Cadillac Escalade IQ

Cadillac

MarqueCadillac

Production2024–present

Power750 hp "Velocity Max" mode / 680 hp standard mode

Fuel economy (EPA)23 mpg combined · $4,750/yr fuel

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Ownership costs 15 model years scored All Cadillac models

Ownership costs across indexed model years

Model-year estimates from the same NHTSA, EPA and published cost model used on the detailed verdict pages. The wide range reflects different years and trims; choose a year for the precise breakdown.

Typical used-price range$17,700–$86,500

Five-year depreciation$6,000–$25,400

Insurance per year$1,860–$4,490

Annual fuel / energy$3,450–$4,750

Annual maintenance band$571–$3,407

Most-reported repair groupEngine · $1,040–$2,220

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The Cadillac Escalade IQ is the Cadillac that answered a simple question — how much car can this badge carry? — with 750 hp "Velocity Max" mode from electric motor. It was built from 2024, in the decade the industry is turning electric. Its designer of record is Robin Krieg.

How it came about

The Cadillac Escalade IQ is a full-size battery-electric luxury SUV manufactured by General Motors and marketed by Cadillac as an electric counterpart to the gas-powered Escalade. Introduced in 2024 and built on General Motors’ Ultium electric vehicle platform, the Escalade IQ is produced at GM’s Factory Zero assembly plant in Detroit.

The hardware

Under the skin sits electric motor; it is rated at 750 hp "Velocity Max" mode. Kerb weight is 9000 –. The layout matters: drive goes to all four wheels, which is what lets the power be used on a wet road. The wheelbase is 136.2 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Family and rivals

Where it sits in Cadillac's history is not in doubt: it was built at Detroit, Michigan. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Jaguar Type 00, the Bugatti Bolide, the Lotus Emeya. Its Cadillac stablemates include the Cadillac 353 and the Cadillac ATS.

The money

On the used market today a Cadillac Escalade IQ typically changes hands for $17,700–$86,500, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $4,330–$7,257 a year. Insurance sits around $1,860–$4,490 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.