- Gas-powered 2025 Cadillac Escalade gets design tweaks from the electric Escalade IQ
- The 2025 Cadillac Escalade’s interior stretches into the screens with more than 55 inches of space
- The 2025 Cadillac Escalade arrives later this year
A Cadillac Escalade IQ Electric SUV will go on sale later this summer, but the gasoline-powered model will continue to be sold alongside it, albeit with a series of updates that bring its styling and technology in line with those of its more modern, battery-powered version.
Cadillac has revealed the Updated Escalade on Wednesday and confirmed the start of production for later this year, with sales starting soon after. Like the Escalade IQ, the updated Escalade arrives for the 2025 model year in the U.S. When it arrives, both the regular Escalade and the High-performance Escalade-V be available.
The changes to the Escalade are extensive. Exterior changes are marked by a new front end design that adopts slit-type turn signals on the leading edge of the hood. Below this, in a vertical arrangement, is the main headlight cluster, which also includes the daytime running lights. On some models, the crest logo and grille surround may be illuminated.
Other exterior tweaks include a revised rear fascia design, revised taillights, new exhaust tip shapes and new wheel sizes ranging from 22 to 24 inches in diameter. The 24-inch wheels are the largest ever fitted to an Escalade.
2025 Cadillac Escalade
The interior also gets a major overhaul. Up front, there’s a new dashboard with the same high-tech treatment found in the Escalade IQ. This includes 55 inches of digital screens spanning the width of the dashboard to serve as the instrument cluster, infotainment screen, and front passenger display. If that weren’t enough, there’s an additional screen in the center console for climate controls and other vehicle settings. Cadillac has confirmed that Apple CarPlay and Android Auto will still be offered.
Premium touches include power doors, including a driver’s door that can open on approach, an AKG audio system with 36 speakers as standard and 40 when combined with the second-row Executive Package, and Super Cruise automated driver assistance feature for highways.
Cadillac didn’t mention any mechanical changes. The brand lists air springs and magnetic shock absorbers as standard on most models.
2025 Cadillac Escalade V
Escalade buyers currently have two options to choose from in the regular SUV: a 420-hp 6.2-liter V-8 or a 277-hp 3.0-liter turbodiesel inline-6. Both engines offer adequate performance, but for real excitement, the Escalade-V brings a 682-hp supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 to the party.
A 10-speed automatic transmission is standard across the lineup, and regular models come with rear-wheel drive as standard, although the Escalade-V has an all-wheel-drive system available as standard.
Pricing information will be announced closer to market launch.