2017
Cadillac XT5
Cadillac’s
replacement for the SRX, the 2017 XT5, will make its auto show debut in Dubai
on November 10. All Cadillac will tell us right now is that the XT5 will
feature “progressive technology” and an “accommodating interior.”The XT5 will
be built at General Motors Company’s Spring Hill plant in Tennessee.
And like the SRX it’s about to replace, the crossover will straddle the gap
between the small and mid-size offerings of rival brands. Potential rivals
include the Audi Q5, Lexus RX and Volvo XC60.
Though
it’s yet to be confirmed, the XT5’s platform is thought to be a new modular
design code-named C1XX. This is the high-riding version of the E2XX platform
that debuted in the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu and is destined to replace GM’s
current Theta and Lambda designs.
Engine
options should comprise four- and six-cylinder units, most likely those
announced for the 2016 CT6. This means a turbocharged 2.0-liter four with 265
horsepower, a naturally-aspirated 3.6-liter V-6 with 335 hp, and possibly a
twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 with 400 hp in a Cadillac XT5 Vsport.
