The introduction of the 2017 Cadillac XT5 midsize crossover at the Los Angeles Automobile Show showcased General Motors’ front runner brand’s replacement for its best-selling SRX midsize crossover. Nevertheless, unlike its German and Japanese rivals, it’s Cadillac’s only present crossover model. The only various other SUV option from the brand name is the jumbo-sized Escalade. Expect Cadillac’s crossover dry spell to finish quickly. According to Cadillac principal, Johan De Nysschen, anticipate at least 2, and feasible three, new crossover models to join the XT5 within the next numerous years.
The next version will be a small crossover one smaller sized compared to the XT5, most likely called XT4. Also apparently in the pipe is a larger three-row crossover in between the XT5 and the Escalade. Now, it’s unknown whether it will certainly be a longitudinal framework based off the CT6, or a variant of the next-generation Lambda platform that underpins the Buick Territory, GMC Acadia, and also Chevrolet Traverse. A subcompact crossover presumably based upon the Gamma II platform made use of by the Buick Encore and Chevrolet Trax can additionally remain in the jobs to fight the BMW X1 and also Audi Q3. The sub-XT5 design will arrive by 2018, with the other designs complying with later on in 2018 or very early 2019.
