The Cadillac XT4 is a
subcompact luxury crossover SUV manufactured by
General Motors
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since 2018 under the luxury
Cadillac
The Cadillac Motor Car Division () is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM) that designs and builds luxury vehicles. Its major markets are the United States, Canada, and China. Cadillac models are distributed ...
marque.
Overview
The XT4 (short for "Crossover Touring 4") is Cadillac's second crossover SUV, slotting below the mid-size
Cadillac XT5
The Cadillac XT5 (short for Crossover Touring 5) is a compact luxury / D-segment crossover SUV manufactured by General Motors. It was introduced at both the Dubai Motor Show and LA Auto Show in November 2015. The XT5 replaced the Cadillac SR ...
, serving as the luxury equivalent to the
Chevrolet Equinox and
GMC Terrain. It is the third model to use Cadillac's new alphanumeric naming scheme (after the
CT6 and XT5), and the second of three vehicles Cadillac is introducing in the Crossover Touring (XT) series, the third being the mid-sized three-row
XT6 that debuted in 2019 as a 2020 model. It utilizes GM's E2 platform, shared with the
Chevrolet Malibu
The Chevrolet Malibu is a mid-size car manufactured and marketed by Chevrolet from 1964 to 1983 and again since 1997. The Malibu began as a trim-level of the Chevrolet Chevelle, becoming its own model line in 1978. Originally a rear-wheel-dr ...
and
Opel Insignia/Buick Regal.
Cadillac introduced a teaser for the XT4 during a telecast of the
90th Academy Awards
The 90th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2017, and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was held on March 4, ...
on March 4, 2018, and it made its official debut at the 2018
New York Auto Show
The New York International Auto Show is an annual auto show that is held in Manhattan in late March or early April. It is held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. It usually opens on or just before Easter weekend and closes on the first S ...
on March 27, 2018. Cadillac started taking customer pre-orders shortly following the New York debut.
The XT4 is produced at
GM's Fairfax Assembly plant, and went on sale in the fall of 2018 as a 2019 model. The Chinese-market XT4 is manufactured in Shanghai by
SAIC-GM.
Powertrain
The XT4 launched with an all-new turbocharged 2.0 liter four-cylinder engine, featuring
Active Fuel Management
Active Fuel Management (formerly known as displacement on demand (DoD)) is a trademarked name for the automobile variable displacement technology from General Motors. It allows a V6 or V8 engine to "turn off" half of the cylinders under light-l ...
and a
start-stop system
A vehicle start-stop system or stop-start system automatically shuts down and restarts the internal combustion engine to reduce the amount of time the engine spends idling, thereby reducing fuel consumption and emissions. This is most advant ...
. Maximum output is at 5000 rpm, and of torque at 1500–4000 rpm. It will be paired with a nine-speed automatic transmission, with either front-wheel or all-wheel drive. In September 2020 exclusively for European market, the 2.0 Multijet Diesel engine is available, rated at and maximum torque is .
Trim levels
Trim levels on the XT4 include "Luxury", "Premium Luxury", and "Sport".
"All-new 2019 Cadillac XT4 crossover debuts in New York"
Autoblog (March 27, 2018)
Sales
References
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