2018 Cadillac XT5 Platinum AWD Review
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- Luxurious transportation is something to aspire to. Crossovers are wildly popular. Put the two together and you get the Cadillac XT5. Tom Voelk checks out the V6-powered successor to the SRX.
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About Tom:
Tom Voelk is an award-winning automotive contributor to The New York Times. His podcast was the first to win an Emmy Award. He also married way out of his league. Now, stop reading this promotional copy bragging about Tom's photography and editing skills and watch a couple episodes. It's much more interesting. - Auta a dopravní prostředky
My wife and I conducted our own market survey of both foreign and domestic Premium Crossovers SUV's. We concluded that the Cadillac XT5 Platinum was clearly for us. We bought the Cadillac XT5 Platinum and we're amazingly satisfied.
What was the price of that model?
I second your comments. It’s the nicest, most comfortable and quiet ride I’ve ever owned.
@@muhammadhabiburrehman1153 $68K with carbon fiber and black suede trim.
Cadillac is the king of luxury crossovers/SUVs! It is a Cadillac after all! XT5 is the best selling crossover in the world today and in the future! Most luxurious crossover at any price too! It is a Cadillac after all!
I own an XT5 2018 and have 69,800 KM on it. I have not had one problem with this car from August 2018 when I bought it with only 18 KM on it. It handles very well on the highway - best car I have ever owned. Have only spent $350 for bake adjustment but that is all. Excellent car.
Good to know!
Bought a new car yesterday and spent 6 weeks test driving and negotiating. By the end, I drove 9 cars and 5 brands before choosing. Test driving cars is quite fun!
Sean Jones....So how about a rundown of what you test drove and what you did purchase ?Info may be helpful to others.................
You get the Driven seal of approval!
Whad’ya get, Sean?
this is very strange comment to make the way you did, your a sick puppy get help..
I just got home after buying the woman a 2 year old XT5 Platinum. I had a 3 hour drive home, so got to be well acquainted with the car. It's a bloody awesome car. My daily driver is a 2010 CTS-V MT6 for comparison. The bells' n whistles on this thing is ridiculous, especially for the price used.
Just bought a CPO 2017 XT5 Platinum 1 month ago...love it and was a great deal! I agree with you fully!
Why isn't this channel blowing up...it's awesome..!!
I only give out the secret password to a select elite group.
it is.
On CZcams popularity is inversely related to intelligence. Doubt this? Go search for toy unboxing channels, they will have millions of subs.
Mostly because a lot of people are stupid, err I mean attracted to less professional, biased reviews from self appointed CZcams "journalists"
I've watched some automotive reviews from people that have very little idea what they are talking about but some how have large subscriber numbers. Baffles me.
Of all the channels I watch, i have to say that you provide the most soothing and reliable reviews. You provide information without hype and your insight is spot on and your humor is subtle. I used to love driving my father's company (pre-bustle) Seville back in the 80's and the '77 Toronado that my siblings left in tatters for my use. Big cars back in 70's and 80's were floaty and designed for interstates. Now we have refined tech coming out of the USA and it appears to be catching up. I'm up for a new car in about 18 months and it will finally be time to jump to the luxury class. This will be high on my list. Thank you. Keep up the great work.
Ive had mine 3 yrs & love it,only critique is the ride is pretty firm bit on highways its great & you get 310 hp without a turbo.
Tom.... Long time fan. Have been watching you since your children and wife were joining in on some of the reviews. You are a very crafty guy and ever so often give your 'evil twin' a cameo in your reviews. Your reviews are always spot on and have never encountered a 'bad apple' in the bunches you have shared.
I hope your family is well. Continued success.
I love your test drive reminders at the end of each video along with your extra tidbits you do closing out your reviews. Great work as always Tom.
66k lol, paying for the name with this one
My neighbor got his wife one of these a month or so ago to replace her older Buick SUV and she seemed so so on it. She's not that sold on all that tech, she actually wanted to get her Buick back. I'm in Michigan so no one pays these crazy inflated MSRPs. After seeing the new Aviator, I wouldn't even give this a second look, that thing is gorgeous inside and out.
Having seen the Aviator in person I agree with you. Though it's much larger than XT5.
Cadillac has shot itself in the foot with their approach to technology. CUE has cost them many sales.
i disagree totally. i f the aviator was a girl i wouldn't stick my finger in her butt. but, if the caddy was a girl, i would totally stick my finger in her butt.
venom5809 The Aviator is larger, similar to a full size Range Rover, so I’m not sure they fall into the same class as the Cadillac + crossover size.
1. The Aviator isn't available now.
2. When it comes out, it will sell at or above MSRP for up to a year due to demand.
3. Meanwhile, you can get thousands off Cadillacs.
4. Buy a barely used XT5. A '17 premium loaded awd here is for sale for $40,000 with 20,000 miles at a Caddy dealer. Luxury plus models are about $35,000 at a year old. Huge discount over new.
5. Year after year, model after model, Ford seats have not been great for comfort. Maybe they come up with something better, but I wouldn't count on it.
The xt5 is beautiful
General Motors really should put a button on their vehicles to disable the feature for those who do not want it. My mother had a Chevrolet Equinox that had auto start-stop, and there was no button on the Equinox either.
Another awesome video Tom. Couldn't agree more about Cadillac's nomenclature. Their concept cars have had some great names over the past few years (Escala, Converj, Provoq, Ciel, even as far back as the Vizon and Cien). Those are cool names! Wish they would start naming their cars using that same creative style.
Tom, another great review. I particularly enjoyed your take at the end about exploring all of the available choices in a given segment you are interested in when in the market. So many people refuse to consider great vehicles because they are nameplate biased without merit.
Rear wiper comment: you need more visibility across the bottom of the rear glass vs the top...the wiper hinge at the top, will not clean the most needed glass...across the bottom. But with rear cameras, I don’t know how much that matters anymore.
I ended up asking a Land Rover designer at the NY show about that. He claims packaging the wiper above is harder from a space consideration. There's more room for the motor in the door than there is in the upper frame. They managed to do it in Velar.
I have owned dozens of autos over the years. On almost all of them, the rear wiper is noisy and skitters accross the glass, cleaning unevenly. I say fix that first.
Bruno TaTa good point.
I own one, love it.
So wat is the price for this car in 2019?
Great and informative review! FYI, the touch capacitive buttons that “didn’t respond right away” (on the lower panel) are not actually touch capacitive. They are normal switches behind a flexible black face. I read a while back that this was done to make certain operations easier to select without accidentally selecting something else as your finger moves around.
I see thousands of RX’s, MDXs and X5’s on the streets everyday, I would rather have this Caddy for something completely different, love the Lincoln MKX and the new Aviator coming soon. Driven Car Reviews has always been one of my favorites every since I used to only be able to watch on Podcasts downloaded to my iPod Classic, thanks for the great and honest reviews (glad to see your evil twin back lol ) !
I'm really liking what Lincoln is building, the Aviator is going to do well. Surprising caddy doesn't have a 3 row based on the Traverse.
SS S traverse got gmc and Buick cousins allredy.. another one of same size would be overkill
Tom - I totally agree on the whole naming of the Cadillac models... SRX had brand value, why get rid of the name? This CT/XT thing is ridiculous. Same thing goes for Infiniti - their naming makes no sense... why spend millions of dollars marketing a name, then change the whole thing. I am glad Lincoln is going back to traditional names.
Very true Tom, but the people that are brand loyal are going to buy what they want and not think twice about cross-shopping. Things like panel gaps and average nav graphics won’t even be a concern. I’m from Detroit, where this mind set is inflated because of all of the assembly plants. Here, everyone knows someone that works for the big three. So not only do they get incentives at the dealer, they also get A-Plans on their car purchases, which means if you know someone that works for the big three, you get special deals on cars.
I would say there a chance that an A-Plan deal would send me to a particular automaker if it were big enough. I'd have to really like the car though.
Nice review as always Tom. Waiting for you to do review on buick regal tour x wagon. Am a wagon lover and I would like to hear your opinion on it.
It's already shot but there are a few more in line before it drops here.
i like this guy not annoying like most others and to the point hesaves his bullshit till the end. kudos
:O what did he do to the miata???
Impressive review & location Still chic but competition in the its class is getting stronger too, very good for shoppers
Thanks for the Secret Auto Stop/Start defeat trick - Max A/C
Just another service I provide...
It’s a GM so max a/c will have you frozen out in minutes. If you don’t want a vehicle with the stupid stop start system .. don’t buy one. I have a 17’ Malibu. The trick to shut it off in the chevys it to put the car in L6 or L9 (top gear). And the car will still run and drive normal but not shut off at all under any circumstances. Becomes a bit dangerous when you need a downshift to pass and it wants to stay in top gear but way better than hearing the engine churn on and off at every stop.
Very good! Your videos deserves to be viral! 👍
Tom, you forgot the Lincoln MKX. Next model year, the new name will be called the Nautilus. Size wise, the Lincoln matches up to the XT5. Pricewise, similar.
Yup. I seldom name EVERY competitor since it gets tedious.
Billy Sou Nautilus*
Saw a MKX on the lot today, except for the grille, it looked nice. I had no idea the new Nautilus was going to be its replacment. It looks bigger.
Thanks for the spelling correction.
Tom, the Lincoln Navigator was the one that started it all. And the new one will push the 'Lade into the weeds.
True. But it did let the Navigator fade then disappear. The new one is quiet nice though. Too bad I have a hard time getting Fords.
You may have to do a 2 row luxury crossover recap some time soon. I know that you suggest to test drive, but a montage video of your top 5 would probably be more than interesting to many
Love this car.
I thought Seville would work here too. Right before you said it I thought it lol
Perfect advice at the end.
I have to say nice work Tom.
The theme song sounds a little bit like the intro to that Gap Band song.
We have driven lots of brands, from BMW, Audi, Saab, Volvo, to Chevy, Ford, and Dodge/Ram. Panel gaps won't leave you stranded in the middle of nowhere in 100 degree temps. Fit and finish won't cost you $2500 for new catalytic converters. Materials quality won't drive you mad taking it in for burned out lights and warning signals. Prestige means you pay $1500 for a set of tires (BMW X5 SAV) instead of $800.(F150 with big 305 tires).
Caddys are not reliable, but the seams and carpet being slightly off is not a major concern vs the above issues I have experienced on much more well fitted European vehicles. Get the Acadia version, save $10,000 off MSRP, and drive off a Denali version for $40K. Or pick up a new loaded XT5 for the same price and get a year longer warranty. It's a wash.
Fit/finish quibbles are the purview of people who don't actually buy and own them, they just drive them for a week.
The Xt5 is very nice
At 75 inches wide, it's probably not going to fit a lot of garages and parking spaces. This is not limited to Cadillac.
That's why their competitors sell more probably because there are more affordable options fully-loaded
Why there is not back screen in the set back ? Like srx 2013 2016 ??
2 cylinder deactivation and automatic engine off/restart.... I'm out.
A Suburban with lipstick...that'll have me chuckling all day!
And it was drug store brand stuff to boot.
Great review Tom!!
Great review, but I would shop this against the MB GLC rather than the GLE.
your videos are really soothing to watch. On another note, what car(s) do you own and whats your daily driver?
thanks
Why are cars like this equipped with cylinder deactivation and auto stop? It's a $60k luxury SUV, at that price point with a vehicle like this, why do you need to save pennies on gas at the cost of reliability and the extremely annoying auto stop "feature"? I've driven a number of new GM products with it and it is NOT smooth and unobtrusive. I also don't think having the car turn itself off and on within 5 seconds at a stop sign saves any gas, if anything it burns more. Having to put the car in manual mode or blasting the A/C is not a realistic or comfortable way of disabling this garbage either.
To meet government standards for fuel economy.
It's a horrible and annoying feature
It doesn't save gas. It takes a typical 2.0L 4 cylinder engine 4 hours of idling just to burn through one gallon of gas. I don't know anyone unless you use it as an uber that idles for 4 hours in a day. If you ask me, its an excuse to meet the government standards and hey, if it increases wear and tear, they aren't missing out when you have to send it in to them to replace the starter. That being said, if I see the "Auto Stop" written next to the 0 RPM on the tachometer, it BETTER have that off button. If not, I take my business elsewhere. Plenty of the competition put the off button in so it's not like my options are limited. GM is the only one that tries to shove the system down your throat.
“It could be argued that Cadillac created the luxury SUV segment when it created the Escalade...”. Really? As I recall, stellar sales of the first generation Lincoln Navigator motivated the (obviously rushed) creation of the first generation Escalade.
Loved the review overall as usual, though. Keep up the good work, Tom.
I’m flying from Nashville to Denver to buy an 18 platinum with only 9,000 miles. Then driving it back. Thus, it will have 10,000 miles………..
Tom, next time if "Evil Twin" is up to no good, shove the driver's seat all the way back. Cramming him back there should be punishment enough.
Billy Sou is he really twin?🤔
Hahahaha
Very informative review!
I like knowing who the competition is. Knowledge is power.
XT5 nomenclature doesn't bother me, maybe because it starts with X.
please review the new models of Lincoln
Would love to but Ford is generally very late in brining press vehicles to Seattle. By the time I can get one, everyone has reviewed it so there's little point.
Is anybody else bothered by the fact that the emblem on the front grille isn't centered vertically? It just looks "off" where they put it.
As a photographer, there's a "rule of thirds" for composition. Seems Cadillac is applying that here.
This sounds so good
should i trade in my 2014 Porsche cayenne for this car? any suggestion? my cayenne still have warranty untill 2022.
My only advice is assess the reasons why you would want to switch vehicles and then drive the car you love.
because the new cayenne already out it make my car look outdated. and the cadillac look great the price is right .
Great review! I just got one... my 3rd Cadillac ... as a Realtor and mom of millennials it’s the right vibe for my busy #SoooBoca lifestyle 💁♀️
Good to know so u like the CaddyXt5? Any problems!?
If someone wanted to get the XT5 Platinum trim with AWD fully-loaded, it gets way too freaking expensive. They need to make it more affordable to compete with the Q5 Prestige with AWD fully-loaded. That Q5 is less expensive than the Cadillac which is crazy. I thought that Cadillac while being a luxury brand, is supposed to be more affordable than the competition. They need to bring the pricing down for this car, because it's out of reach for the people who like & want that trim with AWD & that $1,600 driver assistance package
I agree that real names are better than alphanumeric nomenclature.
Doesn't this compete with the Mercedes GLC instead of the GLE? The GLC is in fact 200-300lbs lighter.
ProfessorRICEMAN was thinking the exact same thing. You are correct
Cadillac does a lot of vehicles that don't quite match up with the competition on size. After shooting it both ways I choose to use the GLE version when editing. In the end it's up to the buyer to decide what's best for them.
Driven Car Reviews fair. I guess it is sort of in-between. Isn't the GLE bigger than the CT5? Just to be fair to the GLE. Caddy did this with the first gen CTS where it was between the 3 and 5 series
True on the CTS, and it's hard to know if that 'tweener size hurts or helps Cadillac. For example, I like the ATS but wish it were just a hair bigger. And I like smaller vehicles.
Nice car
I Pad fan boy!!
What’s the exterior color on this XT5 ?
Lincoln started the luxury suv craze with the 1998 Navigator
*Cough* Range Rover The first Range Rover prototype was built in 1967 and finalised in 1969. The Range Rover had a different front grille and headlight configuration. In the year of 1969-1970, 26 Velar engineering development vehicles were built and road registered. Land Rover began selling Range Rovers officially in the US in March 1987
Cadillac can always bring back the Cimarron, El Dorado, or SLR nameplates also.
J High - Eldorado, perhaps . Cimarron - are you kidding me? GM will never bring that name from the grave.
Billy Sou
Actually I was kidding with all 3, so you answered your own question.
Can it pull a travel trailer?
Thank you
Woah woah woah, did I see that right? Six lugs? A bit overkill on a tall, FWD-based car, no?
Are you going to review the 2018 Accord sometime soon?
Trying to get my hands on one
The new RDX is going to crush this!
lounge2fly2 this would match up to MDX, not RDX.
Buick Envision Premium is already matching or better RDX SH-AWD.
Chris Kellett why, this is only 2 row?
lounge2fly2 this is more like an MKX. It is definitely bigger than all those others and it uses a v-6, whereas all the others have small turbo engines. As I said, XT4 will be on par with those. I believe X5 is two row as well.
YES! i've been waiting for that one ^^
Nice review much love and respect from hakim and Rahim we are also twins 🤫 thank you from Morocco 🇲🇦
Nice good car
GM products are so generic Cadillac just not different enough It might as well have a Vauxhall badge on it here in the UK
You mention small SUV I bet you’re getting the Vauxhall mocha check it out just a cheap mobility car over here!
We get the Mocha as the Buick Encore. Completely different vehicle and far less refined than XT5. Just so you know.
Do a review on the Buick Regal TourX
Coming soon...
Thanks Tom! Great video
Humm, Tom, don't think Caddy "invented" the luxury SUV segment, perhaps that should go to to that enterprise over in Solihull
Yep, arguably true. Good point. But it's also arguable that it simply created the expensive off-road SUV segment whereas Cadillac pumped the original Escalade full of luxury stuff like multi zone climate control and Bose sound. And to add some history, the Escalade was a reaction to the Navigator, though Lincoln eventually abandoned that market to Cadillac. It has since returned with a vengeance.
Tom, Tom, Tom, sigh, The Rangie was and IS the first and arguably the ONLY (yeah alright the Bentayga; maybe) LUXURY SUV forget about Detroit's offerings, sorry they just don't enter the conversation
If you need AWD to drive in 65 degree rain, you should not be driving anything, or you should just slow yourself down and move into the right lane. Most accidents happen when you can't stop or slow down. AWD doesn't help you stop. I hate ads that show how fast you can drive in adverse weather.
Well, I'm not talking about driving fast. I'm talking about accelerating from a stand still to get across a busy intersection. The grip in cases like that is invaluable. And tires make a huge difference when driving in the rain. Says the guy that lives in Seattle.
does the "evil twin" get paid extra?
Who said he was paid?
Bad review. This is not a competitor to Q5 or X3 or F Pace. It is bigger, larger engine, higher horsepower. The XT4 will be on par with those. This should go against X5 or Q7, maybe an XC90. At least get the competition right.
VvvGive me the leaseing prices of the Cadillac xt5.
Cadillac Needs a 3 row cross over
They don’t have one do they?
They don't but word on the street is Cadillac is working on one. For now that's Escalade's job.
Driven Car Reviews ah good to know!
Yeah, my neighbor just got the new Traverse a couple of days ago and that thing is pretty nice and big, they could easily take that and create a 3 row crossover Cadillac, seems weird they haven't done so yet.
"I suspect like I do with all GM products, there is a substantial amount of wiggle room built into the MSRP so dealers can offer what 'looks like' a better deal."
What kind of ignorant comment is this? First off, there is less than $1500 in mark up in any Cadillac that is not an Escalade, so no, there is not substantial wiggle room with the XT5. An average commission of a salesperson on one of these is less than $400. Next, what "looks like" a better deal? I think its up to a buyer to think whether or not they got a good deal on a car. There is no objective definition of a good or bad deal. People like you are the reason why the general public still doesn't trust dealership employees.
Zack Jimenez quit your lying. I bet you work for a car lot or dealership. Everyone knows your lies.
“Escalade sales” really? Lol 👍
Keep dreaming if you think Cadillac will bring back the classic names. As long as Johann deNamechange is in charge those models are getting alphanumeric names. In the short time he was at Infiniti the only thing he managed to accomplish was change the naming schemes of all the models. No later than a week after being hired at Cadillac he does the same there.
Not a lot of valid points, bad automotive journalist, if I should even call him that.
Rental gold
Wow that interior fit and finish was bad!
Still an SRX.
Rebadged equinox?
Nope.
Darksyne no it is not riding on the same platform at all
I'm always curious why are people fixated on architecture sharing. Audi does it with VW, Lexus with Toyota, Infiniti with Nissan. It's done all throughout the industry. For some reason, when American brands do it, it's a cheap cost cutting move. Not sure how that perception happened. Perhaps a result of the blatant Cavalier/Cimarron connection where only the grille and taillights were changed.
Driven Car Reviews people rag on Acura more than any other luxury brand. Look at all the top reviewers comparing them to their Honda counterparts some of them even saying it’s just a Honda in a suit. Certainly Lexus and Audi models are also blatant rebadges but for some reason they don’t get flack whatsoever.
acura gets pointed out a lot because they don't do enough to differentiate themselves from hondas.
凯迪拉克在中国消费者眼里已不是豪华品牌。
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Terrible vehicle. The Buick version is actually nicer and has a better interior/infotainment. Definetly comes no where near the Germans in any area other than price. Fit and finish is embarrassingly poor
@@monrubin 😂
The Xt5 is handsome but the Honda CRV is a better car.
Rented one hat the cutting off all the time. It is the pinto of GM. Waste of money probably GM will spend a lot of money on recalls. Junk
Runs weak and feels like a truck the engine cut off is rigged for to bull shit the people very ugly. Hate this car.
Ugh it's just so ugly on the outside. Good video tho
151st
Actually, 153rd. But keep trying!
Driven Car Reviews you responding made my day. Thank you.
Driven Car Reviews can you also review the e class wagon. I love your reviews. Keep up the great work.
Still european cars are better 😂
nice review, but good god this thing is ugly.
Christopher Walken haha have you looked in the mirror buddy just saying no offense but you are one ugly dude
Christopher Walken Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Having watched about 20 reviews of this and the prev gen, none have ever made this particular criticism. I happen to find it fairly handsome, though the wheel designs need work to be more modern.
First