Escalade vs Grand Wagoneer vs Navigator - Which one are you picking? 👀 Also, note that in the pricing graphic I accidentally swapped USD and CAD. It's correct as I say it! - E
My wife and I are or were in the market for a new large SUV. We are older and don't need it we just want it. However, we have given up until the prices change. Sites are reporting that RAM new CEO is or thinking about cutting MSRP by 35% on trucks. If the same holds true for the Grand Wagoneer, then we would consider one. No way we would buy a Wagoneer over a Yukon but the Grand Wagoneer at 35% off would at least get us to look and seriously consider it. For us, it would be the Yukon Denali versus the Grand Wagoneer. At 35% off it would be about 10k less which would align right now. However, if GMC followed suit with some discounts as well then it would be back to the Yukon winning again. This thing against an Escalade is not a competition, it's a beat down by the Escalade. Consumer reports has not been kind the Wagoneer or the Grand Wagoneer on reliability and rightfully so. Lots of stories of these being in the shop more than on the road. Huge downside is the knob in the middle of the console. Huge upside is all the screens is awesome! The Yukon is sleek, sexy and even mean looking at times. This thing looks like a shoebox with wheels on it.
We agree with pretty much everything you said. There is a lot of movement at Stellantis right now, so hopefully it will make some of their models more attractive.
I disagree with most of what you said. I can appreciate you trying to boost the cred of the Escalade, but I’ve owned a ‘23 Sport Platinum ESV and a ‘22 GWS3. I have 95k kms on the GW and 13k kms on ESV. I can hold a conversation with 70kph wind with third row passengers without even raising my voice in the GW…I get a headache in the Escalade with anything more than 15kph wind. The decibel reader says that it is 6 decimal louder on relatively loud road condition for Escalade. Also, Super Cruise really only works on major highways…as soon as you hit any “major” road intersection it deactivates and there is ZERO way to stop it from hammering on the brakes. The acceleration is noticeably faster in the GW, the turning radius is over 12’ shorter and I can put a full mug of coffee on the front centre console of the GW and it won’t spill. Caddy would spill everywhere. Both were brand new when I got and came with every option. Also, fuel economy isn’t even close. The GW has averaged 18.6mpg lifetime and regularly gets 20-22 on highway. Escalade has beaten with 6.2 has beat 19 mpg once. We don’t speed. Only benefits to Escalade are: sound system, Super Cruise (when it works) and overall client experience. Otherwise, I’d take the GW 10/10 times
Appreciate you sharing your thoughts. Just to clarify, we think the GW is really good, but based on our experience with 5 different Escalades, the Escalade closer aligns with what we are looking for in a luxury SUV. And note that Super Cruise only works on highways and is not meant to be an autonomous system that navigates intersections. So it does work as intended, even if that might be more restrictive than for example Tesla's auto pilot.
Betteridge's law of headlines continues to be true. Although, we do like to break that rule fairly often, ha! Which vehicle would you pick as the King of Luxury?
We haven't tested the X7 yet (it's on our to do list!) but judging by the similarly-sized GLS, the X7 is much shorter and has significantly less third-row space than the Wagoneer.
The new Inline-6 produces significantly more power while consuming admittedly the same amount of gas. I understand people not wanting to give up on the HEMI, but this seems to be a rare case of the replacement actually being better.
Escalade vs Grand Wagoneer vs Navigator - Which one are you picking? 👀
Also, note that in the pricing graphic I accidentally swapped USD and CAD. It's correct as I say it! - E
😍 love it!
My wife and I are or were in the market for a new large SUV. We are older and don't need it we just want it. However, we have given up until the prices change. Sites are reporting that RAM new CEO is or thinking about cutting MSRP by 35% on trucks. If the same holds true for the Grand Wagoneer, then we would consider one. No way we would buy a Wagoneer over a Yukon but the Grand Wagoneer at 35% off would at least get us to look and seriously consider it. For us, it would be the Yukon Denali versus the Grand Wagoneer. At 35% off it would be about 10k less which would align right now. However, if GMC followed suit with some discounts as well then it would be back to the Yukon winning again. This thing against an Escalade is not a competition, it's a beat down by the Escalade. Consumer reports has not been kind the Wagoneer or the Grand Wagoneer on reliability and rightfully so. Lots of stories of these being in the shop more than on the road. Huge downside is the knob in the middle of the console. Huge upside is all the screens is awesome! The Yukon is sleek, sexy and even mean looking at times. This thing looks like a shoebox with wheels on it.
We agree with pretty much everything you said. There is a lot of movement at Stellantis right now, so hopefully it will make some of their models more attractive.
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I disagree with most of what you said. I can appreciate you trying to boost the cred of the Escalade, but I’ve owned a ‘23 Sport Platinum ESV and a ‘22 GWS3. I have 95k kms on the GW and 13k kms on ESV. I can hold a conversation with 70kph wind with third row passengers without even raising my voice in the GW…I get a headache in the Escalade with anything more than 15kph wind. The decibel reader says that it is 6 decimal louder on relatively loud road condition for Escalade. Also, Super Cruise really only works on major highways…as soon as you hit any “major” road intersection it deactivates and there is ZERO way to stop it from hammering on the brakes. The acceleration is noticeably faster in the GW, the turning radius is over 12’ shorter and I can put a full mug of coffee on the front centre console of the GW and it won’t spill. Caddy would spill everywhere. Both were brand new when I got and came with every option. Also, fuel economy isn’t even close. The GW has averaged 18.6mpg lifetime and regularly gets 20-22 on highway. Escalade has beaten with 6.2 has beat 19 mpg once. We don’t speed. Only benefits to Escalade are: sound system, Super Cruise (when it works) and overall client experience. Otherwise, I’d take the GW 10/10 times
Appreciate you sharing your thoughts. Just to clarify, we think the GW is really good, but based on our experience with 5 different Escalades, the Escalade closer aligns with what we are looking for in a luxury SUV.
And note that Super Cruise only works on highways and is not meant to be an autonomous system that navigates intersections. So it does work as intended, even if that might be more restrictive than for example Tesla's auto pilot.
Nice. However. The original Wagoneer is infinitely more beautiful.
Can't argue with that!
No thank you I’ll take the Escalade over every SUV on the market
The Escalade is fantastic, agreed. We'll be testing the 2025 Escalade later this year and can't wait to see the improvements!
After reading the title, I just came to say it’s not the king of luxury.
Betteridge's law of headlines continues to be true. Although, we do like to break that rule fairly often, ha! Which vehicle would you pick as the King of Luxury?
BMW X7 Premium ..far ahead
We haven't tested the X7 yet (it's on our to do list!) but judging by the similarly-sized GLS, the X7 is much shorter and has significantly less third-row space than the Wagoneer.
The v8 is way it gets the same gas mileage as a turbo v6 and non of the lag. Stellatis killed the brand killing the hemi
The new Inline-6 produces significantly more power while consuming admittedly the same amount of gas. I understand people not wanting to give up on the HEMI, but this seems to be a rare case of the replacement actually being better.
inline 6 has waaay less lag that a v8