New exclusive details about the 2021 Cadillac XT5 Hearse have been uncovered by GM Authority.
The 2021 Cadillac XT5 Hearse will be sold as an incomplete vehicle to aftermarket upfitters only. The vehicle will come with a turbocharged 2.0L LSY four-cylinder engine, GM nine-speed automatic transmission and front-wheel-drive. All-wheel-drive will also be available as an option, just as it is in the regular XT5.
As an interesting aside, chassis designated to be used for 2021 Cadillac XT5 Hearse vehicles will have a VIN beginning with 1GE. Versions of the crossover destined for consumption by the general public all have a VIN beginning with 1GY.
General Motors has not yet released photos of the 2021 Cadillac XT5 Hearse, but a stretched Cadillac XT5 prototype was recently caught testing by our spy photographers, which gave us a rough idea of what the compact crossover as an elongated livery/service vehicle. The prototype had an extra door’s worth of sheetmetal grafted between the B-pillar and C-pillar and along with extra sub-floor reinforcement for the Cadillac XT5’s underlying GM C1 architecture.
As we await photos of a fully upfitted 2021 Cadillac XT5 Hearse, the Environmental Protection Agency has already released full fuel economy figures for the vehicle. The XT5 Hearse is rated at 20 mpg city, 23 mpg highway and 21 mpg combined when equipped with the 2.0L LSY engine, GM nine-speed transmission and FWD. The rating is the same for AWD models.
It’s currently not clear when the 2021 Cadillac XT5 Hearse will be made available to vehicle upfitters, or how much GM will charge for it.
GM applied a number of small changes to the Cadillac XT5 for 2021. These included the addition of two new colors to the vehicle’s palette (Dark Moon Blue Metallic and Infrared Tintcoat), new 20-inch wheel options and the addition of Wireless Apple CarPlay and Wireless Android Auto as a standard feature on all trim levels, among more.
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You would have thought a XT6 would have been an easier choice?
Well that is one way to get more people in Cadillacs before the grave.
This is simply UGLY, I wouldn’t want 2B seen dead R alive N it
Did you even READ the article?
What a freaking joke.
That’s about the crappiest photoshop I have ever seen. My dog could do better than that. Hell I even could
I think the most shocking thing about this story is how fast the EPA got the fuel economy rating out.
AND people do need to read the article, not production ready, not photo shop…it’s a test mule!
If they are going to have to re-style the middle door to make it ‘square’ at the top and bottom…
It seems they could Re-Style the body lines to merge Front and Rear. And Certainly to at least have the edges match-up
Yes, I read the article, and it will be up to the Aftermarket ‘re-seller’ to make such modifications, and make compatible trim pieces. But it just seems LAZY on GM’s part.
The companies that complete the hearse/limo will take care of that part, GM basically sells them the car ready to cut and stretch as an incomplete vehicle.
Thats what happens when you get rid of the full size cadillac.. xts ct6 ugly..think i’ll be cremated so i won’t have to ride in that.
further proof Mary must go.
so when cadillac finally dies, they’ll be driving themselves to the cemetary in this thing?
whoever said cadillac doesn’t think ahead is dead wrong!!!
I am one of those who thinks GM/Cadillac does not look ahead any farther than the next PR release… They have proved me wrong….
i HAVE A COUPLE CUSTOMER’S THAT USE THE SUBURBAN (EVEN MODIFIED OLDER MODELS), DEPENDING ON PRICING (BURB IS UNREAL) THIS COULD BE A GREAT DEAL !!
A hearse…. Perfect mediator for the future of Cadillac………………….
I could never understand why full sized vans never got over as hearses. Plenty of room to customize inside and no stretching would be needed. Even could go back to the side loading type. The hearse builder could put their own badge on it and/or CADILLAC could rebadge an EXPRESS/SAVANA. You’re right though why not the XT6?
BTW, on my last vacation they upgraded my rental car for some reason and gave me an XT4. Certainly not a bad car since it was roomy and comfortable but I could not get past the idea of a 4 popper engine even though it had more than enough power. I don’t think a 4 cylinder belongs in a CADILLAC but I guess they’re here to stay so either pay a ton more money for a V6 or learn to live with the sound. Weird gear shift too that took a lot to gut used to for those few days.
Why would they NOT use the Escalade instead?
They need to use the Escalade.