Cadillac gives the new 2021 Escalade SUV a huge technology upgrade

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38 inches of OLED screen stretch out in front of the driver. …

The Cadillac Escalade augmented reality display

Enlarge / Augmented reality is a standard feature on the new Cadillac Escalade SUV.
Jonathan Gitlin

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I will admit it; when Cadillac asked if we wanted to spend a day with the new 2021 Escalade, I was in two minds about saying yes. A 6,000lb body-on-frame SUV is about as far from my automotive comfort zone as it’s possible to get with a regular driver’s license. And while there is a choice of gasoline V8 or turbodiesel inline-six, there’s not a sniff of a hybrid option—not even the 48V mild kind, which feels inexcusable in the year 2020.

On the other hand, Cadillac has turned up the technology dial in an effort to regain its crown as the King of Bling. From the driver’s seat you can see 38 inches of OLED screen wrapping around you. The highlight is an augmented reality mode that’s cool enough to tempt you away from navigating by CarPlay or Android Auto and worthy of Ars’ attention on its own.