Most powerful Cadillac cars
Top 40 most powerful Cadillac cars ever made. Updated August 2025.
The key to performance is power. Even heaviest sedans and SUVs can beat lightweight sports cars, if they have enough engine power.
Advanced fuel injection systems and high precision manufacturing is allowing for ever increasing power output and higher performance.
Advancement in battery technology and power electronics also brings electric cars amongst the most powerful of all time. Some examples are claimed to produce over 2000 horsepower - well over a megawatt!
# | make & model | Power (hp)▼ | Image |
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1. | 2024 Cadillac Escalade Yenko/SC SXR | 800 | ![]() |
2. | 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ | 750 | ![]() |
3. | 2023 Cadillac Escalade-V | 682 | ![]() |
4. | 2021 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing | 668 | ![]() |
5. | 2024 Cadillac Escalade Yenko/SC SXR | 650 | ![]() |
6. | 2014 Cadillac CTS-V | 640 | ![]() |
7. | 2025 Cadillac Vistiq | 615 | ![]() |
8. | 2026 Cadillac Lyriq V | 615 | ![]() |
9. | 2023 Cadillac Celestiq | 600 | ![]() |
10. | 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe | 557 | ![]() |
11. | 2009 Cadillac CTS-V | 557 | ![]() |
12. | 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon | 556 | ![]() |
13. | 2019 Cadillac CT6-V | 550 | ![]() |
14. | 2026 Cadillac Optiq-V | 526 | ![]() |
15. | 2025 Cadillac Lyriq 600 E4 | 521 | ![]() |
16. | 2020 Cadillac CT6 4.2TT AWD | 500 | ![]() |
17. | 2023 Cadillac Lyriq | 500 | ![]() |
18. | 2021 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing | 472 | ![]() |
19. | 2006 Cadillac STS-V | 469 | ![]() |
20. | 2015 Cadillac ATS-V | 464 | ![]() |
21. | 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe | 464 | ![]() |
22. | 2006 Cadillac XLR-V | 444 | ![]() |
23. | 2021 Cadillac Escalade Sport | 420 | ![]() |
24. | 2013 Cadillac CTS-V Sport | 420 | ![]() |
25. | 2014 Cadillac Escalade AWD | 420 | ![]() |
26. | 2020 Cadillac Escalade Sport ESV | 420 | ![]() |
27. | 2017 Cadillac CT6 3.0 | 411 | ![]() |
28. | 2014 Cadillac XTS Vsport | 410 | ![]() |
29. | 2009 Cadillac Escalade | 403 | ![]() |
30. | 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado | 400 | ![]() |
31. | 2005 Cadillac CTS-V | 400 | ![]() |
32. | 1968 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special | 375 | ![]() |
33. | 1968 Cadillac Coupe De Ville | 375 | ![]() |
34. | 1970 Cadillac Coupe DeVille | 375 | ![]() |
35. | 2020 Cadillac CT5-V | 355 | ![]() |
36. | 2002 Cadillac Escalade EXT 6.0 | 345 | ![]() |
37. | 2001 Cadillac Escalade | 345 | ![]() |
38. | 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Seville Coupe | 345 | ![]() |
39. | 1960 Cadillac Coupe De Ville Power Pack | 345 | ![]() |
40. | 2023 Cadillac Lyriq 450E | 340 | ![]() |
Sources
All data sourced from manufacturer's official figures.
List authored by Christian Zelcs. Last updated on 08/21/2025, last addition - Cadillac Optiq-V.