2021 Cadillac Escalade

 

2021 Cadillac Escalade Premium Luxury Platinum

MPG/MPGe	19 Highway / 14 City
Engine	Gas V8 6.2L/376 cu in
Transmission	Automatic
Drive Train	Four Wheel Drive
Seating	7
Horsepower	420
Overall Crash Safety Rating	4 / 5 Stars

Written by: Jen Dunnaway, Automotive Editor    

What's new:

The Cadillac Escalade gets a total redesign for 2021, gaining size, new tech, and an independent rear suspension.

What's hot:

·         Gigantic 38” of total OLED display space is catnip for screen junkies.

·         Between the Magnetic Ride Control and the adaptive Air Ride suspension, handling is exquisitely well-sorted and confident despite colossal size.

·         Expansive and ultra-comfortable interior, with improved room for both passengers and cargo

·         The Cadillac Escalade has long been go-to for over-the-top luxury in the fullsize SUV segment—and this year, the gargantuan scale and superlative opulence that the Escalade is known for both go even bigger. With 2021’s total redesign, the Escalade dials up the very things that have kept it at the forefront of luxury mega-haulers for the last two decades and change—its tranquil ride becomes even more cloudlike, it pampers its occupants with escalating amenities, and it outdoes itself with next-generation infotainment and driver-assist tech. And somehow, yes, it manages to be even more huge. This new Escalade makes it clear that you’re going to be spoiled as never before, and as always, it aims to outdo itself. But has it reached a tipping point of sorts, spilling over into a realm of just too much of a good thing? I spent a few days in one, pondering this very question.

What's not:

·         Poor outward visibility caused by massive hood and substantial forward blindspots.

·         The camera is the tool you need the most, yet it’s buried in the menu.

·         The tacky and argumentative electronic shift joystick does not fit with the cabin’s grandeur.