Cadillac repackaged its siblings, Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon, with leather seats, wood upholstery, and a higher price tag to create the Cadillac Escalade. The facelifted 2002 Escalade is still based on a truck-based design and is powered by a 6.0-liter V8 engine. The Escalade ESV is an extended version of the Escalade based on the Chevrolet Suburban design, while the EXT is an upgraded version of the Chevrolet Avalanche. Consumer Reports did not give credit to Cadillac's Escalade's design philosophy, giving it an overall rating of 44 points.
 
In the U.S. "Consumer Reports" test, the Cadillac Escalade handled smoothly during the cruising phase, and the body stability system, which General Motors officially called "magnetic control suspension", also performed very well at this time. However, the Cadillac Escalade doesn't seem to like noise, and once it encounters a shock band that is out of reach, the stiff rear axle suspension can clearly transmit the entire bump process to the rear row, giving the "boss" passengers who want to be quiet a headache. During continuous piling around, the bulky nature of the Cadillac Escalade was exposed. Throughout, the body twisted and writhed, and Consumer Reports used the word "struggle" to describe its performance.
 
The 2017 facelift of the Escalade ESV is powered by a 6.2-liter V8 engine. The engine is not weak, but you have to control the throttle very precisely to get the most out of it. The 8-speed automatic manual transmission is in smooth and positive working condition, and the fuel consumption of about 15 liters is not unacceptable under comprehensive working conditions of 100 kilometers.
 
The Escalade is available in four modes: 2H (2WD High), AUTO (Automatic), 4H (4WD High) and 4L (4WD Low). In AUTO mode, the Escalade was more rear-wheel drive in the test, and the starting speed had to be kept below 2000 rpm so as not to over-slip the rear wheels. The 6.2L engine accelerates to 100 km/h in about 6.3 seconds, which is quite a terrible result considering the weight of the Escalade.
 
Consumer Reports described the appearance of the Escalade as follows: "Few cars have such a powerful aura, when a glittering Escalade walks slowly, jewel-like headlights, huge chrome wheels, from the roof to the grille, all tell passers-by: you own a luxury car, and they don't.
 
The facelifted Cadillac Escalade ESV has made some progress in interior design. It leaves the Lincoln Navigator behind in terms of material and stitching refinement. The power-folding seats allow passengers to get in and out more freely, and thanks to the longer wheelbase, the third row of seats is also practically available. The distance between the Escalade dashboard and the driver is very short, and although the steering wheel height and angle are adjustable, it is difficult to adjust to a comfortable position, forcing the driver to drive with the steering wheel in his hands. The front of the Escalade has good visibility, but the rear three-quarters of the view is almost completely obscured by the rear headrests and B-pillar. As for Cadillac's official "CUE mobile Internet technology", Consumer Reports believes that it is more like a gimmick, because in actual tests, this system makes testers feel helpless.
 
Like the Lexus LX, the Cadillac Escalade's car-building technology has also reached the textbook level, but the Cadillac Escalade provides negative textbooks. The two-year-old gearbox has reached the point where it must be replaced, and the frequent failures of the whole car, such as no fire and no electricity, engine shaking, and paint peeling, have made car owners who buy Escalade for luxury cry out, and Consumer Reports has concluded that the reliability rating of Escalade is - worst.
 
The Escalade has all the active safety features, but none of them appear on the lower-spec variant. For a model of this size, these features should never be just the icing on the cake.