Cadillac Announces ESCALADE IQ: The First All-Electric Escalade

Mazda 3s said:

The IQ naming strategy celebrates Cadillac introducing a different type of EV to the market — one that works in tandem with people’s daily lives and environments.

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You know, I don't want to be one of those people that say a BS in Marketing is a nothing degree but vapid copy like this does not help the cause.

I'm halfway surprised they haven't already rolled this out in some extremely limited fashion. Take the Hummer EV underpinnings, put the Escalade body on it, price it at $199k and sell it in limited amounts to the "influencers".

Mazda 3s said:

Lemme guess; this thing is going to weigh 10,000 pounds

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The Hummer EV weighs 9,000. So yea, I can see 10k. Does anyone care tho? Yea its terrible for everyone else they hit in a crash, the roads, tires, efficiency. But does anyone really care? No one is lobbying for lighter-weight vehicles other than gray-haired Lotus enthusiasts. Buyers def don't care and prob even like the idea.

Missed opportunity to have "E" after each model instead of IQ. Then they could have had E-V's. badumtss

No one outside of GM knows anything about it officially, but it's rather more likely to be closer to an SUV version of Silverado EV than of Hummer. Both are BT1XX vehicles, but Silverado is narrower and the aerodynamics are better. 'Course, we don't yet know how much it's going to weigh, and "a lot" is sure to be a fair statement, but I'm thinking lighter than Hummer.

My guess is 8000 - 8500 lbs with the bigger (212kWh same as Hummer) battery, and possibly 6500 - 7500 lbs with a smaller option that's comparable to what the Ford Lightning offers.

People buying vehicles in this segment don't care what they weigh.

At least in my province, there is an upper limit to GVWR before a vehicle has to be registered as a commercial vehicle, and you really don't want to deal with that unless necessary.

Tommietank said:

The Hummer EV weighs 9,000. So yea, I can see 10k. Does anyone care tho? Yea its terrible for everyone else they hit in a crash, the roads, tires, efficiency. But does anyone really care? No one is lobbying for lighter-weight vehicles other than gray-haired Lotus enthusiasts. Buyers def don't care and prob even like the idea.

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I dont think buyers think about the weight, never crosses their minds. What is going to start happening. People will go to a show and cant park in the parking deck because their SUV weighs 10k and the deck already reached the weight limit on first floor parking with EVs. We already had this issue at my work office deck. They placed a charger on a top floor and a set of engineers said either move them or limit how many EV cars are up there.

Mr Roo said:

I dont think buyers think about the weight, never crosses their minds. What is going to start happening. People will go to a show and cant park in the parking deck because their SUV weighs 10k and the deck already reached the weight limit on first floor parking with EVs. We already had this issue at my work office deck. They placed a charger on a top floor and a set of engineers said either move them or limit how many EV cars are up there.

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I can see the Karen-rage intensifying and cell phone video footage of the meltdowns now

"You are making me miss Amber-Lynn's recital!"

adrew said:

For me, the little bit of leather added to the column shifter really enhanced the craftsmanship and appeal of the C/K 1500 dashboard

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Yeah but check out that crotch vent.

I remember my dad picking up a brand new K1500 Silverado and then this came out for $50k more with the same interior... but with leather.

I would have preferred "EscaLIQ" or "EscalaDIQ"

adrew said:

For me, the little bit of leather added to the column shifter really enhanced the craftsmanship and appeal of the C/K 1500 dashboard

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The GMT400 Escalade was a thrown together knee jerk reaction to the success of the Navigator. I'm convinced Ford is still pissed that GM just straight up copied their homework and then went on to crush the category.

VarianceVQ said:

You know, I don't want to be one of those people that say a BS in Marketing is a nothing degree but vapid copy like this does not help the cause.

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I have a B.S. in Marketing!


It does cause me to be critical of bad marketing coming from corporations because I always think I could have done better.

2 doors said:

The GMT400 Escalade was a thrown together knee jerk reaction to the success of the Navigator. I'm convinced Ford is still pissed that GM just straight up copied their homework and then went on to crush the category.

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I agree, especially since Ford seemed to put a solid amount of investment in the 2nd-gen Navigator.

Billy Joel needs to re-record Anthony’s Song, to change the line about Cadillac to “Cadillac-IQ-IQ-IQ”

I’m assuming this will have 3 rows of seats vs just 2 in the Hummer? I’ll also assume we’ll see Chevy and GMC versions eventually?

whitejeep1989 said:

I’m assuming this will have 3 rows of seats vs just 2 in the Hummer? I’ll also assume we’ll see Chevy and GMC versions eventually?

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You can bet your bottom dollar that GM is going to want to recoup their development costs on BT1XX, and just as with the combustion-engine vehicle, they'll do that by building as many variations as they can sell.

Maybe that Hummer battery is overbuilt due to requirements for surviving off road?