When Cadillac took off the wraps to the 2023 Escalade V-Collection final 12 months, the world of high-performance SUVs obtained a actuality test because the carmaker had launched a mannequin with Porsche Taycan 4 ranges of efficiency with the entire luxuries you might ever dream of.

Just lately, Jay Leno had the chance to check out the Escalade V-Collection and got down to uncover what it’s all about. Leno is a self-confessed Cadillac fanatic and occurs to personal a Caddy from approach again in 1918 that’s pushed by one among his favourite V8 engines ever conceived. The brand new Escalade-V is the last word instance of the ability and status that the model has all the time been synonymous with.

On this episode of Jay Leno’s Storage, he spoke with Cadillac’s govt chief engineer Brandon Vivian about what makes the Escalade V-Collection so particular. It’s proper up the alley of Leno as he simply so occurs to personal a CTS-V with a guide transmission. He refers to it as a ‘four-door Corvette.’

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In creating the Escalade V-Collection, Cadillac began with the engine, equipping it with a 6.2-liter supercharged V8 churning out a monstrous 682 hp and 653 lb-ft (885 Nm) of torque. This engine works alongside a 10-speed computerized transmission and the SUV can dash to 60 mph (96 km/h) in 4.4 seconds and run down the quarter-mile in 12.74 seconds at 110 mph. These are spectacular figures for a automobile of this dimension.

After taking a complete tour of the potent SUV with Vivian, Leno headed out onto the roads round Los Angeles to see what an Escalade with virtually 700 hp is wish to drive. Clearly, it’s fast however Vivian is raring to level out that it additionally rides very effectively because of the superior magnetic suspension system.