Earlier this year, Cadillac Society undertook the challenge of rendering a completely hypothetical Cadillac XT6-V, turning the three-row luxury crossover into a high-performance vehicle worthy of the V-Series badge. Curiosity got the better of us once again, and this time, we’re focusing on the XT5 – which hasn’t changed much since its introduction for the 2017 model year – by rendereding what a make-believe Cadillac XT5-V would look like.
To set it apart from its “regular” real-life counterpart, we’ve treated our Cadillac XT5-V to a lower ride height and wider track over a set of wheels borrowed from the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing.
Our made-up Cadillac XT5-V breathes through a set of dual black mesh grilles with dark grille surrounds. We’ve also added a dark splitter (lip spoiler) at the bottom of the front fascia for added downforce and an aggressive demeanor. We’ve also attached side splitters between the wheels, darkened the window trim to match the grille, and blacked out the roof rails to carry the dark, sporty theme through the profile.
Of course, no V-Series vehicle would be complete without the appropriate badging, and our XT5-V boasts the multicolor insignias on the front doors and liftgate.
At the rear, we’ve given our hypothetical XT5-V a dark diffuser framing a set of quad exhaust tips.
As for the powerhouse in our XT5-V, we imagine that the twin-turbocharged 3.6L V6 engine (production code LF3) rests under the hood. This engine was last found in the 2019 Cadillac XTS V-Sport and 2019 Cadillac CTS V-Sport, where it was tuned to deliver 410 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque, or 420 horsepower and 430 pound-feet of torque, respectively. Either way, that’s plenty of get-up-and-go, and a healthy improvement over the 310 horsepower and 271 pound-feet of torque made by the naturally-aspirated 3.6L V6 (production code LGX) – the most potent engine currently available in the XT5.
The XT5 lends itself well to the V-Series line, so it’s a shame that there aren’t any plans in the works to make the Cadillac XT5-V a reality.
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We're not aware of any plans to bring the updated XT6 to North America.
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