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On January 21st, Cadillac released the official picture of its full-size, high-performance SUV-- Escalade V. It is understood that Escalade is a new model of the Cadillac V series product line, and it is also another high-performance version of Cadillac after CT4-V and CT5-V. The new car will have stronger performance and is expected to become the strongest version of the Escalade family. The new car is positioned as a large SUV or will be officially launched in the spring of 2022.

In terms of appearance and styling, from the official picture that has been published so far, compared with the ordinary version of the model, the new car has not changed much. Escalade V front face part still uses a large shield grille forward air grille, decoration is a bright black decoration bar, specifically, the front face super honeycomb air intake grille follows the design of the ordinary version of the high-end model, but the front outfit is more athletic, the black trapezoidal air intake grille of the front bumper and the vertical air intake area on both sides are obviously larger and more domineering than the ordinary version. The side shape of the body is also consistent with the ordinary version, but there are some differences in the details. The new car uses a hidden B/C/D column design, which visually creates the feeling of a floating roof. In addition, the waistline is a penetrating design, which is more slimmer visually, with a wide fender and a stout side skirt, a large dense spoke ring, and a huge "V" logo on the front door, making the whole eye-catching. The wheels are painted in black or gray paint with red calipers to increase the sense of movement of the vehicle. The rear part of the car is equipped with a small spoiler, the taillights on both sides are still the classic longitudinal diamond cutting layout, and the black design is adopted, while the exhaust part uses a rectangular bilateral two-way exhaust design with a "V" sign.

Due to the current official release of only part of the official map, the interior is not very clear, the current official release of only a partial appearance of the steering wheel with the "V" logo, with reference to ordinary models and published official pictures, the new car is expected to still be equipped with OLED curved double screen design, including 14.2in full LCD dashboard and 16.9in multimedia display screen, specific specifications and configuration, Cadillac has not yet been officially announced.

As for power information, Cadillac did not disclose detailed parameters of the powertrain, but considering that the ordinary version already offers a 6.2L V8 naturally aspirated gasoline engine, Escalade ESCALADE-V, a high-performance version of Cadillac's flagship SUV model, is expected to be powered by the same 6.2L mechanically supercharged V8 engine on CT5-V, which can output up to 677hp for reference. Peak torque 893 Nm.

As a new high-performance Cadillac model, the Escalade V may compete with Mercedes AMG GLS and BMW X7 xDrive M50i after its launch, but many of the parameters of the new car have not yet been detailed, and some of the above estimates have yet to be confirmed by Cadillac's official future.

According to relevant information, Escalade V is a high-performance full-size SUV built by Cadillac's high-performance V department based on the fifth-generation Escalade currently on sale. The first Cadillac V-series model was the first-generation CTS-V launched in 2004. As for why the V letter was chosen as the high-performance family name, it was introduced that the early Cadillac factory emblem was decorated with a V-shaped emblem, after which the official XLR-V convertible, STS-V sedan, CTS-V station wagon, ATS-V and other models were launched.

Last year, Cadillac launched the CT4-V and CT5-V, the emergence of these two models put Cadillac V-series high-performance models back into the eyes of consumers. This new Cadillac Escalade V is the first version of the Escalade model. With the arrival of the Escalade V, Cadillac's product rectangle will be further improved.

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