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2023 Cadillac Escalade-V First Drive Review: America, V-Yeah!!!

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2023 Cadillac Escalade-V First Drive Review: America, V-Yeah!!!

Electric vehicles are taking over; it's evident everywhere you look around the industry. Even General Motors, a company heralded for its small-block V8 engine, will go all-electric by 2035. But before it waves goodbye to gasoline, the company wants to give it a glorious send-off. So what's the most ridiculous thing GM could think of? How about shoving a supercharged V8 into an Escalade? Enter the 2023 Cadillac Escalade-V.

Created as an ultimate ode to American excess, the Escalade-V enters the market as the most powerful full-size SUV ever built (the Durango Hellcat was mid-size). It boasts a 6.2-liter supercharged V8, spitting out 682 horsepower and 0-60 mph in under 4.4 seconds. Did we mention it weighs 6,200-6,400 pounds and can seat seven comfortably? There has never been an SUV quite like this, and in the current automotive climate, there may never be again. CarBuzz sampled this monument to internal combustion in the sunny Arizona desert.

Exterior: Luxury Muscle

An Escalade is already an ostentatious vehicle given its size and overall bling, so the designers didn't need to go overboard with this new V model. Unique front and rear fascias plus V-specific 22-inch wheels, red brake calipers, and a few V badges (three total) designate the V from the standard Escalade. At the back, the engineers fought hard to eliminate the standard bumper with fake exhaust outlets in favor of some sweet quad tips. This is a small change that we appreciate, especially as many high-performance SUVs cheap out with faux pipes.

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