Last year, General Motors retained the lead across the US automotive market with a four-percent surge to no less than 2.7 million deliveries. On the other hand, Cadillac overshot the distance with a nine percent increase in its sales.
According to GM, their luxury brand was happily selling all the Escalade full-size body-on-frame luxury SUVs and Lyriq all-electric mid-size crossovers they could find, and the good performance is all thanks to them. That’s only natural since GM has finally ironed out the newborn issues of the EV and has also issued a comprehensive set of updates for the premium sibling of the Chevy Tahoe and Suburban plus GMC Yukon and Yukon XL.
Revealed during the summer, the updated 2025 Cadillac Escalade got treated to an interior and exterior refresh with an Escalade IQ-inspired new front fascia, larger optional 24-inch wheels, three new colors (Aegean Stone, Deep Sea Metallic, and Latte Metallic), a curved “pillar-to-pillar” 55-inch display setup, Renaissance Red or et Black and Sheer Gray color palette options, and many more. Even the Escalade-V wasn’t forgotten.
Of course, all the improvements didn’t come cheap – while the pre-facelift 2024 Escalade is still available while inventory lasts from $81,895, the refreshed 2025 Escalade jumped to $89,590, including the destination charge but excluding tax, title, license, and dealer fees. However, that quotation is for the regular model – if you want the 227-inch Cadillac Escalade ESV, then you need to churn out at least $92,590 for the RWD model with the 6.2-liter V8 engine and ten-speed auto or $95,590, including DFC, for the AWD model.
