The 2023 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV have just received their third price hike this year. Applied toward the end of November 2022, the 2023 Escalade’s Destination Freight Charge (DFC) rose by $100, from $1,795 to $1,895.
With this change, the 2023 Cadillac Escalade 600 in the base Luxury trim level, 6.2L L87 V8 engine and 2WD will start at $82,690. Meanwhile, an identically equipped Cadillac Escalade ESV will now start at $85,690.
| Trim Level | Drivetrain | Powertrain | 2023 MSRP + DFC | 2023 MSRP + DFC | 2023 MSRP + DFC | 2023 MSRP + DFC | 2022 MSRP + DFC* | 2022 MSRP + DFC* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| difference | 2022-11-21 | 2022-11-04 | 2022-08-19 | 2022-06-23 | 2022-05-24 | 2022-03-23 | |||
| Luxury 600 | 2WD | 6.2L V8 L87 | $100 | $82,690 | $82,590 | $81,590 | $79,590 | $79,590 | $77,990 |
| Luxury 600D | 2WD | Turbo-diesel 3.0L I6 LM2 | $100 | $82,790 | $82,690 | $81,690 | $79,690 | $79,690 | $78,090 |
| Luxury 600 | 4WD | 6.2L V8 L87 | $100 | $85,690 | $85,590 | $84,590 | $82,590 | $82,590 | $80,990 |
| Luxury 600D | 4WD | Turbo-diesel 3.0L I6 LM2 | $100 | $85,790 | $85,690 | $84,690 | $82,690 | $82,690 | $81,090 |
| Premium Luxury 600 | 2WD | 6.2L V8 L87 | $100 | $91,490 | $91,390 | $90,390 | $88,390 | $88,390 | $89,290 |
| Premium Luxury 600D | 2WD | Turbo-diesel 3.0L I6 LM2 | $100 | $91,590 | $91,490 | $90,490 | $88,490 | $88,490 | $89,390 |
| Premium Luxury 600 | 4WD | 6.2L V8 L87 | $100 | $94,490 | $94,390 | $93,390 | $91,390 | $91,390 | $92,290 |
| Premium Luxury 600D | 4WD | Turbo-diesel 3.0L I6 LM2 | $100 | $94,590 | $94,490 | $93,490 | $91,490 | $91,490 | $92,390 |
| Sport 600 | 2WD | 6.2L V8 L87 | $100 | $94,490 | $94,390 | $93,390 | $91,390 | $91,390 | $92,290 |
| Sport 600D | 2WD | Turbo-diesel 3.0L I6 LM2 | $100 | $94,590 | $94,490 | $93,490 | $91,490 | $91,490 | $92,390 |
| Sport 600 | 4WD | 6.2L V8 L87 | $100 | $97,490 | $97,390 | $96,390 | $94,390 | $94,390 | $95,290 |
| Sport 600D | 4WD | Turbo-diesel 3.0L I6 LM2 | $100 | $97,590 | $97,490 | $96,490 | $94,490 | $94,490 | $95,390 |
| Premium Luxury Platinum 600 | 2WD | 6.2L V8 L87 | $100 | $108,990 | $108,890 | $107,890 | $105,890 | $105,890 | $106,790 |
| Premium Luxury Platinum 600D | 2WD | Turbo-diesel 3.0L I6 LM2 | $100 | $109,090 | $108,990 | $107,990 | $105,990 | $105,990 | $106,890 |
| Premium Luxury Platinum 600 | 4WD | 6.2L V8 L87 | $100 | $111,990 | $111,890 | $110,890 | $108,890 | $108,890 | $109,790 |
| Premium Luxury Platinum 600D | 4WD | Turbo-diesel 3.0L I6 LM2 | $100 | $112,090 | $111,990 | $110,990 | $108,990 | $108,990 | $109,890 |
| Sport Platinum 600 | 2WD | 6.2L V8 L87 | $100 | $108,990 | $108,890 | $107,890 | $105,890 | $105,890 | $106,790 |
| Sport Platinum 600D | 2WD | Turbo-diesel 3.0L I6 LM2 | $100 | $109,090 | $108,990 | $107,990 | $105,990 | $105,990 | $106,890 |
| Sport Platinum 600 | 4WD | 6.2L V8 L87 | $100 | $111,990 | $111,890 | $110,890 | $108,890 | $108,890 | $109,790 |
| Sport Platinum 600D | 4WD | Turbo-diesel 3.0L I6 LM2 | $100 | $112,090 | $111,990 | $110,990 | $108,990 | $108,990 | $109,890 |
| Escalade-V | AWD | Supercharged 6.2L V8 LT4 | $100 | $152,590 | $152,490 | $151,490 | $149,990 | ||
| DFC | $1,895 | $1,795 | $1,795 | $1,795 | $1,795 | $1,695 | |||
| *OnStar Connected Services forced $1,500 option + $500 MSRP increase | *Super Cruise became a $2,500 option | *Super Cruise forced at standard (+$2,500) |
| Trim Level | Drivetrain | Powertrain | 2023 MSRP + DFC | 2023 MSRP + DFC | 2023 MSRP + DFC | 2023 MSRP + DFC | 2022 MSRP + DFC* | 2022 MSRP + DFC* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| difference | 2022-11-21 | 2022-11-04 | 2022-08-19 | 2022-06-23 | 2022-05-24 | 2022-03-23 | |||
| Luxury 600 | 2WD | 6.2L V8 L87 | $100 | $85,690 | $85,590 | $84,590 | $82,590 | $82,590 | $80,990 |
| Luxury 600D | 2WD | Turbo-diesel 3.0L I6 LM2 | $100 | $85,790 | $85,690 | $84,690 | $82,690 | $82,690 | $81,090 |
| Luxury 600 | 4WD | 6.2L V8 L87 | $100 | $88,690 | $88,590 | $87,590 | $85,590 | $85,590 | $83,990 |
| Luxury 600D | 4WD | Turbo-diesel 3.0L I6 LM2 | $100 | $88,790 | $88,690 | $87,690 | $85,690 | $85,690 | $84,090 |
| Premium Luxury 600 | 2WD | 6.2L V8 L87 | $100 | $94,490 | $94,390 | $93,390 | $91,390 | $91,390 | $92,290 |
| Premium Luxury 600D | 2WD | Turbo-diesel 3.0L I6 LM2 | $100 | $94,590 | $94,490 | $93,490 | $91,490 | $91,490 | $92,290 |
| Premium Luxury 600 | 4WD | 6.2L V8 L87 | $100 | $97,490 | $97,390 | $96,390 | $94,390 | $94,390 | $95,290 |
| Premium Luxury 600D | 4WD | Turbo-diesel 3.0L I6 LM2 | $100 | $97,590 | $97,490 | $96,490 | $94,490 | $94,490 | $95,390 |
| Sport 600 | 2WD | 6.2L V8 L87 | $100 | $97,490 | $97,390 | $96,390 | $94,390 | $94,390 | $95,290 |
| Sport 600D | 2WD | Turbo-diesel 3.0L I6 LM2 | $100 | $97,590 | $97,490 | $96,490 | $94,490 | $94,490 | $95,390 |
| Sport 600 | 4WD | 6.2L V8 L87 | $100 | $100,490 | $100,390 | $99,390 | $97,390 | $97,390 | $98,290 |
| Sport 600D | 4WD | Turbo-diesel 3.0L I6 LM2 | $100 | $100,590 | $100,490 | $99,490 | $97,490 | $97,490 | $98,390 |
| Premium Luxury Platinum 600 | 2WD | 6.2L V8 L87 | $100 | $111,990 | $111,890 | $110,890 | $108,890 | $108,890 | $109,790 |
| Premium Luxury Platinum 600D | 2WD | Turbo-diesel 3.0L I6 LM2 | $100 | $112,090 | $111,990 | $110,990 | $108,990 | $108,990 | $109,890 |
| Premium Luxury Platinum 600 | 4WD | 6.2L V8 L87 | $100 | $114,990 | $114,890 | $113,890 | $111,890 | $111,890 | $112,790 |
| Premium Luxury Platinum 600D | 4WD | Turbo-diesel 3.0L I6 LM2 | $100 | $115,090 | $114,990 | $113,990 | $111,990 | $111,990 | $112,890 |
| Sport Platinum 600 | 2WD | 6.2L V8 L87 | $100 | $111,990 | $111,890 | $110,890 | $108,890 | $108,890 | $109,790 |
| Sport Platinum 600D | 2WD | Turbo-diesel 3.0L I6 LM2 | $100 | $112,090 | $111,990 | $110,990 | $108,990 | $108,990 | $109,890 |
| Sport Platinum 600 | 4WD | 6.2L V8 L87 | $100 | $114,990 | $114,890 | $113,890 | $111,890 | $111,890 | $112,790 |
| Sport Platinum 600D | 4WD | Turbo-diesel 3.0L I6 LM2 | $100 | $115,090 | $114,990 | $113,990 | $111,990 | $111,990 | $112,890 |
| Escalade-V | AWD | Supercharged 6.2L V8 LT4 | $100 | $155,590 | $155,490 | $154,490 | $152,990 | ||
| DFC | $1,895 | $1,795 | $1,795 | $1,795 | $1,795 | $1,695 | |||
| *OnStar Connected Services forced $1,500 option + $500 MSRP increase | *Super Cruise became a $2,500 option | *Super Cruise forced at standard (+$2,500) |
Meanwhile, the 2023 Cadillac Escalade 600 in the Premium Luxury trim level will now start at $91,490, while the Escalade 600 in the Sport trim will have a starting MSRP of $94,490. Finally, the top-of-the-line Premium Luxury Platinum 600 and Sport Platinum 600 will both start at $108,990.
As previously mentioned, this is the third price increase for the 2023 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV this year. When the 2023 model first launched, it had a starting MSRP of $79,590. Then, as GM Authority was first to report in August, the Escalade got a $2,000 increase, followed by another price hike early November to the tune of $1,000.
With this latest price increase, the MSRP for the Escalade has risen $3,100 so far this year.
As a reminder, the 2023 Escalade rides on the GM T1 platform. Production commenced on July 18th at the GM Arlington plant in Texas, bringing minor changes and updates, along with the all-new high-performance Escalade-V variant.
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Comments
Reward them for the delays.
High priced diesel fuel and trucking company freight surcharges for high priced diesel fuel have created these shipping price escalations. No Brainer here. Difference between gasoline and diesel prices at the pump are a buck to two bucks in various regions.