The 2025 model year is set to debut a mid-cycle refresh for the Cadillac Escalade range, including the high-performance Escalade-V. Externally, this entails a redesigned front fascia with updated lighting signatures inspired by the all-electric Escalade IQ, as Cadillac Society recently spotted on a 2025 Cadillac Escalade-V prototype without camo. Today, we’re taking a peek into the refreshed Escalade-V cockpit, courtesy of our latest spy photos, which offer a detailed glimpse at what’s inside the doors of the go-fast luxury SUV.
Front and center, the 2025 Cadillac Escalade-V interior sports a coast-to-coast (or pillar-to-pillar) display, which houses the digital driver information center (instrument panel), the infotainment system, and a passenger side entertainment screen. This setup mirrors that in the Escalade IQ and Cadillac Celestiq, replacing the 38-inch OLED screen introduced for the 2021 Escalade. That screen spanned only the driver infotainment center and the center stack, but did not extended to the passenger side of the vehicle.
Below that, a secondary tablet-like screen handles inputs for the HVAC controls, once again similar to the Cadillac Escalade IQ. Also note the console-mounted rotary knob for the infotainment center, as well as the physical volume dial to its left.
Additionally, the shift lever has been relocated from the center console and is now situated on the right hand of the steering column, freeing up space within the console for the aforementioned HVAC control screen and the repositioned wireless phone charging pad, which is now positioned ahead of the vertically-oriented cupholders.
Finally, the 2025 Cadillac Escalade-V sports a new steering wheel, complete with a new left hand stalk for turn signal and wiper function. Note the iconic V-Series logo is visible on the dash panel, to the left of the wheel.
The cockpit seen on this 2025 Escalade-V will also be used on all 2025 model year Escalade models, including those of the non-V variety.
Under the hood, the refreshed 2025 Escalade-V still cradles the supercharged 6.2L V8 LT4 gasoline engine, which is rated at 682 horsepower and 653 pound-feet of torque. The T1 platform will provide the bones, while production will be handled at the Arlington plant in Texas. As of this writing, Cadillac has not unveiled nor disclosed pricing for the refreshed high-performance luxury SUV.
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