The 2021 Cadillac Escalade will make its official debut during a special event in Beverly Hills, California this evening.
We won’t have to wait much longer to get the full scoop on the 2021 Cadillac Escalade, but we still wanted to provide a quick run-down of what to expect from the next-generation luxury SUV.
Like the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban and 2021 GMC Yukon/Yukon XL, the new Cadillac Escalade will ride on General Motors‘ updated T1 platform and will feature fully independent rear suspension. The IRS system will ensure this new Escalade has a more refined ride than the outgoing solid rear axle model and will also give the SUV more spry handling characteristics. We expect to see GM’s next-generation Magnetic Ride Control system on the SUV, as well, in addition to an optional Air Ride Adaptive Suspension system.
A leaked photo of the 2021 Cadillac Escalade
GM’s naturally-aspirated 6.2L V8 L87 gasoline engine and 10-speed automatic transmission will serve as the base powertrain in the 2021 Cadillac Escalade. The SUV will also offer the 3.0L I-6 LM2 turbo-diesel Duramax engine, as we exclusively reported this week, which will make it the only vehicle in its class to offer a diesel powertrain.
A high-performance variant, likely called the Escalade V, will join the lineup at a later date and will feature a supercharged 6.2L V8 gasoline engine, similar to the LT4 V8 that powers cars like the Cadillac CTS-V, C7 Corvette Z06 and Camaro ZL1. A battery-electric variant with up to 400 miles of range will eventually be offered, as well.
A leaked photo showing the 2021 Cadillac Escalade interior
Leaked images revealed the interior of 2021 Cadillac Escalade will take after the Cadillac Escala concept, featuring a 38-inch curved OLED display with twice the pixel density of 4K television. The dashboard and center console design, meanwhile, will be very similar to other new Cadillac crossovers, like the XT6 for example. Cadillac’s Electronic Precision Shift gear selector will also be present, with the Escalade set to get rid of the column shift system that is on the current model.
As for new technology, the SUV will feature the latest version of the Cadillac Super Cruise Level 2 semi-autonomous system, which can automatically switch lanes if the driver presses the turn signal while the system is engaged.
Spy photo showing Cadillac Escalade ESV
Previously leaked exterior images also give us an idea of what the 2021 Cadillac Escalade will look like from the outside. The SUV will have a silhouette similar to the 2021 GMC Yukon, but with some additional chrome trim. The front fascia features a large grille with vertical LED lighting elements, adhering to Cadillac’s corporate design language, while the rear looks similar to the current-generation Escalade with large, vertical LED taillamps positioned on either side of the rear liftgate.
The 2021 Cadillac Escalade will be assembled at GM’s Arlington plant in Texas, where it will be built alongside the new Tahoe, Suburban, Yukon and Yukon XL.
Interior of GM’s Arlington plant
Stay tuned for complete details on the 2021 Cadillac Escalade following its Beverly Hills debut at 9 p.m. EST tonight. GM Authority will be in attendance at the event to bring you live coverage and exclusive details on the new SUV.
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it got leaked by arab again and it looks great
Nice scoop
Well the Navigator was just blown out of the water. Damn.
Now if Cadillac would do that on all their models, we’d have a winning brand on our hands.
The only issue I have with the exterior design is the seemingly blank space below the headlight, maybe it will look better with a high quality photo. But as it is now that seems odd to me that they left it so bare.
Talk about a boring truck design. The front looks horrid. The rest meh. It seems Mary “Frump” Bara designed the truck herself. GM ranking last in design.
That shifter is awful. Not impressed so far.
Yukon looks the best of all siblings.
There are some things that I’m expecting on the Escalade but I’ll wait for the reveal before making final judgement. Photos look great so far, albeit small and not as clear.
First off….”White” is an absolutely horrible color to introduce a new vehicle.
That aside, it looks like a bigger XT6…at first glance and the more you look at.
IMHO, it’s a big step backwards for those that value / willing to pay for the Escalade “Statement”.
I think white is a boring color but, to be fair, it’s the best hue to show off a vehicle’s exterior lines.
The new scoop: I really hope it perform well to keep Cadillac alive. But I said once, and now again: this steering wheel screams “I’’m f****** cheap”, just like the shifter. And I read here to wait because the real thing would be different. That’s CT5 things, not the $100k Escalade.
I am definitely intrigued by what I see. I still don’t get how this looks like an XT6. I mean, I know it has Cadillac’s fascia design language across all its vehicles, but this looks WAY better than the XT6, which I have found kinda ugly. Can’t wait to see higher resolution pictures.
I’m not seeing a “38 inch curved OLED screen.” It appears to me that they have placed multiple screens together. A small one to the left of the instrument cluster, the instrument cluster, and the infotainment screen to the right. I was expecting to see one continuous screen.
Based on the link pics from above, its nice but it also looks less bold compared to the current.
Yes. Is not striking and shows lack of investment on exterior. Not premium exterior, interior is pretty good though. But you buy it for how other people see it. Wonder how sales will be….. Maybe a wake up call for them
They need to discuss the battery electric version. Tsla stock through the roof, gm stock going nowhere. And here is opportunity to offer something to counter Tesla.
“Where is the opportunity to offer something counter to Tesla?” Did you just wake up from a coma, brother?? Tesla doesn’t offer an Escalade competitor. The closest they have is the Cybertruck…which begs me to ask the question again: have you been on an information lockdown this past week?
Model x is 100k and seats 7, same as escalade. Model x has autopilot, Escalade has super cruise. Look, electric is the future and i can guarantee you gm stockholders are looking at Tesla stock and going to Mary why don’t you have a tangible electric car to show the public not names bolt or volt? Why not sell a 100k electric car and bank the greenhouse tax credits instead of buying them from Tesla.
Uh…HUMMER??????
Your last two sentences (both fair points) just described the new Hummer EV to a T.
Model X is more CT6 territory
Hopefully this tanks, Bara is fired -= and a MAN who knows cars takes over.
What?
Here it is on stage
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8JkxBOHDiV/
That is HOT. I love it. But why not debut it in black???
That looks like the sport model with the black trim, so being a white one makes since so you can see the black trim better.
Good point Joe.
Seems like poor timing to me as it occurs at the same time the President of the United States delivers the annual State of the Union speech. Historically that’s been a moment where all other programming on the networks and cable news channels cease as Americans pause to listen to the president’s speech. No matter whether the president is from the red party or the blue party that year, the country focuses in on what he has to say more than any other time of year.
Obviously we live in a different media environment today with thousands of content options at every moment and no one is able to capture the attention quite like presidential speeches once did but it still seems like rather poor planning on GM’s part to have their Escalade press event, a model aimed squarely at the US market, beginning at the precise moment the President of the United States steps to the lectern and begins to speak.
Ci2Eye
Presidents usually deliver their State of the Union speech on the last Tuesday in January. Why did Trump move his speech to interfere with GM’s Escalade unveiling?
Trump didn’t move anything, nor did it have anything to do with the Escalade. Our pathetic Congress was too busy wasting our precious tax dollars having their completely pointless political food fight, so there couldn’t be a SOTU speech in January.. Thank God that disgrace is coming to a merciful death.
Peter G.
Apparently it varies a bit but last Tuesday of January is the general rule. Recent history:
Obama:
Feb. 24, 2009
Jan. 27, 2010
Jan. 25, 2011
Jan, 24, 2012
Feb. 12, 2013
Jan. 28, 2014
Jan. 20, 2015
Jan. 12, 2016
Trump:
Feb 28, 2017
Jan. 30, 2018
Feb. 4, 2019
Feb. 4, 2020
As I understand it, the February 4th date for this year’s speech was announced in December so I don’t know when GM planned their press event for the Escalade but regardless, it doesn’t seem like a good time for the launch of a product geared towards the US market. If they had their event planned before the speech date, I’m surprised they didn’t at least move it to a different time slot; say 12:00 PM PST today.
Ci2Eye
The Chicago Auto show opens Saturday. With the Detroit show being moved to June. The Chicago show is the 1st big Auto show of the year. It is also North America’s largest show. I’m sure that had to do a lot with the timing.
Historically GM has supported candidates from both sides of the political isle. Currently I believe they would like to see both parties burn in hell. I highly doubt this is a political move.
Peter G.
I never thought it was a political move and I didn’t intend my comment to represent a position of support or opposition for the current president. Rather it was an observation that GM elected to do an official reveal for a very important cash cow product at the precise moment of a very high-profile event from our government. It seemed ill-timed. Rather like doing the launch at the same time as the Super Bowl. Ideally I would think GM would want a time when they could get the most folks to watch the reveal live and I don’t think last night at 9:00 PM was that time.
Some years ago, BMW planned the big reveal for their totally redesigned fourth-generation 7-Series. It had an aggressive new design and industry leading in-car technology. The company was quite proud of the leap that the new 7 would take over its predecessor. The big reveal date, with all the attendant planned fanfare, turned out to lost to an unspeakably tragic moment in history. BMW’s new for 2002 E65 7 Series debuted on September 11, 2001. What would later be its much derided bustle trunk and clumsy i-Drive system had the misfortune of showing up at a moment when literally no one cared about cars. Obviously BMW couldn’t have known what that day would hold. I’ve read that the car was doomed by its launch and perhaps that’s true. Timing, as they say, is everything.
I could have designed that in my sleep with a headache. Someone should fire the entire design staff. How many times did you hear GM will blow the doors off with the new Escalade – well, they blew the doors off – off of frumpy Mary Bara.
The interior:
https://fotos.subefotos.com/caedcf665bf276c33ada6096b69e4578o.jpg
Definitely looks better than the Navi and to me the Germans.
That looks pretty sharp and a straight forward design. Fancy but should be user friendly.
They should at least mention their electric future for this vehicle.
That interior is hot. AKG…