FIRST LOOK: Cadillac Escalade IQ – The 4-Tonne(!) Luxury SUV

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- The car, the Cadillac Escalade IQ, has factory production 24-inch wheels.
- Everything about this vehicle is obscenely massive: the mirrors, the wheels, the doors, the legroom, the battery, and the weight.
- If anything could make next year's all-electric Range Rover look puny, this is it.
- One third of all luxury SUVs sold in the US is an Escalade.
- In the US, Escalades are known as hip-hop company cars
- The Cadillac Lyric pays tribute to the Escalade’s legacy.
- The sensible engine for the Escalade is a 3-liter straight six turbo diesel engine.
- This fifth-generation Escalade has a GM ladder frame chassis.
- The review unit achieves 22 miles per US gallon.
- The ride is more refined than older Escalades due to the independent suspension
- The Cadillac Escalade IQ is based on the same GM platform as the Hummer EV.
- The battery weighs over 1300 kgs.
- The vehicle can potentially cost $130,000.
- The estimated range of the vehicle is 450 miles.
- The horsepower is 750.
- There is an unusual double-decker 212 kWh battery.
- The electric car may get from 0 to 60 mph in 4.7 seconds.
- Cadillac arrival mode helps the driver get in and out of parking spaces.
- The car's front end features a big vertical light, and an illuminated nose instead of a grill.
- For parking, the car has a “Crab Walk” mode adopted from the Hummer EV.
- A touch button electronically closes the doors.
- The speaker system is from AKG.
- The design and engineering both focused on making the car safe and practical for pedestrians and other drivers.
- The car includes 12 cubic feet of secure trunk/boot space.
- With third row seating up, there is still decent boot space.
- There is multi-way reclining adjustable seats and up to 40 speakers in the top of the range version.
- The front screens are curved to prevent distracting drivers.
- The reviewer believes that the all-electric Cadillac Escalade IQ truly embodies the American Dream.

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