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#714 of 994 Tahoe/Escalade by nferr May 25, 2004 (9:24 am)
We drove a loaded up Tahoe and an Escalade back to back. Went straight from the Chevy dealer to the Caddy dealer. There's quite a bit of distance between the two. Yes you can tell they're obviously from the same basic design but the Caddy is smoother and faster. The steering is quite a bit lighter and the Escalade is quieter too. It just has a more luxury car feel to it.   The interior, while similar in dash shape and the gauges, is also much more luxurious overall. The leather seats and door panels are nicer, there's zebrano wood trim and lots of little touches that really dress it up over the Tahoe. Almost everything is standard on the Escalade. You have to drive and see them back to back to really note how different they are.   Of course exterior style is a matter of taste but the Escalade seems to be the popular hot looking SUV right now.
#715 of 994 What about by paisan May 25, 2004 (12:16 pm)
Denali/Excalade comparo?   -mike
#716 of 994 Drove one now........ by nvbanker May 25, 2004 (2:30 pm)
I drove an 04 last week. It was the 2wd with the small motor, and it drove just like I thought it would, like the Tahoe. Not that it's bad, but the Navigator is a lot more refined, IMO. Depends on how you like them to drive I guess.   The Escalade is a beauty on the outside to be sure, and is definitely preferred by the music video crowd, at least. As well as many others. But if everybody preferred it, we wouldn't have an Infiniti QX56, or a Lexus LX 470 would we?
#717 of 994 Drove one now.. by nferr May 26, 2004 (11:14 am)
Absolutely. Everyone has different tastes. I'm somewhat surprised you didn't feel any difference driving an Escalade and a Tahoe. The ride is smoother in the Caddy due to probably softer springs and the road sensing suspension which adjusts the shocks electronically. And the steering is much lighter. More noise isolation too. Since you drove the 2WD version there's no difference in the engine but the AWD model of course has more power than the Tahoe. And you get the stabilitrack in the Caddy. To be truthful I prefer certain things in the Tahoe, mainly the tighter steering and the low gear for the 4WD. But the Caddy is a lot more luxurious.   Paisan, I didn't drive the Denali. We did drive an Envoy and didn't particularly like it, but I didn't even see any Denali's around. My wife pretty much had her heart set on the Escalade because of the looks and to be honest if you're spending this much money you do want the Caddy crest rather than the GMC one. Or at least we did.   Same basic reason people pay a lot more for the Lexus over the Land Cruiser or the Infiniti over the Armada. None of these luxury SUV's are a necessary purchase when you look at it rationally.
#718 of 994 True true by paisan May 26, 2004 (11:45 am)
was just curious how close the denali was to escalade. I personally won't be getting a full-size SUV til the GMs come in Diesel since I use it for towing about 10k miles a year and milage towing 10K miles a year is an issue.   -mike
#719 of 994 Diesel..... by nvbanker May 26, 2004 (3:17 pm)
NOW we're talking!! I think if ANYBODY put a diesel in their big SUV (Excursion and Suburban excluded, too big), they could sell a whole raft of 'em.
#720 of 994 Burban doesn't have one by paisan May 26, 2004 (4:00 pm)
That's what I'd like to buy or a Yukon size but no Diesels I'm considering the Liberty since it will have a CRD next year.   -mike
#721 of 994 I can't believe it... by mark156 Aug 16, 2004 (8:12 pm)
I'm still considering the Escalade on my next SUV purchase and no one has written in this section in a while.   I would hope to think the Cadillac Escalade is completely trouble free since no one is complaining!   I tried to look on the GM site to see when the next restyle was coming but haven't been able to find any good information. I think maybe the next change will come in 2007, am I right?   Mark
#722 of 994 by nvbanker Aug 17, 2004 (9:20 pm)
Probably more like nobody cares. Whenever it is, I hope they put a Cadillac interior in it finally, instead of a Silverado with more plood.
#723 of 994 The Escalade ESV by mark156 Aug 19, 2004 (6:09 am)
Jim (nvbanker), I actually like the interior of the Cadillac. I'm sure the next generation Escalade will make improvements like the Navigator did as it went from one model year to the next. Talk about plastic, that big door on the dash is waiting to be broken.   What has attracted me to the Cadillac vs. the Navigator is the longer version ESV. I like the looks of the GMC YukonXL Denali better but I like the rear bumper sensors, the larger engine, full leather on all three rows that the Cadillac offers, and let's not forget, the Bvlgari clock! LOL.   Mark Replies to this message: aggiedog (Aug 20, 2004 4:11 pm)

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