China
Cadillac has put a plug-in hybrid version of the second-generation XT5 on sale in China. It is the quickest and, by list price, the cheapest way into the nameplate.
The powertrain combines a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine with an electric motor on each axle. Combined output is 524 PS, or 517 hp, with 740 Nm, and the car reaches 100 km/h in 4.8 seconds. That is 3.2 seconds quicker than the 233 hp 2.0-litre petrol XT5 the plug-in hybrid sits beside.
Range and charging
The battery is a 35.5 kWh pack rated at 215 km of electric-only driving and 1,360 km in total on China’s CLTC cycle. CLTC reads optimistically next to WLTP or EPA numbers for the same car, so treat those figures as a China-market rating rather than a direct comparison with a European or American car. Charging runs at up to 5C, the rate Chinese makers now quote in place of a peak kilowatt figure.
Driver assistance
The plug-in hybrid can be specified with Momenta R7, a system built around one lidar, 11 cameras, three radars and 12 ultrasonic sensors. Cadillac says it will drive the car in city traffic and on the highway and park it without a driver aboard. Momenta supplies several Chinese and joint-venture brands, and this is the first XT5 to offer it.
Cabin
Inside is a curved 33-inch 9K display spanning the dashboard, running on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8775P processor with ByteDance’s Doubao assistant. Below it Cadillac has kept a row of physical climate controls. There are two wireless phone chargers and a centre box that cools and heats. The top trim adds adaptive dampers, Brembo brakes and a 15-speaker AKG system.
What it costs
The plug-in hybrid lists at ¥279,900 to ¥299,900, about $41,700 to $44,700. Cadillac’s guided price for the petrol XT5 is ¥379,900 to ¥459,900, about $56,600 to $68,500. The gap on paper is roughly a quarter of the car’s price, though the two are not sold on the same terms: the petrol XT5 has been discounted hard in China, and a limited-time promotion in August 2025 took it to ¥229,900.
None of this touches North America. The second-generation XT5 was developed for China and is sold only there. Cadillac confirmed in July 2026 that it will bring back a gasoline XT5 and XT6 for the United States, reversing an earlier plan to retire both nameplates, but it has not said what that car will be or when it arrives.
Cadillac's three-row gasoline crossover, sold alongside the smaller XT5 until production wound down after the 2025 model year as the brand shifted toward EVs. Cadillac confirmed in July 2026 that a gas-powered successor will return, though specs for the new car have not been announced.
