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Around since 2016, the Crossover Touring 5 is the best-selling Cadillac currently on the market. The replacement of the SRX mid-sized XT5 is also manufactured in China by SAIC-GM, and for the model year 2020, a mid-cycle refresh is in the offing.
There’s still some time left until the facelift comes out to play, and you know what that means. But until the newcomer shows up, the 2019 model year breaks the ice with a price increase from anywhere between $1,100 and $2,500. According to Cars Direct, “the largest price hikes can be attributed to an increase in safety features.”
That’s not entirely true now that the XT4 has arrived at dealers. It’s because of the compact-sized crossover that Cadillac has upped the pricing of the XT5 to $42,690 including destination charge. For reference, the 2017 used to cost $39,990. The 2.6-percent increase for 2019 is mirrored by the Premium Luxury trim level ($55,190) while the Luxury is up by $1,900. As for the range-topping Platinum, you’re looking at a mind-boggling $66,890.
More to the point, a fully-equipped BMW X3 M40i is $3,200 less expensive than the XT5 Platinum. Adding insult to injury, Cadillac now includes equipment that wasn’t standard for the 2018 model year. If you’re the kind of buyer that doesn’t want to pay up for something you don’t want in your car, that’s not right from the automaker's part.
The order guide for the 2019 Cadillac XT5 reveals that the Luxury now features the Driver Awareness Package (previously listed at $770). What the system adds comes in the guise of lane-keeping assistance plus low-speed auto emergency braking. The Platinum, meanwhile, comes with the Driver Assist Package (previously $1,595) that adds front and reverse auto emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, automatic parking assist, and so forth. Speaking of which, who actually uses auto parking assist?
Of the 14,763 vehicles sold in the United States by Cadillac in May 2018, the XT5 accounted for 6,667 of them. The month of May 2018 also represents an increase in volume for the XT5 from May 2017 (5,752 units), and the sales figures for the nameplate continue on an upward trajectory.
That’s not entirely true now that the XT4 has arrived at dealers. It’s because of the compact-sized crossover that Cadillac has upped the pricing of the XT5 to $42,690 including destination charge. For reference, the 2017 used to cost $39,990. The 2.6-percent increase for 2019 is mirrored by the Premium Luxury trim level ($55,190) while the Luxury is up by $1,900. As for the range-topping Platinum, you’re looking at a mind-boggling $66,890.
More to the point, a fully-equipped BMW X3 M40i is $3,200 less expensive than the XT5 Platinum. Adding insult to injury, Cadillac now includes equipment that wasn’t standard for the 2018 model year. If you’re the kind of buyer that doesn’t want to pay up for something you don’t want in your car, that’s not right from the automaker's part.
The order guide for the 2019 Cadillac XT5 reveals that the Luxury now features the Driver Awareness Package (previously listed at $770). What the system adds comes in the guise of lane-keeping assistance plus low-speed auto emergency braking. The Platinum, meanwhile, comes with the Driver Assist Package (previously $1,595) that adds front and reverse auto emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, automatic parking assist, and so forth. Speaking of which, who actually uses auto parking assist?
Of the 14,763 vehicles sold in the United States by Cadillac in May 2018, the XT5 accounted for 6,667 of them. The month of May 2018 also represents an increase in volume for the XT5 from May 2017 (5,752 units), and the sales figures for the nameplate continue on an upward trajectory.
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