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Cadillac
Previews Highly Anticipated 2007 Escalade at "Chrome Couture"
Melania Trump
Hosts Exclusive Preview of 2007 Cadillac Escalade
NEW YORK, NY - Cadillac,
the American icon of luxury, design, and performance, unveiled
the 2007 Escalade, the next-generation of the luxury SUV, at an
exclusive event at Milk Studios in New York yesterday evening.
Hosted by Melania Trump, guests including Fat Joe, Tyson
Beckford, Alice Roi, Tara Subkoff, Julie Haus and Kwame Jackson
gathered for an intimate look at Cadillac's latest design marvel.
The 2007 Cadillac Escalade made
its worldwide premiere in Beverly Hills last week at the grand
opening of "Escalade on Rodeo." The red carpet rolled
out for the week-long celebration where Oscar-winner Adrien Brody
hosted the opening night event and guests including Allison
Janney, Paris Hilton, Stavros Niarchos, Wilmer Valderrama, DJ AM,
Regina King, Chris Kattan, Wolfgang Puck, Virginia Madsen,
Jadakiss, Frankie Muniz, Eduardo Verastegui, Anthony Anderson,
Billy Morrison, Eddie Griffin, John Salley, Rachel Hunter, Rodney
Peete, Styles P and Vida Guerra had a first look at the luxury
SUV.
"Since its inception,
Escalade has been a design icon - a luxurious vehicle that
discerning customers aspire to own," said Jim Taylor,
Cadillac general manager. "The all-new Cadillac Escalade
establishes a new level of refinement and style, delivered with
an instantly recognizable form that introduces the next step in
Cadillac's design renaissance."
Since its inception in 1903,
Cadillac has had a long association in both entertainment and
fashion that spans across music, television and film. Hollywood
stars and style icons have been driving Cadillac's since the days
of Jean Harlow and Elvis Presley and the vehicles have been
featured in over 25,000 songs, 154 television
shows and over 90
feature films.
Based on General Motors' all-new
full-size SUV platform, the '07 Escalade features new powertrain,
chassis, safety and interior systems. These integrated systems
deliver the most powerful and most efficient luxury SUV in the
segment, led by a new 6.2L all-aluminum V-8 engine with variable
valve timing technology delivering 403 horsepower (301 kw) and
417 lb-ft of torque.
Cadillac Escalade will be
available in the first quarter of 2006, with extended-wheelbase
Escalade ESV and Escalade EXT models to be introduced later in
the year. The Escalade family is one of the most aspirational
nameplates in the industry and attracts the youngest customers in
Cadillac's portfolio of automobiles.
2007 CADILLAC ESCALADE: VEHICLE
HIGHLIGHTS
- All-new distinctive exterior
design
- All-new spacious interior
with superior refinement
- Powerful 6.2L all-aluminum
small-block V-8 with VVT rated at 403 hp (301 kw)
- Efficient six-speed automatic
transmission with Drive Shift Control
- Stronger frame chassis with
responsive coil-over-shock front suspension and rack-and-pinion
steering for the best ride and handling in the segment
- Standard roof-mounted head
curtain side air bags and StabiliTrak stability control
system with new rollover mitigation technology
- New radio family, including
available navigation radio with touch-screen control
- A myriad of luxury features
including factory installed 22" chrome wheels,
climate controlled front seats, power fold and tumble 2nd
row seats, remote start, power articulating running
boards, power liftgate and IntelliBeam headlamps
- Enhanced four-wheel disc
brake system
Cadillac is a division of General
Motors (NYSE: GM). General Motors, the world's largest vehicle
manufacturer, designs, builds and markets cars and trucks
worldwide, and has been the global automotive sales leader since
1931. Cadillac products include the CTS sport sedan, SRX luxury
utility, STS performance luxury sedan, DTS large luxury sedan,
XLR luxury roadster, Escalade full-size SUVs (Escalade, Escalade
ESV and Escalade EXT) and the high-performance V-Series (CTS-V,
STS-V, XLR-V) three cars that go 0-60 in under 5 seconds.
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