Unless our sources are being less informative than usual, General Motors has no plans to sell the 2021 Cadillac Escalade as anything other than a full-size SUV – or, in the case of the Cadillac Escalade ESV, an even larger full-size SUV. That didn’t stop a digital artist from imagining this Escalade-based luxury van.
A van? Sure, that market sector has all but disappeared in North America, but there might be a small number of people out there who are in a position to buy a luxurious full-size van, and are quietly wishing GM would build one. Perhaps they want to transport seven or eight people at once, or to fold down the seats and carry all the cellos played by the Boston Philharmonic.
This thought appears to have inspired the ‘Escavan’ rendering which has been uploaded to the wb.artist20 Instagram page. Starting at the front, it features a shorter and more steeply angled hood. From there it looks stock as far as the conventional front doors. Behind those is a pair of very long sliding side doors and an extended tail, which suggests that a real Escavan would have to be based on the long-wheelbase Escalade ESV.
The rendering is based on an image of a Cadillac Escalade in the Sport trim with Satin Steel Metallic paintwork, which we think works well with the new shape.
Buick GL8 Avenir
The only remotely comparable vehicle in the current General Motors portfolio is the Buick GL8 minivan, which is built and sold only in China. The flagship Avenir version recently became the first production vehicle ever sold in that country with Vehicle-to-Everything tech, in the form of GM’s V2X communication technology. A real-world Cadillac Escalade van is extremely unlikely to follow the Buick, especially given the fact that GM China no longer appears willing to import the vehicle even in its standard, full-size luxury SUV form.
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Comments
The logical conclusion to this is the Express/Savana conversion vans that they still make. In my opinion, the styling on this is actually better than the conversions, given the conversions have a 1970s body style to work with.
Much better than a stretch limo.
BTW, since the GL8 was mentioned: did you note that the participants of the WHO commission re SARS-CoV-2 were driven around in Buick GL8?
So practical, this is a great concept that would be a great family hauler. Very cool.
Beautiful!! I’m saving my money now…
I truly hope this Cadillac Luxury van is made for the future families of America. I will be retiring in 5 years… After seeing this picture, I’ve found my retirement gift to myself…
Actually looks good!
Looks very good. I wonder how shag carpeting and psychedelic lighting would look in this van. Back to seventies and eighties. Ya I am an old guy…….
I can’t see it as a Cadillac but a Savanna absolutely, anything other then the dinosaurs that sit in GMC showrooms
I like it. I’m already doing digital mods to this concept for my CEO clientele just in case they want one.
I take this rendering as a proof of life message from the designer of the Aztek. Good to hear that they’re still on this side of the dirt.
The rendering doesn’t make sense unless it is rear wheel steering. But I like the idea. Needs a tall roof version to compete with the Sprinter.
That is one pretty badass looking van.
Phew, you scared me. I thought that was how your new GMC vans would look. Please don’t make the new versions look anything like a Ford (looks like the top got cutoff) or a RAM (punched sheet metal cheap) anything beyond the seats. Don’t forget a bigger diesel than a 4 cylinder. Perhaps a V-6 since the inline 6 would be too long unless you are redesigning the Savanna? NO, front wheel drive either, please.
As somebody who grew up riding in the family Astro EXT, the nostalgia makes me love it.
Thin down the grille a bit, and you’ll have some takers
What is the price for this mini van.
It’s Impossi-Van!
1 – Tiny front doors that are inaccessible,
2 – Wheelwells that eliminate most of the floorboard space, and
3 – Engine placement that takes up the rest?
How do you drive this, from the back seat? How about letting an engineer design one?