Base price: $50,480; 4wd, $53,975
Vehicle type: front-engine, rear- or rear/4-wheel-drive; 5-door 8-passenger wagon
Interior volume, F/M1/M2 (cu ft) 63/57/35
Cargo volume, seats up/maximum (cu ft) NA/108
Wheelbase 116.0 in
Length/width/height 198.9/78.9/74.2 in
Curb weight 5500–5800 lb
Turning circle 39.3 ft
EPA city/highway mpg 12–14/16–17
Fuel-tank capacity/range 26.0 gal/312–364 mi
Passive restraints driver and passenger front and side airbags
POWERTRAIN
5.3-liter pushrod 16-valve V-8, 285 hp; 6.0-liter pushrod 16-valve V-8, 345 hp; 4-sp auto
SUSPENSION
F ind, unequal-length control arms, torsion bars, anti-roll bar
R rigid axle, coil springs, anti-roll bar
BRAKES
F/R vented disc/vented disc
ABS standard
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CADILLAC ESCALADE
Brand-new in 2002, the second-generation Escalade is a far better vehicle than the one it replaced, which was little more than a rebadged Yukon Denali. This Caddy, with its bold, edgy styling and in-your-face grille, rides on GM’s excellent GMT 800 body-on-frame platform and, with four-wheel-drive, is powered by a 345-hp, 6.0-liter pushrod V-8 which can hustle the two-and-a-half-ton rig from 0 to 60 mph in 7.8 seconds. Rear-drive editions use a 285-hp, 5.3-liter V-8 (325 pound-feet of torque). In keeping with Cadillac tradition, the Escalade abounds with luxury features such as Zebrano wood trim, a superb sound system, and perforated “Nuance” leather. The Escalade is little changed for 2003, though there are a number of incremental mechanical improvements, a redesigned instrument panel, and some new options such as XM radio and a DVD system.
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