In recent history, Cadillac has often looked to the Germans when deciding on new segments to enter. The sales success of vehicles like the BMW 5-Series and 3-Series helped push Cadillac to produce the CTS and ATS and it still competes in the luxury sedan segment today with the more recent CT4 and CT5.
There’s one vehicle type that German brands are seeing success with that Cadillac has been apprehensive to enter, though. Sportier-looking ‘coupe’ crossovers, such as the BMW X6 and Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe, have helped broaden the appeal of bubbly utility offerings and attract young new buyers, but Cadillac has no such vehicle on offer.
With crossover sales skyrocketing and GM placing additional focus on its crossovers and SUVs, though, it doesn’t seem far-fetched to think a Cadillac coupe crossover may arrive one day. Our sister site, Cadillac Society, gave us an idea of what we might expect from such a vehicle, digitally rendering a hypothetical Cadillac XT6 Coupe model variant.
Coupe crossover models don’t follow the modern-day interpretation of the word, which has come to mean a two-door vehicle. The word ‘coupe’ is actually French for ‘cut” or ‘chopped off’ and hence is applied to models with a rearward sloping roofline. It was first applied to horse-drawn carriages with sloped roofs before making its way into automotive circles.
As such, this Cadillac XT6 Coupe rendering is essentially identical to the standard Cadillac XT6, save for the rearward sloped roofline. This lends the crossover a sportier appearance and makes it appear less bulbous – though the third-row would likely have to be tossed out. Seeing as the Cadillac XT6 is a mid-size plus segment model, this theoretical Cadillac XT6 Coupe would put the BMW X6 and Mercedes-Benz GLE directly in its crosshairs.
2020 Cadillac XT6 interior
We should point out that Cadillac currently has no plans to produce a Cadillac XT6 Coupe model similar to what is shown in this rendering. We only put this rendering together to get an idea of what a sportier-looking XT6 may look like. If you ask us, though, Cadillac could certainly make an attractive coupe crossover out of the XT6.
Feel free to let us know if what you think of this rendering and if you think Cadillac should pursue the coupe crossover space in the comments down below.
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This post was written in collaboration with our sister publication, Cadillac Society.
Comments
I’m going to say no. Looks weird and all the other brands look weird too. The XT6 is doing well and from going to the local car show it seems a lot of people liked it.
Also all manufactures calling these coupes need to be sued for false advertising. These are not coupes.
Where is the coupe? All I see is a CUV with it’s squared off hatch slanted back. Why they call anything like this a coupe is a total play on words and totally inaccurate.
Agree completely.
Joe Yoman is 100% correct. NO way is this a coupe or even close to it. Does the writer of the article know what a coupe is ?
Just base this on an XT5 platform and it would fit better. It already is a two row.
The profile reminds me of an updated Chevy Citation…but I like it.
My first thought!
The ad slogan and jingle could something like, “ The first Caddy of the 80s.”
I mean “the 20s.”
How about,
“The first Coupe de Ville of the 2020s,”
I mean … Aw hell.
Terrible idea.
Terrible car.
No more a Coupe de Ville than a coupe of any kind.
Sorry to be so negative, but this is a beautifully rendered picture of a pile of ugly.
Rendering of the Cadillac XT6 coupe makes me have flashbacks of the Chevrolet Citation X-car,
An attractive design for Cadillac – no way with Marry love my old lady sweater Bara.
Bleh before rendering. Bleh after rendering.
What are the sales of the Audi, BMW, and Mercedes equivalents? If there not high selling models, I think GM should pass.
Oh the irony in something that looks like a near 30 year old Saab, being hoisted as a competitor to the segment the German manufacturers invented and own. I mean, Cadillac design philosophy, just nailed it.
Im on the fence on this. I think there is a need for a fast back CUV from Cadillac, but I never liked the ‘coupe’ CUV designs from the other brands. Cadillac should put out a model for the car show circuit to judge the reception.
Station wagons are NOT coupes in any way shape or form. Please stop calling them coupes.
I like the way that this thing looks but are they trying to go for Mercedes and BMW even more now.
Stay with your 2 door shooting brake concept for us wagon weirdos
It wouldn’t work for me !!
If they put a base 2019 Vette V8 good for 400bhp and all wheel drive it might have a chance but a coupe for coupes sake… wont happen. Neither will the V8 AWD configuration… (wont fit and trans-axle can handle it…) GM doesn’t take chances…
this is a good idea. Cadillac need two Coupe SUV or SAC (Sport Activity Coupe) Like BMW X6.
I’m thinking lower prices would attract more people to the brand!
That idea did work well for the less ugly, less pretentious Pontiac Aztec.
I’m getting awfully sick of all the UAV’s ( urban assault vehicles) in the parking lots especially those SUV’s driven by small women that take 15 minutes to park and then back out of the parking space because the vehicles are really just too big for them to handle. The brand has nothing to do with this. It’s purely the vehicle size that is over whelming for them. It seems that most of the parking lots were designed to handle as many Honda Civics as they could get into the lot without regard to the fact that 1/2 or more of the vehicles are SUV’s and pickups.