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Cadillac Escalade 6.0L V8

The LQ9 is the most common engine code the VIN decodes to on the 6.0L V8 configurations below; hybrid variants of the same displacement carry their own code. We decode it on 20,915 VINs across 31 factory builds, and 197 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $8,195.

Cylinders
8
Induction
Naturally aspirated
Fuel
Gasoline · Flex-fuel
Fitted
2002–2013
Drive
4WD

◷ Updated September 25, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$8,195
Configuration price reference
197
On sale today with the 6.0L 8-cyl
2002–2013
Model years it was fitted
31
Factory configurations
20,915
Escalade VINs decoded with it

The price reference is the median of configuration medians, not the median of all active cars. Each configuration has equal weight. Configurations with at least 3 priced listings are used when available; otherwise the reference uses the configurations with a recorded price. Model years, mileage and condition vary. Open a model-year report below for its asking prices across all engines.

Where the 6.0L 8-cyl sits in the Escalade engine lineup

Every engine family this model was sold with, ordered by size. The bar spans the model years recorded for it; the price is a reference across priced configurations, with each configuration weighted equally. Older engines look cheaper because the cars are older — overlapping years alone do not match the vehicles by age, trim, mileage or condition.

3.0L 6-cyl turbo
2021–2024
$64,500
43 on sale
6.0L 8-cyl this page
2002–2013
$8,195
197 on sale
6.2L 8-cyl
2007–2027
$27,300
9,235 on sale

3 engine families, one nameplate. Open the Cadillac Escalade price hub to compare them side by side, or to jump into any of the others.

Which Escalade years got a 6.0L 8-cyl engine

Every model year this engine was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this engine was everywhere.

Year Share of VINs VINs On sale Builds
2013 130 6 3 2012 167 5 3 2011 193 1 3 2010 218 5 3 2009 676 5 3 2006 2,506 22 4 2005 5,061 53 4 2004 4,796 37 3 2003 3,784 34 3 2002 3,384 29 2

VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full Escalade report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.

31 factory configurations with this engine

Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.

2013

3 builds

2012

3 builds

2011

2 builds

2010

2 builds

2009

2 builds

2006

2 builds

2005

3 builds

2004

3 builds

2003

2 builds

2002

2 builds

Showing the 24 most-built configurations of 31. Every 2013 Escalade build →

The 6.0L 8-cyl Escalade: common questions

Which Escalade years have the 6.0L 8-cyl?

2002–2013 — 10 model years in our VIN decode, across 31 factory configurations and 20,915 VINs.

What does a 6.0L 8-cyl Escalade cost?

$8,195 is a configuration price reference: the median of configuration medians, with each priced configuration weighted equally. It is not a listing-level median or a valuation of an individual car. The year-by-year ladder shows VIN and inventory counts; its links open model-year price reports covering all engines.

What is the engine code, and does it matter?

LQ9 — the code the VIN decodes to on the configurations on this page. It matters when you order parts or read a service history: the same displacement badge on another model can be a different code with different outputs.

6.0L 8-cyl Escalade on the market

Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.