GM’s new Cadillac Escalade is the most expensive, powerful yet at $150,000

DETROIT — General Motors’ newest Cadillac Escalade will be the most powerful and expensive version of the full-size SUV ever when it goes on sale this summer, starting at about $150,000.

The Detroit automaker unveiled the 2023 Cadillac Escalade-V on Wednesday with a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 engine that delivers 682 horsepower and 653 foot-pounds of torque. That’s a significant performance improvement over the 420 horsepower and 460 foot-pounds of torque of the SUV’s current V-8 engine.

“There is nothing like this in the industry,” said David Schiavone, global product manager of the Cadillac Escalade, during a media briefing. “It will be the most…