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On August 8th, the new Cadillac XT5 made its debut. As a replacement, the appearance and interior of the new Cadillac XT5 have been redesigned, the body size has been improved, and the powertrain remains the same as the current model. As a reference, the Cadillac XT5 guidance price range is 35.27-452700 yuan.

In terms of appearance, the new Cadillac XT5 adopts a new family design style, and the iconic shield-shaped front grille with a sharper split headlamp group on both sides shows a tough front face while enhancing the overall visual width. The new car uses split headlamps, the daily lamp belt runs through two lamp groups from top to bottom, and the matrix headlamp group consists of 9 lenses and 300 LED lamp beads. At the same time, its engine hatch raised a number of rib lines, but also enhanced the muscular sense of the whole vehicle.

From the side, the vehicle still uses Cadillac's simple waistline design, with slightly raised front and rear wheel eyebrows, showing a good sports attribute. The suspended roof is also a big change for the new car. The A, B, C column strips and outer frames all abandon the chrome plating design and are all blackened. The rear part of the car, which echoes with the front face, is designed with longer light lines and is connected by a central chrome strip. The deep styling on both sides of the taillight with the shield design of the license plate area makes the styling cutting of the rear more abundant and full of visual impact. In addition, the exhaust layout of the two sides below shows a good sports attribute. In terms of size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4888 pounds, 1957 and 1694 (1698) mm, respectively, and the wheelbase is 2863mm. For comparison, the current car body size is 4813/1903/1686mm and the wheelbase is 2857mm.

Compared to the appearance, the interior design has changed more greatly. After the replacement, the Cadillac XT5 has been replaced with a 33-inch curved screen, which is not a combination of multiple screens, but a solid whole screen with full visual effects. In addition, the steering wheel shape is also more athletic and younger, with vibration feedback in the touch area below and several physical buttons on the top. At the same time, the shift mechanism of the new car is changed to carry gear, and the steering wheel has a shift pick. A double-layer storage grid is arranged under the middle operating board of the central control T-shaped area, and the upper layer is also equipped with a charging interface.

As a luxury SUV, the interior of the new car is made of leather, metal and wood, and the seats are wrapped in leather. They still use the wide and thick seat shape of the American sofa, and the split splicing shape is used on the back of the seat, which makes it more exquisite in visual perception. The electric adjustment button of the seat is integrated on the door panel, and the front seat will be equipped with seat heating, ventilation, massage and memory functions, while the seat heating will also have a separate back heating button.

In terms of power, the new car continues to be equipped with 2.0T turbocharged engine and 48V light hybrid system, which can output maximum power 174kW, maximum torque 350N ·m, and the transmission system matches the 9-block self-integrated gearbox. At the same time, two-wheel drive version and four-wheel drive version will be available according to the configuration.

This is the first replacement since Cadillac XT5 quit. The Cadillac XT5, a luxury medium-sized Cadillac SUV, made its global debut at the 2015 ‌ Dubai Motor Show and was officially launched in China in April 2016. it is equipped with 2.0T turbocharged engines and offers both high and low power adjustments. In June 2019, the mid-term modified Cadillac XT5 was officially put on the market, with a price of 32.97-469700 yuan, mainly for small adjustments to the appearance.

As a medium-sized SUV of a second-tier luxury brand, Cadillac XT5 mainly competes with Volvo XC60, Lincoln navigator, Lexus NX and Infiniti QX50, while BMW X3, Mercedes-Benz GLCs and Audi Q5L compete at a higher level. As it is in the period of switching between new and old products, there is a certain gap between the sales volume and the competitors of the same level of head models. Figures show that Cadillac XT5 sold 11900 vehicles in the first half of the year.

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