Cadillac Escala Concept
The Cadillac Escala Concept has launched at the Pebble Beach
Concours d’Elegance that ultimately preview the next Cadillacs.
The concept that was shown Thursday
night could mean promising new things for Cadillac design. An unconventional
new grille, sweeping bodywork and the interior with Curved OLED displays
Cadillac is eager to talk about could mean interesting things from the company
that insists it dares greatly.
Cadillac has taken the CT6's Omega
platform and put a clear "four-door coupe" spin on it, with a
liftback arrangement at the rear that's pretty reminiscent of the Audi A7.
Company officials say the Escala is about 6 inches longer than the new Cadillac
sedan, with a wheelbase that's nearly 5 inches longer.
Debuting on the Escala is a 4.2-liter
twin-turbocharged V8 with 500 horsepower, a setup that's long been rumored to
be destined for a hotter CT6 in the near future. Inside, things are fairly
minimalist thanks to the screens dominating the dashboard.
It's also free of the highly polished
wood and leather Cadillacs have now, in favor of light fabrics and polished
metals, with a huge glass roof keeping things even airier.
Cadillac says the name Escala, Spanish
for "scale," is a not-so-subtle hint that this is an extension of the
CT6, which makes us think it's a preview of an upcoming variant of that sedan.
Given Cadillac has been wrestling with what kind of flagship to build as of
late, we'd say this would be an attractive way of topping Cadillac's car
lineup.
