The crossover automobile section is scorching proper now and inside the premium and luxurious space of such a rising section, Cadillac has gained some new footing with their compact-sized XT4. This week I had the prospect to revisit the Cadillac XT4 within the mid-level Premium Luxurious front-wheel-drive trim.
The 2021 mannequin yr Cadillac XT4 stays largely the identical from the final couple of years except for the notable addition of wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration as customary options throughout all trim ranges, along with the ability liftgate being a welcomed customary amenity.
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Powering all Cadillac XT4 automobiles is left to the responsibility of the model’s pleasing 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine that will get mated to a 9-speed automated transmission. Cadillac does nicely to supply such a powertrain that may be had in both the usual front-wheel drive configuration or an all-wheel-drive setup that allows the flexibility to change between entrance or all-wheel-drive via the drive modes.
The smaller dimension of the XT4 permits first rate gasoline consumption at 24 mpg metropolis and 31 mpg freeway.
Out of the three trim choices, the XT4 Premium Luxurious trim of my check automobile makes a number of options out there via an assortment of possibility packages, much like that of the Sport trim that I reviewed final yr. The Premium Luxurious and Sport trims have nearly the identical pricing, however the Sport trim appears to be extra of a favourite largely because of the darkened exterior trim and availability of the bigger 20-inch wheels, which do lots so as to add to the aesthetic enchantment of the smallish XT4.
My XT4 Premium Luxurious check automobile did come adorned in a novel Autumn Metallic exterior paint colour however with smaller 18-inch wheels. In any other case, the outside appears to be like the correct a part of Cadillac’s latest signature look.
Stepping within the XT4 is a welcoming house that does a neat play on house the place it feels bigger than it appears to be like from the skin. Right here the XT4 shines as a compact luxurious crossover with a number of soft-touch surfaces the place they depend and an excellent match and completed cabin with heated, ventilated, and massaging entrance seats. As acknowledged in my earlier critiques of the present XT4, there’s a protracted listing of lacking options that ought to in any other case be included in a luxurious crossover. Nonetheless, lots of these options could be simply added via the provided possibility packages, as geared up on my check automobile loading it to an as-tested value of $48,935, which is barely greater than the final XT4 Sport that I reviewed.
Cadillac has performed their due diligence in crafting one thing particular within the XT4, much more particular in some methods than the bigger 3-row XT6 as a result of you will get massaging seats within the XT4 – one thing that’s not even provided on the XT6. One may get used to the XT4 being a small luxurious crossover for even a younger household because of its sudden versatility and first rate cargo room for a small-looking automobile. The pricing is the place some might get a bit of misplaced in translation the place it might probably creep as much as $50K and you continue to have a compact-sized automobile. There’s lots of different choices on the market with extra house for a similar pricing. Nonetheless, the XT4 is a novel proposition that provides the sporty enchantment and nimbleness of its compact dimension versus bigger crossovers in the identical section and value vary.
