This test vehicle is the regular -
length Escalade, the first of three models released.
The Escalade is available in just the shorter body length of the Yukon and Tahoe, but later this year Cadillac will introduce an extended -
length Escalade that is built on the same chassis and body as the Chevrolet Suburban and Yukon XL.
Just about everything else is the same as what you'll find in the regular -
length Escalade.
EPA estimated fuel economy for the standard -
length Escalade and extended -
length Escalade ESV is the same: 14 mpg city / 23 mpg highway with rear - wheel drive and 14/21 with four - wheel drive.
Cadillac is again fielding a two - model lineup: the Tahoe - sized Escalade and the Suburban -
length Escalade ESV.
Not exact matches
For 2015, the
Escalade has more dramatic styling with bejeweled LED headlights and new, full -
length LED taillights.
So the new
Escalade hews to the same familiar formula: body - on - frame construction, suspension of front coil springs and a solid rear axle, naturally aspirated V - 8, six - speed automatic transmission, rear - or four - wheel drive, two
lengths / wheelbases, and a standard third - row seat.
Although both versions feature the same stretch between the axles as before (116 inches for the standard
Escalade, 130 inches for the ESV), they are slightly greater in
length (1.4 inches) and width (1.5 inches).
The 2015
Escalade grows by 1.5 inches in
length — and if you opt for the extended wheelbase ESV edition, you get a further 14 inches of SUV to love.
But unlike the Mercedes (or any other similarly sized luxury SUV), the
Escalade is available in two wheelbases, providing maximum interior space with the extended -
length ESV model.
The ESV is 22 inches longer than the regular
Escalade, with 20 inches of that extra
length inside the passenger compartment.
The 2015
Escalade will continue to be offered in the standard
length model and the longer ESV version, which is 20 inches longer.
Large and in charge: That's the Cadillac
Escalade ESV, an extended -
length version of Caddy's fullsize
Escalade ESV (and, if one wants to be a bit more crass about it, a glorified Chevrolet Suburban).
In keeping with the American SUV theme, the
Escalade and its extended -
length ESV sibling were treated as two separate vehicles — with the longer
Escalade two slots lower on the list of longest - lasting SUVs from luxury brands.
The
Escalade is a regally trimmed full - size SUV that comes in regular or extended -
length ESV models.
The
Escalade is actually the same
length as the Enclave, but the former's battering ram looks make it seem much bigger and it starts at $ 75,000.
Like its brethren, the
Escalade comes in standard
length and longer
Escalade ESV
length, which adds 14 inches in wheelbase and 20 inches in
length.
The tested
Escalade was the shorter
length, but it was a Platinum with four - wheel drive, so its as - tested price of $ 94,695 was on the higher side of what you'd pay for a 2016
Escalade.