News: 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ EV

August 13, 2023 by admin 31 Comments

News: 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ EV

Cadillac’s Biggest SUV Goes All-Electric

Cadillac has jumped to the head of the class by announcing the 2025 Escalade IQ will be the most luxurious full-size, three-row, seven-passenger electric SUV when it debuts in late 2024. Cadillac isn’t new to electric vehicles as the 2023 Lyriq is in dealers now, and has shown the concept for the 2025 Celestiq, which is scheduled to start its bespoke production soon.

The Escalade IQ settles one frequent question we get at Clean Fleet Report of when a full-size, three row electric SUV will be available. It seems very doable as Ford could take the F-150 Lightning EV as the basis for an Expedition or Lincoln Navigator, and General Motors is taking the soon-to-be released Silverado EV or the GMC Hummer EV platforms to make this Cadillac, which presumably will be followed by an electric Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe, a GMC Yukon, Kia’s sniffing the market with the upcoming EV9.

GM adds another big EV

Performance Details

Built on the dedicated Ultium EV Platform
Next generation, 200kWh lithium-ion battery
American made at the General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck plant in Michigan
Front and rear electric motors
750 horsepower and 785 pound-feet of torque
0-60 mph in under 5.0 seconds
Estimated 450 miles of all-electric driving range
One Pedal Driving and Variable Regeneration
Super Cruise driver assistance technology
All-wheel drive
Front and rear wheel steering with a tight 39.4 feet turning radius
Independent front and rear adaptive air suspension
8,000-pound tow rating

Charging

100 miles of range in 10 minutes using an 800-volt DC Fast Charger
37 miles per hour with a Level 2, 240-volt charger commonly used at home
Bi-directional Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) charging. This will allow the Escalade IQ, based on battery size and charge, to power a home, office or remote work or camping site

Exterior

Push button, remote open and close doors
Driver door opens automatically as driver approaches
Front power trunk (frunk) with 12 cubic feet of storage space
Power/remote lift gate
24-inch wheels with 35-inch tires

Interior and Features

All new interior design
High-definition LED interactive display that extends 55-inches, pillar-to-pillar
Display has 35-inches for the driver, 20-inches for the passenger
Two, second row 12.6-inch screens with folding tables
36- or 40-speaker, AKG Studio audio system
126-color ambient lighting
Two wireless phone chargers
Laser-etched wood panels that illuminate at night
Panoramic fixed glass roof with UV filtering
Heated, cooling and massage front seats
Power folding third row folds flat for storage

Safety

Full ADAS (Advance Driver Assistance System) including:
Blind zone steering assist
Intersection automatic braking
High definition, digital camera surround vision
Automatic parking assist
Front pedestrian and bicycle braking

Pricing and Availability

Sport and Luxury trim levels
Pricing for the launch edition is set at $130,000
Projected to go on sale in late 2024 as a 2025 model

Observations: 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ

Clean Fleet Report wishes we could tell you more, but so far the 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ looks to be the luxury seven-passenger, three-row full-size SUV competitors will be using as a benchmark.

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Story by John Faulkner. Photos by Cadillac.

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