2022 Cadillac Escalade - Exterior and interior Details (luxury large SUV)

Cadillac Escalade 2021
Starting from: $77,790Show more

The advantages are a high-tech cabin, respectively, a high-class, fearless V-8 engine.
The downsides are the eye-popping price, the big gasoline craving, the improved GMC version and the Chevy siblings are almost as good.
Verdict Buyers who view the Escalade as a status symbol will be thrilled with Cadillac's flagship SUV of the latest generation.

Review
A long time ago, in the late 1990s, General Motors installed a Cadillac radiator grille on a GMC Yukon - and the rest is history. The 2021 Cadillac Escalade will be the fifth generation of the model, and this new one is head and shoulders above the original in terms of luxury, style and technology. Borrowing elements of the 2016 Escala concept car, the new Escalade offers a visual effect worthy of its price. Two engines are offered - the familiar 6.2-liter eight-cylinder engine and a new inline six-cylinder turbodiesel connected to a 10-speed automatic transmission. Inside, a series of smart curved OLED displays brings the Escalade dashboard into the digital realm, serving as a dashboard and infotainment display in one elegant node.

What's new in 2021? The
2021 Escalade has undergone a thorough redesign with a new independent rear suspension, more advanced interior technologies, a more beautiful style and a new optional diesel engine.
Prices and which one to buy
Luxury: $77,790
Premium Suite: $84790
Sports: $87,490
Premium Luxury Platinum: 101,290 dollars
Sport Platinum: $102,190

To truly decorate the Escalade in its best features, choose a Premium Luxury Platinum finish. It adds semi-aniline leather, 16-parameter adjustable front seats with massage, soft-closing doors and an AKG audio system with 36 speakers. It also comes standard with self-parking function, projection display and adaptive cruise control.

Engine, transmission and performance
Cadillac's largest SUV is equipped with either a 6.2-liter V-8 engine that develops 420 horsepower and can turn off half the cylinders while driving to save fuel, or a 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-six engine. A 10-speed automatic transmission will be standard for both engines, and buyers will be able to choose between rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive depending on their individual needs. Like its siblings, the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban and GMC Yukon, the Escalade 2021 now rides on a brand new platform with independent rear suspension that provides a smoother ride. Higher-end models also offer air suspension with adaptive shock absorbers, which use computer-controlled shock absorbers. On our test track, the Escalade ESV with a long wheelbase and a V-8 engine accelerated to 100 km/h in just 5.9 seconds. The diesel engine sounds less refined than the V-8, but for some buyers, such a compromise is worth the improved fuel economy and torque at low revs.

Fuel economy and fuel consumption in real conditions
The EPA's fuel economy estimates for the 2021 Escalade are lower than those of the 2020 model -at least for those equipped with the 6.2-liter V-8. The rear-wheel drive examples are rated at 15 miles per gallon in the city, 20 miles per gallon on the highway, and 17 miles per gallon combined; adding four-wheel drive reduces each of these numbers by 1 mile per gallon. The 2020 model had ratings of up to 23 miles per gallon on the highway, and the Escalade's key competitor, the Lincoln Navigator, also offers more efficient ratings. The choice of a turbodiesel engine should matter, but estimates for this model have not yet been published. We look forward to testing both transmissions on our 200-mile highway to test fuel economy.

Interior, comfort and cargo
As the flagship of the Cadillac line, the Escalade 2021 raises the stakes on luxury in the cabin. The basic Luxury finish uses artificial leather, but all other finishes get real pleasure, and Platinum models have soft semi-aniline leather. Leather dashboard and door panels, aluminum speaker grilles and adjustable interior lighting create a luxurious look. Like the previous model, both a standard and a long-wheelbase model are offered, the latter of which gives more legroom to third-row drivers and additional cargo space.

Infotainment system and communication
In addition to the extra luxury features in the cabin, Cadillac completely tricked Escalade in the electronics department