Better known as a world-famous luxury SUV icon, the Cadillac Escalade nameplate was also briefly attached to another body style between 2002 and 2006. Dubbed the Cadillac Escalade EXT, the “sport utility truck” combined the four-door luxury and street panache of the Escalade SUV with a composite pickup truck bed and expanded utility, making for quite a unique offering. Now, we’re rendering this modern Cadillac Escalade pickup that could make for a killer successor to the Escalade EXT.
Granted, this isn’t the first time we’ve rendered a Cadillac Escalade pickup model based on the latest fifth-generation SUV. In fact, we did exactly that as early as 2021, while more recently, we rendered a hypothetical Cadillac Escalade EXT-V that gave the original formula a healthy injection of performance. Now, we’re back at it, but unlike those other two renderings, we’re taking a more rugged approach.
Highlights for this latest Cadillac Escalade pickup rendering include knobby Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac Mud Terrain tires wrapped around multi-spoke wheels, finished in black. The front end also shows off Cadillac’s signature vertical lighting accents, as well as a fascia that’s instantly recognizable as belonging to the Escalade.
The front end even incorporates an aggressive front splitter, because despite the off-road flavor, it’s unlikely something like this would ever see anything other than smooth asphalt. Nevertheless, we’d make the splitter removable for extra clearance, just in case.
Speaking of clearance, a high-clearance rear bumper would find a home in back, while the onboard air suspension would provide adjustable ride height. Our rendering shows the suspension in its lowest position. Don’t forget the rock sliders in the profile.
Unfortunately, a new Cadillac Escalade EXT model isn’t in the cards, as indicated by GM Authority sources. Not only that, but GM recently abandoned its trademark filing for the Escalade EXT name, as GM Authority was the first to report.
That all said, we certainly wouldn’t mind seeing something like this Cadillac Escalade pickup get the green light.
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Comments
This is not good. It’s a current pickup with an Escalade front. No imagination. Think foward.
As I said before, that truck looks looks absolutely horrible!!!!!!
If I’m paying for a got damned Cadillac, then I for damned sure don’t plan on going offloading in it!!!!!!
What moron actually comes up with this crap???????
putting a caddy front end fascia on a silverado doesnt change anything. it also just looks bad
Thats aweful.
Another vehicle GM couldn’t build on time….
The Cadillac Escalade Ext yrs 2002-2006
New style 2007- 2013.l still have one.Would love to see a new Cadillac Escalade Ext
Still no midgate in a gas powered truck since 2013. It’s not an EXT rendering. Guess I’ll keep my 2007 Chevy Avy LTZ 4WD bought new. Soon a classic. At those prices, anything that I can’t “live” in, I damn well better be able to “sleep” in it, i.e., the climate controlled bed with midgate open. Please do not render the legendary to mediocrity!!! Oh, they will need to upgrade the bed lids to Bakflip design so they don’t leak.
No, not this again. Just no. We have enough (WAY too many) $80K+ pickups.
GM would just screw it up with electric (the way all caddy’s are going). or another garbage 4 cyl turbo.
This looks aweful…
I don’t need a lipstick on a pig. The EV Silverado is closer to an EXT than this.
Definitely build it !!! Make sure it has both front and rear lockers.
If they went back to the Avalanche style cabin with upgraded body and electronics,not ev and they acutely sell them
Why would GM need to build this, their plants are running at full capacity. They would only be cannibalizing there own trucks.
My Unkle had one a few years ago. It was”Lipstick on a pig”! Should have bought a Silverado. The cost was stupid too. He sold it after a few months. Found a 1991 Square Body one ton 4×4. Thats when trucks, were trucks. He still has it. They only become worht more, every year. GM should be building Square Bodies again!
Harlie ,I agree. Bring back the Square Bodies! I miss my 1976 Stepside Silverado. Solid axles, front and rear. 400 small block. 4:10 gears. later swapped in a 402 Big Block. Trucks were trucks. Bring them back!!!!!!
As I said before, that truck looks looks absolutely horrible!!!!!!
If I’m paying for a got damned Cadillac, then I for damned sure don’t plan on going offloading in it!!!!!!
What moron actually comes up with this crap???????
Wish they would make a BIG car with BENCH seats again instead of too many different expensive pickups.
OH NO! Not another ‘overpriced’ GM pickup!!!
Build it, I’ll bite. Would love having the CADDY interior in Silverado Super Crew with Long box. 📦 Ya there are plenty of the $80K PLUS trucks. Bet GM penny pinchers could find a way to keep this close to $100K. They would not initially be able to build enough fast enough. Even the socker Mommi’s would be driving one versus Suburban version.
Build’em GM. Thank me later..
It kinda looks like a Tundra that got adopted as an orphan by a rich broad from Northern Michigan.
I own a 2008 Cadillac Escalade EXT, and the artist’s rendering of a supposedly new version of it looks about as appealing as a hot plate of cat excrement!!!!!!
As I was reading the write up, the author was going on and on about the truck having knobby tires, and I was wondering why in the entire hell would I want to go pay my hard earned money to go offroading in a got damned luxury vehicle?????
That’s what SILVERADOS are for, NOT Cadillac Escalade EXTs!!!!!!!
Cadillac should build an escalade with the 6.6 duramax for the guys that want power and milage. Escalade would have more buyer at 27 miles to the gallon instead of 14 miles to the gallon.
Want a new Cadillac escaltruck xl
When will you build one for me