The 2025 Cadillac Escalade-V ESV will represent the third model year of the first-generation high-performance full-size luxury SUV, for which it will receive a mid-cycle refresh that will contain a number of significant updates.
These changes follow the 2023 Escalade-V ESV, which was the first model year for the high-performance luxury SUV, and the 2024 Escalade-V ESV, which received a few minor changes.
Assembly Location: | Arlington Assembly Plant, Arlington, Texas, USA |
Layout: | Front-Engined, Longitudinal |
Engine: | Supercharged 6.2L V-8 LT4 |
Horsepower: | 682 |
Torque: | 653 |
Transmission: | GM Hydra-Matic 10-Speed Auto |
Driven Wheels: | All-Wheel Drive (AWD) |
Availability: | USA, Canada, Mexico, Middle East |
Generational year | third year of first-generation model |
Changes summary | mid-cycle refresh |
Predecessor: | 2024 Cadillac Escalade-V ESV |
Successor: | 2026 Cadillac Escalade-V ESV |
Model Line
The 2025 Cadillac Escalade-V ESV will continue being offered in a single trim level and exclusively in AWD, assigned product code 6K10906.
Body Styles
The 2025 Escalade-V will continue to be offered in two body styles – the regular-length model called Escalade-V, and the extended-length variant called Escalade-V ESV, which features more interior space, particularly in the third row and cargo area.
This page is about the extended-length Cadillac Escalade-V ESV. For information about the shorter Escalade-V, please see here: 2025 Cadillac Escalade-V.
Changes, Updates, New Features
The 2025 Escalade-V ESV will see a mid-cycle refresh that’s expected to bring the following changes:
- Exterior
- New front fascia
- New rear fascia and/or tail lights
- New roof-mounted communications antenna fin powering a 5G connection (replacing the 4G connection in the 2021-2024 model)
- Addition of new 24-inch wheels, as first reported by GM Authority
- Interior
- Overhauled cockpit, with a full-width, coast-to-coast (pillar-to-pillar) infotainment screen
- This will result in updates to the center stack and center console
- The shifter will be relocated from the center console to the right hand steering wheel stalk, much like in the Cadillac Lyriq
- Mechanical
- Suspension calibration improvements to Magnetic Ride Control and Adaptive Air Ride for 24-inch wheels
See a complete list of 2025 Cadillac Escalade-V ESV changes, updates and new features (link coming soon).
Powertrain
The 2025 Cadillac Escalade-V ESV is expected to carry over the powertrain from the 2023 and 2024 model years.
Engine | Fuel | Aspiration | Transmission | Drivetrain | Horsepower / kW @ RPM | Torque / Nm @ RPM | Axle Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.2L V-8 LT4 | Gasoline | Supercharged | GM Hydra-Matic 10-Speed Auto (MHO) | AWD | 682 / 509 @ 6000 | 653 / 885 @ 4400 | 3.23 |
Production
Production of the 2025 Cadillac Escalade-V ESV is expected to begin in November 2024 at the GM Arlington plant in Texas, United States.
Platform
Like all units of the first-generation Escalade-V, the 2025 Cadillac Escalade-V ESV will ride on the long wheelbase variant of the GM T1 platform. Otherwise known as GMT-T1 or T1XX, the architecture is designed for pickup trucks and body-on-frame SUVs.
Seating
The 2025 Escalade-V ESV will be continue being offered in a single seating configuration, seating seven passengers in a 2-2-3 layout. This setup features front bucket seats (providing seating for two), along with captain’s chairs in the second row (seating two) and a bench seat in the third row (seating three).
Beyond 2025
We expect the current, first-generation Escalade-V to remain in production through at least the 2027 model year.
Sales
See running Cadillac Escalade sales numbers (which include Escalade-V sales) and Escalade ESV sales (which include Escalade-V ESV sales).
Discussion
Discuss the 2025 Cadillac Escalade-V ESV in our Cadillac forum.
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