Cadillac XT6 Cabin Revealed In New Spy Pictures
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Two days ago, we brought you exclusive news that the upcoming Cadillac XT6 will have an identical cabin to that of the Cadillac XT5. And as luck would have it, our spy photographer just caught up to an XT6 prototype, and managed to snap some photos of its interior, confirming our report.
The photos show the Cadillac XT6 prototype as having an identical “winged” dashboard layout, along with exactly the same center stack and center console as the XT5.
The center stack starts out with two horizontally-placed air vents, which are covered by cloth camouflage in these photos. It is followed by an 8-inch screen running the latest version of the Cadillac User Experience infotainment system and, in this case, tuned to Michigan’s 97.1 FM The Ticket.
Notably, the touch-based volume control slider – typically situated right below the screen – is gone (more on that in a jiffy). The screen is followed by a row of HVAC controls and an open, cover-less storage space completes the center stack.
The center console is the only place where the new Cadillac XT6 is different from the XT5: two rotary controls for the infotainment system reside immediately aft of GM’s first-generation Electronic Precision Shifter. Initially introduced on the all-new 2019 Cadillac XT4 and on the (soon-to-be-discontinued) 2019 CT6 facelift, the smaller control handles volume adjustments, while the larger control behind it drives the screen.
The tactile controls address what is probably the biggest complaint about the CUE infotainment system, which relied solely on touch inputs prior to the introduction of these rotary controls. We should also note that we fully expect the refreshed 2020 Cadillac XT5 to adopt these controls just as well.
So, that’s as good a confirmation as any that the Cadillac XT6 cabin will be identical to that of the XT5, while gaining rotary infotainment controls and three rows of seating.
About Cadillac XT6
The Cadillac XT6 is a three-row premium luxury crossover. The model represents a new addition to the Cadillac model range as part of the brand's crossover expansion strategy. It slots above the the compact Cadillac XT4 and midsize Cadillac XT5 in the Cadillac crossover SUV lineup. Its size classification can be best described as "midsize plus", as it is bigger than midsize but not big enough to be classified as full-size.
The XT6 was announced at the 2019 North American International Auto Show in January 2019 and goes on sale in the spring of the 2019 calendar year as a 2020 model. It is based on the regular-length variant of the GM C1 platform shared with the XT5, but with more rear overhang than the XT5. That extended rear overhang enables it to accommodate a third row. The rest of the vehicle is very similar to the XT5, including its engine, transmission, and cockpit.
The XT5 is produced at the following GM plants globally:
- GM Spring Hill factory in Tennessee or GM Lansing Delta plant operated by GM USA supplying North American markets
- Cadillac China Jinqiao factory operated by Shanghai-GM supplying the Chinese market
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In other news that proves Miss Machete Barra’s big bet on everything China is a disaster:
(1) Chinese economy slowing, manufacturing dropping…more news out today.
(2) American companies leaving China or extensively reducing manufacturing there:
“GoPro revealed Monday morning that it would move production of most of its cameras bound for the US market out of China by the summer of 2019 to “mitigate the impact” of its products being hit by US tariffs – a sign the company expects President Trump to move ahead with imposing tariffs on some $200 billion in Chinese goods early next year.
According to a company press release, GoPro believes that a “DIVERSIFIED” approach to manufacturing could benefit its business regardless of whether more tariffs are implemented. GoPro added that, since it uses production facilities provided by a local partner, it expects to make this move “at a relatively low cost.”
GoPro today announced that it plans to move most of its US-bound camera production out of China by the summer of 2019 to mitigate the potential impact of inclusion on any new tariff lists. International-bound camera production will remain in China.
“Today’s geopolitical business environment requires agility, and we’re proactively addressing tariff concerns by moving most of our US-bound camera production out of China,” said Brian McGee, Executive Vice President and CFO of GoPro. “We believe this diversified approach to production can benefit our business regardless of tariff implications.”
McGee added, “It’s important to note that we own our own production equipment while our manufacturing partner provides the facilities, so we expect to make this move at a relatively low cost.”
So, GoPro will continue manufacturing cameras for the Chinese market in China, while building cameras for the US market in the US. If anything, this would appear to validate Trump’s argument that tariffs would lead to more domestically consumed products being manufacturing within the US. GoPro shares traded 2% higher in premarket trading on the news.”
Tired of WINNING yet?
Exactly! A whole bunch of American companies, some more publicly than others, are moving production out of China or they are moving ahead with diversification plans for current production in China…Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia are much better than China. But of course the U.S. is best for high-skilled production…
Diversity, as the GoPro CEO so eloquently put it, is a beautiful thing…
The key part of the article (which I also read on Zerohedge (dot) com if anyone needed the source):
“”So, GoPro will continue manufacturing cameras for the Chinese market in China, while building cameras for the US market in the US. If anything, this would appear to validate Trump’s argument that tariffs would lead to more domestically consumed products being manufacturing within the US. GoPro shares traded 2% higher in premarket trading on the news.””
If they can build cheap digital cameras in the U.S. profitably then there is absolutely no excuse why Mary Barra cant have GM build cars and trucks in the U.S. market for the U.S. market profitably. Toyota, Honda, BMW, Mercedes all seem to have figured it out.
I would even pay a little more knowing that my neighbors were employed and paying American employment taxes not Chinese.
Quick question. Does Toyota, Honda, VW, Audi, Subaru, Mercedes, Nissan, and whomever else have to pay UAW workers at their American Factories?
GM/Ford/Chrysler sure as hell does. Don’t blame the American manufacturers because our Government opened up the Door to Foreign Auto Manufacturers to come into our back yard with UAW being part of the deal.
Our own Government that we the people vote in placed our own American companies at a disadvantage from the word Go on their own Home Turf. That is what is so unacceptable not that GM is going to build the Blazer in Mexico.
The Government either needs to renegotiate with the Foreign Auto Manufacturers that they need to sign up with the UAW or assist our companies in ridding themselves of the UAW all together. Cant have it both ways. But we all know that the Government will not do that because they only care about getting elected. This is not a Political post at all because it is on both sides.
All the foreign automakers have figures it out because they do not have to negotiate with the UAW and also have deliberately built plants in low paying southern and midwest ‘Right To Work’ states.
Bingo.
You don’t seem to understand that GM’s China strategy is to build products for China in China. The GoPro production is for the American market, and they’ll just move production from China it to another nation with cheap labor.
they are NOT building cameras for the US market in the US. sorry to burst your bubble.
I’ve been reading recently that US furniture companies are doing this too. They are quickly relocating their production from China to elsewhere in Asia like Vietnam or Indonesia to avoid upcoming tariffs. While this doesn’t directly help the US by adding work here, it is still an improvement as neither Vietnam nor Indonesia poses a geo-political threat to the United States and the moves do weaken China.
Gee that $250 GoPro is now $750 because trump has a small —-? Guess no one is buying GoPros anymore.
Oh no! GoPro is shutting down domestic operations entirely because they aren’t selling.
Thanks trump.
So much winning indeed.
The economic illiteracy of you right-wingers is detrimental to our national security.
lol when the 2019 Mazda3 has a nicer interior
Well, to be fair no one has sat in either vehicle and live with it daily to really determine. But you are right that Caddy is just sad under GM. Miss Mary Barra is an absolute failure as CEO and the company is regressing under her “leadership.”
Welp I guess the rumor mill was true. I hope you can get rid of that huge tacky carbon fiber and hopefully the offer more than just black and beige. I wish we could see the gauges better I wonder if they follow the XT5 as well or did they choose the XT4’s.
They still have this button-less interior that does not work. Luckily added iDrive knob, which is better than just a touch screen.
The touchscreen CUE interface after 2017 is pretty nice. The knob from the XT4 (and CT4 and CT5) is only going to improve that.
I can’t see if there is an auto start/stop defeat button. It’s mounted right next to the rotary knob on the XT4. It’s up on the dash near the touchscreen on the CTS.
I do agree that I’d rather real buttons for the HVAC – but after driving the Volvo XC for a while, I’d rather the Cadillac setup for HVAC. At least with Cadillac, I have to go through the darn touch screen to adjust the fan.
GM should be ashamed for stealing money with Cadillac. I was such a huge Cadillac fan and was so excited when they signed Johan but we all now see why he did not last. This is almost a criminal offense in the Auto Industry what GM is doing to this once glorious brand the last 25 years. Makes me sick. Guess I will never get to see Cadillac as a True Tier One Luxury Brand in my lifetime. I mean Acura is better than this. Ridiculous
I am exactly the Demographic Cadillac wants and this is unacceptable.
Looks like a 4 Series Gran Coupe for me next. I was holding out hope.
The shifter is horrible! I had an XT5 as a loaner when my CTS was in the shop. I liked the drive, ride, and interior space, but.. you have to push *forward* to make the vehicle go *backward.* What GM rocket scientist thought that up? I had it almost a week and never got the hang of it. Awful!!
To be fair, in some manual transmission shift patterns the driver has to push the gear shift knob all the way to the left or right and then forward to access reverse. Plus the BMW electronic shifter, some Mercedes electronic shifters, and even Audi’s have the driver push forward to access reverse.
A lot of racing cars are that way. Push up to shift down and pull back to shift up. I know this isn’t a sports car, but It doesn’t take long to get used to it.
The shifter takes all of 15 seconds to understand – and that’s assuming you’ve NEVER seen an electronic shifter before.
Older, traditional automatics also require that you push the shifter forward to go into reverse from drive.
But I understand your point. Elderly customers are going to be confused over new technology sometimes regardless of how intuitive. Cadillac can lead those horses to water, but they can only drown them.
Trust me, I was absolutely pissed off about the shifter before we bought the car, however everyone is right. You really do get used to it after awhile.
Lmfao. They read this site 100 percent.
Now we can officially say that Aviator has outclassed the XT6. Yep, the same boring interior. Again, again. Will they stop this?
*ucking idiots.
Couldn’t agree more. Not just stupid bean counters at GM, just no direction, creativity, care or life in the company. Completely oblivious as to what is happening in the world. Like some sort of automotive insane asylum but without the meds!
Seriously looks like a base Kia minivan. Good for a $22K Kia, not a Caddy!!! So sad. No wonder Johan left. Lincoln Aviator sooooo much better and it is built in AMERICA!
I’ve come to realize what should have been obvious all along. GM has a lazy corporate culture. They were so big for so long and so respected that they didn’t have to excel, they just had to be. There was a perception that GM products were better (at one time they actually were) so they sold easily and at a premium. GM didn’t have to actually work for it. At Avis, they say ‘We Try Harder’. GM barely had to try. They’ve fallen spectacularly from that perch but they don’t realize it. They still think lazy is good enough.
Had they been allowed to go bankrupt, it would have shattered their corporate culture but that didn’t happen. They had a few harrowing months but then they went right back to life as usual. New GM is just like Old GM. They are a lazy company run by a lazy GM lifer who fails to understand life outside of SE Michigan. They can see the numbers so they ought to understand there is a problem but they don’t. They are still trying to take the easy way out and do their cars on the cheap. They’ve shuttered plant after plant over the last 35 years without ever asking themselves why. Why do we keep losing customers? There’s been zero attempt to be better, to lead, to regain their preeminent position. No come to Jesus moment. Nothing. They just kept shrinking; trying to shrink their way to profitability without any questioning. It’s sheer utter laziness.
Escalade is exactly the kind of product a lazy company would build: Take your rudimentary work truck sold to fleets across America for $30,000 and strap a station wagon body on it and sell it for $50,000 making an easy $15,000. Then take that station wagon and lather on some leather and tons of chrome, put a Cadillac badge on it and sell it for $80,000 and make a cool $40,000 per unit. It’s easy money.
The thing is GM has been wildly successful with this scheme. The public laps up those $80,000. Escalades with all the sophistication of a work truck; they don’t even have to give it an IRS to sell in droves.
Any market that’s tough, that’s hyper competitive where engineering finesse would be required and working hard to lead would be necessary, like say the large luxury sedan field, they bail on. It’s just too hard. Let’s just make Escalades they say. And this mini-Escalade? It was so easy! Take a Traverse, rip out the interior, throw in one from the XT5, give it some new body panels and, presto, GM thinks they’re in the game with the big dogs! Cadillac will put a $55,000 base price on the XT6 and $65,000 with options and generate big money. The 3.6 is so old, all it’s developmental costs have long been paid for. It’s easy. It’s total laziness.
Mary Barra and the entire corporate management structure at GM needs to be cleared out; all the lifers need to go. They need to put in place the kind of hungry culture found in Silicon Valley and with start-ups across the nation where they know only hard work and being better yields success. That may sound harsh but these folks are literally killing a one-time colossal powerhouse with their endless ineptitude. They are on the same path as the retailer Sears where years of bad management has killed a giant.
Boring interior?
Are we talking about the same car that was on the Wards top 10 best interiors list?
I find the interior to be pretty damn good. Quite an improvement over the CTS.
That’s a lot of a highly reflective material. An easy way to please the bling-thirsty, I guess.
There had better be another choice or two.
It looks like the XT4 steering wheel, but I could be wrong.
OMG
The 4 years old XC90 has a nicer interior than this. It looks dated again.
This is becoming really funny.
As a Volvo XC owner, I can definitely say that the interior is fantastic on the new models – and IMO more attractive than almost all competitors. The front seat comfort is honestly amazing and better than anything you can get from the Germans.
But those Volvo interiors also rattle and squeak like an old mattress. The style and design is there. The build quality is not. Cadillac’s XT5 Platinum is class competitive with design and materials. I don’t see how it could be possibly worse than the Volvo XC in terms of build quality.
I’ve ridden in Chevy Traverses with 100K+ miles that rattle less than our Volvo. Not sure if the 22″ wheels make the ride more flinty than the interior panels are designed to take, but we have had to take ours back twice for adjustments to the seats, headliners, and lift gate door.
While I’m certainly disappointed, I suppose a bright spot in all this could mean a somewhat more affordable entry price. If GM is HONEST, they’ll price the XT6 to compliment the XT5, since they appear to be essentially the same vehicle. Perhaps they can market this the same way they do the ESV for the Escalade…
Sigh…I guess all we can hope for at this point is for Cadillac to try and surprise us with an appealing exterior design, powertrain options and features….Because if this SUV debuts with GM’s underwhelming 3.6L NA V6 or the lackluster 2.0T in the Traverse, Enclave and XT4, and nothing besides these, I’m showing up at the next North American Auto Show with a basket of tomatoes to hurl at all the execs and anyone remotely interested in this mediocrity!
OK! I’m just being silly! LOL! Seriously though, I’ll be satisfied if Cadillac can at least give us a 3.0T or 3.6L TT V-Sport option, with Magna-Ride and the GKN AWD system! Or perhaps an electric model! Along with consistent quality materials throughout the entire cabin, and not just the most visible parts, as they’re doing with their current slew of products!! The XT6 can’t just be a nicer Traverse and Enclave! It has to take the best of what those two great SUVs already offer and raise the experience to a point where very little comparison comes to mind when driving it! It’s a tall order, but this is the mark of fine engineering in today’s automotive landscape! Just take a look at VW Group’s MLB platform mates! They don’t carry any of this stigma Cadillac is saddled with! Give this snooze-mobile something to bring to the table, because that new Aviator is looking mighty tempting right now!!! Even Acura is getting serious about their products!
You think this is nicer than the Enclave? Not me. All GM is doing is making the SAME vehicle with different styling and charging different prices. There is NO difference. If you like the Buick-Buy the Buick, if you like the Chevrolet-Buy the Chevrolet, if you like the GMC-Buy the GMC, and if you like the Cadillac-Buy the Cadillac. There is NO difference anymore at all. Add the WEIRD options clusters to any and make the other. The only thing different is the price, and some times not even that. The top Chevrolet with the same options as the Cadillac is the Cadillac price. So again we all just have to quit thinking Cadillac means anything anymore. IT’S A GM VEHICLE with different wrapping paper. So again stop thinking Cadillac means anything different than Chevrolet because it does not. If you like a Chevrolet-Buy one. If you like a Cadillac-Buy one. THEY ARE THE SAME THING.
O yeah if you want a luxury vehicle Buy a luxury brand. NOT A GM BRAND. GM makes GM vehicles and NOTHING ELSE.
IMO
That “underwhelming” 3.6L V6 has 15 more horsepower than the best selling Lexus RX350. It would be fantastic as an entry level engine.
Hopefully the 404 horsepower 3.0L TT is offered as an option in the near future on the XT5 and XT6.
Key words: “entry-level”! That I can understand. I suppose we shouldn’t expect anything more than the corporate 3.6L mill to serve as the entry-level powerplant. Which is why I suspect a more reasonable starting price for the XT6 compared to the competition. But there’s still the heavily under-utilized 3.0T and 3.6L TT engines, EXCLUSIVE TO CADILLAC, begging for an application outside a couple models scheduled to be discontinued! And with Lincoln providing a standard 400 HP beast under the hood, that 3.6L has to be accompanied by some turbos if it hopes to compete!
The Lexus RX is indeed the best-seller, but, thankfully, it’s hardly the standard in this segment of vehicles; unless we’re talking reliability! I hope Cadillac has far more than the plebeian RX in its sights!
400 horsepower would be ideal as an optional engine on the XT6.
As much as I would rather not have the 3.6L V6 on any Cadillac products anymore……it has decent numbers as standard equipment. It’s a smooth engine with good acceleration and they’ve made a lot of improvements over the years to it. 310 horsepower with an 8 or 9 speed transmission would work pretty well.
For reference:
XC90 starts at 250 horsepower
Q7 starts at 248 horsepower
RX350 starts at 295 horsepower
MDX starts at 290 horsepower
QX60 starts at 295 horsepower (and a terrible CVT)
GL550 starts at 362 horsepower
X7 starts at 335 horsepower
Hey J,
I suggest you start buying tomatoes. You’re gonna need them.
This is an even better joke than the bottom half of the xt4’s front end just being a piece of black plastic. Why would anyone in their right mind ever buy this thing over the competition.
Hate to agree with you but how can we not. This is utter garbage for a Luxury Brand. I mean the XT5 has been around for a couple years now so just imagine when GM started working on this completely outclassed interior. GM is utilizing an interior that was probably conceived almost six years ago on a vehicle that won’t be out for at least another year. Let that sink in everyone. How anyone is defending this is crazy to me.
It is maddening what GM has become.
Malaise Mary strikes again. Idiotic shifter. Check. Same ‘ol same ‘ol bland interior and average materials. Check. And even with the camo I’m not seeing anything vaguely interesting here. Cadillac’s march toward irrelevance continues.
More of the same from Cadillac. Busy interior styling with tacky materials and more haptic touch nonsense.
GM needs new designers and they need them now. No matter how superior the engineering is, ugly don’t sell, period.
Have you ever actually been inside of an XT5 Platinum or used any CUE system after 2017?
It’s one thing to not like the contemporary look, but Cadillac does a very good job with their materials and quality on the higher end XT5, which this XT6 will be based on.
I drive an XT5 Platinum every day, and you’re spot on. The people moaning and whining haven’t ever driven one.
I’m very seriously contemplating between this or a Model X when my XT5 lease is up. I love the idea of all-electric, but there’s a few things about the X that stand out (price being one major factor.)
Priced right, this XT6 could be a home run. It’s a great vehicle on a phenomenal chassis – my wife’s ’18 Enclave is fabulous. Combining that with my XT5’s interior is kinda the best of all worlds, frankly.
That is dissapointing, I was really hoping for something new, but when they just copy and paste the XT5 interior which is nice, but not class leading by any meaning, come on. You had the chance to change things, and make it stand out. Lincoln is laughing.
To date, the XT5 outsells every Lincoln crossover.
So maybe Cadillac is laughing in this case? This seems to be one area where they know their market.
Bring back the wreath.
Agreed – because everything “Cadillac” [JDN] worked to change is being thrown out the window… so might as well go back old badge to come full circle.
I swear to [whatever deity you want to insert here] that if they ax the CT5 and/or CT4 before they even daylight because “no one wants sedans” – I’m gone. Done. Not ever looking back. Considering the past ten years of my life a horrible mistake that I learned from and grew out of. Already feeling annoyed at the ’08 CTS and “Art & Science” design language that pulled me in and away from BMW ten years ago when I was young and impressionable.
The best selling crossover in this class is the Lexus RX. That’s the market leader with the highest customer loyalty and the most satisfied owners. The XT5 is second-best right now.
The RX has both a regular length and extended length version of the exact same vehicle. It doesn’t even feature Apple Carplay or Android Auto like the XT5. It’s also down on horsepower compared to the XT5.
The XT5 Platinum has a very nice interior that will be just fine with the XT6 for at least a few years until Cadillac’s updated UI flows through the lineup. This XT6 isn’t an entirely new product. It’s a little more than just a “stretch” as it features unique exterior styling, but is otherwise very similar to the popular XT5.
The Ford fanboys need to stop concern trolling like they do at GMI. Cadillac dealers need the volume and the customers for these crossovers. Most of us prefer a different chassis and a greater focus on performance (like the X5), but that’s 4-5 years away.
Yep 4-5 years away. This great thing will be 4-5 years away. That great thing will be 4-5 years away. You wait it will be great. We will release a NEW product every 6 months. This new CUE will be great. That transmission will be great you just wait.
Lexus Sell So, So many more do to the CUSTOMER SERVICE. CUSTOMER SERVICE is directly related to CUSTOMER LOYALTY. CUSTOMER LOYALTY is directly related to SATISFIED OWNERS. And SATISFIED OWNERS is directly related to CUSTOMER SALES. Cadillac has the LOWEST CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. Do you know why. CUSTOMER SERVICE. CUSTOMER SERVICE is directly related to CUSTOMER LOYALTY. CUSTOMER LOYALTY is directly related to SATISFIED OWNERS.
No Ford fanboy here. Just one of the UNSATISFIED Cadillac CUSTOMERS, do to TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE.
Hi! Current [well, for now] Cadillac Fanboy here…. and I would buy an Aviator 97 times out of 100 compared to ANY non-car Cadillac offers. Just say’n.
Its going to be Audi for me thanks.
The XT5 is not the 2nd best selling. It now belongs to the GLC. The Q5 is gaining also.
Looks awesome to me. Love that they went with the XT5 theme in this CUV. Very well laid out. Also thankful that the joystick shifter made it in here. Its such a joy to use once U get used to driving one for 3 miles. I remember when the XT5 debuted a few years ago and the interior was praised and loved. Suddenly its on par with a Yugo. Hilarious. Someone even denounced the EXTERIOR styling already.. as if they were able to see thru the camouflage.
The XT5 Platinum has an excellent interior. It’s scheduled for a refresh in a year or two, which is likely when the XT6 will also be updated.
The lower end XT5 has entirely different materials than the Platinum. It’s nowhere near as nice – I am hoping that the “entry level” XT5 gets phased out in the next refresh. It’s a product of Cadillac attempting to use one crossover to compete in multiple price buckets that their competitors target with 2-3 crossovers.
The XT6 is going to be on the higher end – closer to $60K and up. I’m not at all concerned with the interior – and anyone else that has experienced an XT5 Platinum (after the 2017 CUE update) shouldn’t be either. My big concern is if Cadillac will remember to install an auto start/stop defeat switch on the XT6. They neglected that on the XT5.
I’d also like to see the 3.0L TT in the XT6 and XT5 as an option very soon.
I have said it on more than one occasion.. all of the complaints some people have with interiors and refinement in Cadillacs always.. and I mean always (with exception to the instrument cluster in the ATS-V) seems to die when U experience it in a V. Even the Platinum. The walk from even an XT5 to an XT5 Platinum makes one say.. why is Cadillac not using this platinum interior (or V) in all their cars/suvs above a Luxury model. In fact, kill the Standard and luxury models and start with Premium Lux, Platinum, and V
To the auto Start/Stop .. honestly I really didn’t have much issue with in the CT6 I drove recently. I did a review of SUPER CRUISE on Youtube as well. That being said.. I think that an off/on button would be nice on all vehicles with Start/Stop. No matter the price point. Let us determine whether we wish to idle or not.. from Spark to Escalade
Lastly. Engines. The 3.6L in the Camaro is a nice and powerful tool.. but in the Cadillacs I’ve driven that also have a forced induction option.. going to them with a 3.6L just didn’t feel as special.. and by special I mean luxo. Put it to U like this. I’ve driven the XT5 with the 3.6L and it was very nice.. Nicer IMO than the 3.5L in the RX, MDX, and almost as nice as the 3.0L in the X5, but the 3.0L TT in the BMW felt smoother. Probably the torque. I’m sure it was the torque. BUT ALAS.. that’s the thing. Cadillac has a 3.0L TT too.. and its more powerful and more torquey. They could detune for competitive variations. 350HP to 404HP. After driving other brand luxury cars with their comparable V6s, and have long come to the conclusion that Forced induction was a smoother delivery system for those vehicles vs the 3.6L being avail in any of the Cadillacs. Point of fact.. I enjoyed the 2.0L Turbo in the ATS more than I enjoyed the 3.6L. The 3.0L TT, 3.6L TT in both LF3 and LF4 configs is sublime, and it always baffled me why GM/Cadillac didn’t utilize all of those choices more and keep the 3.6L NA in the other brands.
The 2.0L @ 300HP.. the 3.0L @ 350- 400HP.. the 3.6LTT @ 420- 465HP .. 6.2L S/C @ 650HP. That’s all they needed and it would have covered every base with available engine choice.
That being said.. the CT6 with the engine was fine in terms of performance, but it felt no more special in engine delivery than my Impala. This is the issue that GM needs to work out. Ironically it has engines in service to do this.. and has had them for several years
My experience with a 2010 3.6 was that it lacked enough low end torque to deal with the transmission upshifting whenever I took my foot off the gas, and that was with a 5 speed. It just can’t move at 1200 rpm.
I want a NA 4.2 V8 to replace the 3.6, but that ain’t happening. The 3.0TT will probably be offered in the second year of the XT6 & 5, which will hide its existence from many potential buyers. It’s the GM way.
If any other luxury brands out there want to ruin the image and legacy, GM is happy to help you!
Conservative design for seniors is a way to hell. Cadillac fight with this problem long time. Future is in new technology and progressive modern design language (eg. Escala exterior and interior) not in plastic CUV. I am sure that new Escalade is the same conservative piece of old fashion style. GM is like a Titanic. After Europe, Australia it loose it American origin/soul and find new home only in China.
This interior was not up to par for a mid-level Cadillac CUV. It is for sure not appropriate for a vehicle that will sell in the mid $50,000 range. This product should just be called XT5L.
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