Press Preview Day
Friday, February 21, 2025 – 7:00 AM until 4:00 PM
8:00 am – Cadillac – 2026 Escalade IQ
9:00 am – Ford – 2026 Explorer
10:00 am – OH State Highway Patrol – Safety Initiatives in partnership with the Ohio Turnpike
Press is welcome to remain on the show floor into the evening, and we look forward to your return throughout the week.
- Enter the I-X Center via Door 35 (follow signs for Exhibitor parking)
- Credentials required after 4 PM on 2/21/25
- Media office located outside of the gate at Door 35 of the I-X Center
- Credentials will be available for pickup in the Media office during public show hours
- Prior to Media Day, pickup is available Monday, February 19 through Thursday, February 20 between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM
Events for February 21, 2025
Cadillac | 8:00 AM | 2026 Cadillac Escalade IQ
The 2026 Cadillac Escalade IQ is the first-ever all-electric full-size SUV from Cadillac. It features no-compromise performance, with an estimated 450 miles of range. In fact, DC fast charging provides up to 100 miles of range in 10 minutes of charge time – with up to 750 horsepower, up to 785 lb-ft of torque, and 0-60 in less than 5 seconds with Velocity Max.
The all-electric Escalade IQ offers an extensive collection of safety and driver assistance features to help keep you and your passengers safe at every turn, with a reimagined interior and exterior design. Available in late 2025, Escalade IQ is priced starting at around $130K.
Ford | 9:00 AM | 2026 Explorer
You may not know this, but Ford Explorer is America’s best-selling SUV of all time. Ford plans to continue its streak in SUV leadership with the new Explorer, featuring a redesigned interior and new advanced tech that delivers what SUV buyers want. Some key new features include the new Ford Digital Experience infotainment system, and a standard 13.2-inch LCD in-vehicle touch screen giving you an easy-to-read responsive tablet with full-screen maps and swipe and pinch-to-zoom capability.
Ford is poised for growth in 2024 with the new F-150, Ranger, Explorer and Expedition. In 2024, Ford continued to broaden consumers’ options, solidifying its leadership in gas vehicle lines with its best-selling trucks and vans, while also accelerating sales of its electric and hybrid vehicles to new records: America’s No. 1 Truck Seller, America’s No. 1 Sports Car, and America’s No. 2 Electric Vehicle Brand; EV Sales Rose 18%.
Ohio State Highway Patrol
| 10:00 AM
| Traffic Safety Initiatives for 2025
Where: Aisle between Ford and Honda
OSHP Sergeant Ryan E. Purpura and OTIC Chief Engineer Chris Matta will announce traffic safety initiatives – including work zone awareness – aimed at educating drivers on the importance of following traffic laws, and to eliminate dangerous driving behaviors on the Ohio Turnpike and elsewhere to reduce vehicle crashes.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP), in partnership with the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission (OTIC), are taking steps to improve roadway safety along the 241-mile Ohio Turnpike (I-90, I-80 and I-76), which traverses through 13 counties across northern Ohio.
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Additional Availability, in display:
Ford Regional Manager, Dan Balestrieri 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Nissan Product Specialist, Chad Fishburne 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
OSHP Sergeant Ryan E. Purpura 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Cadillac District Sales Manager, Jeff Costigan 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM