27/12/2020
• The Cadillac Escalade SUV is redesigned for 2021 with styling taken from the brand's Escala concept
• It shares its platform with the new Chevy and GMC full-size SUVs, meaning it gains an independent rear suspension that opens up more interior space.
• The new Escalade will go on sale in late 2020.
When Cadillac showed the gorgeous Escala concept in 2016, we thought it might mean that General Motors' halo brand was finally going to make the Mercedes-Benz S-class fighter it needed to compete in the luxury market. Pieces of the Escala's design have begun to filter down to the Cadillac lineup,.
the fifth-gen Escalade will share its platform with GM's other large SUVs, the Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe and the GMC Yukon. and a set of height-adjustable air springs will be available. As on the rest of GM's full-size SUV family, a new independent rear suspension replaces the old truck's live axle and promises a more refined ride. That swap allows for a lower load floor, creating more space inside—especially for passengers in the third row, who previously had to adopt a position unnervingly similar to the Squatty Potty pose.
Cadillac stretched the wheelbase by 4.9 inches in the standard-length model and by 4.1 inches in the Escalade. The SUV's body is 7.1 inches longer than the outgoing model's; 2.6 inches longer in the case of the extended-wheelbase edition.
ENGINE:
A small-block 6.2-liter V-8 will continue to serve as the Escalade's base engine, though the 420-hp workhorse will now make use of GM's Dynamic Fuel Management cylinder-deactivation system. The Escalade also will be available with a diesel engine for the first time, coming a few months after the vehicle's launch. That 277-hp turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six makes 460 pound-feet of torque
PRICE:
The Escalade will go on sale in late 2020. Trim levels will include Luxury, Premium Luxury, Platinum Luxury, Sport, and Platinum Sport, and the diesel will only be available on the Luxury and Platinum Luxury models
so about $77,000. Buyers who choose to outfit their cars with Super Cruise—Cadillac's hands-free driving system—or any of the Escalade's luxury interior fittings will pay a lot more.