Ext. color: Crystal White Tri-Coat
Int. color: Shale
Drivetrain: Four-wheel Drive
MPG:
14-21
Fuel type: Gasoline
Transmission: 10-Speed Automatic
Engine: 6.2L V8 16V GDI OHV
Stock #: 8626
VIN: 1GYS4JKJ7LR305708
Convenience:
Adaptive Cruise Control, Heated Steering Wheel, Navigation System, Power Liftgate, Remote Start
Entertainment:
Apple CarPlay®/Android Auto®, Bluetooth®, Premium Sound System, Rear Seat Entertainment
Exterior:
Alloy Wheels, Tow Hitch
Safety:
Automatic Emergency Braking, Backup Camera, Brake Assist, Lane Departure Warning, Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Stability Control
Seating:
Leather Seats, Memory Seat, Third Row Seating
2020 Cadillac Escalade ESV Premium Luxury review
Solid upgrade marred by substandard electronics
July 23, 2023
By CP from Centreville, VA
Owns this car
Excellent mechanical upgrade from earlier series. Handles like a vehicle half its size with great transmission and suspension. Great ride quality and overall handling. Reliable thus far - 40K miles on it with one issue needed warranty replacement (starter motor).
Unfortunately, the vehicle's overall ownership experience is marred by their utterly terrible CUE system. it is called "Cadillac User Experience" when it should be called "Cadillac User Exasperation". The system and touchscreen are about a clumsy as you can get - seems as if they were designed by engineers who never actually used their own creation.
The CUE fails on several levels - the touch screen is overly sensitive and non-responsive at the same time (yes, we did run the "calibrate" function several times..did not help).
Second, the system fails the "reasonable user test"; you cannot fully use front/rear controls, traffic controls, vehicle controls without referring continuously to the manual (there is a separate one for CUE - a real joke). Basic functions work ok..once you try to do something slightly non-stardard whoa be unto you....
Third, the navigation system is frozen in the mid 2010's....the traffic calculation for trip time is plain wrong (yes, the XM traffic information source is connected)....this is supposed to be a top-of-the line Cadillac in 2020!! to hire someone from Audi/BMW or somewhere else to show you how to do it...simply inexcusable for a "best effort" vehicle from GM in 2020 model year, let alone 2023!
Lastly, the front seats have more adjustments/controls than you can count, yet the seat are uncomfortable over long distances - (yes, a separate indecipherable manual!)...also with the seats, the heat/cooling ventilation is less effective the the first Escalade we owned (a 2007 model)....way to go Cadillac.
A very good vehicle that should be MUCH better given its cost and supposed statement of the BEST that GM can do for its vehicle type...FYI..we did have the premium version...