2008 Cadillac Escalade Review
After a week in the all-new Cadillac Escalade I have now reviewed each of GM's full-size SUVs, including the Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon. The Escalade is the top fish in the pond, complete with a more powerful V-8 engine, high-end leather appointments and plenty of flashy chrome.
It's too bad the Escalade has such an established reputation as a show-off vehicle, because I found the look of my dark blue test vehicle extremely elegant. It's as utilitarian as its less expensive siblings, but it adds what the others can't: style.
For such a large SUV, the Escalade — like the Yukon and Tahoe — is easy to drive, but unlike the slightly less powerful Yukon Denali it packed plenty of punch. Its spirited launches, though, are taken in from the extreme comfort of heated and cooled front leather seats, making the Escalade a fine place to be. The problem only comes when you check the sticker price and realize there are a lot of fine luxury SUVs on the market that offer as much or more for the money. Our all-wheel-drive tester started at $56,405; after almost all of the available options were tacked on, we were north of $65,000.
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Pairing
A Bluetooth—enabled cell phone must be paired to the Bluetooth system and
then connected to the vehicle before it can be used.
See your cell phone manufacturer's user guide for Bluetooth functions ...
Torque Lock
Torque lock is when the weight of the vehicle puts too much force on the
parking pawl in the transmission. This happens when parking on a hill and
shifting the transmission into P (Park) is not done ...
Other Navigation Services
Available from OnStar
OnStar eNav: Allows subscribers
to send destinations from Google
Maps and MapQuest.com to their
Turn-by-Turn Navigation or
screen-based navigation system.
When ready, the directions will be
...