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
1. 2024 Cadillac Escalade Yenko/SC SXR 800 Photo of 2024 Cadillac Escalade Yenko/SC SXR
2. 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ 750 Photo of 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ
3. 2023 Cadillac Escalade-V 682 Photo of 2023 Cadillac Escalade-V
4. 2021 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing 668 Photo of 2021 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing
5. 2024 Cadillac Escalade Yenko/SC SXR 650 Photo of 2024 Cadillac Escalade Yenko/SC SXR
6. 2014 Cadillac CTS-V 640 Photo of 2014 Cadillac CTS-V
7. 2025 Cadillac Vistiq 615 Photo of 2025 Cadillac Vistiq
8. 2026 Cadillac Lyriq V 615 Photo of 2026 Cadillac Lyriq V
9. 2023 Cadillac Celestiq 600 Photo of 2023 Cadillac Celestiq
10. 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe 557 Photo of 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe
11. 2009 Cadillac CTS-V 557 Photo of 2009 Cadillac CTS-V
12. 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon 556 Photo of 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon
13. 2019 Cadillac CT6-V 550 Photo of 2019 Cadillac CT6-V
14. 2026 Cadillac Optiq-V 526 Photo of 2026 Cadillac Optiq-V
15. 2025 Cadillac Lyriq 600 E4 521 Photo of 2025 Cadillac Lyriq 600 E4
16. 2020 Cadillac CT6 4.2TT AWD 500 Photo of 2020 Cadillac CT6 4.2TT AWD
17. 2023 Cadillac Lyriq 500 Photo of 2023 Cadillac Lyriq
18. 2021 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing 472 Photo of 2021 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing
19. 2006 Cadillac STS-V 469 Photo of 2006 Cadillac STS-V
20. 2015 Cadillac ATS-V 464 Photo of 2015 Cadillac ATS-V
21. 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe 464 Photo of 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe
22. 2006 Cadillac XLR-V 444 Photo of 2006 Cadillac XLR-V
23. 2021 Cadillac Escalade Sport 420 Photo of 2021 Cadillac Escalade Sport
24. 2013 Cadillac CTS-V Sport 420 Photo of 2013 Cadillac CTS-V Sport
25. 2014 Cadillac Escalade AWD 420 Photo of 2014 Cadillac Escalade AWD
26. 2020 Cadillac Escalade Sport ESV 420 Photo of 2020 Cadillac Escalade Sport ESV
27. 2017 Cadillac CT6 3.0 411 Photo of 2017 Cadillac CT6 3.0
28. 2014 Cadillac XTS Vsport 410 Photo of 2014 Cadillac XTS Vsport
29. 2009 Cadillac Escalade 403 Photo of 2009 Cadillac Escalade
30. 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado 400 Photo of 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado
31. 2005 Cadillac CTS-V 400 Photo of 2005 Cadillac CTS-V
32. 1968 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special 375 Photo of 1968 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special
33. 1968 Cadillac Coupe De Ville 375 Photo of 1968 Cadillac Coupe De Ville
34. 1970 Cadillac Coupe DeVille 375 Photo of 1970 Cadillac Coupe DeVille
35. 2020 Cadillac CT5-V 355 Photo of 2020 Cadillac CT5-V
36. 2002 Cadillac Escalade EXT 6.0 345 Photo of 2002 Cadillac Escalade EXT 6.0
37. 2001 Cadillac Escalade 345 Photo of 2001 Cadillac Escalade
38. 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Seville Coupe 345 Photo of 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Seville Coupe
39. 1960 Cadillac Coupe De Ville Power Pack 345 Photo of 1960 Cadillac Coupe De Ville Power Pack
40. 2023 Cadillac Lyriq 450E 340 Photo of 2023 Cadillac Lyriq 450E

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.