Cadillac is giving its flagship SUV a two-tone paint job that American buyers will not get anywhere near. General Motors Japan put the Escalade Noir Edition on sale October 29, pairing matte paint-protection film with gloss-black trim across a run of just 20 trucks.
The special model is based on the Escalade Sport and sells exclusively through Cadillac's dealer network in Japan. Pricing is ¥21,000,000, or roughly $133,000 at current exchange rates, with availability limited to those 20 units.
The Noir Edition skips the usual approach of wrapping an entire vehicle in one matte or gloss finish. Instead, Cadillac applies XPEL's Stealth paint-protection film to the hood, body sides and rear liftgate only. It's a matte product the company markets as scratch-resistant and easy to maintain.
Everywhere else, gloss black takes over. The front grille surround and lower body panels keep their shine. The mirrors, roof and window frames go untouched by the film entirely, so matte and gloss surfaces play off each other across the black paint.
The blacked-out treatment extends to a new set of 22-inch wheels, an 18-spoke design finished in what Cadillac calls After Midnight. Power still comes from the familiar 6.2-liter V8 engine with a 10-speed automatic transmission and selectable four-wheel drive, matching the hardware GM Japan lists for the Escalade Sport base vehicle.
Inside, buyers get a Jet Black cabin finished with Noir Edition-specific touches: a passenger-side ornament badge and floor mats carrying the edition's nameplate alongside silver piping. The SUV's 55-inch curved LED display, standard on the Escalade Sport, remains the dominant feature of the dashboard.
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