Cadillac will sell you an Escalade that does not burn gasoline. The 2026 Escalade IQ is on dealer lots now. Cadillac.com lists it from $127,405 and claims a Cadillac-estimated 465 miles. That is Cadillac’s number, not the EPA’s. An August 11, 2026 Cadillac release still says an EPA estimate is not yet available.
205 kWh and a number Cadillac wrote
The pack is a 24-module Ultium stack rated 205 kWh. Dual motors, all-wheel drive. Cadillac estimates 680 hp in Normal and 750 hp with 785 lb-ft in Velocity Max. Same mode, Cadillac says 0–60 in 4.7 seconds. Closed course. The architecture is 800-volt. On a 350-kW DC fast charger, Cadillac says the IQ adds up to 117 miles in about 10 minutes. The port is CCS1. A GM-approved NACS adapter is an accessory if you want Tesla Superchargers. Luxury and Sport get 11.5 kW onboard AC. Premium Luxury and Premium Sport get 19.2 kW. Vehicle-to-home is on the spec sheet if you buy the GM Energy kit.
Cadillac.com prices, four trims:
- Luxury: $127,405, 11.5 kW AC, 22-inch wheels
- Sport: $127,905, same hardware, Obsidian Chrome grille
- Premium Luxury: $147,705, 19.2 kW AC, power doors, 38-speaker AKG, 24-inch wheels
- Premium Sport: $148,205, the expensive one with the blacked-out face
The IQL is four inches of third-row honesty
The long-wheelbase sibling is the Escalade IQL. Cadillac.com starts it at $130,405 and estimates 460 miles. Same 205 kWh pack. Same 750 hp Velocity Max. Cadillac says it is 4.2 inches longer: 228.5 versus 224.3. Third-row legroom goes from 32.3 to 36.7 inches. Headroom picks up about an inch. Cargo behind the third row is 24.2 cubic feet versus 23.6. Cadillac rates IQL towing at 7,500 pounds. Both come out of Factory ZERO in Detroit.
GM’s March 5, 2025 IQL release had a higher starting number, $132,695 including destination. The current Cadillac.com figure is $130,405. Use the live page. Dealer sets the real one.
A 55-inch argument
The Horizon Display is a 55-inch pillar-to-pillar screen. Super Cruise is standard, with a three-year OnStar One plan. Google built-in instead of CarPlay. The available Executive Second Row adds 12.6-inch screens, tray tables, massaging seats, and a rear command center. Premium cars get a 38-speaker AKG Studio Reference system, 42 if you buy the executive package. Power-open doors on the expensive trims. Four-wheel steer with Arrival Mode so a 19-foot SUV can crab into a parking space. SkyGlass roof. Seven seats. A 12.2-cubic-foot eTrunk under the hood for the bags you do not want in the cabin.
Cadillac also lists a 12.2-cubic-foot eTrunk, 119.1 cubic feet behind the first row on the IQ, and 137.4 on the IQL if you count the frunk. Wheelbase is 136.2 inches on both. The IQL’s extra length is all rear overhang. Super Cruise, Air Ride Adaptive Suspension, Magnetic Ride Control, and four-wheel steer are standard, not options you have to remember to tick. Available 24-inch wheels are the largest Cadillac has put on an Escalade. Night Vision is a Premium extra. So is the refrigerated console cooler, if you need that sentence in a press kit.
The Escalade was never about efficiency. It was about arriving in something that made the valet nervous. The IQ keeps the scale and swaps the V-8 for a battery the size of a studio apartment. Cadillac will take $127,405 for the short one and still will not let the EPA put a number on the window sticker. That is the American luxury flex in 2026. Electric, enormous, and unapologetic about both.
Images courtesy of Cadillac. Specs from Cadillac.com Escalade IQ and IQL pages (accessed August 13, 2026), GM’s March 5, 2025 Escalade IQL press release on news.gm.com, and Cadillac’s August 11, 2026 Curated by Cadillac Escalade IQ release.
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