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Cadillac Escalade. Iceberg

Cadillac Escalade. Price: from 2 596 950 rub. On sale: since 2008
Cadillac has always been considered a brand of kings and aesthetes. And the Russian love for large and powerful SUVs made a huge Escalade bestseller of the domestic car market. But this almost celever rides the land, so it was not possible to avoid testing at the test site

Not enough
In Cadillac Escalade, everything is done with a scope. Take even its size length more than five meters, the width is more than two meters, the height is almost two meters. In such a volume, eight passengers feel freely. Yes, yes, it is eight. The second and third rows have three seats. While competitors can offer only two places on the third row. In Escalade, for each row of seats there is an opportunity for independent operation of the air conditioner, here three-zone climate control. All eight passengers can not only be comfortable to move to Cadillac Escalade, but also enjoy the music of concert sound.
The audio system was specially designed by this car Bose. If you wish, you can not only listen, but also observe what is happening on the display screen, if this is a movie. The basic equipment, in addition to the CD changer, includes a DVD player. Expensive and richly Escalade looks not only inside, but also outside, which is even more important. After all, they are met by clothes. The appearance of the SUV brutal, but at the same time aristocratically calm. Chrome here plays not the most recent role. This brilliant material is covered with mirrors, door handles, moldings, some elements of the radiator grille and the lid of the trunk. But most of all are highlighted chromed wheels of the eighteenth radius. Their drawing was specifically designed for Cadillac Escalade. So this Cadillac produces exactly the impression that is waiting for him, big, dear and attractive.
Cadillac Escalade with its gigantic sizes is a mansion. By envying this mahuine in the rearview mirror, you unwittingly want to give way to the road. Drive, dear Giant!
We are accustomed to the fact that a large, solid car must be black. But in white-pearly color, Escalade looks even more aristocratic, reminding huge iceberg. A simple secret of the attractive appearance of titanium is a classic style that is characterized by the rigor of lines. This approach is traced in the entire model range of Cadillac. It is clear that Escalade has not exceeded.
The belonging of the SUV to the premium segment is emphasized by the abundance of chromium on the body: the grille of the radiator, the outer mirrors of the rear view, moldings, door handles. Moreover, all this beauty is not an option, but is already offered in the database.
Despite the brutality and significance, Escalade is very friendly to the owners. You will pull the door handle of any of the four doors, and the wider footrest is helpful, so it's completely easy to get into a high salon. Is that for penetration on the third row will have to sweat slightly. By the way, there is enough places for adult passengers.
In the cabin is spacious. Otherwise, it could not be with such dimensions. Seats in front resemble soft homemade armchairs without any side support. Sit is wide and free. The width of the salon allowed the huge armrest with a spacious niches between the front seats. Very convenient, because it's very problematic to reach the glove box to the glove box.
The classic is present not only in the Escalade design. The engine is started by a regular key, and the KP lever is still on the steering column. But the machine itself became modern. Now there are six steps here and there is a manual mode. But it is uncomfortable to use it: switching occurs with the buttons on the KP lever, which you will not see immediately. Yes, and there is no sense in manual mode. The maximum speed of 172 km / h is already achieved in the fourth gear, and this happens for 28.4 s. It will not happen faster. Two remaining programs, fifth and sixth, economical. If you warm up to a maximum, the turns on the sixth speed still will not exceed the mark 2700.
Motor Type V-shaped with eight cylinders. The volume is 6.2 liters. The power of this unit is 403 liters. with. At the moment of 565 nm, which is achieved at 440 min-1. With such data to dial 100 km / h, a three-ton car is just 7.5 s. Monster acceleration is accompanied by an indescribable deep and low sound of the motor and exhaust.
Make a big car rapidly it's stiff. We need a powerful engine with a consumption of on-board computer under 30 liters per hundred. But how does a giant behave during maneuvers? Here the most interesting begins. No wonder most owners go to Escalade slowly. First, they demonstrate their significance, secondly, save fuel, thirdly, provide their own safety. Already on the appearance of a huge Cadillac, you can guess about his climb. No, maneuverability is enough for him, it turns out on a patch with a diameter of 12 m with a length of 5144 m. By typing the same speed, Escalade begins to be decently cubed. Similar to that soft and comfortable suspension. During the rearrangements, there is a strong unloading of one of the front wheels, up to the point that the stabilization system is triggered. Such behavior partly can be explained by the redistribution of weight towards the rear axle 49.9% to 50.1%.
Speed \u200b\u200bdue to rolls on slow rearrangement falls by about 20 km / h, and the long rearrangement is amenable to 125 km / h. The results are not outstanding, but the indicators are changing slightly, which is loaded, which is in an unloaded state.
As for manageability, namely the informativeness on the steering wheel, then it is simply not. The steering wheel remains easy in any mode of movement: both in the parking lot and on the track. A positive moment is that with long alternate loads, it does not eat. But the central position must be controlled constantly.
Another weak side of the Escalade steel brakes. First, they inspire confidence, stopping a heavy car for 39 meters from 100 km / h, although accompanied by this strongest clutch. But the figure 39 keeps long. The brakes are quickly overheated, and the braking path increases. In the tenth braking, it has already been 43 m. It takes a lot of time to cool the system.
But for comfort, this is the strongest side of Escalade. Inside very quiet. It is necessary to raise the voice only to keep the interlocutor to hear the speaker in a huge salon.
Summing up, it should be noted that Cadillac Escalade is very similar to the huge iceberg, which fate gave a long and leisure life. It is not created for everyday bustle and frequent overcoming small distances. If this type of character suits you, you will not regret!
 
Love - do not love
The massive fifth door opens not only manually, but also automatically. Comfortable
The GPS sensor accurately determined the Escalade speedometer error 10 km / h per minus. For sure
Rear passengers will not be boring, for them there is a DVD display. Fun

Advantages and disadvantages
Body
+ Brutal design
Low front bumper
Riding Comfort
+ spacious lounge and trunk
+ Comfortable suspension
Force aggregate
+ Tractor engine
Large fuel consumption

Chassis Properties
+ Comfortable and elastic suspension
Large rolls on turns and during braking
Safety
+ airbags, active and passive security systems
Ecology
+ compliance with toxicity standards
Plant data manufacturer
Power, l. with. (kW) - 403 (300.5)
Acceleration up to 100 km / h, C - 6.8
Maximum speed, km / h - 170

Technical data
Engine
VORTEC 6,2L V8 SFI with variable gas distribution phases. Gasoline AI-92.

Power
Power, l. with. (kW) / min - 1 403 (300,5) / 5700
Specific power, l. s. / l 93.7
Working volume, cm3 6199
Maximum torque, nm / min - 1 565.4 / 4300
Transmission
Four-wheel drive, six-speed automatic 6L80-E with electronically controlled, with an increase in transmission and a trailer towing mode.
Chassis
Front: independent with short and long levers, shock absorber inside a spiral spring, a stabilizer of transverse stability. Rear: multi-dimensional, five levers and spiral spring. Kialose front wheels 1732 mm, rear 1702 mm. 3.2 turnover of the steering from the stop until the stop. Disc brakes in front and rear. Testing tires in front and rear: Bridgestone Dueler H / L P 265 / 65R18 112H.

Body
Type - 8-seater 5-door wagon
Length / Width / Height, mm - 5144/2007/1887
Wheel base, mm - 2946
Diameter of reversal to the right / left, M - 11.8 / 12.0
Volume of fuel tank, l - 98
Curb weight, kg - 2652
Running on axes in front / rear,% - 49.9 / 50.1
Trunk volume, L - 479/3084
Full weight, kg - 3221
Load capacity, kg - 569

Salon
Salon Height Front / Rear, mm - 965/970
Salon's width front / rear, mm - 1675/1670
The depth of the seats in the front / rear, mm - 510/530
The diameter of the steering wheel, mm - 360
Fuel consumption
Urban cycle, l / 100 km - 17.7
Country cycle, l / 100 km - 10.8
Mixed cycle, l / 100 km - 14.6
Toxicity
Ecological Standard - Euro 4

Warranty conditions
3 years or 100,000 km.

Price
Basic price - 2 596 950 rub.
Price of the test car - 2,848,815 rubles.

Equipment
Basic equipment
AM / FM audio system Stereo WX with CD / DVD / MP3 disc player, with two slots (bottom for CD changer on 6 disks); audio system BOSE 5.1 \u200b\u200bStudio Surround Sound with 10 speakers; climate control; Cruise control; radio for passengers of the rear seats; Pedal adjustment electric drive; Deluxe steering wheel; heated rear seats; Rear parking radar; Electrically regulating front seats in 14 directions; Independent heating of the seats and the backs of the seat of the driver and the front passenger; The seats of the second row, foldable in relation to 50/50, heated; Anti-theft system PASS-KEY III Plus; Exterior mirrors with electric folding and adjustment, heated, with automatic darkening of the driver mirror; Tires: P265 / 65R18 112H All-season; the door of the luggage compartment with an electric drive; automatic body adjustment system in height; Engine block heater; Dynamic stabilization system (Stabilitrack); Anti-test system (TRC).
 
Road tests
Unloaded / Loaded Car
LLAL 18 m, km / h 58.2 / 55.3
ISO test on handling, km / h 125.3 / 12.8
Test VDA for rearrangement:
speed \u200b\u200bat the entrance, km / h 69/68
speed \u200b\u200bat the exit, km / h 44/42
Outdoor noise, dB (a)
When overclocking (from 50 km / h) 79
At constant speed (80 km / h) 76
Internal noise, dB (a)
Transmission (D)
50 km / h 54
80 km / h 60
per 100 km / h 66
120 km / h 67
130 km / h 70
140 km / h 73
160 km / h 76
idling 44
maximum noise in D 75
Speedometer error, km / h
indications Real speed
50 47
80 75
100 94
120 112
130 121
140 130
160 150
180 170
Brake path, m
With 100 km / h (cold brakes and an unloaded car) 39
Emergency braking with high speed (140 km / h) 78
 
Tested parameter
Dynamic qualities, with
0 30 1,4
0 40 2.0
0 50 2.6
0 60 3.3
0 70 4.2.
0 80 5.2
0 100 7.5
0 120 10.4
0 130 12.0
0 140 13.7
0 160 18.9
400 m 15.4 (147 km / h)
1000 m 28.4 (172 km / h)
Maximum speed 172 km / h
 
Our estimate
Cadillac Escalade produces a strong impression by its view. He is brutal, but at the same time aristocratic. Appearance is the strongest side of his side, in management, he behaves like a typical American. The steering wheel is very light, and the suspension is soft, from here and rolls. But this is not the most important thing here.

Posted by: Maxim Egorov
Photo: Mikhail Potapsev
 

 

Source: Journal 5 Wheel [June 2009]