Cadillac has at last revealed the royal card in its hand of redesigned GMT-900 SUVs — the Cadillac Escalade. Here in the high-margin upper reaches of the market is where GM hopes the new models' refinement will pay off. The Escalade is easily the most appealing of the new trucks, sporting a post-bling understatement that's striking, considering the last-generation Circus-Circus wagon had as much sophistication as the all-you-can-eat buffet at Trump Taj Mahal. The standard 6.2-liter aluminum V8 offers 403hp of fuck-you power and 417 ft.-lbs of fuck-me torque. It'll be available in early 2006. More pics and specs after the jump. [Update: More photos]

· 6.2L all-aluminum small-block V-8 with VVT rated at 403 hp (301 kw)*
· Six-speed Hydra-Matic 6L80 transmission with Driver Shift Control (tap up/tap down) capability that allows the driver to manually select upshifts and downshifts with a button on the column shifter
· Stronger frame chassis with responsive coil-over-shock front suspension and rack-and-pinion steering
· 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 controls
· Factory-installed 22-inch chrome wheels, climate-controlled front seats, power fold-and-tumble second-row seats, remote start, power articulating running boards, power liftgate and IntelliBeam headlamps
· Enhanced four-wheel disc brake system
· Improved fuel economy

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