Cadillac is set to unveil an all-electric midsize crossover in April, Auto News reports.
Cadillac president Steve Carlisle told company dealerships about the vehicle’s debut on Monday. This isn’t the first we’ve heard about Cadillac’s electric crossover as the vehicle was teased through a rendering when the XT6 launched at the Detroit Auto Show in January 2019.
The vehicle previewed some 13 months ago had a sharp, aggressive, and low-slung design. It remains what changes will be made to the appearance of the production model.
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Underpinning Cadillac’s electric crossover will be a newly-developed modular platform to be used by many EVs from General Motors. This platform will support front-, rear- and all-wheel drive configurations, with the latter being the most likely option for the crossover in question.
Speaking about the vehicle last year, Carlisle said it will be the “foundation for an entirely new kind of Cadillac…targeted at the heart” of the global luxury market.
“While I can’t divulge all of our secrets, I can tell you it will be sold globally and will arrive as the vanguard of the product wave that follows our current three-year product assault,” he added.
An official date for the reveal hasn’t been publicized although the New York Auto Show runs from April 10-19 and will likely host of the unveiling. If not, Cadillac may decide to reveal the vehicle at a dedicated event coinciding with the show.
“We enter this decade as an internal combustion engine brand. We want to position ourselves to exit as a battery-electric brand, so we have to manage both at the same time,” Carlisle added.
