2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ

Cadillac is primarily a luxury brand, selling quieter and higher-tech variants of Chevrolet vehicles. Its SUV line spans from compact options up to the enormous Escalade. Several boldly designed EV models have excellent range, quick acceleration, and fast charging speeds. There’s also the V-Series, a line of performance versions available for several vehicles, which can compete with the best sports sedans from Europe. Most models are available with excellent driver assistance tech, including GM’s Super Cruise. New car reliability across the brand is average. Several new models are Consumer Reports recommended for their interior quality, comfort, and fit and finish. We also recommend some of the brand’s used models.

The Escalade IQ reinterprets the Escalade, a model long positioned as a flashy full-sized SUV, as a supersized electric SUV. Everything about this model is big and bold, from its exterior dimensions and giant dash display, to its massive battery and prodigious power output. It measures about a foot longer than an Escalade, and it wears 24-inch wheels. The EV powertrain employs two motors, good for up to 750 hp, and a large 200-kWh lithium-ion battery. It uses an 800-volt architecture, which facilitates pumping up to 100 miles of range in just 10 minutes in public DC fast chargers, the company says. The seven-seat SUV can be upfitted with an optional Executive Second-Row package that turns passenger space into business class, with stowable tray table, 12.6-inch screens, massaging seats, and more. The Escalade IQ comes with a full complement of standard active safety features, such as automatic emergency braking with pedestrian and cyclist detection, as well as Super Cruise, GM’s active driving assistance system that allows hands-free driving on mapped highways in the U.S. and Canada with a subscription.