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

Just how big and heavy is ‘too big and heavy’ for a family 4×4? Our American cousins usually like to supersize things, but the new all-electric Cadillac Escalade IQ takes things to a new and terrifying level.

Based on a stretched version of the double-decker battery carrying platform from under the Hummer EV, it’s a luxury SUV with 24-inch wheels, two cargo bays, up to eight seats, over fifty inches of screen, and good for a claimed 400 miles of range.

And it weighs over four tonnes. Is this the point where even the American public start to admit that enough is enough when it comes to SUV bloat, or is it merely the four-wheeled epitome of the American Dream?

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Further reading:

How Much Do Cars Weigh? 34 Examples (Sorted By Type) | Motor & Wheels

Have you ever wondered just how much a car weighs?

Why American cars are so big (The Economist)

A regulatory loophole that incentivised sales of big vehicles is about to be tightened