This is the new Cadillac Escalade-V 125th Anniversary. In news that’ll likely come as a big surprise, the big land tank celebrates 125 years of Cadillac doing business in the States, and as such, comes with a raft of new equipment.
Like ‘unique’ 24-inch forged wheels, and liberal use of carbon fibre (fiber?) for the grille surround, lower rear bumper, mirrors and engine cover. Blue brake calipers happen to.
There’s more. Each car will come with a bespoke VIN and serial number selected by the customer (is this a Thing? We did not know this was a Thing), special colors, a two-tone interior with fancy blue stitching, illuminated sill plates, some nice mats, a special key fob and ‘heritage’ V8 puddle lamps.
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Now. You do not get any more V8 with this limited-edition Cadillac Escalade-V, so there’s the familiar 6.2-liter supercharged leviathan from the regular Escalade-V lurking underneath that vast hood. That allows 680 American horsepowers and 653 American torques (680hp, 884Nm) to run riot through the chassis and to all four wheels via a 10-speed auto.
Caddy quotes 0-97kph in 4.4sec and a 201kph top speed, which—considering the thing weighs about as much as a small moon (over 2.8 tonnes!)—is only mildly terrifying.
As is the price. Yes, it’s limited, because it’s part of Cadillac’s ‘Collector Series’ (like that lovely CT5-V Blackwing). Just 252 Escalade-V 125th Anniversary models will be built… at a starting price of $239,000. That’s over a quarter of a million dollars for a car that—as standard—starts at around $170k.
NOTE: This article first appeared on TopGear.com. Minor edits have been made.
