Jake Rocco
Professor Nardone
Blogger Post
April 1, 2014
Review
Back
in October of 2013, Cadillac unveiled their 2015 Escalade at an event in New
York City. This new Escalade is still a full-size luxury SUV like its predecessor,
but received a complete design overhaul. This model has a more square shape
with sharper edges making the vehicle look massive and have a bold stance.
The 2015 Escalade uses GM’s body-over-frame
construction like the 2015 GMZ Yukon and 2015 Chevy Tahoe and Suburban. The
redesigned front end features new grille and headlamps, which are vertical,
filled with LEDs and wrap over the hood to lead into the vehicles shoulders. To
match the front the trail lamps also receive vertical LED lighting that runs up
the D-pillar.
These updates match the rest of
Cadillac’s vehicle line-up using their Art and Science design language. Like
the out-going model buyers can get the 2015 Escalade in either standard or ESV
trim levels, with the ESV adding 14 inches to the chassis to increase space
inside the cabin and cargo area. New features also include better aerodynamics,
active noise-cancellation technology, magnetic ride control, and an upgraded
power-plant.
This new Escalade gets its power
from a 6.2-liter, V-8 motor that delivers 420 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of
torque, along with improved engine technologies. Accompanying the powerful power-plant is an
updated safety system, featuring a new radar-based system, adaptive cruise control
with full speed range, forward collision alert, lane departure warning, lane
change assist, rear cross-traffic alert, and blind-spot monitoring.
Cadillac also added a hands-free
power lift gate to the 2015 Escalade. With the entry fob in the driver’s
pocket, simply kick a foot under the rare bumper and it will open or close the
lift gate. Inside the vehicle there is a 12-inch LCD instrument cluster that
the driver can customize, along with an optional full-color head-up display. In
the center dashboard there is Cadillac’s 8-inch CUE (Cadillac User Experience)
infotainment and navigation system.
I feel this was a well written vehicle
review. The author, Antuan Goodwin, gave just the right amount of his own opinions
on the new Escalade without making inappropriate comments. The organization of
this article was well done, with and introduction and then “sections” with
different topics, which made for a pleasant reading. There were also a lot of
details about the new model without making the information to boring with full
detailed specifications. He concluded the article with comparing it to older
generations but states that the 2015 Escalade is still on brand but nothing
like most of the past and it came a long way since the first announcement of
the Cadillac Escalade.
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