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Cadillac Escalade IQ (Electric)
The Cadillac Escalade IQ, colloquially known as the electric Escalade or Escalade EV, is an upcoming luxury utility vehicle that will bring the Escalade into the electric era.
The Escalade will be the third battery electric from Cadillac after the Lyriq and Celestiq, and one of four electric Cadillac models to be introduced by the 2025 calendar year. All five models will be based around GM’s Ultium battery and utilizes Ultium Drive technology.
| Model Years | 2025-present |
| Assembly Location | Factory Zero / Detroit-Hamtramck |
| Platform | BT1 |
| Program Code | – |
| Layout | Skateboard-type |
| Battery | Ultium (24 module expected) |
| Motor | Ultium Drive |
| Horsepower | Expected 650 (AWD) |
| Torque | Expected 600 pound-feet (AWD) |
| Maximum range / charge | Expected 450 miles |
| Drive wheels | AWD |
| Availability | North America, China, select export markets |
| Predecessor | Escalade (internal combustion model) |
| Successor | No Direct Successor |
First Generation
The first generation Cadillac Escalade IQ is expected to launch in 2024 as a 2025 model year vehicle. Here’s what we expect from the first-gen Escalade IQ:
- Based on GM BT1 platform
- Powered by GM Ultium battery as big as 24 modules
- Two and three GM Ultium Drive motor configurations, with AWD standard on all trim levels
- Around 450 mile driving range per single charge
- Lower ride height and slightly smaller exterior dimensions compared to fifth-generation Escalade (internal combustion engine model)
- Rear wheel steer for better handling and maneuverability
- Three-row seating configurations, with more interior room despite the smaller exterior footprint
- Available 24-inch wheels
- Retractable running boards, a first for vehicles built on the GM BT1 platform
- Pillar-to-pillar display in the cockpit
- Ultra Cruise available
- Starting price of around $100,000 USD
As GM Authority was first to report, GM filed to trademark Escalade IQ in 2021. Then, in May 2023, GM confirmed that the Escalade IQ is on the way as the electric Escalade.
A set of spy shots captured in May 2023 show an Escalade IQ prototype to be significantly less bulky than the current Escalade. See the Escalade IQ photos. In June 2023, GM announced that it will reveal the Escalade IQ on August 9th, 2023.
Escalade IQ-V
We expect that Cadillac will bring to market a high-performance Escalade IQ-V later on in the model’s lifecycle. Such a vehicle would use more potent motors to deliver higher levels of performance, while also introducing several other enhancements including higher levels of performance (via more power and torque) as well as a more athletic suspension and exterior elements. The Escalade IQ-V will likely adopt a three-motor configuration to achieve higher levels of performance.
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