Cadillac Caught Testing XT5 Limousine - But Who Would Use One?

Cadillac Caught Testing XT5 Limousine - But Who Would Use One?

As sedans continue to disappear, livery companies looking to transport wedding guests, prom-goers, and other groups of drunkards will have to adapt. While there’s no shortage of companies converting anything and everything into a limo, Cadillac is developing its own offering – the XT5 limousine. The cobbled-together appearance likely means the model is in the early stages of its development cycle, so it’ll be a few years before we see it enter production.

From the photos we can see Cadillac engineers significantly extended the wheelbase.
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mre30mre30 - 9/11/2020 10:39:06 AM
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Smart..I guess? Guess they can't make an CT4 or CT5 Limo so this will have to do.

The Lincoln Mark LT (the Lincoln version of the Ford Flex) for Livery service was very popular in NYC among the black car/uber set, so there is a definite (though small) market niche for this.


dumpstydumpsty - 9/11/2020 10:57:37 AM
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Why not? It's nice that it's not comically extended. I imagine corporate exec & funeral services will jump on these.

Sedan livery may be decreasing. And there's probably an increase in customer requests/demand for more SUV limousine/livery vehicle options. And it would be (safer) purchase for livery service companies to buy from the manufacturer than from a questionable 3rd-party/aftermarket chop shop.

I remember the limo accident that killed a dozen or so people because the vehicle was over-capacity & out of service or wasn't properly maintained. And the initial vehicle wasn't using proper components to handle livery loads.


atc98092atc98092 - 9/11/2020 4:30:22 PM
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That accident vehicle was a terrible limo conversion, and should have never been on the road. Coupled with poor maintenance and an unqualified driver, you get a terrible accident that never should have happened.


MDarringerMDarringer - 9/11/2020 4:37:51 PM
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Why the ugly XT5 and not the mechanically identical but better looking XT6?


skytopskytop - 9/12/2020 3:32:10 PM
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Maybe Avis or Executive rent a car.
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