The XT5 is Cadillac’s midsize crossover, and since 2024 the name has meant two different cars. In North America it refers to the first-generation model that ended production after the 2025 model year, while the second generation was engineered for China, revealed there in September 2024 and built by the SAIC-GM joint venture in Shanghai. It sits below the three-row XT6 and is 4,888 mm long on a 2,863 mm wheelbase, about 75 mm longer than the car it replaced.
Powertrain: The plug-in hybrid added in 2026 pairs a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine with two electric motors, one on each axle, for all-wheel drive and a combined 524 PS - 517 hp - and 740 Nm. It reaches 100 km/h in 4.8 seconds. A 35.5 kWh battery is rated at 215 km of electric range and 1,360 km in total on the CLTC cycle, and it accepts 5C direct-current charging. The petrol car uses a 2.0-litre turbocharged four with a 48-volt mild-hybrid system, rated at 237 PS - 233 hp - and 350 Nm through a nine-speed automatic, reaching 100 km/h in 8.0 seconds.
Driver assistance and interior: The plug-in hybrid can be ordered with Momenta R7, which runs one lidar, 11 cameras, three radars and 12 ultrasonic sensors, and which Cadillac says handles urban and highway driving as well as self-parking. The cabin is built around a curved 33-inch 9K display running on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8775P processor with ByteDance’s Doubao assistant, with a row of physical climate controls beneath it, two wireless phone chargers and a centre box that both cools and heats. The top trim adds adaptive dampers, Brembo brakes and 15 AKG speakers.
Price: The plug-in hybrid lists at ¥279,900 to ¥299,900 (about $41,700 to $44,700), against ¥379,900 to ¥459,900 (about $56,600 to $68,500) for the petrol XT5. Those are Cadillac’s guided prices; Chinese dealers discount the petrol car heavily, and a limited-time offer in August 2025 took it to ¥229,900 (about $34,200), so the list gap and the street gap are not the same number.
