New Cadillac Escalade gets bigger, lighter and more modern

While in this country many cityspeople get their pulse racing if you only say SUV, thick ships like Chevrolet Suburban or Cadillac Escalade are part of the cityscape in the USA like the VW Golf. The new Escalade proves that the growth trend of these XXL types only knows one direction.

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Even the (still) current predecessor comes to the unassuming length of 5.18 meters. The new one puts another 20 centimeters on it and grows to 5.38 meters – in the short version, of course! As a long ESV variant, the Escalade definitely explodes every Swiss car park at 5.77 meters. Nevertheless, the mega SUV loses bacon on the hips: minus 130 kilos. Makes «only» 2.5 tons.

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Diesel and Stromer for the first time

Before fans grind their teeth: The Escalade keeps its bite under the hood – thanks to the 6.2-liter V8 from its sister company Corvette. The 420 hp will be transferred to the rear wheels via a modern ten-speed automatic transmission, and on request to all four wheels. As an alternative, there is now even a three-liter six-cylinder diesel, which comes with a slightly narrower 277 hp, but powerful 623 Nm (the same as with the V8) and less thirst.

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In addition, a 550 hp 4.2-liter twin-turbo is to follow as a sports version – and a pure electric version! Cadillac has not yet revealed any details. What is certain: Instead of the old rigid axle, there is now independent wheel suspension and optional air suspension with height adjustment. Passengers in the even more generous rows of seats two and three are particularly happy about this. If you move all the seats, there is space like in a van: 722 to 3089, in the ESV even 3585 liters!

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Curved OLED screen

The full-size SUV is not only becoming more generous on the inside, but also more modern: There is now an OLED infotainment as standard with two superimposed, curved screens with razor-sharp 4K resolution. But not only that: the navigation system works with augmented reality, that is, it shows direction indicators as virtual elements in a real image of the street. And thanks to the “Super Cruise” assistance system, the Escalade can cover sections of the route autonomously.

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This superlative SUV will offer all this and much more from summer – but for the time being only on the US market. The new Escalade will probably only roll to Europe in 2021. The prices are still speculation, but are likely to be somewhat higher than the at least 117,000 francs so far.

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