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The 2023 Cadillac Escalade apart from being a luxurious land yacht is quite intimidating, right? Well, Larte Design disagrees!
The fourth-generation Cadillac Escalade has hit a home run with technology, comfort, luxury, and most importantly, design. It is never easy for a land yacht to look the part, but the sharp new Escalade has managed to look both handsome and sharp; elevating its intimidation level to an all-time high! But the dudes at Larte Design weren't content with how imposing the new Caddy looked.
And so, they chimed in and gave it a major chin-up job! Larte Design's esthete body kit for the big bad Cadillac takes things up to 11! The bolt-on 18-piece kit is carved out of carbon fiber and adds a menacing touch to the biggest Cadillac out there. And Larte has also slapped on insane 24-inch wheels to complete the gangsta look.
Apart from the exterior mods, Larte Design has strayed away from fiddling with both the powertrain and the tech-laden luxurious interior of the Escalade. The pricing for this kit hasn't been disclosed, but you can get more insight into this cool bodykit by filling out Larte Design's inquiry form.
The 2023 Cadillac Escalade apart from being a luxurious land yacht is quite intimidating, right? Well, Larte Design disagrees!
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Larte Design with the Esthete body kit, not just sharpens the 2023 Cadillac Escalade, but also gives it a gangsta vibe with the blacked-out theme. All the body kit components are bolt-on units and carved from carbon fiber. The front fascia is now meaner with a new carbon fiber grille that replaces the chrome-heavy stock grille.
Adding to the brawny new grille is a carbon fiber front splitter with additional fog lights. The hood has been replaced with a carbon fiber unit that gets added vents for more aggression. All of these bits manage to make the big brawny Caddy more intimidating in your rearview mirror. The aggressive stance gets distributes on the sides as well with carbon fiber fender flares that adorn a set on insanely large 24-inch forged wheels.
The mirror caps are replaced with fancier carbon-fiber ones to match the looks. The rear fascia happens to be the most subtle of the Larte-Designed Escalade. But it will still raise eyebrows with a rear spoiler, a tailgate garnish, and a more aggressive bumper and diffuser setup; all carved out of carbon fiber (obviously!).
The elongated chrome exhaust tips have been swapped for a quad exhaust tip that looks like the sporty part. As for the color options, The body kit is only offered in carbon fiber. So, for a stealthy theme the Black Raven, Sage Metallic, and Dark Ash Metallic shades offered on the 2023 Escalade will go well with the Larte Design kit. And for an "out-there" and contrasting look; all the other shades will fare just fine.
Larte Design has made quite a name for being bold. And the major contributing factor to its boldness has to be those gigantic wheels. The 24-inchers that are offered with the Esthete body kit happen to be a common addition across Larte's body kit platter for gigantic SUVs. We have already seen it in their version of the Mercedes-Maybach GLS.
This custom house also has a never-ending love for carbon fiber and uses it for literally all the custom panels. This not only helps them to provide an exquisite experience but also keeps a check on body weight and strength. The 2023 Escalade is a hefty SUV and weight changes on it do show up in terms of driving dynamics. So, Larte Design is clever in showing its boldness.
The Esthete-equipped Cadillac Escalade looks like something that The Batman would take his family out for a weekend trip in! And for an SUV that looks the part, it is a let-down that the powertrain has been left untouched.
Underneath all that sinister appeal is the stock 6.2-Liter V8 motor that churns out 420 hp; or the optional 3.0-Lite inline-6 turbo diesel with 277 hp. Power is sent to either the rear or all four wheels via a standard 10-speed automatic transmission.
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But you know what would have been a deadlier combination? The Larte Design Esthete body kit on the big bad 2023 Cadillac Escalade V. With its 6.2-Liter supercharged V8 churning out 682 hp and a 0-60 mph time of 4.4 seconds, the visual brawn from Larte Design would have exactly matched with the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing-derived power.
The 18-piece Esthete bodykit by Larte Design can be delivered in 10 days, and it only takes about six hours to be installed, as per Larte. The price of this cool body kit has not been revealed but with the extensive use of carbon fiber, it sure is not going to be a cheap mod job! Larte Design offers a two-year warranty on its Cadillac Escalade bodykit and also assures that the installed accessories do not violate the factory warranty.
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