The XT8 is the possible name of an upcoming, unconfirmed extended-length, full-size luxury crossover utility vehicle (CUV) from Cadillac.
Following is speculative and unconfirmed information about the Cadillac XT8. This page is a continuous work-in-progress and will be updated on a regular basis as we await official details from General Motors and Cadillac. If you notice any inaccuracies about the information provided, please let us know here. Currently, it’s unclear the direction in which Cadillac will take the XT8. However, based on Cadillac’s new CT/XT vehicle naming convention, we can deduce that it will be: As such, our best guess at this point is that the Cadillac XT8 will be an extended-length, full-size crossover with three rows of seating for six, seven, or eight passengers, depending on the configuration of the interior. It’s also possible that the XT8 name will not be used, and the vehicle we are referring to here as the XT8 will end up being the Cadillac XT9 instead.
The XT8 name is the result of a new naming scheme that names:
- All sedans, coupes, and wagons as CT followed by a number designating its order in the lineup
- All crossovers and SUVs as XT followed by a number designating its order in the lineup
General Motors filed a trademark application for the XT8 name with the Untied States Patent and Trademark Office on November 7th, 2014.
Cadillac has yet to announce or confirm an XT8. Even so, it’s possible that vehicle will come to market in the vicinity of calendar year 2020.
We expect the Cadillac XT8 to ride on GM’s Omega platform.
We expect the Cadillac XT8 to be powered by Cadillac’s upcoming turbo-charged eight-cylinder engine mated to an eight-or ten-speed automatic transmission.
If the XT8 winds up being based on the Omega architecture like we expect, then standard models will be rear-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive will be an option.
We expect the Cadillac XT8 to be available as a four-door, extended-length full-size crossover utility vehicle (CUV).
[/tab]We expect the Cadillac XT8 to offer three rows of seating for six, seven, or eight passengers, depending on the configuration of the interior.
Assuming that the Cadillac XT8 will be a full-size four-door crossover that’s a larger variant of the Cadillac XT6, it will be in a class of its own and have no direct competitors.
Cadillac XT8 pictures are not available at this time. We will update this section when Cadillac releases information about the vehicle.
Cadillac XT8 specifications are not available at this time. We will update this section when Cadillac releases information about the vehicle.
