As GM Authority covered previously, the Cadillac Escalade will drop the optional diesel powerplant from the engine lineup in conjunction with the departure of the 2024 model year, leaving gasoline as the only engine type on offer. Production of the diesel-powered 2024 Cadillac Escalade will end in September. As such, anyone interested in grabbing a Cadillac Escalade diesel will need to act quickly, as there are only a few units still available in the U.S.
As of this writing, there are currently just over 200 units of the 2024 Cadillac Escalade diesel available, or 218 to be exact. These units are either in transit or located on dealer lots. That means that just four percent of the available/in-transit units of the Cadillac Escalade feature diesel power under the hood (218 out of 5,607 units total). The vast majority of these diesel-powered units are Premium Luxury models (roughly 100 of the 218), while 119 units are the regular-length Cadillac Escalade, and 99 are extended-length ESV models.
GM previously offered a Cadillac Escalade diesel option since the launch of the fifth-generation in conjunction with the 2021 model year. The diesel engine in question is the 3.0L I6 LM2 turbodiesel Duramax, rated at 277 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque. The 2025 Cadillac Escalade was originally expected to introduce the new-and-improved 3.0L I6 LZ0 turbodiesel Duramax as a replacement for the LM2, with the new LZ0 rated at 305 horsepower and 495 pound-feet of torque, but GM Authority has since learned that the diesel engine option will be dropped from the Escalade lineup outright after the 2024 model year.
Production of the diesel-powered 2024 Cadillac Escalade will end on September 16th. GM will no longer offer the Cadillac Escalade diesel due to low demand. As a reminder, the Cadillac Escalade rides on the GM T1 platform, with production taking place at the GM Arlington plant in Texas.
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As appealing as a diesel’s better fuel economy is, In Florida diesel is at least .50 cents a gallon more than regular unleaded, about a 20% increase. That essentially cancels the fuel economy advantage. I was in Los Angeles recently and Diesel was $1.50/gal. more, about 35% over unleaded. I’m not familiar with the small DuraMax but I know my PowerStroke Ford’s were also way more expensive for oil changes, plus the DEF costs on newer models. Unless you’re doing a lot of towing of a 2 ton trailer or more, I don’t see how the diesel pencils out at today’s fuel prices.
However, the 6.2L gasoline engine in the Escalade uses premium fuel (recommended), and the price of premium unleaded fuel is often close to the price of diesel fuel.
Well, as far as the DEF goes, it’s actually a consumer waste, that produces more pollution than it is supposed to supposedly prevent! Beyond that, I love my 21 Sierra, gets 30 or better on the highway, and rides like a dream. They definitely need to step up on seat comfort though.
This reminds me of the nonsense EV claims made by commenters on this site. Without modern pollution controls diesels are very dirty.
This is totally incorrect. As a duramax Escalade owner and a Los Angeles resident, diesel costs around the same per gallon as mid grade unleaded gasoline at most stations, and the majority of the time cheaper than premium unleaded.
In Washington state diesel is typically cheaper than regular, but that wasn’t the case the past two years until recently when it switched back to normal.
I don’t know what the fuel mileage is on the diesel Escalade, but the Silverado was getting over 30 mpg, so it is significant, but I agree it’s really best for towing or maybe people with 50+ mile daily commutes. The cost of DEF is insignificant, and there’s no reason oil changes need to be more expensive unless the engine holds more oil, with the 3.0 does not. The biggest concern I have with the 3.0 is the timing belt is inside the engine, although the interval to change is something like 125k or 150k miles.
Premium fuel costs significantly more than diesel in our area. While our LM2 had better fuel economy than our new LZ0, it’s still returning 20-30 percent better mileage than the V8 gas units. Overall, it’s kind of a wash, but we prefer the superior driving dynamic and improved towing ability of the LZ0.
Agree with you. I finally decided to order a 2025 with the new LM0 Diesel and a week later learn that will not offer it. i put a lot of highway milage on every year and did the math and really like the money savings and especially the extended range between fill up.
I’m going to look at the new Yukon Denali to see if I like it and hoe its refresh finally looks. Would miss the edge to edge LCD screen and really like the night vision feature on the Escalade.
I have owned 2 new Silverados, one with the 5.3l v8, the other with the 3.0.
The 3.0 is a great engine for gas mileage, and has exceptional torque. As I live in Florida, diesel is more expensive than regular gasoline, but the difference in mileage far exceeds the cost of diesel fuel. I would recommend the diesel any day