DequindreToo Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) The 2020 Cadillac XT6 rounds out Cadillac's crossover lineup with a range-topper. It also presents an option for people who wanted a three-row Cadillac but didn't want something as large and truck-like as an Escalade. This is partly achieved through using a naturally aspirated 3.6-liter V6 powering either the front or all four wheels. A nine-speed automatic transmission sends the V6's 310 horsepower and 271 pound-feet of torque to the ground. https://www.autoblog.com/2019/01/13/2020-cadillac-xt6-revealed-first-big-crossover/ Edited January 13, 2019 by DequindreToo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DequindreToo Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 Car & Driving is already massacring this thing, and for good reason. It reminds me of what a rebadged Ford Explorer would have been like in 2011. In this case, the XT6 is a rebadged Acadia/Traverse. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a25861430/2020-cadillac-xt6-three-row-photos-info/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Wheelbase and dimensions close to current FWD/AWD Explorer, that may have been acceptable back in 2011/2012 but not today. Thank goodness Aviator is massively different to XT6, longer wheelbase and better RWD proportions, finally the shoe is on the other foot... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) Oh dear lord.....a three row FRONT wheel driven SUV.....talk about your "badge" jobs....You'd be far and away ahead just getting a loaded Enclave. They should've just used the CT6 chassis and made THAT an SUV..... Edited January 13, 2019 by twintornados 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dlcorbett Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Looks like aviator has nothing to worry bout from caddy, and hell even the navigator has less to worry bout cuz the escalade cant be too far off from this except for size. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fgts Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Man, at least the turbo 3.0 could be an option, better off getting an Enclave. OTOH XT5 and XT4 isn't setting the racetrack on fire for performance but sell like crazy, this probably would outsell Aviator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Fgts said: Man, at least the turbo 3.0 could be an option, better off getting an Enclave. OTOH XT5 and XT4 isn't setting the racetrack on fire for performance but sell like crazy, this probably would outsell Aviator. MKT. LOL..... Edited January 13, 2019 by twintornados Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey61 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 YIKES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 The story is bad on details...doesn't say anything about where it stems from, if it's RWD/AWD/FWD, etc. as mentioned, it's an Acadia/Traverse, and at 300HP from the 3.6L, it lets me know most of their other engines aren't refined enough for luxury usage. I do credit the shift to this car based alternative though, most of the mommies i see driving the Escalade will have a feasible and safer option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-dubz Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Well that’s about the most boring suv I’ve ever seen. Looks more like a wagon than an suv. I can’t imagine this selling well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 It’s a hole in their lineup so it’s good they have a 3 row offering for Cadillac buyers and they’ll sell a few. But the exterior styling is terrible and performance is subpar even compared to non luxury competitors. The new Explorer blows this away. The Aviator is in a completely different league altogether. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assimilator Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) Goodness I'm glad I'm a Lincoln buyer, for once! It's shocking how much it looks like a Volvo XC90, not something I was expecting. And again this is another GM SUV that underwhelms on technology and performance. But ultimately that may not matter and GM probably knows that. They are under-spending their way to profit. There has to be consequences for that, but I'm willing to accept this is part of their strategy to bridge to the next thing they want to do. But for now, I think Explorer and Aviator are very possibly the best utilities coming out of Detroit which makes me very grateful. That being said, I think they'll sell well considering how easily Caddy sells their phoned-in Crossovers. Edited January 13, 2019 by Assimilator 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomcat68 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 If you removed the Cadillac badging from the grille, one would assume it was a Subaru or Chevrolet Traverse refresh. It doesn't look like a luxury car. On a lesser brand it would be somewhat handsome, but derivative, but on a top tier luxury brand, this is unacceptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordtech1 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 57 minutes ago, twintornados said: I was thinking the exact same thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Time to sprinkle the holy water on Caddy. 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Handler Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Very nice Suzuki XL-7! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DequindreToo Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 Cadillac is having an identity crisis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 7 hours ago, ANTAUS said: The story is bad on details...doesn't say anything about where it stems from, if it's RWD/AWD/FWD, etc. as mentioned, it's an Acadia/Traverse, and at 300HP from the 3.6L, it lets me know most of their other engines aren't refined enough for luxury usage. It's not an Acadia / Traverse. It's just an Acadia. The Traverse is much bigger in this generation than the Acadia (the wheelbase of the Traverse is 8 inches longer than the Acadia). Which makes this even more puzzling that they went with something so close in size to the XT5 (with just an extra row of seats). They (the XT5 and the XT6) literally have almost the exact same wheelbase. They are within 2 tenths of an inch (0.2") of each other. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DequindreToo Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, Anthony said: It's not an Acadia / Traverse. It's just an Acadia. The Traverse is much bigger in this generation than the Acadia (the wheelbase of the Traverse is 8 inches longer than the Acadia). Which makes this even more puzzling that they went with something so close in size to the XT5 (with just an extra row of seats). They (the XT5 and the XT6) literally have almost the exact same wheelbase. They are within 2 tenths of an inch (0.2") of each other. That was an extremely stupid move. Now buyers cross-shopping other entries will think that the XT6 is cramped by comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I've never known GM to not step on their own toes, why would I expect anything different going forward? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-dubz Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 8 hours ago, twintornados said: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grbeck Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 19 hours ago, DequindreToo said: Cadillac is having an identity crisis. This identity crisis is well into its third decade. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurgeh Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/13/2019 at 10:35 AM, akirby said: It’s a hole in their lineup so it’s good they have a 3 row offering for Cadillac buyers and they’ll sell a few. But the exterior styling is terrible and performance is subpar even compared to non luxury competitors. The new Explorer blows this away. The Aviator is in a completely different league altogether. Exactly the points this article is making, including the fact that underwhelming as it is GM will manage to sell a bunch of them to Cadillac-only buyers. https://www.cars.com/articles/2020-cadillac-xt6-a-lincoln-aviator-competitor-it-is-not-1420757004599/?fbclid=IwAR0IMCY5yK9yukB2s0lTpMtTQyK8RMA_7tvNyBXKDmKxdYxkmxEyQ6KeZ78 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/13/2019 at 4:29 AM, twintornados said: Oh dear lord.....a three row FRONT wheel driven SUV.....talk about your "badge" jobs....You'd be far and away ahead just getting a loaded Enclave. They should've just used the CT6 chassis and made THAT an SUV..... Neither the alpha (CTS, ATS, Camaro) nor the omega (CT6) platforms were engineered to handle SUV duty. I think the combination of suspension travel, load leveling, and chassis dynamics ruled out such use. May have been cost containment decisions by GM to limit design/use of those platform to cars only but once that decision was made, there is no going back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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