Cadillac Escalade Short Car Rental

The original Escalade was little more than a rushed “badge-engineered” version of a GMC Yukon Denali full-size SUV. In some respects, the current 2019 Cadillac Escalade isn’t far off this original blueprint, still sharing all of its bones (and musculature) with GM’s full-size, truck-based SUV offerings. But today’s Escalade does more to differentiate itself from its plebeian roots than did its forebearer, and it now boasts more unique interior appointments and a list of standard features as long as your torso.

There’s probably the no more comfortable way to tow, say, a boat than to do it in an Escalade. It’s a truck, after all, albeit one that is available with magnetically variable shock absorbers, miles of leather, onboard Wi-Fi, and four screens for the rear entertainment system. Yet due in part to its trucky origins, there are some compromises. The cargo area’s load floor is very high, the ride quality struggles to cope with sharp-edge impacts, and its driving dynamics border indifferent. The Escalade has its charms, but it’s a concept that’s showing its age