The 2020 Cadillac XT6 made its big debut earlier this year at the North American International Auto Show as the luxury brand’s three-row crossover utility vehicle. Now, the first examples of the all-new, “midsize-plus” model are arriving hot off the-assembly-line at dealers across the nation.
According to research performed by our colleagues at Cadillac Society, most of the Cadillac XT6 models are equipped in the Premium Luxury trim level, but there are a few Sport trim levels as well. As revealed by a GM Authority search on Cars.com, there are currently over 230 examples available in the U.S., 30 of which offer photos of the vehicle on the lot.
The most expensive of these is a Premium Luxury model that’s currently en route, tagged with a price of $73,640. The next most expensive example is a Sport model listed at $66,525.
As mentioned, the Cadillac XT6 is a three-row crossover. At 198 inches long, the XT6 is larger than midsize but smaller than a full-size CUV, such as the 204-inch-long Chevrolet Traverse. Hence, it’s a size that we have come to describe as “midsize plus.”
Outside, the sleek Cadillac XT6 styling can be had in one of nine different colors:
- Manhattan Noir Metallic
- Crystal White Tricoat
- Shadow Metallic
- Satin Steel Metallic
- Garnet Metallic
- Radiant Silver Metallic
- Red Horizon Tintcoat
- Dark Mocha Metallic
- Stellar Black Metallic
Moving into the cabin, we find an interior design that’s nearly identical to that of the Cadillac XT5. That said, the 2020 Cadillac XT6 is bigger overall, and offers three rows of seating. Buyers can specify both a seven-seater and eight-seater configuration, as compared to the XT5’s standard five-seat accommodations.
Inside, buyers can also specify their Cadillac XT6 with one of five different interior color combinations:
- Dark Auburn with Jet Black accents
- Jet Black with jet Black accents
- Maple Sugar with Jet Black accents
- Cirrus with Jet Black accents
- Cirrus with Dark Titanium accents
The Cadillac XT6 sources motivation from the naturally aspirated 3.6L LGX V6, which produces as much as 310 horsepower and 271 pound-feet of torque, and mates with the GM nine-speed automatic transmission. Front-wheel-drive is standard for the Premium Luxury trim level, while all-wheel-drive is optional. The Sport trim level comes with all-wheel-drive as standard.
The Cadillac XT6 joins the brand’s stable as the third crossover utility vehicle, stationed above the compact XT4 in the C-segment and midsize XT5 in the D-segment.
The Cadillac XT6 is particularly important for the brand, given the segment’s swelling popularity and high-profit margins. It’s about time too, as the XT6 is Cadillac has sorely missed a three-row crossover, going without one since the first-generation SRX.
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I really wish that shade of blue on the Chinese-spec model was available in the USA. The Dark Adriatic Blue Metallic paint is my favorite color that Cadillac offers, but it seems to be disappearing. I could see it looking very nice on a Premium Luxury CT5 with a Cirrus interior.. I guess we’ll have to settle for Satin Steel and Jet Black everything for now 🙁
It’s all something about Mary and her hair gel. Lol now that’s funny……….
Good looking car with dinosaur era engine.
Another GM V6 that’s what every GM should have to hear them tell it.
I got my invite to go check them out and I’m willing to take a look. But as a current ATS-V and X5 5.0 owner, until you provide a suv that actually deserves the “sport” title I’m not expecting much from the XT6.
Cadillac’s XT6 appears to be competitively priced when looking at other Cadillac models; but when looking at foreign competition like the 2020 Kia Telluride where the XT6 is $20K more expensive, not having a V8 option may prove to be a vulnerability.
I highly doubt people who actually consider Cadillac want a Kia or even its parent company. The real competition is the Lincoln Aviator, which I consider an American land rover in terms of style. However lets put aside looks, the Aviator has stronger powertrain options. The hybrid option is very appealing due to range. Also FWD/RWD is another consideration for buyers. If Cadillac goes below tier 2 luxury then it will be competing with Kia/Hyundai, let us hope Lincolns revival forces Cadillac to focus.
Three rows of luxury… with barely enough cargo room for a can of beans. Just what everyone needs!
You can put more can goods in the cup holders.
Just wait until the awesome Lincoln Aviator hits the market…. XT6 will need heavy incentives to compete while Lincoln sells thousands at list price… With waiting lines!
Looks like five years old inside
and 10 years old on the outside….
I like the old styling but if the discount the XT6 Sport with the Platinum package $25K, I buy it! Ridiculous at $85K!
The article is incorrect about the seating configuration. It can be configured as a 6 or 7 seater not as an 8
I hope GM/Cadillac is prepared for lower XT5 sales as the XT5 customer moves to the XT6. Just like the XT4.
Both the XT4 and the XT6 was a HUGE waste of GM capital, well not that much capital as they are just GM standard with a Cadillac badge !
IMHO, the Enclave is better looking and a better value proposition. The problem is that there is virtual overlap with Buicks CUVs. If GM really wants to make Cadillac world class, it will base the replacements for XT 5, XT 4, and XT 6 on a RWD platform to go head to head with BMW and their line of CUVs. Of course, Machete Mary is wasting GM’s development money on EVs and AVs instead of products people actually desire and aspire to.
Caddy crossovers are second class or worse compared to the new Lincoln’s… Best in Class awarded to Navigator… Aviator and Corsair!!
GM has pissed away Billions on new Caddy products… All are bland with poor interiors for a luxury vehicle…
All the early reviews put Aviator in luxury class with German luxury makes… XT6 is far below like a Buick.
Its the truth… Read the reviews.
It looks like Caddy is more of an Acura competitor than a competitor for Benz and BMW.
WARNING: Beer rant approaching.
Proceed with caution!
So, you are going to meet a new girl for the first date. Why bring your “C” game, when you really want her?
REALLY, WANT HER.
I’m not feeling the, “ WANT”, from Caddy.
I’m willing to take over Cadillac today, with all of you Caddy fans making it great, again.
If Mr. Musk cans build cars in tents (although never making a profit) but has a grasp on a consistent path, why can’t Cadillac figure out what it wants to be when it grows up?
Because, GM leadership has no idea how to tap into the glorious past, and, bring it to the now, and the future.
I’ll believe the great BEV Cadillacs once they appear.
I’m calling on Warren Buffett to bring, not his Billions $, but his sense of, sense.
Thumbs down cowards should get out from under their Mommy’s skirt.
Be responsible for why you disagree, and state your opinion.
Pretty simple.
After looking at this Cadillac XT6 and the many other 3 row CUVs that are out there, this to me doesn’t unique or special at all, as it looks like every other regular crossover SUV on the road. For over 60 grand, there are far superior options to the XT6, like the Lincoln Aviator for example, which adopts a more traditional truck or SUV RWD architecture that I much prefer over the usual FWD layout that you see on most SUVs on the road. As an automotive enthusiast who prefers RWD BOF SUVs that have a lot of heart and passion in them and are more hardcore and special to use as a true 3 row SUV, I’m much better off waiting for the next generation 2021 MY Chevrolet Suburban that’s expected to debut later this year. I simply don’t see the value on any of the 3 rows CUVs that are out there “With a few exceptions, like the new Ford Explorer or Kia Telluride.”
This car is a joke. Looks are a blah – like its stuck in the 90’s – inside is dull.
In comparison, as some posters have already pointed out – the Lincoln Aviator is the real deal. Beautiful from the outside, with a standard 400 hp engine and rear wheel drive.
Looks are subjective, so that’s a wash. We will be here all day long arguing about what looks better and still not have a clear winner until the market decides and the sales figures come in.
Now this… “a standard 400 hp engine and rear wheel drive.” How many people in this segment want this or deem these as priority items on their three-row luxury vehicle? I think that as both of these launch, you’ll quickly see that it’s not that many… and that the XT6 will be the sales volume champion here… so long as GM can build them quickly enough.
While I agree looks are of course subjective, I find it hard to believe that majority of people would choose the Caddi over Lincoln in terms of looks. But that’s cool, we can call it a wash.
For basically the same price you are getting more HP. That’s an objective comparison. In fact, isn’t the base Lincoln a couple grand cheaper?
With all due respect, I would love to wager who has more sales by the end of 2020.
Per article link: https://www.cars.com/articles/auto-show-face-off-2020-cadillac-xt6-vs-2020-lincoln-aviator-1420757349704/
Let’s start with what’s under the hood: in the XT6, it’s GM’s stalwart 3.6-liter V-6 that’s in everything from the 2019 Chevy Blazer to the Buick LaCrosse, and it makes no more power in the Cadillac than it does in the GMC Acadia (310 horsepower, 271 pounds-feet of torque). The Aviator has a standard twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 making 400 hp and 400 pounds-feet of torque, or an optional plug-in hybrid version making 450 hp and 600 pounds-feet of torque. That’s right — the top Aviator will have more than double the torque of the top XT6.
Cadillac is just kissing its sisters. It is not a real luxury marque- it is simply a step up for a Chevrolet, Buick, or GMC customer.
The XT6 is simply a stretched XT5. At the end of 2017 the XT5 was the second best selling luxury vehicle in the US. My prediction is that once the XT4, XT5, XT6 are all added up, the incremental volume won’t be a whole lot more than the XT5 sold in 2017.
It is kind of ironic that Carlisle and Reuss now have to live with their mediocre product decisions of years past.
I feel sorry for the stand alone Cadillac dealers who through thick and thin have been the true believers.
Just buy the under powered GM V6 blazer instead. Problem solved !!! You are welcome.
Local dealer here in the Toronto area has two out front.
Very nice! Would love to sit in one. Next oil change for sure.
To take a snooze, boring, nothing cool about it.
Women will be the primary buyers for the XT6 and the biggest demographic of the market, the Aviator is mostly for men, yes it will sell but stop kidding yourselves if it outsell XT6.
Here’s all it really takes for somebody to compare the Cadillac XT6 versus the Lincoln Aviator, and then end up favoring the Aviator: get inside the thing. The design is better, the layout is better, the controls are easier for a normal person to access, the tech is better, the materials are infinitely better.
Is the XT6 a fine vehicle? Sure. Will Cadillac need to significantly discount it to sell in any real numbers? Most likely. The two vehicles start around the same price – in fact, the Aviator is slightly *cheaper*, yet brings 400 HP, 400 LB-FT, its fantastic interior, and more standard features.
The Traverse/Acadia/Enclave platform (C1XX) is a great one, and designed well for high-quality mass market crossovers. It’s not a luxury platform and it’s not competitive in really any metric with the current luxury stalwarts. I believe Cadillac needs to design a proper modular RWD/AWD platform that it can use for most of its vehicles – one with exceptional rigidity, strength, and one that’s designed to handle all the tech they can dream of from the ground up.
I’m not saying the Lincoln Aviator is not a fine vehicle, but starting at over $51k I think you should expect to get leather interior. If Ford is cost cutting here, they probably are doing it elsewhere as well. There will always be pros and cons with every vehicle and time will tell how well either of these vehicles are received.