"LJ909" (lj909)
06/14/2019 at 00:45 • Filed to: Cadillac, Cadillac XT6
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"LJ909" (lj909)
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The build and price is finally live for the 2020 XT6. Seen as a much needed model for Cadillac, it’s bigger than the XT5 but smaller than the Escalade and seats 7. Here’s the pricing breakdown.
There are only 2 trim levels to choose from for the XT6. The first, Premium, starts at the aforementioned $53,690. Both are powered by GM’s tried and true 3.6 V6. In the XT6 it makes 310 horses and 271 lb/ft of torque. This gets routed through a 9 speed auto. Its standout standard features Cadillac likes to tout are:
Bright Galvano exterior accents (grille, roof rails, side window surround, door handles)
Unique exotic wood species interior décor
Unique Premium Luxury front and rear fascia elements
Unique Premium Luxury 20" wheels
Passive MacPherson Strut front and 5-link rear suspension
Red tail lamp lens
You can choose between front or AWD. AWD adds $2000 to the price.
There are 9 exterior color choices. Radiant Silver is the standard color and is the only one that’s no charge. 6 colors are $625 options, and the last 2, a Crystal White Tricoat and a Red Horizon Tintcoat are both $1,225. I choose Black of course for $625.
Surprisingly there are 5 interior color choices, all leather too:
Jet Black
Cirrus, which is a silver
Dark Arburn
Jet Black Semi-Aniline leather
Maple Sugar Semi-Aniline leather
The last 2 require $11,000 option packages. More on that in a bit.
There are 6 option packages on the XT6:
Platinum Package $$4,900:
Semi-Aniline leather seating (all rows)
Leather-wrapped instrument panel, console and door trim
Microfiber sueded headliner
Front and rear premium carpeted floor mats
Chassis Damping Control
Performance suspension
Two unique interior trims: Jet Black with Bronze Carbon Fiber trim with Ombre finish or Maple Sugar with Jet Black accents with Fineline Calico wood trim
Enhanced Visibility and Technology Package $2,350:
8" diagonal color Driver Information Center display
Reconfigurable color Head-Up Display
Rear Camera Mirror
Rear Camera Mirror Washer
HD Surround Vision
Surround Vision Recorder
Rear Pedestrian Alert
Automatic Parking Assist with braking
Drivers Assistance Package $1,300:
Adaptive Cruise Control - Advanced
Automatic Seat Belt Tightening
Enhanced Automatic Emergency Braking
Reverse Automatic Braking
Floor Liner Package: Pretty much your standard floor mats and cargo tray. Dealer sets pricing.
Interior Protection Package $280: All weather floor mats and cargo tray.
Comfort and Air Quality Package $750:
Air Ionizer
Driver and front passenger ventilated seats
Rear outboard heated seats
These are kind of tricky because of one reason. Selecting the Platinum package pretty much adds all the other packages, excluding the floor liner and interior protection package, and adds $9,375 to the price. So all of these were selected.
There are 5 wheel options that are pretty pricey if you ask me. Aside from the standard 20” wheel, there is a 20” 12 spoke design for $600, 2 20” options both for $2,095 and one 20” midnight gray option for $2,295. I choose the last one. Just to see how pricey this thing can get. There are a few other stand alone mechanical options like tow hitches, side assist steps etc. Nothing of note.
There are quite a few interior options. CUE is standard. CUE with navigation is a grand but is included with the option packages I have selected here. A rear seat entertainment system with DVD player (which I’m still surprised is a thing). A Bose performance 14 speaker audio system is included as well. Heated and ventilated front seats and heated rear seats are included in the packages as well. A HUD display is included in the packages as well. All the other options are things like tablet holders, illuminated sill plates etc. Same nothing of note accessories.
There are 3 main standout features when you get to interior options, 2 of which I found kind of strange. The first one is Night Vision, which Cadillac has kind of been known for for over 20 years now. Its $2,000 option. The next one is the DIC or Driver Information Center with 8”color screen. This cant be added because for some reason it conflicts with the $2,295 20” wheels. Dumb. The last one is odd simply because I hadn’t seen it before. So 7 passenger seating is standard. 6 passenger seating is an option for $800. You would think you can choose one or the other for no cost.
Other than those options, there are 51 different dealer installed accessories. All in though, an XT6 with the options selected here is just under $70k. $69,785 to be exact; $71,785 with AWD. That’s German territory.
The next trim level is the Sport trim. There’s nothing Sport about it and its really all trim. They could have done us a solid and gave another engine option or something ( here’s to hoping for a VSport or V trim. Wont hold my breath). But no dice. It starts at $58,090 and adds:
Gloss Black exterior accents (grille, roof rails, side window surround)
Sport Control AWD System
Unique Sport front and rear fascia elements
Unique Sport 20" wheels
Unique carbon fiber interior décor
Sport pedals and tap-up/-down levers
Chassis Damping Control
Tinted neutral density taillamp lens
Body-color door handles
You cant get FWD on the Sport trim either. AWD is the only option. With the same options selected a Sport trim is $70,885; $72,885 with AWD.
Either way you cut it, the XT6 is not cheap and looks to do battle price wise with the likes of BMW, Audi, Lexus etc. Will it get customers to bite? That remains to be seen. The copying the Germans price and size wise hasn’t seemed to work for them. We will just have to wait and see if the XT6 can cash in on the crossover madness that is plaguing the auto industry right now.
HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
> LJ909
06/14/2019 at 01:10 |
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gettingoldercarguy
> LJ909
06/14/2019 at 01:13 |
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Pa ssive McPherson struts?!?!? LOL
Real time mechanical valving?
Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
> LJ909
06/14/2019 at 01:14 |
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Lincoln is gonna kick Cadillacs ass with the Aviator.
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LJ909
> gettingoldercarguy
06/14/2019 at 01:20 |
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Sounds like something a sketchy sales person would try to upsell you on: “ Oh yes that’s PremiumTech rust proofing to prevent fall apart”.
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LJ909
> Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
06/14/2019 at 01:20 |
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It’s more American Luxury than this.
superdave847
> LJ909
06/14/2019 at 01:29 |
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If I were picking an SUV in this price, which I never would for myself, I would get a dark blue X3 M40 or pre-owned Cayenne over this every time
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LJ909
> superdave847
06/14/2019 at 01:36 |
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Pretty much everything new or used in this segment is a better deal than this. It’s too...GM for me. There’s nothing compelling or unique enough about it to justify it. And I think that speaks more to how good everyone else has gotten.
Chinny Raccoon
> LJ909
06/14/2019 at 02:51 |
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“ Unique Premium Luxury”
Oh Fuck O ff. These words have no meaning, just smashing them together as a description of your base model wheels and trim doesn’t work. It sounds like some badly translated Aliexpress description.
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LJ909
> Chinny Raccoon
06/14/2019 at 03:13 |
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Exactly. Because from what I described here, there’s nothing unique or too premium about it.
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> LJ909
06/14/2019 at 06:01 |
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Don't forget the TruCoat installed from the factory.
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> LJ909
06/14/2019 at 06:05 |
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From day one I’ve seen this thing it just looks like a generic SUV, and it still does today. Cover up the badge and it looks like latest Rockstar update of the Dundreary Landstalker.
SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
> LJ909
06/14/2019 at 07:32 |
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I'm sorry but is that a Trailblazer?
Arrivederci
> LJ909
06/14/2019 at 08:03 |
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These will probably be great values on the used market after they plummet in value. I’d love a two year old XT6 that had a $70k MSRP for $27 k, please.
KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
> LJ909
06/14/2019 at 09:32 |
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Crackpipe. I’d take either of these, thank you very much
fintail
> LJ909
06/14/2019 at 09:37 |
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Standard red tail lamp lens? SOLD!
Textured Soy Protein
> LJ909
06/14/2019 at 09:38 |
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I’m thoroughly unexcited by this vehicle. The only reason I can see to buy it is if you want a 3-row family hauler that projects a certain impression of wealth in the carpool lane at your kids’ private school.
Sure the XT6 is a lot cheaper than the GLS and X7 (as it should be) but it’s in the same range as the Q7 and XC90, and it starts $10k higher than the MDX.
412GTI
> LJ909
06/14/2019 at 09:42 |
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The price is high, but if they can offer a decent lease on these, that’s what’s more important.
Idk, even if I had the money and needed the space for something like this, I’d be hard pressed to not just get a Telluride.
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LJ909
> Arrivederci
06/14/2019 at 11:45 |
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Oh yea definitely wait till around ‘21 to pick one up used. Should be able to still get one under warranty too.
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LJ909
> KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
06/14/2019 at 11:49 |
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YES. They also look better, will probably be more reliable and have a better warranty.
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LJ909
> Textured Soy Protein
06/14/2019 at 11:51 |
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It’s definitely a meh vehicle. Not to mention that Cadillac is too late in offering something like this. People that need something like this bought elsewhere for better. And the ones that did need 3 rows and wanted a Cadillac already bought Escalade ESV’s.
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LJ909
> 412GTI
06/14/2019 at 11:51 |
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You'd be foolish to not get a Telluride or a Palisade.
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Textured Soy Protein
> LJ909
06/14/2019 at 14:54 |
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People keep making babies though!