The Cadillac Optiq EV and Cadillac Escalade IQ Go Big on Tech, luxury and price

The new intelligence portfolio in Cadillac of all electric vehicles-especially the Optiq Suv and Grandaddy, has a fully-sized-company on a more technician, more advanced and luxurious plane. And the transformation cannot come soon enough.

The list of traditional internal combustion vehicles that came out of Cadillac in recent years has not complied with luxury and technology levels for their competitors.

Cadillac aims to change this with its first appearance in the compact OPTIQ SUV in addition to IQ IQ, which takes great fluctuations on technology and advanced features. More importantly, Cadillac gave these two distinguished people in an attempt to attract different consumers. We call it young, fun and old money.

Li Cadillac allowed the loss in northern California over two days to drive the Optiq Suv and Escalade IQ. Here is how the newly launched EVS has been stacked.

Optiq suv youth

When I learned that the engineers of my beloved Cadillac Blackwing had a hand in Optiq, I was immediately fascinated to find out 300 hp and 354 pounds of torque that he would feel at the SUV intersection on the wheels.

It is beautifully dumping. Yes, all EVS has a smooth delivery of energy and the ability to quickly accelerate the corners, but not everyone has a suspension to support it.

The damage here gets the negative Cadillac as well as setting. While turning at high speeds, the car remains flat and stable, but it can deal with the broken sidewalk without discomfort. Basically, it can interact with both slow and fast events to provide sports and comfortable treatment, without electronics complications. Of course, I welcome the future V-PERFORMANCE Optiq with Magneride’s savings for more laughter, but currently Kid Hotrod I love this thing.

If you have not carved the valley in EV before, it may be a little different from a traditional vehicle, thanks to the renewed braking.

OPTIQ gives you the ability to turn it out and rely only on mechanical brakes or keep them in nature for some slowdown when lifting the suffocation. I love the maximum regen because it adds another level of skill to raise the accelerator pedal at the right moment. There is also a paddle behind the steering wheel that can add a richen brake even if the system is not assigned to anything. This can also add another skill element to those looking to test their capabilities. It is a driving game.

Escalade intelligence, electric ground yacht

At the same time, the driving experience in the Escalade intelligence consisting of three magazine is good, pure good. Although it extends to the most advanced Magneride dampens, those that mainly reflect the weight of the 9,000 -pound zebra.

The SUV of three rows of 300 hp and 785 pounds of torque can only be reached in a position called Velocity Max. Otherwise, the SUVs are made due to 680 foals and 615 pounds of torque go to all four wheels. This may seem like exaggeration, but this ZAFTIG needs. Anything less and will feel very weak.

Escalade’s intelligence is everything about smooth and comfortable driving. U-Oturns is easy thanks to the 136-inch wheel wheel route system that looks much shorter. If you want to reach the pattern, the access mode allows the Escalade to move diagonally to a parking place. Just be careful about what is around you because it is easy to reduce the angle.

Cadillac is also Escadale with luxury and comfort features. Press the brake pedal and doors automatically closes. The car also comes with hot seats and a massage function.

Then there is an advanced driver assistance system. Both cars get the supercular standard that allows hands -free driving/eyes at a distance of 750,000 miles from the road.

The system can change the corridors when the driver activates the rotational signal or will do it on its own to pass a slower mobile car. It was somewhat raining and fog as there was a fall in Escalade, and although the system hesitated during the implementation of a lane and a sweeping rotation at the same time, he had no problems reading hot signs through fog.

There are a lot of standard safety features on both EVS as well. Blind spot monitoring, an alert of front collision and braking, helping the paths-all of these features are here.

Especially love the rear camera mirror on both cars that provide a wide look of what is going on behind the car. However, IQ Escalade passes a step forward with the stimulant camera screen to sign the standard rotation. Surely monitoring the blind point is sufficient, but displaying the video on the screen shows the adjacent corridors is very sweet.

Domain, range and more range

The small OptiQ contains a 85 kW battery with enough electrons for 302 miles of driving. A 400 -volt system can accept fast dc fee of 150 kW, and enough speed to get about 79 miles of range in 10 minutes.

However, Escalade’s intelligence goes GiGantor with a 205 kW battery with 460 miles of range. Like the relevant Hummer EV, the Escalade battery is actually a 400 -volt battery package that can operate in a parallel or parallel chain, allowing the DC charging quickly up to 350 kW and the ability to get 100 miles of the range in 10 minutes. Both are on the CCS charging platform, but the Cadillac NACS adapter can be purchased for $ 225.

For home charging, both EVS come standard with a charger on the plane 11.5 kW, but a 19.2 kW system can also be obtained. This should be able to about 36 miles per hour when charging at home.

Two internal characters

The interior of OPTIQ is definitely gives younger and used, with recycled materials, a clean look and some elegant storage solutions.

There are 33 inches of the Qatari screen space and a 19 -speaking AKG audio system with Dolby Atmos. ATMOS system is largely drug, with sounds bounced around the cabin in a pleasant way to my missing left ears, to say something about my entire right ears.

Meanwhile, IQ Escalade calls for an oldest and more sophisticated crowd, but it is still large on technology with 55 inches from the screen that extends through the entire impulse. The passenger screen can play movies or browsing the web, all without disturbing the driver.

There is also a central screen below used for HVAC controls, and the transformation into automatic doors control tools when the SUVs are in the garden. The front -row’s wireless charging pads are a nice touch. Unfortunately, Dolby Atmos is not available here thanks to the development tables, but search for it in 2026.

None of the vehicles contain Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, instead of relying on the integrated Google of the maps and smartphone interaction.

Although I like Google Maps suggests shipping stations and the remaining range estimates at the end of the trip, I have had difficulty setting up Google Assistant to read my text messages. I was never able to work in Optiq, and I had to walk an engineer in Escalade, and until then it took a few attempts. Once my phone was delivered by publishing a notification when I received a text message and allowed an audio cold to a text, but I had no time to see if he could make a call or play podcast.

Break the check notebook

OPTIQ is EV for beginners in the Cadillac portfolio, starting at $ 55,615 including $ 1,495 per destination for luxury classification 1. However, Monarch Orange with a black ceiling is only available on Thort 1 and SPORT 2 Trims and deserves additional dollars.

IQ Escalade is another full ball game. Luxury trim 1 begins with about $ 130,000, including $ 2,290 per destination. All paint colors are available in all boats, but Midnight Steel for $ 5,925 is amazing. What you can drop for the starting price is slightly more than $ 150,000 for The Sport 2 TRIM, which contains groups such as the second row seats in ventilation, the AKG 38 sound amplifiers, the second row massage, the executive seats package for the second grade in addition to the thermal camera of the night vision.

My time in Optiq left a positive impression – even if I was a little bit of the intended demographic. The ethics of the car on rugged roads appeals to the stirring students inside me.

Yes, Escalade is great, but it is more than lifestyle and the status mark, which does not make you turn, if you will forgive the expression.

Regardless, both of them offer some of the best technologies in this sector. All safety features are standard as they are Supercruise and countless screens give both cabins a future element. I am not happy with the lack of Apple Carplay and Android Auto, but this is one tilted with great vehicles.