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2023 Cadillac Escalade V - Interior and Exterior Walkaround. The 2023 Cadillac Escalade V Is a Fast, Huge $150,000 Luxury SUV Is the 2023 Cadillac Escalade-V a luxury performance SUV worth the PRICE? New 2023 Cadillac Escalade Sport: Luxurious Tech-Loaded American SUV! Is the ALL NEW 2023 Cadillac Escalade-V the KING of performance SUVs? 2023 Cadillac Escalade-V Walkaround | Cadillac LIVE Cadillac Escalade v GMC Yukon v Lincoln Navigator: DRAG RACE 2022 Cadillac Escalade Long - New Luxury SUV by Larte Design Cadillac has done to the Escalade something it should have done nearly two decades ago: give its full-size SUV the V treatment. Admittedly, the ethos of the American luxury brand's performance arm has become somewhat muddled in recent years, what with the V lineup now split between tamer V-badged models and full-on V Blackwing high-performance variants, such as the 10Best-winning CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing. But there's nothing confusing about the new 2023 Escalade-V. Its mission is one of power and prestige. Power Hungry We certainly won't call the Escalade-V tame, as it packs a 682-hp wallop from a supercharged V-8—a hand-built mill that's closely related to the 668-hp supercharged V-8 found in the CT5-V Blackwing, though the engine in the SUV trades the sedan's Roots-type blower for a larger unit. With the help of standard all-wheel drive and a 10-speed automatic transmission, this blown V-8 propels the standard-wheelbase Escalade-V to 60 mph in a claimed 4.4 seconds. Opting for the heavier, longer-wheelbase ESV version supposedly adds 0.1 second to that time. If Cadillac's acceleration figures hold up in our testing, then the V should cut over 1.5 seconds off the regular Escalade's 60-mph run. A recent test of a 6270-pound Escalade ESV with the default 420-hp V-8 saw it hit that mark in 5.9 seconds. Set aside the stopwatch and the Escalade-V feels properly quick from the driver's seat. A tap of the model's V mode button in front of the shift lever activates this brute's highest dynamic settings and engages its launch-control feature, which holds the engine at around 1800 rpm when the driver has both pedals mashed to the floor. Lift off the left pedal and the immediate acceleration provided by the torque-rich V-8—Cadillac claims 80 percent of the Escalade-V's 653 pound-feet of torque is available from 2000 rpm—is akin to the initial surge of a moderately powerful electric vehicle. Unlike an EV, though, the subtle whine of the Escalade-V's supercharger and the raucous wail of its active exhaust system brings a symphonic quality to its straight-line acceleration. Even at idle, the V's quad pipes emit a menacing burble (a Stealth mode does let you quiet things down for the school pickup lane). At speed, the system exhales with loud crackles and pops when you abruptly lift off the accelerator. Smooth Ride Cadillac has also altered the Escalade's suspension and braking systems for V duty. Tweaks to its air springs and adaptive dampers lessen this elephantine SUV's body motions with little sacrifice to its ride quality. And six-piston Brembo front brake calipers endow the V with a firmer and more responsive brake pedal, though its initial bite comes off as a bit too grabby for our tastes. However, this approach does limit the appeal of the $149,990 Escalade-V (add $3000 for the ESV model) when a less powerful yet similarly equipped Escalade Sport Platinum costs over $40,000 less. cadillac, cadillac escalade, escalade, cadillac escalade review, cadillac escalade review 2022, new cadillac, new cadillac escalade visual review, new cadillac escalade review 2022, escalade review 2022, american car, american suv, usa car, best american car, best american suv, largest suv, best 7-seater, best 7 seat suv, biggest suv in the world, most luxurious suv in the world, fbi cars, Cadillac Escalade usa, escalade vs Maybach gls, Cadillac escalade 2023, Escalade SuvCadillac Escalade 2023, cadillac escalade, cadillac escalade review, cadillac escalade review 2022, new cadillac, new cadillac escalade visual review, new cadillac escalade review 2022, escalade review 2022, american car, american suv, usa car, best american car, best american suv, largest suv, best 7-seater, best 7 seat suv, biggest suv in world, most luxurious suv in the world, fbi cars, Cadillac Escalade usa, escalade vs Maybach gls, Escalade Suv, motorhunt escaladecars, tire, tires, truck, trucks, suv, suvs, burnout, smoke, drag strip, drag race, race track, kia, optima, telluride, ford, mustang, gt, cars and coffee, coffee and cars, crash, crush, spin, spinout, flip, crowd, fuel, fire, burn, oil, gas, street race, street outlaws, cop, cops, police, arrest, arrested, jail, prison, ticket, ticketed, steal, subaru, wrx sti, wrx, sti, corvette, c8, honda, civic, accord, toyota, car, hybrid, shelby, type r, stole, stolen, dodge, challenger, cadillac, car review, ct4-v, blackwing, Escalade, Escalade-5
