The 2022 Cadillac XT4 is what happens when Cadillac sticks with what it knows best: style.
Style is the signature of all of the best Cadillacs. Its disappearance plays a major part in how the brand sunk slowly out of the luxury limelight for decades. It took the Escalade, and more than one generation of that icon, to bring it back.
Today, the automaker has injected all of its models with style, including the smallest. But you need more than style to play in the big leagues. Especially in a compact crossover segment that’s one of the most competitive in the industry.
2022 Cadillac XT4 Review
Swagger in the Fanciest Parking Lots
There’s no denying the 2022 Cadillac XT4 has swagger. From the outside, the sharp lines and bold, brash LED accent lights scream it to all who pass by. It doesn’t have the presence of its larger siblings, but hey, we can’t all be the biggest.
It’s one of those designs that makes you look back when you’re leaving it in a parking lot. Though there are some well-thought-out shapes in this segment, few have the cohesion and detailing the XT4 does. It’s those little details that help make the luxury car; like the small Cadillac crests in the taillights and extensive surfacing on every panel.
Of course, the black grille, wheels, paint, and monochrome badges on this Sport trim model don’t exactly help convey those details. Instead, they make many of them disappear. Pick blue, copper, or the new Rosewood Metallic offered for 2022 to make the details pop.