Cadillac announced a revised Premium Collection for its Escalade series of luxury SUVs, featuring a more colorful exterior design treatment. The Premium Collection enters production later this fall and is positioned between the Luxury Collection and the Platinum Edition model, adding a new level of visual and feature content for Escalade. The new-for-2012 Premium Collection provides a fresh alternative for Escalade buyers, replacing some of the vehicle’s bright work with body color elements.
The new exterior design features include a restyled front fascia (upper and lower) that features body-color surround and horizontal elements, with strong vertical chrome bars. Additional styling updates include redesigned front fender vents, body-color side moldings and door handles. The 2012 Premium collection also offers new 22” polished aluminum wheels and optional LED headlamps. Rear design enhancements include a redesigned rear fascia with integrated dual rectangular exhaust tips, clear-tinted LED tail lamps and center high-mounted stop lamp, and a revised Cadillac emblem.
The Premium Collection will share interior updates and features with the Escalade family, which includes a new center console lid with functional tray, a new rear camera with parking assist guides, Point of Interest Navigation Franchise Search and advanced Sirius/XM Satellite Radio with weather and Tune Select. The Escalade Premium Collection includes numerous luxury, performance and technology features inherent to the lineup, including: Magnetic Ride Control, power operated sunroof, Intellibeam headlamps, and Side Blind Zone Alert safety alert system, in addition to rear seat entertainment and power-assist steps that deploy automatically as the doors open and close.
The standard Escalade is complemented by the extended length ESV model and the EXT model, which features a reconfigurable cargo bed with a segment-exclusive midgate, enabling the rear compartment to flex between passenger and cargo space.
