury” because it is clearly a step up from “Luxury”. Without being familiar with the trim levels, it’s difficult to tell which is better — Luxury or Premium.
Cadillac needs a V-Sport appearance and suspension package to compete with Lexus’ F-Sport… as well as an actual V-Sport model with the appearance, suspension, and powertrain upgrades (3.0L TT LFW mated to the AWD system sounds nice).
Absolutely V-Sport option for all models. Customers want to spend their money especially when buying a high end vehicle. Why force them to have to choose BMW, MB or Lexus?
The price point is smart. Both Cadillac and Buick are well positioned to take back sales from the Japanese car makers.
It will be interesting to see how how this shakes out with both GM premium brands undercutting rivals. This will matter more are the economy shows down over the next year.
Good pricing! Should have no problem maintaining strong sales.
its nice and bolder then the out going modal….but it still has the down sloped beltline which I don’t like vary much.