

Next, the 2017 Cadillac XT5 Platinum features the CUE infotainment system, which incorporates an 8 inch touchscreen, a small touch-sensitive panel below the touchscreen and an array of buttons on the steering wheel to adjust pretty much every aspect of the vehicle’s interior. The plush leather, the premium wood trim and the contrast of the light leather and light upper areas with the dark lower areas all combine to give the XT5 a very premium look. That light leather treatment continues across the dash and through the door panels, with real wood trim accents running along with the light colored leather – all of which is joined by black trim along the lower portions of the dash, the doors and the carpeting. Like the rest of the modern Cadillac lineup, the XT5 has a gorgeous interior layout with plush light-colored leather covering the front and rear seats – with the front seats being heated, cooled and electronically adjusted while the rear outboard seats are also heated. Jim said that it was ridiculous, but I was going to put the new XT5 to work around the farm which my wife and I manage.īefore getting into how well the 2017 Cadillac XT5 Platinum AWD handles the work around the stable, let’s take a quick look at what truly attracts all luxury car buyers – the cabin. Well, upon checking online, I found that the XT5 can tow 3,500lbs and haul 1,691lbs, so I would be able to do some of the same tests with the new midsized Cadillac that I do with the larger trucks and SUVs.


Jim commented that the trailer hitch must be a joke, because there was no way that this “small luxury crossover could pull any real trailer”. He looked over the interior and we were talking about the exterior styling when we noticed that it had a class IV trailer hitch receiver. A few weeks back, I took delivery of the 2017 Cadillac XT5 shown above and while taking some pictures of the angular luxury SUV, my friend Jim stopped by to check out the newest test vehicle.
