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10/09/2008 06:12. That bastion of bling second only to the Hummer H2 , the Cadillac Escalade , is being downsized, according to a new report from the folks who forecast trends in motors. The next Escalade would likely be yanked from the current body-on-frame GMT900 platform and developed instead on the Lambda crossover platform that underpins the Chevy Traverse , Buick Enclave , Saturn Outlook and GMC Acadia .

A V8 engine is rumored to be required for any possible downsizing to happen, and Lambda is said to be able to accomodate such a mill; whether it will be the corporate 5.3-liter unit or something altogether different remains to be seen. Whither Escalade EXT ? Apparently it could go to... // Jalopnik