10 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT THE CADILLAC ESCALADE

Cadillac’s Escalade SUV is a popular, powerful, luxurious car that’s become iconic in American culture. Here are some facts that even hardcore Escalade fans might not be aware of:

1. The Actual Meaning of “Escalade.” “Escalade,” according to Dictionary.com, means “a scaling or mounting by means of ladders, especially in an assault upon a fortified place.” Escalade, when launched in 1999, was intended as a direct assault on the market segment then commanded by the Lincoln Navigator.

2. Escalade Police Cars. Several enterprising local U.S. police forces, including the campus PD of Northern Arizona University and the Sheriff of Sandy Springs, Georgia, are now using Escalades as official police vehicles. These Escalades are seized vehicles that are given a chance to again travel a righteous path with some new paint and official decals.

3. Hurricane Hero Escalades. Escalades aren’t ordinarily thought of as monster truck platforms, but one of the most memorable videos to emerge in the aftermath of 2017’s Hurricane Harvey depicted an Escalade – suspension-lifted and equipped with gigantic tires – hauling a military vehicle out of deep floodwater. This kind of portrayal reveals the gumption you’ll find in Cadillac’s best-selling model.

4. Racing Escalades? The Escalade is a premier luxury SUV, not a car built for the track, but it’s true that an engine available for its 2006-2014 Escalades -a 6.2 Liter V8 Vortec- is the very same engine which, with a few modifications, forms the backbone of Cadillac’s very successful racing team.

5. Hey Mr. Escalade Man. Folksinger, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, and Nobel Prize Winner Bob Dylan is no stranger to controversy, and Bob generated plenty of it after appearing in a 2007 TV spot for Escalade, asking “what’s life without the occasional detour?”

6. Rapper’s Delight. Cadillac has a long and glorious history of having its cars mentioned in pop songs, and Escalade revived and amplified this tradition shortly after its 1999 launch. With an unprecedented 178 mentions in hip-hop recordings, the Escalade has inspired more explosive urban sound poetry than any car in history.

7. Virtual Escalades. The Escalade’s cultural cache has spilled over into video games, specifically the best-selling Grand Theft Auto series, where it plays a starring role. Because the game developers didn’t secure a license to feature Escalade, they were forced to create a phony brand (“The Albany Cavalcade”) for the game. But that hasn’t stopped an army of game modifiers from offering GTA’s vast user base the chance to get behind the wheel of a “genuine” Escalade by laying a few real dollars down.

8. The Texas-New York Connection. Texans and New Yorkers may not think they have much in common, but they actually do. According to Popular Mechanics, the Cadillac Escalade EXT dominates luxury car sales in both states.

9. Most Popular Escalade color. Although not a scientific survey, an online poll of 804 members of CadillacForums.com revealed that the most popular Escalade color is White Diamond (34.83%), followed closely by Black (33.83%), Silver (9.08%), and Blue (7.21%).

10. Escalade Golf Carts. LSV Golf Carts, a California-based provider of small electric vehicles, produces a number of custom carts featuring legendary car brands, so naturally it fields a Cadillac Escalade model. While only about half the length, and less than 1/10th the weight of an actual Escalade, these carts are designed to make the occupant “the envy of everyone on the golf course.”

If you’d like to learn more about all the great things owning an Escalade can do for your life, please come on by to Sarant Cadillac’s Farmingdale dealership, where we’ve got a great selection of these terrific luxurious cars. Call us at 877-212-1682 or use our website’s online contact form.

Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »