The New Cadillac Escalade Has 38 Inches Of OLED Screen And A Big Face

Cadillac's uber SUV is packed full of screens and comes with a 6.2-litre V8 as standard. 'Murica!
The New Cadillac Escalade Has 38 Inches Of OLED Screen And A Big Face

For us Brits, few cars symbolise American motoring excess as well as the Cadillac Escalade. There’s now an all-new one for the 2021 model year, and it’s more fantastically ostentatious than ever.

There is, of course, that gigantic grille that’s rather hard to ignore, and the sheer size of the thing - it’s bigger than a long-wheelbase Range Rover even in its standard, non-stretched form. Opt for the gigantified ‘ESV’, and it’s about half a metre longer.

The New Cadillac Escalade Has 38 Inches Of OLED Screen And A Big Face

The OTT theme continues inside, where you’ll find 38 inches of OLED screen. The display real estate - which has “twice the pixel density of a 4K television,” Cadillac says - is made up of three separate screens. There’s a 7.2-inch touchscreen to the driver’s left, a 14.2-inch digital instrument cluster, and a 16.9-inch display for the infotainment which all blend into absolute unit of OLED tech.

If you want, you can have almost a speaker for every inch of screen, via a 36-speaker AKG sound system that’s fitted as standard on Platinum Luxury and Platinum Sport trim grades. Also on the tech front, we have a Level 2 ‘Super Cruise’ driver assistance system and an augmented reality system.

The New Cadillac Escalade Has 38 Inches Of OLED Screen And A Big Face

The cabin is - as you’d expect - vast. Third-row passengers have 40 per cent more legroom than before, and there’s a 722-litre boot to fill with whatever Escalade owners normally carry. Large wads of cash, probably.

Since whoever’s sitting in the back is going to be quite far away from the occupants in the front, there’s even a system that’ll pick up conversations via microphones and pump it through the speakers, so you don’t have to shout at each other. Neat.

The New Cadillac Escalade Has 38 Inches Of OLED Screen And A Big Face

Despite all that modernity going on, the Escalade is quite old-school under the skin, with a body-on-ladder-frame construction. The engines are very traditional too, with the standard option coming in the form of a 6.2-litre naturally-aspirated V8 with 414bhp. If preferred, there’s a 3.0-litre Duramax inline-six diesel, which develops 274bhp and 460lb ft of torque, the latter figure being identical to the V8’s. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a 10-speed automatic gearbox, with four-wheel drive available as an option.

The 2021 Escalade will go on sale late 2021, although we don’t know what the price will be just yet. It’ll be built at GM’s facility in Arlington, Texas.

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Comments

Matthew Henderson

Honestly, looking at that nose… I reckon they could’ve made it half a meter lower

02/05/2020 - 14:38 |
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Tomislav Celić

OLEDs are great, but not for cars.

The burn in is an issue.

Also the screen isn’t as big as I thought from the title

02/05/2020 - 14:58 |
40 | 0

Burn in used to be problem 2017/2018, maybe some models in 2019, but many makers, atleast in TV segment, got mostly rid of the problem by new technologies.

02/05/2020 - 22:28 |
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Mr.PurpleV12

That grill is taller than the trump tower in nyc

02/05/2020 - 15:48 |
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At0micSn0w

The last gen Escalade always blinded me at night whenever they were passing in the opposite direction. I wonder if this car has the same “let’s blind anyone not in an SUV” light angle?

02/05/2020 - 15:59 |
34 | 2

This! The sun hath no fury like an Escalade with Hi-beams on. Even driving a higher than normal pickup truck i still get blinded by Escalade low beams

02/05/2020 - 16:38 |
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Mx5Matt

Possibly the ugliest front end i have seen in a while.

02/05/2020 - 16:05 |
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Martin Burns

In reply to by Mx5Matt

Really? I like it. Better than what BMW has done to their iconic front end look.

02/05/2020 - 17:02 |
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it’s gm, what did you expect, a good looking car?

02/05/2020 - 18:09 |
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BoostAddict 1

These are just status symbols. For when you have to take your kids to soccer after spending a long day putting up a Live Laugh Love sign while your s/o was getting his $120k salary

02/05/2020 - 18:06 |
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RodriguezRacer456 (Aventador SV) (Lambo Squad)

In reply to by BoostAddict 1

They’re the modern equivalent of the giant land yachts of the 70s

02/06/2020 - 00:30 |
2 | 0

To quote Mr Regular:

It’s made for getting into Cat Fights outside of LA Fitness while your kids get PTSD from the third row seats. “You just watch Veggie Tales, Skyler, I’ll be right back, Mommy has to flat-line a b—-h

02/06/2020 - 08:14 |
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Zonda Man (Full Send Squad)

I have friends who always drive escalades. Their reasoning? They have 6 kids

02/05/2020 - 19:39 |
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They just like the Escalade, which is fine. Just be honest about it. I love a full sized SUV but if it’s just to haul a family I’m not spending 80k+ on it.

02/06/2020 - 03:07 |
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And a small bus like the v class is still a more usable option🤷🏼‍♂️ if you dont want to offroad

02/06/2020 - 09:57 |
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And a small bus like the v class is still a more usable option🤷🏼‍♂️ if you dont want to offroad

02/06/2020 - 09:57 |
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Stubaru

I have a 32 inch TV sitting in my bedroom…

02/05/2020 - 20:52 |
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Tomislav Celić

In reply to by Stubaru

Not the same. A 32 inch screen with 16:9 ratio is bigger than a 40 inch screen with 3:1 ratio. Ratios matter

02/09/2020 - 10:56 |
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Anonymous

pimp

02/06/2020 - 01:51 |
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Ray Sloan

Honestly it looks like something from GTA

02/06/2020 - 03:08 |
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