![]() ![]() Do that and you also get the active video rear view mirror and a heads-up display. You'll have to spring for the Premium Luxury, Platinum Luxury, Sport, or Platinum Sport trims to get the 360-degree parking cameras, blind zone monitors, and cross traffic assist however. Early adopters will still get a complement of other advanced driver assistance systems, including front and rear pedestrian detection (probably a must, given the height of the hood) and automatic emergency braking. When it arrives it will offer an automated lane change ability, but like the diesel engine option, Cadillac says it won't be ready until late in Q4 2020. One tech upgrade we weren't able to try out is enhanced Super Cruise. I'd love to tell you more about the hardware that runs all of the above, but Cadillac wasn't prepared to delve into technical details, unfortunately. Even better is the fact that AR is standard on all Escalades. It's a pretty good implementation of the idea, and having it in the main instrument panel instead of the heads-up display is a boon for those of us who wear polarized sunglasses when it's sunny. The overlays are visible enough from your peripheral vision, and if you do glance down to look at them, you still see everything on the road in front of you. It's most dramatic when you approach a turn, with large blue arrows pointing the way you need to go, but the system will also tell you which lane you need to be in and so on. As you'll see in the photos, it shows you the view of a forward-looking camera and overlays your navigation directions on top. ![]() Night vision is a $2,000 optional extra and works a lot like it did in the Cadillac CT6, although the Escalade uses a higher-resolution infrared camera to go with the better screens.īut the best view is the AR camera. The first couple of modes of the main instrument panel are pretty conventional-you can display a big virtual speedometer gauge, and there's also a moving map. And to your right is a 16.9-inch touchscreen where you interact with the infotainment system and the car's settings. That is a 14.2-inch screen, mounted just in front of the other two. To your left is a 7.2-inch touchscreen: this one is where you can see your trip information, as well as select what to display on the main instrument panel. ![]() But mainly it's the big touches-all that acreage of OLED.Īlthough Cadillac's press materials make many references to the car's 38-inch OLED display "at twice the pixel density of a 4k TV," it's actually three separate panels. There are little touches, like the transmission lever that sprouts from the center console as opposed to poking out from the steering column, or wireless charging slot for your smartphone. Once you climb up and ensconce yourself in the driver's seat-a 16-way adjustable power seat with a pretty decent massage function to go with heating and cooling functions-the sense of modernity continues. Simply put, GM doesn't have a hybrid system on its shelves it could stick into the Escalade and evidently doesn't think its customer base cares enough for it to need one. Later this year the 277hp (207kW), 460lb-ft (623Nm) diesel option becomes available, but that's it on the powertrain front. It provides the Escalade with 420hp (313kW) and 460lb-ft (623Nm), and regardless of whether you pick two- or four-wheel drive, it uses the same 10-speed automatic transmission. The 6.2L V8 engine is common to many a GM machine and does feature the latest in cylinder-on-demand technology. It uses independent suspension front and rear, and the Platinum Luxury, Sport, and Platinum Sport trims all feature standard magnetorheological dampers, an electronic limited slip differential, and optional air suspension. At 76.4 inches (1,942mm) tall, I was grateful for the retractable running boards that emerge when you open a door if you're shorter than average, it is a $1,750 option you might want.īody-on-frame isn't a synonym for primitive, as evinced by the Escalade's underpinnings. More than one neighbor remarked on how large it was as it jutted out of my parking space, which luckily is slightly wider than the Escalade's 81.1 inches (2,059mm). Our test vehicle was a $105,995 Escalade ESV 4WD Platinum, which stretches out across 226.9 inches (5,766mm), with a 134.1-inch (3.407mm) wheelbase. It's where the domestic automakers make their money, and the new Escalade is built on General Motor's latest and greatest body-on-frame platform. What to Consider When Buying a New Cadillac SUVĮvery automaker in the world has an extensive lineup of SUVs and crossovers, so why choose a new Cadillac over any of the other potential suitors? These are the factors to consider, for better or worse, when perusing the American automaker’s range.The body-on-frame light truck is an American speciality. ![]()
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