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The American luxury carmaker has a lot of novelties coming out in the next few months as it rides the wave of popularity of its passenger cars, luxury crossovers, and SUVs.
Last year, quite unexpectedly, its best-selling nameplate wasn't a CUV or even the ultra-popular Escalade – it was the classic CT5 sedan, mostly helped by its sales success in China. But even at home in America, it was quite popular and will continue to be so as the US automaker has prepared a refresher for the 2025 model year.
In fact, the company will also upgrade the CT5 V-Series models, including the mighty Blackwing – albeit the latter will become available in severely limited quantities. The refreshed XT4 is already out and about, along with the 2025 CT5, selling from $47,595, and Cadillac is not stopping there – the rumor mill is adamant that next in line for a facelift is the 2025 XT5 along with the big Escalade.
Of course, the latter's mid-cycle update is only logical – Chevrolet already revealed what's in store for the refreshed 2025 Tahoe and Suburban, while GMC has also started the teasing campaign for the Yukon. But wait, as there are more novelties from the EV side of the equation: the 2025 Optiq was launched in China and will soon travel to the United States, while the brand also has the 2026 Vistiq three-row SUV in preparation along with the mighty elegant 2025 Escalade IQ.
Additionally, the rumor mill has revealed that Cadillac may build an additional two passenger cars for the zero-emissions IQ lineup on an updated version of the GM BEV3 platform and with upgrades to the Ultium technology suite. However, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators thinks we should think ahead for another couple or even three or four years to the moment Cadillac introduces the next-generation Escalade.
Vince Burlapp (aka vburlapp on social media or burlappcar.com) is a prolific virtual artist who loves to dream of all the latest models across the wide-ranging automotive realm, and now he imagines the unlikely possibility that GM decides to stop building the sixth-generation Escalade on the shared truck platform as it has done since the beginning of SUV times. Instead, he envisions "an all-new direction" for the Escalade to allow the GMC Yukon Denali and Denali Ultimate more room to breathe in the luxury stratosphere.
Instead, the next Caddy Escalade (IQ) could join the passenger car roster and turn into a "much sleeker three-row offering while still being ultra luxurious." The main gist is that abandoning the old body-on-frame truck platform would allow further developments in terms of comfort and handling – in the end, when Cadillac becomes an EV-only platform, they could still keep the Escalade IQ SUV next to this proposed three-row estate model. The station wagon may be practical, but "it could still be pretty cheezy and overdone like the Escalade has always been. But not as truck(y) and square."
In fact, the company will also upgrade the CT5 V-Series models, including the mighty Blackwing – albeit the latter will become available in severely limited quantities. The refreshed XT4 is already out and about, along with the 2025 CT5, selling from $47,595, and Cadillac is not stopping there – the rumor mill is adamant that next in line for a facelift is the 2025 XT5 along with the big Escalade.
Of course, the latter's mid-cycle update is only logical – Chevrolet already revealed what's in store for the refreshed 2025 Tahoe and Suburban, while GMC has also started the teasing campaign for the Yukon. But wait, as there are more novelties from the EV side of the equation: the 2025 Optiq was launched in China and will soon travel to the United States, while the brand also has the 2026 Vistiq three-row SUV in preparation along with the mighty elegant 2025 Escalade IQ.
Additionally, the rumor mill has revealed that Cadillac may build an additional two passenger cars for the zero-emissions IQ lineup on an updated version of the GM BEV3 platform and with upgrades to the Ultium technology suite. However, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators thinks we should think ahead for another couple or even three or four years to the moment Cadillac introduces the next-generation Escalade.
Vince Burlapp (aka vburlapp on social media or burlappcar.com) is a prolific virtual artist who loves to dream of all the latest models across the wide-ranging automotive realm, and now he imagines the unlikely possibility that GM decides to stop building the sixth-generation Escalade on the shared truck platform as it has done since the beginning of SUV times. Instead, he envisions "an all-new direction" for the Escalade to allow the GMC Yukon Denali and Denali Ultimate more room to breathe in the luxury stratosphere.
Instead, the next Caddy Escalade (IQ) could join the passenger car roster and turn into a "much sleeker three-row offering while still being ultra luxurious." The main gist is that abandoning the old body-on-frame truck platform would allow further developments in terms of comfort and handling – in the end, when Cadillac becomes an EV-only platform, they could still keep the Escalade IQ SUV next to this proposed three-row estate model. The station wagon may be practical, but "it could still be pretty cheezy and overdone like the Escalade has always been. But not as truck(y) and square."
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