Just days after photos and details of the upcoming Cadillac GT4 leaked in China, the interior design of Cadillac‘s new small crossover has just been captured for the first time in that country.
New images, posted on Chinese social media channels, show the upcoming Cadillac GT4 interior for the very first time, with only a small circular cover hiding the Cadillac logo on the steering wheel. From what we know, these photos were taken at a Cadillac dealer in China, which received a unit of this model for the purpose of training the sales staff.
In particular, the photos show that the interior of the upcoming Cadillac GT4 will adopt the latest evolution of the brand’s design language with a two-tone cabin as well as a cockpit format inspired by that of the all-new Cadillac Lyriq. The large central display module combines the instrument cluster with the central infotainment screen into a single free-form curved panel, mounted on a piano black surface and the horizontal air vents.
Other cues include the same multifunction steering wheel with touch controls and physical buttons first introduced on the Lyriq. Similarly, the upcoming GT4’s floating center console looks a lot like the one in the Lyriq, with dual cupholders stacked longitudinally, along with an infotainment control module via the familiar rotary knob, volume control, and drive mode selector.
Also note that the Cadillac GT4’s electronic gear selector is not included on the center console, but is instead mounted on the steering column to maximize the available cabin space. First introduced on the aforementioned Lyriq, the treatment could end up being extended to the entire Cadillac model range. Additionally, the particular GT4 model captured in the images features contrasting red stitching on the dash, door trim and seats, likely indicating that it’s a Sport trim level, as per Cadillac’s Y trim level strategy.
The next Cadillac GT4 is expected to make its world debut in early 2023 and go on sale in the middle of next year in China, where it will be built at SAIC-GM’s Dong Yue plant. At least for now, there are no known plans to sell the GT4 in North America or any other region of the world, so the crossover could be an exclusive product for the Chinese market.
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Really Well Done interior from a design perspective, hopefully the materials are of high enough quality to be luxurious enough… hopeing caddy brings this styling to a redesigned or refreshed XT5 and XT6 soon, they could use this interior.
Why do American car companies build attractive/forward thinking vehicles and not offer them to the American consumer? With it’s power and looks, the GT4 would be a major hit in the American automotive market. GM/Cadillac, bring this car home.
Mr.Beck:
The Chinese buy so many more Cadillacs than Americans. Any automaker is going to “go where the grapes grow”. Business 101.
That said, I would lay odds that if this small, 4 cylinder crossover was being made and sold here this comment string would be overflowing with poison-posts about “another-crappy-little-CUV” and “Bring back Blackwing CT6” , “why isn’t it called Fleetwood ?”, etc etc etc……
Your issue should not be with GM or any other automaker. It should be with the American buying public.
Mr Megeebee:
If GM fertilized their local vineyard with decent products, then more grapes would grow locally. Instead GM is forcing a green agenda on the US market, interpreted by many as offering sour grapes. Who knows if GM understands the long-term result of electric vehicle production and the related waste. It feels GM has made a Faustian bargain with an ever increasing enemy of the US to make a buck in China. GM “cars” in the US don’t seem to be created by or for enthusiasts (except Corvette), but by people with a social agenda. The current ICE trucks though, better engage their prospective buyers.
Dadod4girls:
GM product in the US is far better than ” decent”. Sales show this.
Do you think this GT4 is “decent”? So you think it should be built and sold here?
As for the rest of your…….comment. You neglected to mention the Cadillac V Blackwing series.
That said, the “Enthusiast” Market, as you put it, is a small and fickle one. Sales show this as well. As a stock holder, I would not want to see GM spending large sums to create throwback/retro product to please a small niche market.
This interior is pretty good but I will wait to see it in High Res
The BMW X1 interior Materials are top notch so the XT4 has a lot of catching up to make.
I am not convinced on that front Design for a Cadillac vehicle though. Doesn’t look Premium at all but I will wait to see High Res
X1 interior is only ok. My cousin has one. I fully expect the XT4 to match or exceed it.
Hard to tell material quality from grainy photos but if the Lyriq is any indication this will be top notch – also a HUGE thing to me is that the Cadillac’s screen is one continuous piece that is custom-made to a specific shape. In the new BMW X1 it’s very obviously two smaller rectangular screens mounted side by side and it looks much cheaper to me at least.
I would assume the Refresh XT4 will have that interior and front end design.
Another china only GM vehicle? Looks like it’s time to start buying from another manufacturer.
Paulie:
What a silly remark.
There is already a small Cadillac CUV here. The XT4.
You think GM is the only maker designing and selling product for China/ Asia only?
What other automaker would you buy from then (Assuming you can)?
So, your view of GM is tainted, as you are a stockholder and would rather see fewer sales of higher profit margin vehicles, than more volume sales of lower profit margin vehicles with better potential return of future buyers if they’re buying a quality product and can “brag” about its quality, value, and reliability . That’s part of the problem with corporate automotive America… they want more profits in the short term, and don’t care anymore about owner loyalty. They’re forced to charge higher prices because they’re still relying on UAW labor. Other companies have proven to be profitable without having to pay the high wages for unionized labor. It’s a shame when you see salaries of people working in factories, that get to go home every night, compared to the military men and women in the front lines, risking their lives to let us keep our cushy lives and freedoms. Professional athletes are 100 times worse! There used to be a day when I would try to sway people into buying a GM vehicle, but that is no longer the case. Cheers to your profiteering, but I’m sure I can find another manufacturer. GM brass has proven to me in writing that they don’t care about my loyalty and the nearly $1,000,000.00 I’ve spent on GM vehicles over the past 14 years.
Pauli, well said. Speaking as another die-hard GM consumer who has spent several hundred thousand dollars on GM products, it just seems like they are abandoning folks who like power/performance options in their SUV, CUV or cars. The Avista was a MAJOR tease. The Cadillac GT4 only for the Chinese market? The Camaro is apparently being phased out? C’mon GM. How about some V-series XT4/XT5’s or a performance Buick Envision or Chevrolet Trax or Malibu or GMC Terrain? Painted calipers and blacked out trim don’t make a performance vehicle. I want to buy new GM but end up buying used GM because I’m not offered other choices.
Yes, a few months ago Gmauthority showed a photo of the refreshed XT4, it had this screen in it. I would not be surprised if this identical dash and cockpit is in the refreshed XT4.
I for one like the looks. It is so much better looking that the American version..Hard to believe that GM well not be offering that with the 2.0 T in America.
Just a detail that maybe somebody would know, but it appears that the Cadillac logo is covered on the steering wheel for some reason. It’s certainly prominent everywhere else on the car.
The outside shots come from the Chinese government, which shows the production cars in full detail. The interior shot is likely a prototype out testing, which could have exterior and interior bits covered up.