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2025 Cadillac Escalade-V

The 2025 Cadillac Escalade-V 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, which was the first model year for the high-performance luxury SUV, and the 2024 Escalade-V, which received a few minor changes.

2025 Cadillac Escalade-V Quick Facts
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
Successor: 2026 Cadillac Escalade-V

Model Line

The 2025 Cadillac Escalade-V will continue being offered in a single trim level and exclusively in AWD, assigned product code 6K10706.

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 regular-length Cadillac Escalade-V. For information about the longer Escalade-V ESV, please see here: 2025 Cadillac Escalade-V ESV.

Changes, Updates, New Features

The 2025 Escalade-V will see a mid-cycle refresh that’s expected to bring the following changes:

See a complete list of 2025 Cadillac Escalade-V changes, updates and new features (link coming soon).

Powertrain

The 2025 Cadillac Escalade-V 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 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 will ride on the GM T1 platform. Otherwise known as GMT-T1 or T1XX, the architecture is designed for pickup trucks and body-on-frame SUVs.

A photo of a 24-inch wheel on a 2025 Cadillac Escalade-V prototype.

24-inch wheel on a 2025 Cadillac Escalade-V prototype

Seating

The 2025 Escalade-V will be 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.

Discussion

Discuss the 2025 Cadillac Escalade-V in our Cadillac forum.

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