Cadillac announced updates to its Super Cruise semi-autonomous system this week, which included a new automated lane change functionality that allows the vehicle to change lanes at the request of the driver. This update is important, as it ensures Super Cruise will remain competitive as new Level 2 autonomous systems come to market, such as the ZF coAssist system that debuted at CES 2020 earlier this year.
General Motors also hid another rather important little nugget of information in an image and video it attached to the Super Cruise announcement, though. The image (above) shows the updated Super Cruise interface on the new curved OLED display in the 2021 Cadillac Escalade, which features an accurate digital rendering of the SUV’s rear. This is our first good look at the 2021 Cadillac Escalade’s rear end, with the previously leaked photos only showing the SUV’s front end and side.
A leaked photo of the 2021 Cadillac Escalade
The photo isn’t very high resolution, unfortunately, as it required some zooming and cropping to get a close-up look at the Escalade rendering, but it does give us a general idea of what to expect. Based on the image, the 2021 Escalade will retain the long, vertically mounted taillights of the current model, which will be joined by a third brake light or reverse light integrated into the rear spoiler. A thick chrome trim piece also spans the width of the tailgate and connects the two taillights and is joined by more chrome trim on the lower corners of the bumper. Quad exhaust tips also seem to be present on the vehicle shown in the rendering, a feature that we’ve also seen on the 2021 Chevrolet Suburban and 2021 GMC Yukon.
A leaked photo of the 2021 Cadillac Escalade
In addition to the new curved OLED display and an updated Super Cruise system, some key improvements the 2021 Cadillac Escalade will introduce include a more efficient powertrain and a new T1 platform with independent rear suspension.
The 2021 Cadillac Escalade will make its official debut on February 4th. We’ll have full details on the SUV once they become available, but for now, you can see the new Super Cruise auto lane change feature in action and get a peek at the SUV’s rear end in the video embedded below.
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The steering wheel is terrible again. Why, Cadillac????
It’s the similar to the rest of the Cadillac line-up. Simple, elegant, and understated. Looks better than a lot of others on the market. What’s the issue?
The issue is that this is a brand new expensive car that will show new design language inside. They have made a beautiful dash but forgot about the small details. I’m pretty sure that this interior will be very good overall,but the devil is in details. That old and plain steering wheel from the cheap xt model simply doesn’t belong here. Just like that old gear shifter that we saw in the spy pic.
What is plain about it? You aren’t giving details…. I see a very useful steering wheel with at least 20 buttons to control various functions for driving, phone, and infotainment.
Yeah. 20 plastic buttons.
Ah huh….
Lets look at the Aviator and Navigator Steering wheels then.
https://autocarreleasepreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2020-lincoln-navigator-engine-picture.jpg
https://cars.usnews.com/static/images/Auto/izmo/i102813447/2019_lincoln_navigator_steeringwheel.jpg
Both have several hard plastic buttons and similar amounts of soft touch leather, one even has what looks like small silver plastic toggle switches on glossy black plastic.
I think the Cadillac is par for the course, in a lot of ways. But the Caddies design is better for every day use.
@ Italian @ Martin You know if people like you are just gonna bitch about a steering wheel why the hell are you here anyway? If you don’t like it who cares you and many others are the small majority.
Agree with you. Steering wheel looks cheap.
I bought a new CT5 at the start of the year and the interior looks amazing. The steering wheel is very nice…it is all suede. I traded in my 2018 Escalade for the CT5 and the CT5 interior is far superior.
I’m hopeful the new Escalade will offer more interior options with various steering wheels as the CT5 does.
Exactly. It’s similar to the rest of the line-up. The ‘Slade will reach the $100k area, the steering wheel looks cheap. It’s a CT4-level steering wheel. I know the dash will be awesome and everything else, but there is always a fk thing Cadillac can’t hit.
Because its GM. They make A and forget about the B.
Steering wheel looks good. So do the the graphics on the display.
We don’t even know if this is actually what the steering wheel looks like until there is an actual video of the real thing. This was simply an animated video showing what the screen would look like. Sheesh people. Although, I did hate tf out of the steering wheel of the XTS,l compared to the paddle controls of my Sierra.
Parts bin cheap…typical GM
If the wheel hub is dimpled plastic, it’s a fail. With the latest tech migrating to $25k cars in just a couple of years, every Cadillac needs a leather hub for their buyers to feel special.