I'm pretty sure that the sedan is what the next President Limo will look like. The use Escalade parts for it, right?
OpEd Cadillac Escalade Sub-Brand
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A More American Cadillac
February 13th, 2015
by MonaroSS
Escalade Sub-Brand
The American Version of Cadillac
Escalation Coupe and Sedan and Escalation-X
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I've been reading how Cadillac can't give away it's Euro-style sedans and can't make enough Escalades. I would submit that Escalade is the most American of all Cadillac vehicles in purpose, presence and style. It has cachet and perceived luxury, yet is still a value proposition that gives the buyer what they want while still being very profitable for GM. While it has some Art & Science cues, it is not a slave to that styling form.
I read one GM executive saying that Escalade was virtually a brand unto itsef, so I decided to chop an Escalade pic into a host of sub-brand companions from full size sedan/coupe along with a stretch limo, and the ever popular CUV that would sit under Escalade in both 4-door and coupe forms. I have called these smaller vehicles "Escalation" and it could be a reskinned CT6 on Omega.
However, it also could be a reskinned VF Commodore Zeta. If the value proposition of Escalade were to be followed through i.e. keep it cheap by sharing a Chevy platform, then the line from Zeta Camaro and Zeta Commodore could be shipped to one of GM's Mexico plants where these Escaladettes could be built very profitably on Zeta which is cheaper to make and fully paid for.
This bifurcation of Cadillac into this Americana Escalade Brand aimed at the mid-west and southern US markets could make sense and profit while the Euro-wannabe Cadillacs are marketed to the coastal markets of California and the Eastern Seaboard States.
Escalation-V, Escalation Limo and Escalation 75
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Omega, while being the right size, may be too costly for these vehicles and also perhaps a litle too light duty. If these were built on an updated Zeta with the AWD it was meant to have and new DI V8's, TTV6's, Hybrid V6 and a proper turbo diesel option mated to new transmissions, it would have the toughness and strength for an offroad capable CUV as well as for livery work. And these very American Cadillacs would be made in RHD/LHD and could be exported to emerging markets and the Mid East.
And if extra volume is needed then some sheet metal changes front and rear plus a unique decontented interior could provide for a Chevy and Holden Caprice plus Monaro and Monte Carlo coupes for Australia, the Mid East, South Africa and South America - plus a PPV Caprice for the US.
Escalation-X Coupe, Sedan & Escalade Comparison
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What do you think, tell us and come back to comment on what others thought as well...
February 13th, 2015
by MonaroSS
Escalade Sub-Brand
The American Version of Cadillac
Escalation Coupe and Sedan and Escalation-X
I've been reading how Cadillac can't give away it's Euro-style sedans and can't make enough Escalades. I would submit that Escalade is the most American of all Cadillac vehicles in purpose, presence and style. It has cachet and perceived luxury, yet is still a value proposition that gives the buyer what they want while still being very profitable for GM. While it has some Art & Science cues, it is not a slave to that styling form.
I read one GM executive saying that Escalade was virtually a brand unto itsef, so I decided to chop an Escalade pic into a host of sub-brand companions from full size sedan/coupe along with a stretch limo, and the ever popular CUV that would sit under Escalade in both 4-door and coupe forms. I have called these smaller vehicles "Escalation" and it could be a reskinned CT6 on Omega.
However, it also could be a reskinned VF Commodore Zeta. If the value proposition of Escalade were to be followed through i.e. keep it cheap by sharing a Chevy platform, then the line from Zeta Camaro and Zeta Commodore could be shipped to one of GM's Mexico plants where these Escaladettes could be built very profitably on Zeta which is cheaper to make and fully paid for.
This bifurcation of Cadillac into this Americana Escalade Brand aimed at the mid-west and southern US markets could make sense and profit while the Euro-wannabe Cadillacs are marketed to the coastal markets of California and the Eastern Seaboard States.
Escalation-V, Escalation Limo and Escalation 75
Omega, while being the right size, may be too costly for these vehicles and also perhaps a litle too light duty. If these were built on an updated Zeta with the AWD it was meant to have and new DI V8's, TTV6's, Hybrid V6 and a proper turbo diesel option mated to new transmissions, it would have the toughness and strength for an offroad capable CUV as well as for livery work. And these very American Cadillacs would be made in RHD/LHD and could be exported to emerging markets and the Mid East.
And if extra volume is needed then some sheet metal changes front and rear plus a unique decontented interior could provide for a Chevy and Holden Caprice plus Monaro and Monte Carlo coupes for Australia, the Mid East, South Africa and South America - plus a PPV Caprice for the US.
Escalation-X Coupe, Sedan & Escalade Comparison
What do you think, tell us and come back to comment on what others thought as well...
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Probably, but I get an idea and explore it, then see what others think. It's like how they collect all those specimens from the Amazon jungle and then test them on every type of disease to see if anything sticks...
PS. I guess that makes you guys my test rats...
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