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#266 of 994 Thanks Glouer by glamourlife Jan 31, 2001 (11:47 am)
Your preliminary review was great. I can't wait to get more info on the ride and handling. With 345hp and 380 Torque the Caddy is a BEAST!
#267 of 994 Paisan.... by mbml55amg Jan 31, 2001 (2:21 pm)
While I can't give you exactly what you asked for, my 2001 Denali XL is very impressive from a full stop. It accelerates very strongly, & the 6.0 sounds excellent. It won't run with our C5, but it is much quicker than my 454 Suburban, & for the first 100 yards it stays right with my ML55. I'm sure an extra 25HP with the weight savings of the shorter Escalade chassis can only help.
#268 of 994 Escalade vs Sequoia back seat by traveling101 Feb 01, 2001 (5:42 am)
Like miamiheat (#264) I would like to know about the leg room of the 3rd row seating in the 2002 Escalade. If the 3rd row flooring is comfy for adults (tall ones) I might wait for one. Most of the large SUVs with 3rd row seating has no leg room because the floor back there is raised. Not true in the Sequoia which is almost as roomy as the back row of a minivan.
#269 of 994 '02 Escalade -- continued by glouer Feb 02, 2001 (5:39 pm)
Went again to one of local Caddy dealers but they didn't have one for test drive. I checked the 3rd row seating accomodations. As you know, there are 2 individual seats that can be removed, or individually folded down. When upright there is plenty of knee room, because you're only about 6 inches off the floor, but no room for legs .... in fact you *have* to bend your knees up to sit .... definitely only for short rides or kids. With one of the two 3rd row seats folded down (making it virtually flush with the floor) there would be room for suitcases over it, but nothing of any size would fit behind the two 3rd row seats when they are both upright. The Buick Rendezvous, due in April, will have several features the Escalade does not, including optional 2nd row captain's chairs (when the optional 3rd row is ordered), plus optional head-up display of speed & several other functions, and a tire-pressure monitor (perhaps standard, not sure). All of this makes me think that the Escalade might very well soon have some or all of those items as well. Still, even as is, it is a fine vehicle except for the aforementioned 3rd row, but many SUVs seem to have a disappointing 3rd row in some manner or other, if they have one at all.
#270 of 994 Few more questions and comments by paisan Feb 02, 2001 (6:09 pm)
The Power retracting mirrors are great (I have em on my trooper, they've been on the Trooper since '98)!   Is the 2nd row legroom compromised at all by the 3rd row of seats? I know the 2nd row of the durango is too small due to the 3rd row of seats.   -mike
#271 of 994 Hi all! by drew_ Feb 02, 2001 (9:08 pm)
I see that some of of you from the Subaru Crew are here! I most certainly didn't expect that, but glad to have you in this discussion anyway.   BTW, I have changed the title of this topic from "Cadillac SUV..." to "Cadillac Escalde" to better reflect the messages in here.   Please continue! Drew Host Vans and SUVs message boards
#272 of 994 2nd row vs 3rd row by glouer Feb 02, 2001 (9:35 pm)
Mike - Most definitely the fact that there is a 3rd row imposed the restriction on leg room in the 2nd row, and it is a very narrow floor space in front of the 2nd row, an issue only corrected apparently by the front seat occupants moving forward, which might not be a problem depending on the leg room required for the front seat occupants, as the front seats have a fairly generous amount of fore-aft travel. I don't think there is any fore-aft travel for the 2nd row, however, but didn't actually ask.
#274 of 994 Hey Drew by rsholland Feb 03, 2001 (7:23 am)
Yeah, I've done some HD posting over here, but not for some time. As you may have gathered, the Escalade is not exactly my cup of tea, at least not the first generation model. I've only warmed up slightly to the new generation model. In this market (American full-size SUV), give me a Tahoe (or Suburban) any day of the week.   As I stated in my (much) earlier posts (and at the risk of re-opening some old wounds), I see the Escalade (both generations) as essentially a Tahoe in a tuxedo. That doesn't do it for me. For a premium SUV (remember, this is supposed to be be GM's "best", top-of-the-line, and to compete with the best of the world has to offer), I want to see cutting-edge engineering that's not found on other vehicles—and I don't mean just On-Star or AWD, or... "premium leather" (whatever that is?). I want to see a significant upward movement of the engineering benchmark—a new paradigm, if you will. I don't see it here. As an owner of a Mercedes ML, you know what I'm talking about.   But since I'm not in the market for a full-size SUV, I'll stick with Subaru. I will, however, continue to lurk over here, and comment as I see fit.   Bob
#275 of 994 Escalade = Denali? by paisan Feb 03, 2001 (9:16 am)
I saw an ad in a magazine for the denali yesterday toting AWD. Are these 2 cars twins?   -mike

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