Cadillac Escala Makes Its Canadian Debut In Toronto
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Cadillac has given Canada a taste of what’s to come with the local debut of the Escala concept. The Cadillac Escala was revealed to Canadian consumers at the 2017 Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, where the brand put it on display to ensure the best is yet to come from the brand.
The evolved face of the Escala is said to be the inspiration for Cadillac design moving forward. The front and rear also give a fresh take on Cadillac’s signature vertical lighting style, something the brand has used in one way or another since 1948.
Despite the Escala’s lack of production intent, the concept car has been around the world to showcase what consumers can expect next from Cadillac. However, there was one vehicle debut that consumers will be able to buy shortly.
The 2017 Cadillac CT6 Plug-In also made its local debut with 708 km of total driving range. The CT6 Plug-In features a 2.0-liter LTG turbocharged four-cylinder engine and two electric motors to produce a total of 335 hp and can scoot the sedan from 0-60 in 5.2 seconds. Like in the U.S., the CT6 Plug-In will be offered as a standalone model with unique packaging and trim level to bundle luxury and efficiency together.
That capability and luxury will set our friends to the north back $89,995 when the CT6 Plug-In goes on sale this spring.
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I have just two thoughts about showcasing both of these cars together .
The Escala is so much what Cadillac needs and shows what can be done as the design of a true luxury vehicle and then you see what they produced instead .
I’m not slammin’ the CT6 , I like it , but you have to wonder if it’s a mistake having them sit side by side having people question why Cadillac can’t give the consumer what they really want and not what Cadillac ” thinks ” they want .
Also showing the Escala at every car show telling the world this will be the new face of the division had better be what we see soon as they start rolling out their new CUV’s or they will be in a world of trouble . They are going to have too deliver what Cadillac is promising.
That would make a nice F segment car for Vauxhall & Opel in Europe, a modern day KAD the Diplomat at the top end, could work to get the numbers up so the business case adds up. Pity it won’t happen although it needs to, the only way Cadillac is likely to get this is if a less luxurious similar Buick based on it is sold & a Vauxhall / Opel variant is sold in Europe to get the numbers up thus making a strong business case for it.
This car needs to be in the showroom now. The Cadillac line up is full of unremarkably styled vehicles. GM needs to stop creating these styling excercises to indicate “design language” and get them to market. Elmiraj, Avenir, Escala – build them!
Folks temper this a bit as you must consider this is a pure show car that would still need much to go production.
It may be a basis for the real thing but keep in mind there are some changes that need to take place.
Where bouts in Canada are these cars going to be built……
We all know, at least according to JDN that there is some sort of flagship is in the works. I am sure we can and I hope count out it being a SUV or CUV. So that would only leave a mid engined performance vehicle which we know is least a decade away and the car being caught in spy pics is a Corvette.
So I am thinking, regardless of what Cadillac is saying, that we will see something like the Escala. Its not a 4 door sedan and more and more luxo makers are bringing out this fastback style design to sit at the top of the lineup.
Current Cadillac/GM management isn’t daring enough to produce the Escala, the Elmiraj, the Ciel, or anything else that isn’t essentially a copy of a BMW (with slightly different styling). The Americans got kicked out of Cadillac, and these foreigners have no clue as to what the brand means to the USA. I’m not saying that Cadillac management needs to be 100% Americans, but 0% of the top jobs means a lack of understanding of the company’s soul. And that’s translating to weak sales.
There no such thing as a soul, so you should probably stop letting that concept distort your understanding of how to run a luxury automaker.
I mean Carlos Ghosn didn’t do anything for Nissan, right? And Zora Arkus-Duntov? Never heard of the guy.
The fact is, being insular (and xenophobic) for decades is what got Cadillac into the mess its in now; trying to project and protect of a soft-riding car that was already being out-done by the competition.
They were simply hanging on for too long to the one thing that Cadillac was known for, and even Cadillac couldn’t do as good a comfortable car as the Germans could.
If the company is unwilling to change and listen to ideas from the outside world, it’ll die on its ass selling budget-model XTS’s to grandmothers and bingo-hall owners.
What is wrong with Cadillac, we want the actual beauties, you are showing around the world. the Escalated, the Elmiraj, and Ciel, I guess Cadillac isn’t interested in pleasing the public..how’s about another Cameron?
One thing GM still has in spades is talented young designers. It is design that can still warm the blood and get people into driver seats…..while the world still needs drivers and cars lets get some of these concept cars on the road……. only then will you see Cadillac resume its rightful place at the pinnacle of American luxury stardom. Btw, Cadillac, make a car worthy of the name, these meaningless model names like CT6 just neuter what could be a decent car. Using alphanumeric names, no matter what contrived logic, just follows European and now Asian practices. Step up your game Cadillac, you’ve got to be bold and a leader, not a meek follower. The Cadillac heritage and legacy is bold leadership. Let others make the clones. Cadillac, live the dream: DARE GREATLY.
What a great looking “statement” car. Statements are what Cadillac are famous for. Build it now!
Cadillac, put your balls on and dare greatly. The time for talk is over….ACTION…..Sometimes you have to put your balls on the line, i’m sorry. Quit being a tease and just do it. Can’t say it any plainer. This is a high stakes game, and you’re playing with the big boys.
Your cars, don’t represent the Cadillac dream, all those stupid number cares, where’d the , Coupe due ville, etc, you can play your games, while any body would never by a so called Cadillac again, it has no presence, without the Name, and who in their rite mind would ever buy any GM car again, and get 5years of grief, all the GM Dealer ships stink…….
Oh where oh where can my Cadillac be, oh where can my Cadillac be?
Cadillac obviously isn’t interested in selling cars, Just showing beauties the public will never be able to buy….keep naming stupid letter models, that all have no identy, and look like crap……I dare you to put those beautiful show cars in the showrooms. so people could once again be proud to own an Eldorado, Coupe due ville ..etc..you don’t get it…but the buyers do…..good luck
Hello, you killed the great Pontiac, you killed the great Oldsmobile, now please , please put the Cadillac out of it misery, or bring back the the great Cimmeron, There should be a Nova in everybody’s garage….
why do Cadillac concept cars have model names when production cars get the robot names? i would think give the concept a meaningless name also so there is some connection to the watered-down production model. Why even keep the Cadillac brand name? C , or C+ sounds much more modern, even perhaps Germanic or European. Minimalist. i mean, while we’re at it, lets REALLY dare greatly and change the whole freaking name. Who is this guy Cadillac anyway? Cadillac was a guy? Must be dead for years i bet. Lose the model names, butcher the logo, why do things half-assed? We Americans like to go all the way, not halfway. Half measures avail us nothing Make the future Escalade the XT-9, XT-11, or even better, XT-13. That’s a number with real gravitas. Vertical taillights, Cadillac cues? Who needs ’em? Baggage. Dustbin of history. An airplane propeller. A three pointed star. Four circles are pretty meaningless A jet engine beats a propeller. A four pointed star beats 3. Those old companies aren’t even around anymore. Anachronisms, who needs ’em? Loyalty? Brand loyalty? Customer loyalty? Passion? Excellence? Precision? Innovation? Reputation? Guts? Just words. Meaningless. what is a legacy anyway, does it even matter? Ancient history. Self starter? Don’t make me laugh. Does a Henry Leland or Dewars trophy or Harley Earl even matter? Those guys are long dead. When was the last time there was a Dewars trophy for anything? Having a Cadillac in your driveway used to mean something. Owning a Cadillac meant something. Times have changed. How many new Cadillacs are tooling around on Wall Street or Rodeo Drive? Some things were beyond Cadillac’s control. For Some things Cadillac only has itself to blame. But must shooting itself in the foot, or the balls, be Cadillac’s new legacy? C’mon Cadillac, you’re smarter than that. Remember the immortals–Standard of the World–The Penalty of Leadership. And Being American Means Greatness, Second to None.