The Complete Cadillac Buying Guide: Every Model, Explained

How to distinguish your CTs from your XTs and IQs.

The XT4 is Cadillac’s subcompact crossover designed for the 2019 style year. We enjoyed the look of it in testing and found it to be quite sumptuous. It’s not as sporty as some of its competitors, but it’s also cheaper.

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Starting MSRP: $39,495

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The XT5 is Cadillac’s compact crossover. It debuted for the 2017 model year. The XT5 is longer than the XT4 with more cargo space and an available V6 engine. We found it an agreeable companion in testing but wished it had more space. It can hold children or gear, but not both.

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Starting MSRP: $43,895

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The XT6 is Cadillac’s midsize crossover with 3 seats for seven occupants. It uses the same six-cylinder engine as the Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave, giving it slightly less power than midsize rivals from Mercedes and BMW.

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Starting MSRP: $48,795

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The Escalade is Cadillac’s flagship full-size luxury SUV. It’s the brand’s most expensive and best-selling vehicle, with Cadillac selling about $40,000 per year. The new edition debuted for the 2021 style year. In testing, we found several editions of the Escalade to be spacious, luxurious, and technologically advanced, and even fuel-efficient.

A new Escalade V model for 2023 increases power to 682 horsepower and 653 pound-feet of torque and the starting price to around $150,000.

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Starting MSRP: $80,795

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The CT4 is Cadillac’s smaller compact sedan, a replacement for the departed ATS, that debuted for 2020. The apex predator of the lineup is the CT4-V Blackwing, which packs 472 hp and is tuned for track duty. In testing, we found it nimble, precise and a bit more usable than the CT5-V Blackwing.

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Starting MSRP: $39,395

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The CT5 is Cadillac’s largest midsize sedan unveiled for the 2020 style year. The lineup includes the monstrous CT5-V Blackwing, which we’ll use its 668-horsepower supercharged V8 with a 6-speed manual transmission. Even if there were few opportunities to actually do this in public road testing.

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Base MSRP: $44,095

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The Lyriq is Cadillac’s first electric car. It’s a mid-size crossover on the GM Ultium platform that debuted for the 2023 style year. Models with an MSRP of less than $80,000 are eligible for the full $7,500 federal tax credit.

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Starting MSRP: $58,590

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The Celestiq is Cadillac’s flagship electric car. It’s a full-size, five-seater liftback. Vehicles will start north of $300,000 — a price tag that will rival the likes of Rolls-Royce and Bentley — and be personally commissioned and hand-built.

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Base MSRP: $300,000 and up

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Cadillac has introduced the Escalade IQ. It is a three-row electric SUV. Cadillac claims it offers a range of 450 miles and up to 750 horsepower in Velocity Max mode. It will go into production in summer 2024 as a 2025 vehicle.

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Cadillac announced the fourth vehicle to join its EV lineup, the Optiq. It will be a compact electric SUV built on GM’s Ultium EV platform, slotting below the Lyriq. It’s a 2025 model year vehicle. And that is about all we know about it so far.

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