Very nice review, but I have to disagree with you about the ride quality. As someone who just traded in a 2012 Escalade with only 34,000 miles on it. I think the ride is much smoother than the one I just traded in. My complaint is the lost of about 4 inches of cargo area height with the fold to the ground seats.
I like the refinement of this Gen Escalade but look wise inside and out I like the previous Gen better... I think the Yukon Denali looks better something I couldn't said with the previous Gen. Either way I like it and good video Steve!
Nice video Steve. I also enjoyed your QX80 review a few weeks ago. My lease on my 2013 JX35 is up in September and so far the QX80 is on the top of my list. Your reviews have been very informative. Thanks again.
That column shifter is simply a deal breaker for me the navigator has evolved since it’s introduction, people must really purchase these for the looks..
Nice review, Steve Wanted to learn more about the 'Slade. Sounds like 22's carrying 3 tons is too much to ask. If you can put up with a firm ride, sounds great. The softest MR suspension setting couldn't get smooth it out?
Looks like a hearse .......lines are so subtle that it comes off as a big box. wouldn't mind having that dash layout in my '06 ....... I think I'll keep my seats too
I struggle with how this truck costs $95000. Especially when it's 2015 and it still has that God awful column shifter. This truck really isn't worth a dollar more than $70000 on a good day. All of GM's new full size SUVs are overpriced by $10-15,000. It's absurd! Anyone who buys one of these brand new is a colossal moron.
***** I personally think that unless a truck has a bench seat or is the base model, a column shifter does not belong. They are extremely tacky and outdated. They definitely do not belong on a $95,000 truck. GM is the only truck maker that still uses them on all trims. Everyone else only uses them on the base models and bench seat versions. I think that really dates GM. Alas that is just my opinion. We will have to agree to disagree.
it's simple... find wat u like new luxury, and get it! da cabin is beautiful, and for me.... da wireless charging pad sold me... da trucky comment, wat da hell does SUV mean?)
As a paradox; all the safety features this truck has may lower insurance rates. But the snobs who can afford this escalade probably don't care too much.
I priced a new escalade at $167 a month on insurance through AIS. However, i would rather wait until a certified preowned one came in. These things lose about a good $35,000 within the first year of purchase alone. Insurance should be better with a used car hopefully. Too bad no certified preowned 2015 platinums are near my area. I'd totally be checking one out. =)
Steve went through a stop sign at the end the video! He must listening to rap music to drive around the corners at such speed and ignoring the stop sign. So that how one drives an Escalade!
If I could afford an escalade I would ditch those awful looking 22's. They ruin the look of the escalade which is already pretty subtle and not as eye popping and exciting as before.
if i was to buy this in indonesia it would cost me around 300k+. Crazy thing is, many people do it. i wish cars were as cheap here as in the states. really, they are super cheap in comparison :(
No doubt the group that designed the suspension on this generation SUV have all been fired by now. $95K and it still rides like a truck? That's terrible.
Needs a turn dial shift selector as standard equipment. Kill the column shifter please! Cadillac there is absolutely no excuse for this boring looking column that's shared with your chevy/GMC twins.and the price is atrocious!
Ivan Vojt I doubt 150K+ but if the new Cadillac Escalade Platinum was $125K rightfully so! You don’t mind spending that on German brands that last 5 years before it’s in the shop more than it’s on the road.
The 2007-2014 looks better to me! I believe they should have made miner changes to the body. GM could have put the new face on one, all the new technology, and updated the ride stability.
Tex Sledgehammer trust me, in my area there's thousands of luxury high end vehicles especially cadillacs. i've seen a lot of the new 2014-2015 escalades at my school, not a fan of it at all. they should have kinda stuck with the previous design and waited for this design for the future. in my opinion, it's not bad looking, just needed some time before releasing.
+Steve G. Cadillac is a subsidiary of GM. Meaning that as long as good sales permit, they can basically take the brand in whichever way they want (Hence why Cadillac moved their headquarters to New York.). Its a really great luxury brand now, and well worth the money.
+Omid Gul da way I talk is just like da videos on here....... u don't like it, don't watch it. u don't like da way I talk, don't read it! GOT IT? Good. Win u reply bak please refer to da video.
TestDriveNow.com featuring Auto Critic Steve Hammes You can't really compare the RR to a Escalade. Two different worlds. Plus the RR Sport is small. Not a larger SUV. The RR starts at $83,000. Option it out with the the escalade goods and that will be over $100,000.
Looks is subjective but I like the design of this SUV however here's my biggest gripes harsh ride and price, no Escalade should go beyond 50K that's quite absurd!
Your reviews are rather poetic in your rhythmic presentation. A great way to conclude a day. :)
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Wow, this is the best interior I have ever seen on a car!!!
Speaking of gas prices, my 2011 Escalade is at 94,000 miles. I've been rolling since gas went down!
How are gas prices now?
The guy ran through a stop sign at the end!!
novemberSUN1 I'll tell Chris.
Good catch lol!
+novemberSUN1 It was just a "rolling stop" :)
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+Leggo My Ego .
Very nice review, but I have to disagree with you about the ride quality. As someone who just traded in a 2012 Escalade with only 34,000 miles on it. I think the ride is much smoother than the one I just traded in. My complaint is the lost of about 4 inches of cargo area height with the fold to the ground seats.
Thanks for your feedback.
I like the refinement of this Gen Escalade but look wise inside and out I like the previous Gen better... I think the Yukon Denali looks better something I couldn't said with the previous Gen. Either way I like it and good video Steve!
The Cadillac Escalade is so sexy both inside and out!
Nice video Steve. I also enjoyed your QX80 review a few weeks ago. My lease on my 2013 JX35 is up in September and so far the QX80 is on the top of my list. Your reviews have been very informative. Thanks again.
Sheldon Warner Thanks, Sheldon! That's what I like to hear.
Great review. Very nice looking Caddy.
But seriously, blowing the stop at 5:48? lol
Sir Steve your videos are very poetic and informative. I’ve learned a lot from you and I’m a fan of your channel.
Man, thank you! Appreciate that and good luck with your career!
That column shifter is simply a deal breaker for me the navigator has evolved since it’s introduction, people must really purchase these for the looks..
I prefer column shifters because they're out of the way compared to the space-robbing console shifter.
I can't stop watching 4:23!
I learned something new from this video....There is nothing better than germans or lexus......
I'm already thinking what the next one will look like, it can only get better, fingers crossed, oh steve, escalade will always be the hayday of suvs
Love Escalades😍
Nice review, Steve
Wanted to learn more about the 'Slade. Sounds like 22's carrying 3 tons is too much to ask. If you can put up with a firm ride, sounds great. The softest MR suspension setting couldn't get smooth it out?
Evander Smart Not so much.
Yikes on 22" wheels. I wish there were a downsize option to get back the plush ride. 20" is only on the Standard trim, which I believe massive enough.
Why does it have the aerial/Gps at the front of the vehicle by the windscreen? Looks odd and out of place
By the way there was a stop sign at the end. Just saying.
Looks like a hearse .......lines are so subtle that it comes off as a big box. wouldn't mind having that dash layout in my '06 ....... I think I'll keep my seats too
I prefer the previous generations styling, this looks like it could be a nissan or something
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Is it me or did the Escalade keep going up in price...the next probably gonna cost about 90k to 100k
I struggle with how this truck costs $95000. Especially when it's 2015 and it still has that God awful column shifter. This truck really isn't worth a dollar more than $70000 on a good day. All of GM's new full size SUVs are overpriced by $10-15,000. It's absurd! Anyone who buys one of these brand new is a colossal moron.
***** I personally think that unless a truck has a bench seat or is the base model, a column shifter does not belong. They are extremely tacky and outdated. They definitely do not belong on a $95,000 truck. GM is the only truck maker that still uses them on all trims. Everyone else only uses them on the base models and bench seat versions. I think that really dates GM. Alas that is just my opinion. We will have to agree to disagree.
it's simple... find wat u like new luxury, and get it! da cabin is beautiful, and for me.... da wireless charging pad sold me... da trucky comment, wat da hell does SUV mean?)
Jay Jones “da”?
Your favorite luxury 3-row SUV (Cadillac Escalade, Infiniti QX80, Mercedes GL, Lincoln Navigator, Lexus 570, Range Rover)?
Escalade
Lexus lx! Definitely for the money. GM is crap quality
Escalade
As a paradox; all the safety features this truck has may lower insurance rates. But the snobs who can afford this escalade probably don't care too much.
I priced a new escalade at $167 a month on insurance through AIS. However, i would rather wait until a certified preowned one came in. These things lose about a good $35,000 within the first year of purchase alone. Insurance should be better with a used car hopefully. Too bad no certified preowned 2015 platinums are near my area. I'd totally be checking one out. =)
Anyone else thinks that it's adorable that Steve listens to Mandy Moore?
I knew that was coming! Hey, that one album Wild Hope should be on your iPod, too 😏
john learoux, lincon and caddy are in the same realm 3rd most high end SUVs
This is a fantastic video. You've got a new subscriber.
Thanks!
Steve - How bout another Escalade rival, like the Mercedes GL?
Steve went through a stop sign at the end the video! He must listening to rap music to drive around the corners at such speed and ignoring the stop sign. So that how one drives an Escalade!
+HW2800 That was Chris!
If I could afford an escalade I would ditch those awful looking 22's. They ruin the look of the escalade which is already pretty subtle and not as eye popping and exciting as before.
if I was go get a suv it be a escalade or a gmc yukon d. all I have 2 say is go test drive one
I love this car ❤❤❤
Right through a stopsign at the end haha
That's pretty typical of most escalade drivers anyways. Haha
Does the new one really have a rough ride compared to the previous gen escalade?
I test drove a 2014 and 2016, gosh the new one has horrible ride quality! And it's platinum edition.
if i was to buy this in indonesia it would cost me around 300k+. Crazy thing is, many people do it. i wish cars were as cheap here as in the states. really, they are super cheap in comparison :(
are you dumb
I love this suv.
How long this 2015 version is going to be available on the market?
What is the top grade on this vehicle or what equals the GMC Denali or Chevy High Country
Jonatan Garcia Escalade Platinum
if you have an escalade platinum you can run through red lights. money works
Aunt Becky taught me how to pay off the cops.
No doubt the group that designed the suspension on this generation SUV have all been fired by now. $95K and it still rides like a truck? That's terrible.
Needs a turn dial shift selector as standard equipment. Kill the column shifter please! Cadillac there is absolutely no excuse for this boring looking column that's shared with your chevy/GMC twins.and the price is atrocious!
this is to sweet I would beg for one
They should have put LED them signals for the front. ..
The lamps on the front are LED. Cadillac is the first automaker to use LED all around.
oh my bad i must have missed that, thanks!
The navigator isn't as good tbh and it looks too old on the inside
lol did he just try to compare the Lincoln to the caddy? they arent even in the same realm
I prefer the Yukon Denali.
that shark fin antenna looks out of place
In 5 years I bet you can option one of these up to 150K.
Ivan Vojt At the rate GM is overpricing their new full size SUV's, you might sadly be right.
Ivan Vojt I doubt 150K+ but if the new Cadillac Escalade Platinum was $125K rightfully so! You don’t mind spending that on German brands that last 5 years before it’s in the shop more than it’s on the road.
steve, should Cadillac have a v series escalade?
I bet it's coming, like it or not.
ummmm, LOVE IT, thanks steve, love your vids, always look forward to watching new ones
Awesome vehicle
You look like old saabkyle04
+10CIRL saabkyle04 from the future
on the video, you didnt stop on the stop signal
It's sad but I usually only see trophy wives who don't know how to drive rolling in tahoes, escalades...and oh yes...rappers
GMC yukon XL denali is cheaper but I like the looks of it more, the 2007 to be exact
is it just me or are the older escalades better looking exterior?
The 2007-2014 looks better to me! I believe they should have made miner changes to the body. GM could have put the new face on one, all the new technology, and updated the ride stability.
The new design takes some getting used to. I'm sure once you see it in person, you'll really like it. These new escalades really stand out.
Tex Sledgehammer trust me, in my area there's thousands of luxury high end vehicles especially cadillacs. i've seen a lot of the new 2014-2015 escalades at my school, not a fan of it at all. they should have kinda stuck with the previous design and waited for this design for the future. in my opinion, it's not bad looking, just needed some time before releasing.
U right
Colby Tyler huqowertyûui
A.-olooa
great SUV car
You can't lose with 22's.
2:47-2:58 Que the GTA San Andreas sound track
Column shifter for a vehicle like this is not exceptible take the navy any day
Not gonna see any scumbags driving these for a few years their always driving old escalades
I need a knead setting in my car. But seriously, this beluga offers Kardashianesque levels of grandeur for upper-middle-class dollars.
Khu NoPie Also works with bread ;-)
"D'ough!"
$95,000 for a GM? Yikes!
it's a gm I wouldn't pay that much for a bmw or any other car on the road!
+Steve G. Cadillac is a subsidiary of GM. Meaning that as long as good sales permit, they can basically take the brand in whichever way they want (Hence why Cadillac moved their headquarters to New York.). Its a really great luxury brand now, and well worth the money.
I am upgrading to a Range Rover, Cadillac lost me when they redesigned the Escalade
navigator
Should't a high riding suv automatically auto low ride for aero benefits...
shopwithaaron If only it had air springs.
Heads up display isn't anything new to me, some GM cars had this feature in the 80' or maybe was the 90's.
I used to Love the escalade but IT'S TOO similar to Its GM brothers
what about now #2020
Even worst now just a waste just get anything else
So you want me to spend a hundred thousand on a 2015 model truck that doesn't support hdmi on my TV screens. Hmmmmm??
like the infiniti qx80 way better
For once I prefer the Navigator
cncfan Ugh.
cncfan Why? The Navigator's shape hasn't changed from 2003 and the interior is cheap and full of parts from Ford's parts bin.
Al Bundy Personally, the redesigned Navigator has a more elegant look to it, whereas the Escalade is a little too brash for me. Just an opinion.
cncfan It's also $20,000-30,000 cheaper. What's not to like about that? I think it looks way classier too.
cncfan Add better 3rd seat leg room.
am I the only one that noticed he was listening to mandy moore
+Omid Gul da way I talk is just like da videos on here....... u don't like it, don't watch it. u don't like da way I talk, don't read it! GOT IT? Good. Win u reply bak please refer to da video.
Would you rather have a Range Rover or a Escalade Steve?
I'm driving a RR Sport Autobiography right now and it's priced about the same as the Escalade I had. And I'd much prefer the Rover.
TestDriveNow.com featuring Auto Critic Steve Hammes You can't really compare the RR to a Escalade. Two different worlds. Plus the RR Sport is small. Not a larger SUV. The RR starts at $83,000. Option it out with the the escalade goods and that will be over $100,000.
He ran threw a stop sign at 5:47!!
awesome =)
lincoln navigator vs cadillac escalade
Hm, the price isn't actually that bad.
was that filmed in albany ny?
rrr46060 Mostly.
Very nice, but for $90+ grand, I'd rather have an s-class Benz.
2021
sexy AF
trading my rover for it, nothing but problems with my rover
Careful with new GM vehicles, my XTS has a lot of problems.
Way to expensive for an overpriced Tahoe. Not to mention it doesn't have much offroad capabilities either.
***** Overpriced Tahoe? This isn't 2010 anymore...They have far more differences than similarities.
That's why the best off-roader full size SUV out there is the Land Cruiser.
Yeah you can stop using that line from 2004 there buddy, that argument is totally invalid today LMFAO
dammmmnnn this is nice!
Wait what, did he just say way too trucky?
It was a long time ago now; did I?
Looks is subjective but I like the design of this SUV however here's my biggest gripes harsh ride and price, no Escalade should go beyond 50K that's quite absurd!
the escalade has been one of my dream cars since i was 13!!
but this new model just doesn't cut it for me anymore it's just.. it looks fucking lame!!
Thanks :()
The chevy suburban is a better car. Also the Cadillac escalade copied the chevy suburban with its design.
crmnl brkz ftw
blingy, blingy...
Guess I'd keep my 3rd gen LLacc the new one is fukin ugly i luv the gadgets and the interior no more EXT no more Caddies for me..
massa
Can get a much better car for less...
Rizzle Dizzle I have one...
chemi ocnebis manqanaaaaaaaa
An expensive monstrosity. Not a fan of the design. Just a big ugly car out of Detroit. looks like a Lincoln Navigator.
Lol
ese carro sólo es para presidentes y narcotraficantes.