{"id":48863,"date":"2023-05-03T18:15:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T22:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=48863"},"modified":"2023-05-03T18:15:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T22:15:48","slug":"unreleased-electric-cadillac-suv-spotted-testing-us-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=48863","title":{"rendered":"Unreleased electric Cadillac SUV spotted being tested in the US [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Unreleased-Cadillac-electric-SUV-1.jpeg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Unreleased-Cadillac-electric-SUV-1.jpeg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Unreleased-Cadillac-electric-SUV-1.jpeg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Unreleased-Cadillac-electric-SUV-1.jpeg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Unreleased-Cadillac-electric-SUV-1.jpeg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" width=\"1400\" height=\"700\" alt=\"Unreleased-Cadillac-electric-SUV\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A new compact electric SUV is due out from <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/guides\/cadillac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cadillac<\/a> later next year to join its expanding EV lineup. New footage shows the unreleased Cadillac EV being tested in the US ahead of its official release.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-297602\"\/><ins class=\"adsbygoogle author_ad ad-container adsbygoogle author_ad hide-lg author-in-content\" data-ad-host=\"ca-host-pub-5506057612223327\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9669137141129422\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Despite selling only 122 units of its first electric vehicle, the <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/guides\/cadillac-lyriq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cadillac Lyriq<\/a>, last year, the American automaker plans to accelerate its transition to an all-electric lineup.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2023\/01\/11\/gm-to-accelerate-cadillac-lyriq-rollout-after-122-deliveries-in-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a report<\/a> from the <em>Detroit Free Press<\/em>, the rollout was deliberately slow to ensure customer quality.<\/p>\n<p>During a business update earlier this year, Cadillac VP Rory Harvey said that the \u201cLyriq ramp-up is on schedule\u201d at its Spring Hill, TN, facility. In addition, Harvey says the company is set to launch <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2023\/02\/15\/cadillac-set-to-unveil-three-new-evs-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">three new EVs<\/a>, not including its flagship $300,000 hand-built <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/guides\/cadillac-celestiq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Celestiq<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although no details were given at the time, a new unreleased Cadillac electric SUV was spotted being tested this week in the US.<\/p>\n<p>The video, provided by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sX_JbolhfNw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Car Spy Media<\/a><\/em>, gives us a good look at the size and design we can expect from the upcoming electric model. From what we can see, the new EV is compact, similar in size to the Cadillac XT4.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe id=\"post-youtube-video-1\" title=\"2025 Cadillac XT4-Sized Entry Level Compact EV Prototype Revealing Production Design &amp; Lightning\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sX_JbolhfNw?feature=oembed&amp;rel=0&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe>\n<\/p><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Unreleased electric Cadillac SUV spotted testing (Source: Car Spy Media)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first thing you will notice is the faux grille, indicating it is, in fact, electric. Next up, the lights are pushed to the outside, flush with the grille, similar to the design of the Lyriq.<\/p>\n<p>You will also notice a bulky back end as it drives by, similar to the recently released <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2023\/03\/21\/ford-releases-fully-electric-sub-50k-explorer-suv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">electric Explorer<\/a> for the European market but more compact and elongated.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autonews.com\/future-product\/cadillac-nears-end-gas-powered-models\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Automotive News<\/a><\/em> claimed Cadillac would launch a compact XT4-like electric crossover in late 2024 that would be built at its Ramos Arizpe Assembly plant in Mexico. The Cadillac XT4 is 181.1\u2033 long, 83.5\u2033 wide, and 64.1\u2033 tall, with a ground clearance of 6.7\u2033, so we can expect similar dimensions.<\/p>\n<p>The compact electric SUV will be followed by an electric version of the Cadillac Escalade, electric sedans to replace the CT4 and CT5, and a large electric crossover.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-disclaimer-container\" readability=\"6.3518518518519\">\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\"><em>FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/about\/#affiliate\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- post ad --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new compact electric SUV is due out from Cadillac later next year to join its expanding EV lineup. New footage shows the unreleased Cadillac EV being tested in the US ahead of its official release. Despite selling only 122 units of its first electric vehicle, the Cadillac Lyriq, last year, the American automaker plans [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48863\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}