Transmission Type by Car: CVT, Automatic or Manual / Cadillac / XT5Cadillac XT5 Transmission by year YearTransmission20269-speed automatic20259-speed automatic20249-speed automatic20239-speed automatic20229-speed automatic20219-speed automatic20209-speed automatic20198-speed automatic20188-speed automatic20178-speed automatic Source: U.S. EPA / DOE fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov).