All-New 2025 Cadillac XT5 Makes World Debut In China
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Following a notable delay in the model’s official launch schedule in the Asian country, the all-new second-generation 2025 Cadillac XT5 has just made its global debut in China.
General Motors’ SAIC-GM joint venture in China officially unveiled the all-new, completely redesigned 2025 Cadillac XT5 on August 2nd during an event at Cadillac House in Shanghai, which represents the luxury brand’s flagship location in the region. During the unveiling, the automaker revealed the design and key design features of the second-generation Cadillac XT5 for the Chinese market.
2025 Cadillac XT5
The all-new second-generation 2025 Cadillac XT5 debuts eight and a half years after the nameplate’s initial introduction in November 2015, and about eight years after the launch of Cadillac’s current midsize crossover in the Chinese market. This, in fact, represents the first major update to the Cadillac XT5 in its entire history as one of the brand’s highest-volume models globally.
Based on an iterated version of the GM C1 platform known as C1-2, the all-new 2025 Cadillac XT5 features a fresh look with larger dimensions and different proportions, while adopting the latest evolution of Cadillac’s design language. The body has a more planted stance with increases of nearly three inches in overall length (192.4 inches) and 2.1 inches in width (77 inches), as well as a bolder front-end design and more organic lines.
In particular, the first official images show the new 2025 Cadillac XT5 in the range-topping Sport trim level that features distinctive elements such as the mesh-style grille, blacked-out moldings, gloss black accenting and contrasting red-painted front brake calipers. It stands out compared to the 2025 XT5 seen in previously leaked images, which showed the redesigned crossover in base trim with bright accents.
The all-new 2025 Cadillac XT5 is set to officially launch in the Chinese market in the coming weeks, when SAIC-GM will reveal all the equipment and powertrain details of Cadillac’s new internal combustion midsize utility vehicle. GM Authority initially reported that the second-gen XT5 would be exclusive to China, but that the company was considering the redesigned model for North America. As of this writing, we’re not aware of any decisions that would have resulted in this model coming to the U.S.
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I must watch episode 12 to understand why the XT5 isn’t coming home. Cadillac has the XT4 and the Optiq. Then the XT6 and the soon-to-be-released Vistiq. The Escalade and the Eascaladt IQ. So why not the XT5 and the Lyriq? This is the vehicle I’ve been waiting for. The Escalade is way too big. The XT4 is too small and the XT6 is too big (three rows). I’m looking for a two-row mid-size SUV and the XT5 looks sharp in these photos. 🙁 This is very disappointing.
Hi Benji – The XT4 will drop off soon also. Cadillac, like all brands, is moving at speed to full electrification. The world is moving on and we have a serious problem of climate change and every industry and human will have to do their part. It is irrelevant what you and I think about this issue – the world is ‘a changing’. As mentioned in earlier comments on this commentary if the US had adopted the global safety standards for cars – the EU UN global standards used in China and Europe, then importing even a small number of XT5s from China would be easy. But since we use our own archaic standards called FVMSS (only for Canada, the US and Mexico) then the cost is prohibitive. This is similair to the metric system vs the olde Imperiale system borrowed from the British two hundred years ago – we are stuck with and even the British have moved on.
It looks like a slightly longer XT4. Zzzz. Too cookie-cutter.
I would be shocked if they don’t bring it to the U.S., but stranger things have happened.
Prepare to be shocked, especially once they discontinue it after next year.
hi Ron and Doug – per my previous comments, GM and Cadillac WILL NOT BE BRINGING any Chinese built Cadillac to the US unless it will sell in substantial numbers. Why? Apart from the political blowback that they might get since China is slowly evolving into a massive military threat to us, we use car safety standards that are very different from what is used in Europe, China, Japan and other large auto producing countries. Ours are called FMVSS and the rest of the world uses UNECE. Personally, UNECE standards are more rationale and better. So the XT5 and XT4s built in China are using UNECE standards – different chassis and different everything. So it ain’t going to happen.
I too have owned may xt4 and xt5’s want the 2025 second generation. Sad they are ignoring the customer who made the Cadillac brand.