What’s New:
For over a century, Cadillac has always been synonymous with style, luxury and class. Still today that holds true with the top of the line Cadillac Escalade Platinum edition. Yes, this is the daddy of all SUVs. New for this year the engineering team has equipped the standard 6.2-liter, 8-cylinder engine with GM’s Active Fuel Management technology, which helps increase fuel-efficiency by seamlessly shutting off half of the engine’s cylinders in certain driving conditions.
Also GM has added a locking steering column to the Cadillac, making it more difficult to part from its rightful owner. Conversely, in the likelihood the vehicle disappears, GM’s signature OnStar safety system will be able to easily locate the vehicle. Furthermore, GM has revised the inner door design so as to provide enhance side-impact protection just in case of an accident.
Must Have Goodies:
While the Escalade has been around for approximately 10 years, Cadillac added the top of the line Platinum edition to its line up in 2005. At the time, it was only available in the extended version Escalade. In 2008, when the luxury SUV was last restyled, Cadillac offered the Platinum edition on the short-wheel base Escalade too. And for those who had been yearning to go green, while tooling around in an $80,000 SUV, in 2009, Cadillac added a hybrid model in a short-wheel base configuration only to the Platinum edition.
By stepping into the Platinum edition, you'll be surrounded with such high-end features as heated and cooled cup holders, 22-inch chrome wheels, special leathers, Olive Ash and Walnut Burwood interior trims, a rear-seat entertainment system with three-independent DVD screens and the world's first production LED headlamps to improve lighting at night.
With all of these features included in the vehicle, basically your biggest decision in selecting the Platinum edition is deciding if you should opt for a two-wheel drive or an all-wheel drive configuration in the short-wheel base or the extended length version, which is also known as ESV.
