Cadillac Escalade-V 125th Anniversary Collector Series Limits the Run to 252 Units

A number stamped on a plate can turn a very large SUV into something you keep. The Escalade-V 125th Anniversary Collector Series is Cadillac’s first Collector Series Escalade, unveiled ahead of the United States Grand Prix in Austin, and the run is capped at 252 units.

The run splits evenly, with 126 in Midnight Stone Frost and 126 in Vibrant White Tricoat, each numbered from 1902 through 2027 for the years of the brand’s history. Buyers can pick their own VIN and serial number, which is the part of this truck that no one else can copy.

Kristian Aquilina, vice president of Global Cadillac, describes the Escalade-V 125th Anniversary as a way for collectors to mark Cadillac’s legacy while the brand looks toward its future. It opens the company’s 125th anniversary year, and the numbering makes the anniversary countable: one number for each year from 1902 through 2027, in each color.

The outside is built on contrast. Forged 24-inch wheels sit under carbon-fiber trim at the grille surround, the lower rear fascia, the mirror caps and the engine cover. Blue brake calipers and dark-finish badges finish the look, and heritage V-8 puddle lamps light the ground at the doors. Together the parts read as a package built for people who intend to look at the car as much as drive it.

Underneath, the Escalade-V runs a 6.2-liter supercharged V8 rated at 682 horsepower and 653 lb-ft of torque, with a 0 to 60 mph time estimated at 4.4 seconds. The Collector Series announcement names no mechanical changes, so those numbers belong to the standard truck.

The Santorini Blue Cabin of the Escalade-V 125th Anniversary

Inside, a Black and Sheer Gray two-tone interior carries Santorini Blue stitching. Illuminated sill plates mark the occasion, and the cabin adds exclusive badging, blue seat belts, Collector Series floor mats and a blue key fob. Every blue piece points back to one color.

Santorini Blue comes from the blue in the Mondrian pattern of the V-Series emblem. It was developed as a visual link between the fifth-generation V-Series and the V-Series.R race car, the hardware the one-off V-ONE concept shares. It first appeared on the Cadillac Project GTP concept and has since shown up on V-Series race cars, road cars and concepts.

Where the Escalade-V 125th Anniversary Fits in the Collector Series

Since 2022, Cadillac’s Collector Series has paired special editions with milestones and racing achievements. The 2026 CT5-V Blackwing F1 Collector Series carried that idea to a 26-unit sedan tied to the brand’s first year in Formula 1, and it was unveiled at the Miami Grand Prix.

This one arrives ahead of the race in Austin and brings the idea to the flagship SUV for the first time. Cadillac has not said whether more Collector Series Escalades will follow.

The Escalade-V 125th Anniversary is sold in the United States and Canada and is open for ordering now. Pricing starts at approximately $239,000.

Cadillac’s own Escalade-V page lists a starting price of $169,300, so the Collector Series carries a premium of roughly $70,000 before any dealer adjustment. What that money buys is a color, a trim package and a number. Somebody will pick the number that matches a birth year or a wedding date, and the truck will carry it for as long as it exists.

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