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Thank This Guy For Giving The Caddy Escalade A Bad Rep

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  • by Alex Luft
  • — Jan 23, 2013
Pimped Out Cadillac Escalade - Orange

We’re not sure where to start in listing off what’s wrong with this here Escalade, but it does tick all the boxes to gets its first cameo in a rap music video, including:

  • Obnoxiously-huge wheels
  • Abominable paint job (for an SUV, anyway)
  • Limo tint
  • Stupid-looking body kit
  • Blacked-out tail lamps
  • Enough chrome to make a rapper jealous

The only thing this Escalade seems to be missing is some spinners… although we’re sure they’re already in the mail. On a more serious note, we’re not sure why people do this…

Hat tip to Josh B.

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Alex is the Founder of GM Authority and focuses on covering GM's global business operations and strategy.

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17 Comments

  1. vic1212 says:
    January 23, 2013 at 9:24 pm

    Why doesn’t he lower the height, put sport tuned suspension and a corvette engine hahah

    Reply
  2. louie1487 says:
    January 23, 2013 at 9:33 pm

    I agree with you one #1, 2, 4. As for the others, I’m okay with it. He could have gone a little lighter with the chrome.

    Reply
  3. Grawdaddy says:
    January 23, 2013 at 9:52 pm

    “On a more serious note, we’re not sure why people do this…”

    Becasue the owner is stuck in the early 2000′s and can’t get out?

    Reply
  4. Kevin A says:
    January 23, 2013 at 10:52 pm

    I would hate to see the interior.

    Reply
  5. vic1212 says:
    January 23, 2013 at 11:42 pm

    This just reminds me of the need for speed underground ones

    Reply
  6. Joe says:
    January 24, 2013 at 12:47 am

    The paint can stay, even thought it’s not exactly the first color that comes to mind when I think luxury. The rims are huge but don’t look that bad, I guess.. Everything else is pretty tasteless, though.

    The fact you see so few highly butchered vehicles from other luxury makes says a lot about Cadillac, the state of their image, and their marketing efforts.

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    • jzEllis says:
      February 24, 2013 at 7:22 pm

      Says what exactly?

      Caddy buyers are young and flamboyant?
      Caddy buyers see their cars as blank canvases with which to express themselves?
      Caddy buyers could give a damn about what you or I think of their taste?
      Caddy Buyers have more money than sense?
      I’d add that maybe Caddy buyers tend to be more “hood” but I see far more Cars like this in the suburbs than in the ghetto…so that one is nullified…

      You must not get out much or surf the ‘interwebs’ much if you haven’t seen some of the atrocious Range Rovers, Benzes or Exotics out there. Especially the ones driven in Japan and Europe. Many of which are tasteful compared to this.

      Reply
  7. 68 Impala says:
    January 24, 2013 at 3:24 am

    It’s a second gen Esco anyway,so it’s not much over the top.Ok maybe the color is loud,just be happy it’s not your own vehicle.

    Reply
  8. Rocky says:
    January 24, 2013 at 11:23 am

    Somethings wrong, he forgot to put nasty pseudo chrome pillar trim on all the pillars

    Reply
  9. Dan says:
    January 24, 2013 at 1:38 pm

    Just awful….ugh

    Reply
  10. VetteGyrl says:
    January 24, 2013 at 2:06 pm

    I will have to remember to get some pics for you guys of a few of these things that run around my old neighborhood. Some of them will make this one look tame.

    I always want to know how they pay for all that. Wait, no. I take that back. I already know what they do. Just another way to launder money, if you ask me.

    Reply
    • Alex Luft says:
      January 24, 2013 at 2:09 pm

      We’d love to see some! Send them on over to webmail at gmauthority dot com :)

      Reply
  11. Matt says:
    January 24, 2013 at 2:57 pm

    Idk where your from Joe but in NC I’ve seen range rovers on 28s Cadillacs on 30s Lexus on 26 BMW 7 series on 26s… its deff not just Cadillac. And sometimes it actually looks good if they don’t do to much

    Reply
  12. VetteGyrl says:
    January 24, 2013 at 3:51 pm

    I was thinkin’ maybe I could open a rentawheel dot com location here in Minneapolis. ;)

    Reply
  13. Nick says:
    March 3, 2013 at 4:06 am

    I live in the Bent Tree area here in Dallas, and we have a neighbor that…actually, I’m not entirely sure what he does…probably a drug dealer for all I know, with his sagging pants and extra long T-shirt — he sticks out like a sore thumb in this neighborhood. Anyway, one of his cars is an earlier 2000s Rolls Royce Phantom, with an absolutely HIDEOUS yellow coat of paint, and yellow-accented 26″ or 28″ rims. I think they’re Asanti or Giovanna or something of that ridiculousness. I’d take pictures of it, but some of the houses here are gated, and his is one of them so I can’t get close enough. The only other car of his I’ve only seen portions of seems to be a white Range Rover, and I’m sure it’s just as absurd. People should try and not be so unique…

    Sent from my iPad

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  14. Matt says:
    March 3, 2013 at 7:38 am

    Nick… u watch to many movies my friend

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    • Nick says:
      March 9, 2013 at 7:01 pm

      Matt, it’s rather difficult to address your response in a sincere manner, as your aptitude (or lack thereof) for the English language truly leaves a lot to be desired. Come back when you have something of relevance to contribute.

      Reply

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