Used 2018 Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 8A) Consumer Reviews
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The most dangerous vehicle I've driven
R. Booth, Orange, VA, 07/08/2018
Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 8A)
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Having the Cadillac name I was expecting a quality vehicle. What I found was disappointing. During my first drive I found that the hidden shift buttons on the back of the steering wheel will shift the transmission with it set to "Drive" or "Manual". I accidentally touched the down shift side on the freeway suddenly finding myself in a much lower gear than I needed with traffic behind me making emergency moves to miss the suddenly slowing Cadillac. That was just he first of many issues. Next was the cruise control. If you gently touch the cruise + side you accelerate 1 mile an hour per touch, like every other cruise control I've used. But with this one hit a bump as you press the button or push a little too hard it adds 5 miles an hour. With traffic around me traveling at 77+ mph and me at 76 I pushed the button to match the flow of traffic. I pushed it too hard and found myself doing 81 mph. A felony in Virginia. The next safety issue is with the windows that are another pressure sensitive issue. With a light touch the windows go up or down as you hold the button down. Press down with more pressure and the windows open completely. Not an issue my Lincoln does the same, but if you press or pull the switch up too far it also goes completely up by itself. This is a hazard for children whose fingers could be severed by the window. God forbid their head got caught in it. Handling of the XT5 is ok but nothing to write home about. The Sport setting stiffens the suspension a bit and cuts down on body roll. Brakes are good. Transmission is an issue. It's an 8 speed automatic. If you live in a fairly flat area you won't mind it. Here in the Virginia mountains with back roads that wind up and down you'll notice the transmission is constantly shifting. Slow down for a corner, shifting, going up a hill, shifting. That's not only uncomfortable but really dulls the performance of the 331 hp engine. So i ended up keeping it in manual most of the time while we drove the back roads of the Shenandoah Valley. The vehicle is loaded with so many gadgets that it really is like driving a video games. Center touch screen OK but I don't like all the in cabin lights during night driving. But that is more my issue as I find this with most of today's cars. Being able to turn off that screen in the middle of the console would be a great plus in my opinion.
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Very Sporty Performance!
HexedZebra, Rockford, IL, 06/05/2025
Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 8A)
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The torque on this thing felt insane. When pulling out of a driveway there's so much torque that it feels like it might peel the pavement off. The leather interior is a nice touch, and it even has a touch screen display that gives you voice commands such as calling someone. The built-in GPS is also pretty handy. On freeways this thing pulls HARD! It pulls you into the seat accelerating like a sports car. At low speeds it can feel dead at times due to the cylinder deactivation. Also the thing I don't like is that start-stop technology where it turns the engine off automatically at stop lights and immediate turns it back on when you take off. That's very bad for the starter! If GM didn't give this thing stop-start and cylinder deactivation this car would be so much better. Other than that, it's pretty solid for what it is.
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