by Brad Anderson
- Larte Design unveiled the Esthete bodykit for 2024–2026 Escalade.
- The kit adds 17 parts crafted from carbon fiber or basalt composites.
- Highlights include a sculpted hood, grille trim, splitter, and diffuser.
The Cadillac Escalade isn’t something you stumble across often on European roads, and that’s hardly surprising. It’s enormous, unapologetically so, gloriously over-the-top, and about as suited to the narrow lanes of Paris or Prague as a yacht squeezing through a canal.
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Yet that hasn’t stopped German tuner Larte Design from crafting a bodykit so assertive it makes the 682-hp Escalade-V seem almost modest by comparison. There’s a touch of theater in what they’ve built, and that’s exactly the point.
Larte calls its creation the ‘Esthete,’ developed specifically for 2024–2026 Escalade models. It can be made from either pre-preg carbon fiber or basalt composite fiber, and it includes more than a dozen components that completely rework the SUV’s appearance.
What Is the Esthete Kit?
The centerpiece is a new hood, available in either exposed carbon fiber or painted to match the body. Complementing it are a subtle hood deflector, distinctive trim framing the front grille, and a sharper front splitter. Larte has even integrated a pair of small DRLs into the lower portion of the bumper for extra definition.
The sides don’t go untouched. Here, Larte adds flared arches over both axles and reshaped mirror caps that give the Escalade a wider and more aggressive stance.
A set of forged wheels has also been designed for the Escalade, complete with an intriguing carbon fiber aero ring.
Spin around to the rear and you’ll find a new roof spoiler, special trim on the top of the trunk lid, and a new bumper trim. Completing the package are quad exhaust outlets, slim vertical LED brake lights, and a redesigned diffuser that ties everything together with a bit of visual drama.
While Larte is based in Germany, the kit can be shipped worldwide, meaning some Escalades in the US will probably be equipped with these upgrades in the not-too-distant future. Larte notes the new bodykit requires roughly six hours to install, but pricing details were not released.
