Designed With Families in Mind

Where your family is concerned, you need a vehicle that provides unbridled comfort for all on board. Measuring similar in size, the Cadillac XT5 and the Lexus RX have the potential to deliver an equally comfortable commute. However, a quick examination proves that not to be true.

Despite its larger size, the RX offers less passenger and cargo space than the XT5. With the rear seats folded down, the Cadillac XT5 offers an additional 16.8 cubic feet of cargo space. That extra room makes packing for road trips, grocery hauls, or even moving much easier.

Another advantage of driving the Cadillac XT5 is its 20 available safety features, including exclusive features like:

• Rear Pedestrian Alert
• Enhanced Automatic Emergency Braking
• HD Surround Vision

Meanwhile, the RX offers half as many safety features. One notable feature that the Lexus RX lacks is Teen Driver, the epitome of safety features that consider the present and the future.

Teen Driver helps instill positive and safe driving habits in your new driver by limiting audio volume, setting a maximum driving speed, and turning on the Buckle to Drive function when enabled. It also provides in-vehicle report cards so you can monitor their driving progress.

Power That Moves You and Moves With You

The engineers at Cadillac and Lexus considered all types of driving situations you may face behind the wheel and designed a powertrain suitable for everyday travel in any environment. For starters, an available all-wheel drive (AWD) system provides enhanced confidence when slick streets or the scenic route is on the horizon.

The Cadillac XT5 takes vehicle handling and dynamics to the next level with its available chassis damping control feature. Smart technology scans the road and responds up to 200 times per second to minimize the feeling of road imperfections. This feature is great when navigating city potholes and the dirt roads that lead to your family’s favorite vacation rental.

In a world full of decisions, the Cadillac XT5 helps prevent “decision fatigue” with its two engine options, half as many as the Lexus RX offers. The standard configuration offers a comfortable ride with its 235 horsepower output, but the optional 3.6L V6 configuration is perfect for those who want to experience a dose of thrills every day.

Offering up to 310 horsepower, this XT5 engine outpaces the RX's offerings. The only RX engine that shows a competitive spirit against the XT5 is a performance-tuned hybrid engine that relies on two power sources to match the XT5’s single, high-powered engine.

Where Art Meets Engineering

Are you ready to command attention with a timeless, polished appeal? The Cadillac XT5 and the Lexus RX are carefully crafted to be noticed for all the right reasons: grace, poise, and effortless style. Similar in shape, the XT5 and the RX feature sharp lines across their respective profiles and hoods, creating a clamshell design reminiscent of summers spent by the water.

Each SUV has standard LED headlamps that serve as statement lighting, alerting others of your impending arrival. However, the XT5 features a more strategic design with vertical LED lights, front cornering capabilities that help illuminate your periphery, and illuminated door handles available.

Whether you prefer a timeless shade in Stellar Black or a bold hue in Opulent Blue, there’s an exterior color to match your aesthetic. Still, only the XT5 offers tricoat and tintcoat paint options. These finishes include multiple layers of paint to add more depth and dimension and keep the paint finish strong and shimmering as it was the day it rolled off the factory line, no matter how many miles are added on the odometer.

Crafted for Comfort, Stylized for Sophistication

With so much time spent behind the wheel, you need a space that offers a reprieve from the day and feels like home. Their standard configurations deliver an equally comfortable experience with amenities including:

• 8-way power-adjustable driver’s seat
• Heated front seats
• Brand-exclusive synthetic leather upholstery

Although the Cadillac XT5 and the Lexus RX each come standard with a cabin air filter, the XT5's available Air Ionizer capabilities create a healthier environment for you and your loved ones. This system removes allergens and other small particles from entering the cabin.

Rather than just blocking pollutants with a filter, the Air Ionizer works like a spider’s web, using negatively charged particles to trap and neutralize contaminants before they ever reach the cabin. The result? A fresher-smelling interior, free from airborne allergens, bacteria, and viruses.

Seamlessly Connected, Effortlessly Engaged

Never miss an important work call or an update from your children’s school because you’re traveling. The Cadillac XT5 and the Lexus RX make it easy to access your smartphone hands-free thanks to wireless Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™ capability.

Sync your smartphone to your SUV, then watch the central touchscreen mirror your device’s interface. Voice-activated controls let you launch your favorite podcast app, send and receive audio text messages, and browse your phone’s music library.

SiriusXM® Satellite Radio integration helps pass the time on the highway. However, the XT5 and the RX package offerings are very different.

Once you find the station you want to listen to, XT5 drivers are treated to a standard Bose® premium audio system, or you can upgrade to include nearly twice as many speakers for a more immersive listening experience. With the Lexus RX, you’ll find an optional premium audio system through Mark Levinson®, but no standard premium system is offered.

Intelligent Features for a Streamlined Drive

The designers of the Cadillac XT5 and the Lexus RX know that access to innovative technology goes beyond entertainment. You need your SUV to streamline your commute with advanced features like Wi-Fi® Hotspot integration, which is a standard amenity with either SUV. This feature lets you check emails ahead of a meeting, stream music, and more without using your phone’s data.

One convenience feature that’s exclusive to the Cadillac XT5 is the Safety Alert Seat. This revolutionary feature helps keep you alert to your surroundings by providing gentle seat vibration pulses when a potential hazard is detected.

While the RX offers audible and visual alerts, this feature can intelligently identify where the hazard is and vibrate either the left- or right-side of the seat, adding a new layer of awareness not found with the RX.