Auto review: 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV is brash, confident - Indianapolis Star
It took nerve for Cadillac to paste its wreath and crest on the front of the GMC Yukon Denali and charge a premium for it. Somehow, the rich and famous swooned over the glammed-up truck and bought them in droves. A second generation debuted for 2002 with edgy styling, leather-lined interior with Bulgari gauges, and a grille the size of an August moon. Celebrities made it an icon, and the SUV's cachet wafted over Cadillac's cars. A truck had saved Cadillac and set a new standard for luxury SUVs. Ready for its fourth generation, Escalade is bigger, bolder and badder than ever. The grille is a wall of chrome planks and sculpted slats that shall not be mistaken for anything other than the leading salvo of a Cadillac. The side profile looks sleeker and more upscale with chiseled flanks, chrome outlines of the front windows and 22-inch alloys. Around back, I go weak for the bumper-to-roof LED taillamps that leave no question — day or night — that you were passed by a Cadillac. Cadillac could really stick it to the long-wheel base Range Rover if it tried. And, what about some soft calfskin leather on the steering wheel. Escalade adopts Cadillac's CUE infotainment system with haptic-sense touchscreen, navigation, USB, Bluetooth and 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot. Source: www.indystar.com
