The Cadillac Escala concept has been revealed at Pebble Beach as a model that offers a glimpse into the future design direction of America’s luxury brand.
The four-door concept is built upon the rear-wheel-drive platform of the CT6 but ditches that car’s saloon boot for a liftback design. The body is more than 5.3 metres long, making it around 10cm longer than a Mercedes-Benz S-Class.
The concept is powered by a twin-turbocharged 4.2-litre V8 that can run on just four cylinders thanks to cylinder-on-demand technology.
The exterior appears to gently evolve the look of the CT6. At a glance the car’s silhouette looks nearly identical, but on closer inspection, the concept’s slimmer front and rear light designs, and sleeker rear roofline set it apart from the production model.
The Escala sits on 22in alloy wheels that are housed under swelled arches, giving it significantly more road presence than the CT6, while a cleaner boot design and handleless doors add to the car’s luxury image.
Inside, the Escala features a concept interior, first revealed earlier this week, that incorporates an OLED dash display split across multiple screens and offering internet-connected information.
OLED technology enables the use of thin, curved screens, helping to maximise interior design potential. The displays are also super-high resolution compared with TFT screens.
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95% Awesome? 95% Audi A7,
95% awesome
Moparman wrote:
... and Mercedes adopted the idea in the extraordinary elegant pillarless 4-door "Adenauer" 300d in 1957
"Art and Science" is over?
Daniel Joseph wrote:
Yes, I miss Cadillac's hard edge designs too. Perhaps the typical Cadillac buyer has conservative taste. Maybe the "Art and Science" design language can find its place in another of GM's brands. GM can even invent a new brand name.
Likewise the various Lincoln concept cars look promising (my favorite Lincoln being the JFK one as a hardtop saloon) but the actual products fall well short of the concepts.