Cadillac Launches 2015 Escalade in UAE
Posted by Hassan Siddiqi on Nov 5, 2013
Dubai, UAE - Cadillac Middle East unveiled their latest 2015 Escalade one day before Dubai Motor Show in a glittering ceremony at Armani Pavilion, Burj Khalifa. This is the 4th Generation Escalade with a unique grille, vertical headlamps and improved spaciousness, among other notable features. Stefan Jacoby, Executive VP revealed Cadillac will be launching 7 new models in the next 3 years in the Gulf region. The new Escalade is expected to arrive in showrooms by mid-2014.
The 2015 Cadillac Escalade interior, not surprisingly is all about luxury and refinement. The seats are hand-stitched, with wood trim options included. The interior includes Bose Noise Cancellation technology which makes us want to take this car out in the Deira markets to test it out against road hawkers! The interior is also more spacious. The Cadillac Escalade 2015 claims increased headroom of 44mm and 101mm of increased legroom in front.
Performance wise, the new Escalade generates 420 horsepower and 623 Nm of torque using a 6.2L V8. Compared to it's previous model, the power has increased by 5% and the torque 10%. Standard wheel size will be 20 inches although 22 inches will also be supported. Surprisingly the new Escalade has not utilized the power of aluminum weight loss - it is 75% high strength steel.