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Cadillac Escalade

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Few vehicles can equal the imposing declaration of Brobdingnagian bling that marks the arrival of a Cadillac Escalade. From its jewel-like headlights to the giant chrome wheels and roof-to-bumper LED taillights, the Escalade is designed to tell hoi polloi that you've made it -- and they haven't. But while it's easy to understand the Escalade's snob appeal elite, this SUV's luxury is disappointingly skin deep.
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2018
New 2022
Used 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2000

Cadillac Escalade

Cadillac Escalade Road Test

Few vehicles can equal the imposing declaration of Brobdingnagian bling that marks the arrival of a Cadillac Escalade. From its jewel-like headlights to the giant chrome wheels and roof-to-bumper LED taillights, the Escalade is designed to tell hoi polloi that you've made it -- and they haven't.

But while it's easy to understand the Escalade's snob appeal elite, this SUV's luxury is disappointingly skin deep.

On the way to the red carpet, driving this showboat feels far from luxurious. The Escalade simply floundered in our driving tests. The Escalade's ride atop those shiny 22-inch rims is rather stiff. The driving position feels wedged between the overstuffed center console and the thickly padded door panel.
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Skip the base trim level and get a Luxury version for its vital active-safety features: Blind-spot monitoring, cross-traffic alert, and forward-collision warning are not available on the base version. Unfortunately, going with the Luxury trim also includes 22-inch wheels, which deliver a harsher r...
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