General Motors is going all-electric, and Cadillac is going along for the ride. Among the list of future Caddy EV models is a brand-new Cadillac Escalade electric, which may look like this new GM Authority rendering.
Based on the latest fifth-generation 2021 Cadillac Escalade, which debuted in February of 2020 for the 2021 model year, our Cadillac Escalade electric bears the same upright stance and commanding presence as the internal-combustion Escalade. However, this battery-powered SUV also stands apart visually thanks to a number of impressive details.
Let’s start in front, where we find the standard grille design and fascia has been updated with curves and and creases from the Cadillac Lyriq crossover. The Lyriq is Cadillac’s very-first all-electric model, and bringing the look over to the Cadillac Escalade electric makes sense to establish continuity between the battery-driven crossover and SUV.
The side profile is more or less identical to the ICE-powered Escalade, with black wheels, black trim, and black window surrounds complementing the SUV’s blocky exterior styling.
However, the rear of our Cadillac Escalade electric departs from the ICE-powered SUV with new lighting signatures, replacing the standard, vertically oriented lights with new T-shaped units that stretch into the hatch. On the standard Escalade, the trail lights are only vertical, with the horizontal elements remaining unlit trim pieces.
It’s also worth noting that we included a set of fake exhaust tips, similar to those found on the 2022 Buick Enclave, 2021 Buick Envision, and 2021 Buick Encore GX. The faux exhaust treatment is gaining popularity as the industry moves towards more and more electrics, and continues to add visual impact to the rear of our Cadillac Escalade electric rendering.
As GM Authority was the first to report, the Cadillac Escalade electric is expected to offer upwards of 400 miles of range, with Ultium batteries and the third-generation BEV3 platform under the skin providing the motivation. Combined with the model’s traditional refinement, the Cadillac Escalade electric is expected to offer very low NVH and superlative comfort for passengers.
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This is actually the best looking rendering that comes close to what can be done good job
I can see the Escalade 2023 refresh heading in this direction, which would put it in line with the upcoming Lyriq and carry the Design Theme throughout the remaining Cadillac Lineup, overall, it looks good.
Ehh.
If you said gas ok but if it is EV it needs to not just be a gas conversion.
Don’t worry, that rendering is not it… The Ev Escalade is all new.
Tenho um modelo a gas 3 geração, um carro maravilhoso, em todos os aspectos, durabilidade do motor conforto e do próprio carro , força , e agora me aproximo da aquisição da cadillac escalade esv sport platinum, para depois partir para a EV 👍🏾🇨🇦
Electrifying the Escalade makes the most sense. Average selling price is already over $100,000. I suspect most customers in this segment would love cheaper refueling, greater torque, and silent operation. Sell it alongside the ICE version and see which one sells. I’m pretty sure the EV would outstrip the ICE version provided it has minimum 300 miles of range (preferably 400).
Richard P not only is an EV Escalade a great idea to save fuel… But also think about how much less maintenance this rig will need no oil changes, no funky transmission, no catalytic converter, I don’t know what cools an EV but hopefully good by GM DEX COOL! Also just imagine saying you have a GREEN Escalade! I want to see every Suv and Crossover go EV and by starting out with Cadillac that means it will get cheaper for Chevy. I guarantee that people who put these EV’s down are outdated mechanics and frightened people who can’t embrace new technology… remember over a hundred years ago when cars first started being built no one back then could have imagined that the car would take the place of the horse or train… now EV are replacing ICE!
Not really, inflation is kill everything including electricity.
The grill in the rendering is a joke and way too small. This rendering is just lazy.
Everyone knows the rendering is for fun and will not look like the actual EV model which the future model is more sleeker and rounded coming from few insiders.
Yea Caranddriver said that it was more low to the ground and the windshield was pushed back to give it a swept back feel. This also means gm will get insane profits off of it cause celebrities will still want one.
Gas cars need breathing and cooling and besides being ugly that lower grill is not nearly enough.
Like my old Pappy used to say…You can lower a wheelbarrow and it’ll look better. But don’t his or my word for it. Clyde owned more lowered custom and hot rods than any one man on earth. Me, I’ve only been driving lowered and custom rides since the 70s.
I’m a lifelong GM customer. I have a Cadillac CTS and a Chevrolet Silverado. GM going all electric will lose me as a customer. Mercedes says they will continue to make vehicles with combustion engines . Good luck. We don’t have the ability to charge all electric vehicles for every car on the road
There is a much bigger problem with BEVs that no one wants to discuss because apparently a 500hp electric motor that is juiced by the equivalent of 10,000 smart phone batteries produces weaker EMF than cell phones:
“https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/07/01/health-risks-of-cell-phone-radiation/”
It’s what you call a no-brainer….of course the old feeble fella in the White House has no chance of figuring it out.
fake exhaust tips on electric vehicles is like wiping with sand paper. useless