
Cadillac’s European rivals offer compelling choices.
The BMW X3 delivers balanced handling and lots of tech inside.
Look to the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class for its sublime style and rorty turbo engines.
The Audi Q5 seems to do just about everything right.
And we wouldn’t kick a Volvo XC60 out of our driveway, especially in T8 plug-in hybrid form.
From Detroit, the Lincoln Nautilus delivers more personality than the XT5.
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Quick Specs | |||||
The 2022 Cadillac XT5 is a likable enough luxury SUV, but it’s not good enough to love. |
The 2022 Audi Q5 crossover SUV goes long on everyday virtue—and on nimble road manners in the sporty SQ5 edition. |
The 2021 BMW X3 is a do-all small crossover loaded with luxury, technology, and usability, with a dash of sporty personality. |
The 2021 Lincoln Nautilus is calm, smooth, and offers good power, but it makes no attempt to be sporty. |
The 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class can be a soothing urban oasis—or a roaring twin-turbo V-8 track star. It’s your call. |
The 2021 Volvo XC60 drops the luxury-car attitude and delivers all the luxury-car feels. |
MSRP From | |||||
$43,995 | $43,300 | $43,000 | $42,500 | $43,200 | $41,700 |
Gas Mileage | |||||
18 MPG City / 29 MPG Hwy | 19 MPG City / 29 MPG Hwy | 14 MPG City / 29 MPG Hwy | 19 MPG City / 26 MPG Hwy | 15 MPG City / 29 MPG Hwy | 20 MPG City / 29 MPG Hwy |
Engine | |||||
Turbocharged Gas I4 | Intercooled Turbo Gas/Electric I-4 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 |
EPA Class | |||||
Sport Utility Vehicles | Small SUV 4WD | Small SUV 2WD | Small SUV 2WD | Small SUV 2WD | Small SUV 2WD |
Style Name | |||||
FWD 4-Door Luxury | Premium 40 TFSI quattro | sDrive30i Sports Activity Vehicle | Standard FWD | GLC 300 SUV | T5 FWD Momentum |
Drivetrain | |||||
Front Wheel Drive | All Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | Rear Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive |
Passenger Capacity | |||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Passenger Doors | |||||
4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Body Style | |||||
Sport Utility Vehicle | quattro Sport Utility | Sports Activity Vehicle | Sport Utility | Sport Utility | Sport Utility |
Transmission | |||||
Automatic | Auto-Shift Manual w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Automatic w/OD |
Detailed Spec Comparison | |||||
2022 Cadillac XT5 vs. 2022 Audi Q5 | 2022 Cadillac XT5 vs. 2021 BMW X3 | 2022 Cadillac XT5 vs. 2021 Lincoln Nautilus | 2022 Cadillac XT5 vs. 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLC Class | 2022 Cadillac XT5 vs. 2021 Volvo XC60 |