For Adds even more kit to lavish standard spec, including important sat nav. V8 burble is pleasing, and ride comfort is good. Safety is top notch too.
Against Not remotely sporty, with stodgy handling, lifeless steering and a jerky gearbox. For £50k quality should be miles better, and the cabin is nothing special.
What Car? says
Apart from satellite-navigation, this doesn’t really offer much more than standard version. Still, if you must have the ‘ultimate’ edition, here it is - but it’s highly flawed.
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Target Price team says:
The Escalade is almost comically large and looks completely incongruous on UK roads, proving difficult to manoeuvre in built-up areas - thanks also in part to a jerky automatic gearbox.
Its strength is its individuality and a relatively low price - it undercuts a V8 Range Rover by more than £20,000. However, it feels at least that much cheaper inside, with poor-quality plastics and a generally lacklustre feel in the cabin.
It almost makes up for it with oodles of standard kit - even entry-level Elegance cars get heated electric seats, leather upholstery, tri-zone climate control, parking sensors and cruise control. Sport Luxury versions add cooled seats, a heated steering wheel and sat-nav.
It’s comfortable, but the driving position could be better and the third row of seats is too small for adults. As you’d expect, the 6.2 V8 suffers from appalling fuel economy and high CO2 emissions.
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