Vehicle
Cadillac XT5
The mid-size SUV that replaced the SRX, on the same transverse platform as the Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Acadia. The 3.6 V6 with cylinder deactivation is the thing to know before a misfire code is read at face value — the engine shuts cylinders down deliberately under light load, and a failed lifter in that system produces a misfire that is neither ignition nor fuel.
Generations
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First generation 2016–present
3.6 V6 with cylinder deactivation — a failed lifter there produces a misfire that is neither ignition nor fuel.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- GM C1XX
- Engines
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- 2.0 turbo — petrol
- 3.6 V6 — LGX · petrol · 231 kW (310 hp) · 367 Nm (271 lb-ft)
- 2.0 — petrol
- Transmissions
- 8-speed automatic · 9-speed automatic · AF50-8 (8-speed) · GM 9-speed Hydramatic 9T65
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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