2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ: First Real-World Photos
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GM unveiled the 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ earlier this month, showing off an all-new, all-electric SUV replete with backside-coddling comfort and a cornucopia of high-tech features. While GM has already released a ton of official press images, GM Authority photographers recently caught a glimpse of the 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ out in the real world, giving us a chance to check it out in a more natural setting.
It’s unclear if this particular 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ is a Sport or Luxury variant, given the mix of dark and light trim bits adorning the exterior.
What is clear, however, is that this particular 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ isn’t quite production ready, as evidenced by the missing rear charge port door, the mismatched body panels, and the mottled exterior paint, the latter of which may be the result of the removal of body-hugging black-and-white camo.
Up front, the 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ presents a technical-looking fascia design that seems to draw inspiration from the Cadillac Lyriq. There are a series of vertical and horizontal styling lines in the faux-grille which give the fascia a dynamic appearance, while in the corners of the fascia, the lighting is arranged vertically. A monochromatic Cadillac crest is seen front and center on the grille.
The side view reveals large allow wheels with a two-tone finish, mixing black and silver in a fan-like, multi-spoke design. The door handles on this particular example are black, as are the side view mirror caps. The rear glass gets a dark tint.
Moving around to the rear of the SUV, the roofline terminates in a wedge-like spoiler on top of the hatch, complemented by a shark fin comms antenna. The rear-facing edge of the spoiler presents a thin brake light, which rises in the middle of the spoiler to create a sort of visual crease along the outer edge of the wedge. Thin, vertical taillights were applied to the rearmost pillars, while further vertical lights are on either side of the hatch.
The 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ will begin rolling off the line at the GM Factory Zero plant in Michigan next summer, with pricing starting around $130,000.
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Looks very nice if you want an EV and have the money.
Looks like the entrance to the Milford Proving Ground. Definitely the place to be to get pics of gm’s upcoming products.
That does NOT look like an Escalade.
Rather disappointing.
It doesn’t seem to have as much presence as the last three generations of Escalades. Too bad.
I hope it looks bolder and ‘badder’ in person.
The IQL will be more square and look more like traditional Escalade. It’s pretty much been comfirmed by Mark Reuss. So now you can get what you want.
@ Not thrilled:
If you’re saying it doesn’t look like a mildly disguised Chevrolet Tahoe, you’re right.
Rear end looks like an Oldsmobile…
Chuck:
What’s an Oldsmobile?
The lines of the vehicle are deceptive. At first it looks like the size of a Blazer until you see the guy in the driver’s seat. He’s not exactly 4’6” and yet he’s swallowed up in that thing.
because the lines are that of a small CUTe, but the size is bloated. they just scaled it up. so it will always look weird. no way around that
The man driving is definitely not 4’6″ , I’m pretty sure it is Ken Morris , I had the pleasure meeting him and his son earlier this year @ Spring Mountain for a Corvette Z06 class . He is a very nice guy and tight lipped about future products , while still being enthusiastic about performance capabilities of future products .
oversized CUTe, not a true large suv. people who like this never liked the real escalade (which is just a tahoe)
The front and rear are a mess. The cut line for the frunk makes the “grill” look tiny, blacking out the two underbite fangs MAY help… The rear I just don’t understand. The inside is fantastic! And I’m so glad GM is FINALLY doing an executive seating package.
I love it to be honest. My only concern is that it might be slightly overweight for many of America’s roads and bridges! That being said I’m getting one if I win the lotto though.
Maybe some wooden bridges and some country roads in the summer.
It is good overall,but Gm should leave this st upid narrow headlights trend.
It is not beautiful. Now if this car would have had wider headlights the front would not have looked as massive and overstyled.
This looks great to me as I have never found an Escalade remotely appealing. The current iteration looks good (especially in black) until you ride behind one (or Yukon/Tahoe) and see the rear suspension nearly dragging on the ground. This IQ is GM’s best effort on the BEV front in terms of content/styling/functionality, too bad the price is $130k before options. Its worth noting GM moving the charge port to the driver’s rear for Tesla NACS charging accessibility. I do expect GM to use aerodynamic door handles rather than the ones on this test unit.
They didn’t move the charge port to the rear quarter for NACS, that’s just the shortest path to the onboard charger and battery connection so they don’t have to use thick wires on this Truck platform. It’s the same for the Hummer, Silverado, Sierra.
The Escaladeiq is going to help Navigator sales.
Personally i think it is good looking. The thing is, this will boom in sales to the point where gm might raise the price to slow demand. With all celebrities wanting to appear that they are saving the planet, what looks better than a “green” tank.
How so since the ICE version of the Escalade is still being sold in parallel?
Rear tail lights are from a 2019 Cadillac XTS…just switched sides.
The back looks like a Kia/Hyundai
LOOKS WAY SMALLER. LADIES WILL LOVE IT BEING MORE COMPACTED. HAVE TO SEE ON IN PERSON TO REALLY JUDGE IT.