GM Authority can exclusively report the new 2021 Cadillac Escalade will be priced from $76,195 for the entry-level Luxury trim level – only a $1,000 premium over the outgoing 2020 model. Or $77,490 with the $1,295 destination freight charge included.
For that price, buyers will get themselves into a 2021 Cadillac Escalade in the entry-level Luxury trim with rear-wheel-drive. All-wheel-drive will be available to add to all 2021 Escalade trim levels, but it’s not clear how much GM will charge for it. Adding AWD to the fourth-generation, 2020 model year Escalade comes at a cost of $3,000.
Like other current and new Cadillac vehicles, the 2021 Cadillac Escalade follows the brand’s Y-trim level strategy, offering both Premium Luxury and Sport trim levels as the next step up from the base-level Luxury trim. Premium Luxury models will start at $85,695 before destination, while Sport models will be essentially the same price at $85,595.
As we reported previously, the Platinum Package will be available on both the Escalade Premium Luxury and Escalade Sport, allowing owners to pair the content of the loaded Platinum Package with the unique equipment offered by the two different trim levels. With the Platinum Package equipped, Escalade Premium Luxury and Escalade Sport models will both start at $101,745 before destination fees.
The 2021 Cadillac Escalade comes standard with a 6.2L L87 V8 engine, rear-wheel-drive and a 10-speed automatic transmission. General Motors’ turbo-diesel 3.0L LM2 I6 engine will be available as an option, though it is not yet clear how much it will charge for the oil burner. The SUV also rides on GM’s T1 platform, features a new independent rear suspension setup and available Magnetic Ride Control and Air Ride Adaptive suspension, while also utilizing the automaker’s Global B electronics architecture.
Inside, the new SUV benefits from an industry-first curved OLED display, which serves as both the driver’s display and the center infotainment screen. Cadillac has also gotten rid of the old school column shifter in the outgoing fourth-generation Escalade and switched to GM’s more modern Electronic Precision Shift system.
The 2021 Cadillac Escalade is slated to go into production at the GM Arlington Assembly plant in Texas in mid-2020. However, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has forced GM to temporarily idle its North American manufacturing operations while also pushing some new products back by a model year. As of this writing, the 2021 Escalade is still on track to launch for the 2021 model year, but that could change in the future.
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Cadillac’s Escalade is what people used to think when they thought about Cadillac as it’s a big and comfortable vehicle with all the necessary amenities which has been lost in lesser vehicles in the Cadillac line up which is why sales for Cadillac sedans are in a literal death spiral.
Cadillac sedan sales are not in a “death spiral”… they’re just down because 2019-2020 is a transition year. Nothing has been lost and a lot has been gained, with the current lineup covering over 85% of the market. #RealityVSfiction
The 2021 Cadillac Escalade new front end looks taimed down, I like the 2020 model front end headlamps better, the new dash lay out & Ford 10speed transmission I love, and finally independent rear suspension great move. I will have to see it in person before making final call.
It’s not a Ford transmission. It’s a GM transmission, whose bones were co-developed by GM and Ford equally up to a certain point. From there, GM took it and made it theirs. Ford did the same.
#realityvsfiction
Despite all the new equipment, I’m surprised the price didn’t jump as high as people thought. And that’s a great thing for Cadillac.
Most new cars in this segment have a $30,000 swing from Base Price. By the time you add in Super Cruise, AKG Audio and upgraded leather/wood trims that elevates past a livery look, I’d expect the price to get lofty with options! Kudos to Cadillac for staying disciplined on this Base however!
Don’t be surprised if the 5th. gen. model is hugely successful in volume over the current generation which Cadillac will raise the starting price like they did with the current model.
This is the only great cadillac 2day.
Everything else is bs. Ct5,ct4 don’t even have full diGital screens. And their rear console look
Awful.
Can’t wait for the future models. They will be just as good as the slade. Or even better.
People actually think because something doesn’t have a fully digital gauge cluster it’s bad. Smh.