Every New Cadillac You Can Buy in Austin Right Now: The 2027 Lineup, Explained

Walk onto our lot off Highway 71 and the first thing most people say is some version of the same question: how many Cadillacs are there now, and which one am I supposed to be looking at? Fair question. The lineup has changed more in the last three years than it did in the fifteen before that. Half of it plugs in. The other half still has a V8 under the hood and a trailer hitch out back.

So here’s the whole board, laid out the way we’d walk you through it standing in the showroom in Bee Cave.

The short answer: nine ways to buy a Cadillac

As of the 2027 model year, the new Cadillac lineup in Austin breaks into three groups. Sedans, gas SUVs, and electric SUVs. Nothing else. No coupes, no compact crossover under the XT5 anymore.

• Sedans: CT4 and CT5, plus the V-Series and Blackwing performance versions.
• Gas SUVs: XT5, Escalade, Escalade ESV.
• Electric SUVs: OPTIQ, LYRIQ, VISTIQ, Escalade IQ and the longer IQL.

That’s it. If you’ve been away from the brand since the days of the ATS and the XTS, the map looks unfamiliar, but it’s actually simpler now than it used to be.

Compare the lineup at a glance

The sedans still make sense, and Austin proves it

People assume nobody buys sedans anymore. Then they drive MoPac at 5:15 on a Tuesday and remember why a low, tight car with quick steering is genuinely nicer in traffic than a two-and-a-half-ton SUV.

The CT4 is the small one. Rear-wheel drive underneath, a turbo four up front in base form, and a wheelbase short enough that it feels playful on the switchbacks out toward Fitzhugh Road. Availability on this one is worth asking about directly, because production has been winding down and what’s on the ground is what’s on the ground.

Step up to the CT5 and you get more back seat, a quieter ride at 75 mph, and a much taller performance ceiling. The CT5-V is the sweet spot for most buyers. The CT5-V Blackwing, with its supercharged 6.2-liter V8 and available six-speed manual, is one of the last cars of its kind being built by anyone. Harris Hill Raceway down in San Marcos is full of them on track days for a reason.

Which new Cadillac is the least expensive?

The CT4 typically opens the lineup, with the XT5 and OPTIQ close behind depending on trim and current incentives. Pricing moves month to month, so call us for today’s number rather than trusting a figure you read somewhere in September.

The gas SUVs: XT5 and the Escalade family

The XT5 is the sensible one. Five seats, a naturally aspirated V6, all-wheel drive if you want it, and zero new habits to learn. Plenty of Lakeway and Steiner Ranch buyers come in curious about EVs, do the math on their apartment or condo parking situation, and walk out with an XT5 because they can’t charge at home. That’s a legitimate reason, not a consolation prize.

Then there’s the Escalade, which is still the reason a lot of people know the brand at all. The 2025 refresh brought the 55-inch curved display across the dash, and the standard 6.2-liter V8 makes around 420 horsepower. The 3.0-liter Duramax diesel is the quiet hero for anyone driving to Marfa or Ruidoso twice a year, since it’ll comfortably clear 25 mpg on the highway. Properly equipped, you’re looking at roughly 8,000 pounds of towing capacity, which covers most bumper-pull horse trailers and boats on Lake Travis. The ESV adds about a foot of length behind the third row, and if you’ve ever tried to fit a week of luggage for five people behind the standard-wheelbase model, you already know why that foot matters.

The electric side: four SUVs, four different jobs

Cadillac’s EV strategy isn’t one car with trim levels. It’s four distinct vehicles at four sizes.

OPTIQ is the entry point. Around 300 miles of range, a genuinely nice interior for the money, and small enough to park at the Hill Country Galleria without a spotter. LYRIQ is the one you see everywhere on 620 now, and there’s a reason: rear-drive versions push past 310 miles, the ride quality is excellent on our chewed-up chip-seal roads, and Super Cruise makes the I-35 slog tolerable.

VISTIQ answers the three-row question with about 615 horsepower and a second row you can order as captain’s chairs. It’ll tow up to 5,000 pounds, which is enough for a small boat or a couple of jet skis.

At the top sits Escalade IQ, and it’s a different animal from the gas Escalade. Estimated range lands around 450 miles, Velocity Max pushes roughly 750 horsepower, and four-wheel steering shrinks the turning circle so much that it’s easier to maneuver in a parking garage than the gas truck. The IQL stretches it further for cargo space behind the third row.

Do I need a home charger to own a Cadillac EV in Austin?

Realistically, yes, or at least reliable charging where you park overnight. A 240-volt outlet in the garage covers 95% of Austin driving without you ever thinking about it. Austin Energy offers rebates on qualifying home charger installs, and public DC fast charging around Bee Cave, Oak Hill and downtown has thickened up considerably. If you park on the street or in an uncontrolled shared lot, we’ll usually steer you toward the XT5 or Escalade instead. We’d rather sell you the right vehicle once.

Which Cadillac tows the most?

The gas Escalade and Escalade ESV, at roughly 8,000 pounds when properly equipped. Escalade IQ is rated in the same neighborhood, though towing a heavy trailer will cut electric range significantly, roughly in half depending on load and speed. For anything under 5,000 pounds, VISTIQ handles it.

Which Cadillac seats seven or more?

Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade IQ, Escalade IQL and VISTIQ. The Escalade with a second-row bench seats eight. Everything else in the lineup is a five-seater.

How to actually narrow it down

Three questions get most people to two vehicles in about five minutes.

1. Can you plug in where you sleep? If no, you’re looking at XT5, Escalade, CT4 or CT5.
2. Do you need a third row? If yes, it’s VISTIQ, Escalade, ESV, IQ or IQL.
3. Do you tow? If it’s over 5,000 pounds regularly, the answer is an Escalade of some kind.

Everything after that is budget and taste. Spend twenty minutes with our Model Research pages to compare specs side by side, then come drive the two finalists back to back. Numbers on a screen don’t tell you how the LYRIQ’s rear seat feels compared to the VISTIQ’s, or whether the CT5’s ride is too firm for the potholes on your street.

Come see the lineup in Bee Cave

We keep the full range on the ground at Covert Cadillac Bee Cave, and we’re happy to set up a back-to-back drive so you can feel the difference instead of reading about it. Book a test drive online, call the store, or just show up. Ask for whichever two models you’ve narrowed it down to, and we’ll have them pulled up front with the AC running.