2012 cadillac escalade Reviews and News - Automobile Magazine
The heyday of the full-size luxury SUV may well have passed, but no vehicle born of that era has become more ingrained in the popular culture than the Cadillac Escalade. (A quick aside: Do we think this would have been the case if the Escalade had been named the ULX or some other nonsense amalgam of letters and numbers. ) Even though the Escalade's biggest-volume sales years may be behind it, this vehicle still looms large in the public consciousness, and the general perception of Cadillac. As the penultimate version, my Escalade Premium also came with a rear-seat entertainment system. Despite the raft of luxury equipment, however, the Escalade interior was somewhat of a letdown. The door panels and center console aren't nearly as richly padded as those in an Infiniti QX56. The dash trim is little different that what you'd see in a top-spec Suburban, and the rear captain's chairs have no center console between them. Although this wasn't the ESV, the Escalade is still a big vehicle, but the aforementioned second-row captains' chairs make for an effective adult seating capacity of four. Ford's Expedition/Lincoln Navigator twins are better in this regard, as their independent rear suspension allows for a lower rear floor. Additionally, with the third row in place, the Escalade has precious little cargo room. to make space for more cargo, the third-row seats fold and tumble but do not drop down into the floor. Source: www.automobilemag.com
