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7 Big Pluses And 5 Relative Minuses Of The Cadillac Escalade

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7 Big Pluses And 5 Relative Minuses Of The Cadillac Escalade
7 Big Pluses And 5 Relative Minuses Of The Cadillac Escalade
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Among the heavy crossovers, the Escalade has a special place due to its origin. He is no worse and no better than competitors. It is different: with its own characteristics, unique pluses and, alas, with some minuses with which someone can get along without problems, and someone not.

To make it easier to understand whether it is worth considering this car as its next car, we list the strengths and weaknesses of the fourth-generation Cadillac Escalade, which, fortunately, still remains a real American car.

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All problems - in the furnace

The main advantage of the SUV is its 6.2-liter engine. Firstly, it is atmospheric, and secondly, it is an 8-cylinder and V-shaped, thanks to which it has tremendous torque, which seems to be able to rip the engine off its mounts during sharp accelerations. Thirdly, it sounds great, and fourthly, it sounds only during acceleration - the rest of the time it is not heard. Technical data: 426 hp and 621 Nm with acceleration dynamics of 6.5 seconds to 100 km / h. And he warms up very quickly.

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Speaking of consumption, it is worth mentioning very different reviews of the owners - someone fits into the declared 17 liters per 100 km, while someone else's consumption reaches 25, or even 30 liters. The engine is able to turn off half of its cylinders, so the flow rate largely depends on the driving style.

Trap filed

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An important plus, given the enormous dimensions of the car and its almost 1.9-meter height, was the convenience of landing in the passenger compartment. When opening any door, a very wide step leaves from under the bottom of the car, on which you can stand not with your sock, like on some other cars, but with your whole foot. Being removed, the step is pressed tightly to the bottom and practically does not get dirty. The thresholds of Escalade remain clean.

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Salon Escalade, as it should be in class, is very spacious, but to write it in the pros, one excess of space is not enough. It has not only perfectly fitted skin, comfortable seats, a digital instrument panel with a projection onto the windshield, but also thoughtful ergonomics. There are many sockets and USB sockets hidden in it - this is probably the only car that, like a house or apartment, is designed to ensure that all seven of its passengers, having barely settled in places, immediately started to simultaneously charge their gadgets.

The third and second rows of seats are folded with buttons, the seatbacks of the second row are adjustable in tilt, and the tailgate opens with a wave of the leg. But the main thing in such a spacious cabin is that it is convenient to move around, to get or fold something.

… and fifth point vibration

The adaptability of the Cadillac Escalade delights everyone. It impresses with touch buttons and the already mentioned projection of important information for the driver on the windshield. A separate point should be highlighted security systems, which, when the situation, in their opinion, becomes threatening, tremble in the truest sense of the word - the driver's seat begins to vibrate, attracting the attention of a gapeous driver. Also, many owners note the excellent sound of the audio system and a powerful climate that easily copes with a huge cabin.

Good night

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Poor lighting can ruin the impression of both a car and a trip. But this does not apply to Escalade. LED car headlights illuminate the road and curb with a uniform bright fan, and the color of the glow itself does not tire the eyes. The main beam extends very far. bends of night roads do not come as a surprise to the driver. In addition, the car is equipped with a system for switching the dipped beam to the main beam, which works quite distinctly and can be switched off if necessary.

Stop the elephant

What is the use of acceleration when there is a lack of braking, especially for a car weighing more than 2.6 tons? Often insufficiently tenacious brakes become a minus of the car, but Escalade was lucky with them. Judging by the reviews, they are somewhat inferior to BMW brakes, but surpass Toyota and Tuareg. Owners note their intelligibility and lightness.

Following the wheel

Despite the frame structure, large mass and inertia, the Escalade has good handling. Contrary to expectations, the SUV perfectly goes through turns and obeys the steering wheel, instantly changing the trajectory. Cranes, of course, are present, but, as most owners note, only at speeds too high for maneuvers, when passengers have to hold onto the handrails or armrests.

It's time to describe the cons of the car - some of them are inseparable from the pros.

D'Artagnan's horse

The advantages of handling appeared in a heavy SUV for a reason. That the car was not afraid to drive, engineers made its suspension too stiff. The owners describe it as “shaking”, which affects the comfort of riding on Russian roads.

Reptile retrograde

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The 6-speed automatic, which works with some delays, also raises complaints. But most of all, the owners do not like its classic American shift lever, sticking out of the steering column in the old fashioned way and making “cartilage” sounds when changing positions. Nobody even thinks to use the existing manual gearshift mode.

Didn’t think a bit

All-round cameras work perfectly during the day, transmitting an excellent picture to the monitor, but at night they are much less useful. More precisely, it is almost absent. Rumor has it that in the US, the company carried out the replacement of video cameras, so they turned out to be useless in the dark.

Owners of Escalade do not understand the absence of a headlight washer on such an expensive car, which even has a rear-view camera lens washer. The problem turned out to be so acute that many workshops today offer services for installing an emergency washer on the Escalade. Such discouraging flaws are typical of the American auto industry. For example, the deceased Hummer H 2 did not have parking sensors in any of its configurations. Neither the rear nor the front.

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Many owners of Escalade do not like the sound of closing car doors. To make it more pleasant, they install special closers. The fact that people are willing to spend extra money and time on this, says a lot: both about the degree of sound unpleasantness, and about the great love of the owners for their Cadillacs.

  • A detailed test drive of the Cadillac Escalade can be found here.
  • This summer in Russia, sales of the special Escalade limited edition Sport Edition began.

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