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In this article What's the Real Difference Between These Two Cadillacs? Does Super Cruise Actually Matter on a Brandon Commute? Cargo, Practicality, and the SUV Advantage Fuel Economy, Cabin Character, and What Mississippi Summers Reveal So Which One Should You Choose? The CT5 and the XT5 aren't one decision wearing two shapes. They fit genuinely different lives, and the detail that splits them most clearly on the Brandon-to-Jackson run is a piece of technology most comparison pieces skip right past. the 2026 Cadillac CT5 and the XT5 share a family resemblance, similar cabin refinement, and the same basic powertrain architecture. What they don't share is Super Cruise, the 33-inch curved display, a sedan's road-level composure, or anything close to the same cargo footprint. Commute from Brandon into the metro on I-20, or stack regular highway miles toward Madison and beyond, and those differences start showing up in ways that make the choice clearer than you'd expect. The short version The CT5 is the driver's sedan: standard Super Cruise hands-free technology on every 2026 trim, a 33-inch curved display, and the sharper highway composure. The XT5 is the practical hauler: 30 cubic feet of cargo behind the rear seats (versus 11.9 in the CT5 trunk), an SUV ride height, and available 3,500-pound towing. The EPA rates the CT5 at 26 mpg combined (2.0L RWD) versus 24 mpg combined for the XT5 (2.0L FWD). Neither is wrong. The question is what your week actually looks like. If you drive I-20 daily and rarely fill a cargo bay, the CT5 earns its premium through technology. If your life runs on cargo flexibility and SUV access, the XT5 is the honest answer. What's the Real Difference Between These Two Cadillacs? Body style is only the surface here, and the actual difference is where each car spends its engineering budget. The CT5 pours that investment into how it drives and the technology wrapped around the driver, while the XT5 spends it on passenger access, cargo volume, and a ride position that sets you up above the traffic ahead. Decision Axis 2026 Cadillac CT5 2026 Cadillac XT5 Standard Engine 2.0L Turbo I4, 237 hp 2.0L Turbo I4, 235 hp Available Engine 3.0L Twin-Turbo V6, 335 hp 3.6L V6, 310 hp EPA Combined (base/FWD or RWD) 26 mpg (2.0L RWD) 24 mpg (2.0L FWD) Cargo Volume 11.9 cu ft (trunk) 30 cu ft / 63 cu ft max Super Cruise Standard on every trim Not available Towing Capacity Not rated for towing Up to 3,500 lbs Ride Height 57.2 inches 66.0 inches Transmission 10-speed automatic 9-speed automatic NHTSA Overall Safety 5-star Not rated at publication Read the table and the story stays clean. The CT5 gives up cargo and ride height. In return, the XT5 gives up technology depth and the driving engagement that makes a forty-minute I-20 run feel like something other than lost time. The single deciding factor: the 2026 CT5 includes Super Cruise hands-free driver assistance as standard equipment on every trim. The 2026 XT5 does not offer it at all. Does Super Cruise Actually Matter on a Brandon Commute? It does, and the payoff becomes obvious inside the first week. Super Cruise runs hands-free on mapped divided highways, and that includes the I-20 corridor between Brandon and the Jackson metro, where the CT5's system will also handle lane changes on demand. A daily highway commute turns into something truly different: the car manages lane keeping and following distance on compatible sections while you stay alert and in control. On the lot, Super Cruise tends to be the feature that catches CT5 shoppers off guard, partly because it isn't marketed as loudly as the 33-inch curved display sitting directly behind the wheel. That curved display is the other real differentiator. It swaps the traditional instrument cluster and infotainment screen for a single swept panel, and it reads at a glance in direct Mississippi sun where conventional screens wash out. The 2026 XT5 doesn't offer Super Cruise at all. Browse our current new inventory to see which trims and configurations are on the lot right now. The technology gap between these two is real, and it grows more decisive the longer your highway exposure runs. Cargo, Practicality, and the SUV Advantage We'll be direct about the cargo picture: the CT5's 11.9 cubic feet of trunk is not generous, and that's the tradeoff you accept for the sedan's roofline, composure, and efficiency. A carry-on and two soft duffels will fill it. Move more than that on a regular basis, or haul anything larger than soft luggage, and the XT5's 30 cubic feet behind the rear seats becomes a meaningful quality-of-life difference. Fold the XT5's rear seats and the space opens to 63 cubic feet, which is the line between owning an SUV for the occasional haul and actually using one. It also tows up to 3,500 pounds when properly equipped, enough for a small boat, a utility trailer, or what a long weekend at the Reservoir asks of you. Does the extra height matter day to day? More than the spec sheet suggests. Getting in and out of the XT5 asks for no crouch, and on longer days, or for passengers who'd rather step up than drop down into a seat, that counts, which is part of why the XT5 suits established couples and small families more naturally than the solo commuter. From our floor: If a CT5 buyer ever circles back with doubts, the cargo number is seldom the culprit. The pull is the SUV access, the kind aging parents need, or a weekly routine that runs on more than a workbag and a laptop, after they talked themselves into the sedan on driving feel alone. If your life actually requires what the XT5 offers, buy the XT5. Fuel Economy, Cabin Character, and What Mississippi Summers Reveal The EPA rates the 2026 CT5 at 22 city / 31 highway / 26 combined with the 2.0L and rear-wheel drive, while the XT5 lands at 22 city / 29 highway / 24 combined with the same displacement and front-wheel drive, so the sedan carries a small but genuine efficiency edge. The CT5's two-mpg combined edge shows up over a year of commuting miles. Fuel economy isn't the reason to choose the sedan, but it confirms the CT5 doesn't ask you to trade efficiency for the technology and the handling. Both cars run on premium fuel, and both carry heated and ventilated front seats. In a Mississippi summer, the interior of a parked car turns uncomfortable before you've even pulled onto Highway 80, and the ventilated seating in both models earns its keep fast. The CT5's lower roofline does load the glass with direct sun more aggressively. The XT5's height hands the air conditioning a bit more vertical cabin volume to condition, though its taller windows and SUV proportions pull in more ambient heat overall. Cabin quiet at highway speed is another axis where the two part ways. The CT5 rides on the GM Alpha 2 platform, which prioritizes acoustic isolation and body rigidity in ways you notice at I-20 cruise speeds. The XT5 is comfortable. At 70 miles per hour it sits a touch less settled when the road surface changes, and it will change between Pearl and the Brandon stretch. Pearl lies between Jackson and Brandon on I-20. Explore financing options to see what works for your situation. So Which One Should You Choose? The answer comes down to your buyer profile, and it splits cleanly once you're truthful about the week you actually drive rather than the week you picture yourself driving, which is where plenty of these decisions quietly go sideways. Choose the CT5 if: your week is mostly commuting and regional travel, you're on I-20 regularly and you'll actually use Super Cruise for what it is, you travel light by nature, you want the 33-inch display and the technology suite as a daily experience instead of a line on a spec sheet, and a sedan's road manners matter to you. The 237-horsepower 2.0L handles the highway without strain, and if you want more, the 335-horsepower V6 is there on upper trims. The CT5 is Cadillac's driver's car. Choose the XT5 if: you carry cargo with any regularity, you have passengers who want easy access, you occasionally tow, you value the elevated seating position for comfort over long distances, or your household's practical needs simply exceed what a sedan trunk can hold. The 3.6L V6 at 310 horsepower makes the XT5 truly composed on the highway when it's equipped correctly. You keep the refinement; you're simply choosing a different set of priorities. The tradeoff is clean. The CT5 gives you more technology and a more involving drive, but it'll limit you on load days. The XT5 gives you the space and the access, though you won't have Super Cruise on any commute, and the driving feel leans more comfort than engagement. Neither is a wrong answer for a Brandon-area professional. They're just different lives. See the 2026 CT5 on our lot when you're ready to compare in person. Value Your Current Vehicle We'd rather you spend twenty minutes behind the wheel of both than twenty minutes reading specifications. Come drive them back to back. Nothing else makes this comparison personal. Frequently Asked Questions Does the 2026 Cadillac CT5 include Super Cruise on the base trim? Yes. Super Cruise hands-free driver assistance is standard equipment on every 2026 Cadillac CT5 trim, not an add-on reserved for upper configurations. It operates on mapped divided highways, which includes the I-20 corridor the Brandon-to-Jackson commute runs on. The 2026 XT5 does not offer Super Cruise on any trim. How much cargo space does the XT5 have compared to the CT5? The 2026 XT5 offers 30 cubic feet of cargo space behind the rear seats and up to 63 cubic feet with the rear seats folded. The 2026 CT5 provides 11.9 cubic feet of trunk volume. If you carry anything larger than soft luggage on a regular basis, that difference is meaningful. If your week runs primarily on a workbag and travel carry-ons, the CT5's trunk handles day-to-day use without issue. Explore Financing Options Cadillac of Jackson 700 Adcock St, Ridgeland, MS 39157 (601) 948-5183

The honest answer is yes, some. You'll give up a little range, though far less than the national cold-weather headlines suggest, and with the right habits in place, most LYRIQ owners in the Ridgeland and Madison area will barely notice. Here's the practical picture. The 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ carries a 102 kWh Ultium battery rated by the EPA at up to 326 miles in rear-wheel-drive configuration and up to 319 miles in all-wheel drive. Those figures come from testing at moderate temperatures. When overnight lows in the Jackson metro drop into the mid-40s in November or brush the mid-30s on a January morning, you're looking at a 10-to-15 percent reduction under mild-cold conditions, based on independent EV winter-range data. That works out to roughly 28 to 49 fewer miles on a full charge, enough to notice and nowhere near the 30-percent cliff that dominates discussion about EVs in Minnesota. What matters more than the temperature itself is how the battery arrives at your charging session and what it does overnight. That's where the preparation pays off. How Far Will the LYRIQ Really Go Here When Temperatures Drop? The range picture in this market is genuinely more favorable than the national narrative around EVs and cold weather, because Jackson's subtropical climate keeps sustained hard freezes uncommon. Overnight lows in November average near 48 degrees Fahrenheit and January lows average in the low-to-mid 40s, with the record low sitting at 10.4 degrees Fahrenheit, an anomaly rather than a weekly event. At 40 degrees Fahrenheit, independent EV testing data consistently shows an average range reduction of around 10 to 15 percent across modern battery platforms. That range reduction, when it does appear, comes from two places. First, lithium-ion battery chemistry becomes slightly less efficient below roughly 50 degrees Fahrenheit, producing higher internal resistance. Second, cabin heating draws energy directly from the pack. Unlike a gasoline vehicle that scavenges waste heat from the engine, the LYRIQ has to generate cabin warmth electrically, and a sustained cabin heating load can consume two or more kilowatts continuously. On a long highway run at 70 mph on a 38 degrees Fahrenheit morning, that load accounts for the bulk of the range reduction you'd see. Driving scenario Conditions LYRIQ RWD starting range (EPA) Realistic cooler-weather range Range note Metro commute, 40-55 degrees Fahrenheit morning Level 2 home charge overnight, cabin preconditioned 326 mi EPA ~285-300 mi Minimal impact; short trips don't fully cold-soak the pack Highway run to New Orleans (I-55 S), 38 degrees Fahrenheit start Battery not preconditioned, heater active at 70 mph 326 mi EPA ~260-275 mi Plan one charge stop; pack colder at departure Highway run, same conditions, battery preconditioned myCadillac app warm-up while still plugged in 326 mi EPA ~290-305 mi Preconditioning recovers 20-30 mi of that gap January morning, 35 degrees Fahrenheit overnight low 80% charge target, battery sat cold in driveway 261 mi (80% of 326) ~230-245 mi Correct with preconditioning; not an emergency margin AWD in rain, 50 degrees Fahrenheit, wipers and heat running Typical November wet commute 319 mi EPA ~275-290 mi AWD adds modest efficiency cost; heating load is the bigger factor These figures use the EPA's 326-mile RWD and 319-mile AWD estimates as the baseline and apply independent EV cold-weather testing ranges. Treat them as planning estimates rather than guarantees. Actual results vary with speed, wheel size, and individual driving habits. Where Do You Charge in and Around the Jackson Metro? The public charging picture here has improved steadily, and for a vehicle with the LYRIQ's 326-mile range it matters most for longer runs rather than daily life. Charging at home overnight is the foundation, and arriving the next morning with a full or near-full battery is the normal rhythm for a LYRIQ. That's still the right base to build on. For public sessions, the I-55 corridor running through Ridgeland and into Jackson is the spine of the local network. Entergy Mississippi operates a DC fast charging station at Renaissance at Colony Park in Ridgeland, situated directly off I-55, which provides access to CCS1 DC fast charging for northbound and southbound travelers. The downtown Jackson network expanded in 2025 with Level 2 installations at Union Station and the Mississippi Museum of Art, among other civic locations, through the city's agreement with Adopt A Charger. On a public DC fast charger the LYRIQ charges at up to 190 kW, which Cadillac rates at up to 86 miles of range added in approximately 10 minutes under optimal conditions. In cooler weather, that speed is what preconditioning is designed to protect. A battery that arrives cold at a fast charger throttles its acceptance rate right away, and a battery that arrives warmed will hit its peak charging rate from the first minute of the session. On a practical basis, that distinction can mean the difference between a 40-minute stop and a 65-minute one. Grounded in what the specs actually show, our team's take is simple. The 190 kW peak is real, but it's a brief peak. Real-world DC fast sessions from 10 to 80 percent take closer to 40 to 45 minutes under good conditions, because the charging rate tapers as the battery fills. Plan around that real window, not the 10-minute marketing figure. Schedule a service visit if you'd like our team to walk through your home charging setup and confirm the onboard charger configuration on your specific LYRIQ. Tip: The LYRIQ's standard onboard charger is 11.5 kW, which adds up to 31 miles of range per hour on a Level 2 home charger. The available 19.2 kW upgrade brings that to roughly 51 miles per hour. If you drive more than 150 miles on a routine day, the 19.2 kW option changes your morning margin meaningfully, and cooler weather makes that margin count more. Print-and-go cooler-weather charging checklist Use this each morning from November through February: [ ] Set the myCadillac app departure time the night before so the battery and cabin warm while still plugged in [ ] Charge to 80 percent for daily use; increase to 90 percent on days you have a long drive planned [ ] Confirm public charging connector type before leaving: LYRIQ uses CCS1 (not CHAdeMO) [ ] On highway runs over 150 miles, identify your mid-route charging stop before departure and note the network name [ ] Reduce cabin temperature by 2-3 degrees and rely on heated seats and steering wheel first; they draw far less energy than full HVAC at temperature [ ] If parking outside overnight in sub-40 degree Fahrenheit conditions, plug in even when the battery is near-full so the thermal management system can maintain pack temperature on grid power [ ] After a DC fast charging session on a cold morning, allow 5-10 minutes of driving before expecting peak range accuracy on the display Schedule a Charging System Check Plan It This Way: The Ridgeland LYRIQ Owner's Fall and Winter Routine The north metro's cooler season is, if we're candid, a fairly kind environment for an EV, because the LYRIQ's 102 kWh pack was engineered to handle temperature ranges well beyond what a Mississippi winter reliably delivers. Your planning effort boils down to three habits, and once they're routine they take almost no active thought. Precondition before every departure. This is the single most effective tool, and it costs nothing in range because it runs on grid power while the vehicle's still plugged in. Set a departure time in the myCadillac app the night before, and the system warms the cabin and the battery pack to an optimal operating temperature before you disconnect. On a 38-degree morning in the driveway, the first few minutes of a drive run the heater hardest, and that's exactly the window preconditioning covers. You leave with a warm battery, full range, and a comfortable cabin on the coldest morning the Jackson metro typically offers. Treat the 80-percent target as flexible, not fixed. On most days, charging to 80 percent protects long-term battery health, as Cadillac recommends. On days when you know you're running to Brandon or making a longer run toward Hattiesburg or New Orleans on I-55 South, charge to 90 percent. The extra buffer is there for exactly these situations. If you do charge to 100 percent on an occasional basis for a long trip, the Ultium chemistry is designed to tolerate that; just don't leave it sitting at 100 percent for days at a time. Know your corridor before you go. The CCS1 public network along I-55 covers the metro's primary travel spine. For trips beyond roughly 200 miles, identify one charging stop, confirm the network, and note whether it's a ChargePoint, Electrify America, or Tesla Supercharger location. The LYRIQ accepts Tesla Superchargers with the available NACS adapter from Cadillac, which expands the accessible network considerably on longer routes. Mississippi's charging infrastructure has grown, and it keeps growing, though it rewards a driver who checks a route rather than one who improvises. We'll name the tradeoff straight out. The LYRIQ's 190 kW DC fast charging peak is competitive, yet it's not the 800-volt architecture some European and Korean platforms offer, which can charge more consistently at high speeds across the session. For metro Ridgeland daily life, that distinction is irrelevant. For a 400-mile round trip to the Gulf Coast, you'll want the second habit and the third firmly in place. Explore financing options if you're still in the evaluation stage, or view current LYRIQ inventory to see what's on our lot. Frequently Asked Questions Does the LYRIQ lose a lot of range in Mississippi winters? In the Jackson metro's typical cooler weather, no. Overnight lows in November average near 48 degrees Fahrenheit and January lows average in the low-to-mid 40s. At those temperatures, independent EV range-loss data shows roughly 10 to 15 percent reduction from the EPA estimate, which translates to approximately 28 to 49 fewer miles on a full charge for a RWD LYRIQ. That's a manageable figure, particularly when preconditioning is part of the daily routine. Sustained hard freezes that drive 25 to 30 percent range loss are uncommon in this climate. How does preconditioning work on the LYRIQ, and does it actually help? Preconditioning uses the myCadillac app to warm the vehicle's battery pack and cabin while the vehicle is still connected to a home charger. Because it draws from the grid rather than the battery, it preserves your full charge at departure. The practical benefit is twofold: the cabin is already at temperature before you disconnect, so the heater draws less energy during the first part of your drive, and the battery pack is warm enough to accept DC fast-charge power at or near its 190 kW rated peak from the first minute of a charging session. A cold battery throttles that rate steeply. Should I change my charging target in winter? For most local driving, Cadillac recommends an 80-percent daily charge limit to protect long-term battery chemistry. In cooler weather, if you have a longer drive planned, raising that target to 90 percent is a reasonable adjustment and doesn't meaningfully stress the Ultium pack on an occasional basis. Reserve 100 percent for long trips only, and avoid leaving the battery at 100 percent for extended periods. For metro-area commutes in the 30-to-50-mile daily range, 80 percent remains appropriate even in January. Start Your LYRIQ Financing Application Cadillac of Jackson 700 Adcock St, Ridgeland, MS 39157 (601) 948-5183

In this article Why Does the Escalade Fit a Family Road Trip Out of the Jackson Metro? Super Cruise: What It Actually Does on I-55 The 55-Inch Display: More Than a Screen The Back Seat Is the Other Cabin Setting It Up Before You Leave Ridgeland Before anyone touches the seat adjustment or argues over the radio, there's a moment on a Mississippi highway when the Escalade simply takes over. Picture I-55 north out of Ridgeland, midday in October, the kind of flat-open stretch where the road does exactly what you expect for the next eighty miles. Those are the conditions this vehicle's technology was engineered for, and plenty of what's on board goes unnoticed until a family is already two hours down the road. The 2027 Cadillac Escalade's technology suite is built around three things that matter on a long family trip. There's the 55-inch curved OLED Horizon Display that puts navigation and passenger controls in one unified surface, Super Cruise hands-free driver assistance for compatible highway miles, and an available rear seat entertainment system with dual 12.6-inch touchscreens that runs independently of the front cabin. Consider that the short version. The longer one matters because each of those systems has a behavior you'll want to understand before you leave the driveway. Browse the 2027 Escalade on our lot Why Does the Escalade Fit a Family Road Trip Out of the Jackson Metro? Mississippi summers stretch deep into fall, and the I-55 corridor from Ridgeland up through Madison runs hot and bright for the better part of the year, which means the cabin environment and the driver's cognitive load both need active management on a long run. The Escalade handles both at once, through a technology stack that's integrated rather than bolted on. Local Condition or Family Need The Feature That Handles It Why It Matters Here Long I-55 highway miles with steady, low-demand driving Super Cruise hands-free driver assistance Removes the low-level fatigue of holding lane and speed for extended interstate segments Mississippi heat, high UV exposure through glass Tri-zone automatic climate control with ventilated front seats Three independently controlled zones; front seats ventilate, not just cool the air Kids needing entertainment independently of the driver Available rear seat entertainment with dual 12.6-inch touchscreens Each screen runs content independently; HDMI input connects external devices Navigating unfamiliar destinations mid-trip 55-inch Horizon Display with augmented reality navigation AR overlays turn-direction cues onto a real-world forward camera view Connectivity for multiple devices across three rows Built-in 5G Wi-Fi hotspot, wireless charging, multiple USB ports Two USB ports per row; front wireless charging pad; hotspot connects multiple devices simultaneously Night arrival or low-light suburban driving Available Night Vision thermal imaging Detects pedestrians and animals beyond headlamp range The table lays out the structural argument. What follows are the features worth a closer look before you've committed to a longer run. Super Cruise: What It Actually Does on I-55 Hands-free highway driving gets talked up and misread about equally, which is why it helps to start with what Super Cruise actually is, a driver assistance technology that comes standard on every 2027 Escalade trim and handles steering, acceleration, and braking on compatible highway segments. Super Cruise is not autonomous driving. A driver attention system, a camera on the steering column watching your eyes, confirms you're engaged and ready to respond. It still needs you. Cadillac's Super Cruise compatible road network covers over 200,000 miles of mapped highway across the United States and Canada, and I-55 through Mississippi sits inside that network. On a run from Ridgeland to, say, Memphis or south to New Orleans, the Escalade holds the lane and speed on the mapped segments without constant physical input from the driver. Fatigue on a five-hour drive with three children in the cabin is real, and you'll feel the benefit of shedding that physical workload during the monotonous interstate miles. See the long-wheelbase Escalade ESV if third-row space is the priority Super Cruise works on mapped, divided highways and nowhere else. It won't run on city surface streets, off-ramp transitions, or rural two-lane roads. Approach a construction zone or an unmapped segment and the system asks you to take over with enough time to respond comfortably. Better to know that now than mid-trip. For families planning long regional runs, the Escalade trims worth a first look tend to be the Luxury and Platinum Luxury. The Luxury trim carries ventilated front seats, the panoramic SkyGlass roof, and Super Cruise as standard. The Platinum Luxury adds the 38-speaker AKG Studio Reference audio system and the available rear seat entertainment system with dual 12.6-inch displays, and that's the piece that changes the back-seat experience meaningfully on a four-plus-hour run. The 55-Inch Display: More Than a Screen Calling it a big infotainment screen undersells the engineering, because the 2027 Escalade's 55-inch curved OLED surface spans the full dash from pillar to pillar and folds the driver's gauge cluster and the front passenger's infotainment display into a single curved unit. The driver's section runs at 8K resolution. The front passenger's screen operates independently, so a co-pilot can run navigation on one portion while music and phone controls sit on another, and they're not interrupting each other. Two jobs, one surface. Google Built-in sits native to the system, so Google Maps, Google Gemini voice assistance, and Google Play run straight through the vehicle and don't need a phone connection. Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto both come standard for drivers who'd rather use their own app ecosystem. All three work, and the system switches between them cleanly, so the Escalade doesn't force the choice on you. View current Escalade inventory at Cadillac of Jackson Augmented reality navigation earns a specific mention here. When you're navigating an unfamiliar area, the AR system overlays your next-turn instruction onto a live forward camera feed in the driver's display. Instead of reading a schematic map at an interchange, you see your actual upcoming road with the route cue drawn over it. On a trip to somewhere new, or through an unfamiliar city after dark, that difference earns its keep. 55-inch curved OLED display, standard across all 2027 Escalade trims Driver's display renders at 8K resolution; front passenger screen operates independently Google Built-in native (Google Maps, Gemini, Google Play) plus wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto Augmented reality navigation overlays turn cues onto a live forward camera view Available rear seat entertainment adds dual 12.6-inch independent touchscreens with HDMI input The Back Seat Is the Other Cabin The second and third rows of the Escalade carry enough space and enough available technology to work as a separate environment from the front cabin, and that capability is the part families tend to discover a little late, usually once a long trip is already underway. Whether it matters at all depends on the kind of trip you're taking and who's riding in the back. Tri-zone automatic climate control comes standard on all 2027 Escalade trims, so the driver, front passenger, and rear passengers each get their own temperature settings. The rear zone isn't an afterthought. On a Mississippi October afternoon, with the sun still coming through the rear glass and the back-seat temperature reading differently from the front, independent rear control (actual control, not a pass-through vent) is the difference between a comfortable third row and a restless one. The available rear seat entertainment system mounts dual 12.6-inch touchscreens on the backs of the front seats. Each screen works on its own, takes HDMI input for external devices, and connects over Bluetooth. The system also links to the myCadillac app, so the front cabin can manage content from the driver's seat without anyone reaching back. Two passengers can watch completely different content. They don't have to agree on a thing. Explore the all-electric ESCALADE IQ if you're considering the EV version One tradeoff deserves naming plainly. The rear seat entertainment system is available, not standard, on the Luxury trim. It comes standard on the Platinum Luxury and Platinum Sport. If rear screens are a firm requirement for your household, confirm the trim before you configure. Our team can walk you through where each feature lands in the current lineup so there aren't any surprises. Schedule a Pre-Trip Service Check Setting It Up Before You Leave Ridgeland The driver profile system is the piece that gets skipped most in a hurried pre-departure, and it's worth a couple of minutes, because the 2027 Escalade stores memory settings for driver seat position, mirror positions, steering column, and display preferences. On a trip with a second driver (a co-driver of a different height, with different mirror preferences), swapping profiles on the fly through the Horizon Display takes a few taps instead of a manual readjustment of every surface. The 5G Wi-Fi hotspot is worth confirming before you've pulled out, not an hour into the trip. It connects multiple devices simultaneously across all three rows, so a family running tablets in the back and phones up front gets one connection for the whole cabin. The wireless charging pad at the front console handles one phone at a time, and the additional USB ports across all three rows handle the rest. HD Surround Vision comes standard on all 2027 Escalade trims, stitching camera feeds into a top-down overhead view of the vehicle and its immediate surroundings. Handy for parking at a hotel, threading a crowded festival lot, or lining up a trailer for the trip. It doesn't announce itself, and it's the kind of feature our team notices customers mention after a first longer trip. Prepare the technology the way you'd prepare the vehicle itself. Confirm the driver profile is saved. Activate the Wi-Fi. Check that the rear screen preferences are set for the drive length you're covering. The Escalade has the capability, and it takes about five minutes at the driveway to get it all working in your favor. Five minutes, before I-55 appears. Explore Financing Options Cadillac of Jackson 700 Adcock St, Ridgeland, MS 39157 (601) 948-5183