Soft leather upholstery is available, and interior trim accents depend on trim level: Premium Luxury XT6 versions get real wood, Sport XT6 models get carbon fiber accents.ĭON'T MISS: Read our 2020 Cadillac XT6 previewīehind the third row, the XT6 offers 12.6 cubic feet of cargo room, but the rear row folds flat for up to 43.1 cubes of storage.
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Combine that with a suspension that rides rough – even small undulations felt like too much for the XT4 – and it made for a pretty harsh ride.An 8.0-inch touchscreen handles infotainment duties in the XT6, complete with Bluetooth connectivity and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility. But it was impossible to find a truly enjoyable seating position, there was little support, and the leather just felt flimsy and cheap. The Caddy does at least have real leather buckets with heating, ventilation, eight-way power adjustability, and even a massage function as part of the $2,600 Comfort package.
Plainly put, the seats in the XT4 are bad. Part of those 1,000 driven miles included getting acquainted with the seats and suspension – very acquainted. Of the nearly 1,000 miles we put on the XT4, a large chunk of it was highway time and the outside noise that entered the cabin was almost too much to bear by the end of it. Not only is the engine noisy on the highway, there's also an annoying amount of wind buffeting and road noise that enter the cabin. If you thought the XT4 was loud around town, it's even worse at high speeds. Cadillac should consider retuning all three of these drive modes. Snow mode dulls the throttle and engine response to manageable levels. What's more, the brakes aren't very good, meaning you really have to bury your foot into the brake pedal to bring the XT4 back down to speed.įor the most part, we actually drove the XT4 around at moderate speeds in Snow mode (yes, even in Florida).
Just the faintest poke at the throttle propels the Caddy with unlikable haste. And if you do tick the drive mode selector to Sport, the XT4 is even harsher still. The throttle is extremely twitchy and the engine revs abruptly and loudly. But when driving around town in Normal mode, the small crossover almost feels like it's in Sport – it's way too harsh. The Cadillac XT4 has three drive modes: Snow, Normal, and Sport. Trading In The Chevy For A Cadillac-ac-ac-ac-ac-ac: It's all paired to a nine-speed automatic that is relatively seamless and shifts quickly. Especially in Sport mode – which yields a sharper throttle response – the XT4 feels sprightly and eager. Good for 238 horsepower and 258 pound-feet, the four-cylinder engine makes the XT4 feel peppy around town and gives it enough power to easily overtake other cars on the highway. We won't go as far as saying the XT4 is fast, but the turbocharged 2.0-liter engine certainly has some giddy-up. There are issues, but the driving experience isn't one of them. Granted, the XT4 is no sports-UV (yet) – it'd probably benefit from the available all-wheel-drive system, too – but Cadillac's consistently well-tuned suspension carry over to this small crossover.
The steering is well-weighted and reactive as well, and in the corners, the body remains relatively flat. The small crossover is one of the more dynamic options in the class thanks to its expertly tuned suspension, which affords it a sporty feel. Like most modern Cadillacs, the XT4 is very nice to drive. This specific XT4 also wears the brand’s stunning Autumn Metallic orange paint, a $625 option that feels worth every penny. Our Premium Luxury tester (slotted between the base Luxury and range-topping Sport) gets trim-specific satin chrome finishes around the windows, on the lower fascia, and even dons satin roof rails.
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