2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV First Test
Big Deal: the Truck That Saved Cadillac Is Better Than Before
Internally known as GMT K2XX, the new Escalade picks up exactly where the old rig left off. Go on and take your cheap shots – the new Escalade is so big, you'll hit it. In the negative column goes all the usual stuff: It's too large, too thirsty, too expensive, too obnoxious, and it's really just a Chevy Suburban playing dress-up.
All true, to a point. But what such easily swung criticism misses is the fact that unlike the Suburban, which folks will buy because they need the utility and function, people purchase the big Cadillac because they want it. Because they like it.
The biggest Cadillac of them all is a bona fide status symbol, no matter what you think. Same as it's ever been.
The biggest change to the Escalade is the interior. GM wanted fold-flat seats, so cargo space is slightly down. Less space is relative, however, because when you're marveling at how much stuff you'll be able to cram behind the third row, you won't see "smaller." You'll see a cavern. Hence the reason that were it my money, I'd go with the ESV.
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