Cadillac Optiq EV & Escalade IQ: High-Tech Luxury with Impressive Performance

Cadillac Optiq EV & Escalade IQ: High-Tech Luxury with Impressive Performance

Cadillac’s new IQ portfolio of all-electric vehicles — notably the compact Optiq SUV and grandaddy full-size Escalade IQ — has put the company on a techier, more advanced, and luxurious plane. And the shift couldn’t have come soon enough.  Image:Cadillac The slate of traditional internal combustion engine vehicles that have come out of Cadillac in recent years hasn’t quite matched the levels of luxury and tech of its rivals.  Cadillac aims to change that with its debut of the compact Optiq SUV as well as the Escalade IQ, which take big swings on tech and advanced features. Importantly, Cadillac gave these two EVs distinct luxury personalities in an effort to appeal to different consumers. Call it the Young and Fun and the Old Money Luxe..  When I learned that engineers from my beloved Cadillac Blackwing had a hand in the Optiq crossover, I was immediately intrigued to see what 300 horsepower and 354 pound-feet of torque would feel like in this all-wheel drive crossover on the twisties.  It…