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Used 2022 Cadillac Escalade SUV Trims Comparison

Trim level differences

The 2022 Escalade is a three-row luxury SUV that seats seven passengers standard and offers eight-passenger seating with an optional second-row bench seat. It's available in five trim levels: Luxury, Premium Luxury, Sport, Premium Luxury Platinum and Sport Platinum.

All come standard with a 6.2-liter V8 (420 horsepower, 460 lb-ft) and rear-wheel drive. Four-wheel drive is optional. A turbocharged 3.0-liter six-cylinder diesel engine (277 hp, 460 lb-ft) is also available. Both engines pair with a 10-speed automatic transmission.

Luxury
Standard feature highlights include:

  • 22-inch wheels
  • Simulated leather upholstery
  • Dash-spanning 16.9-inch infotainment screen and a 14.2-inch instrument cluster
  • Keyless entry and ignition with remote start
  • Heated front and rear outboard seats
  • Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration
  • Wireless phone charging
  • Tri-zone climate control
  • Hands-free liftgate
  • 19-speaker AKG Studio audio system
  • Forward collision mitigation (warns you of an impending collision and applies the brakes in certain scenarios)
  • Lane departure warning and lane keeping assist (steer the Escalade back into its lane if it begins to drift over the lane marker)
  • Front and rear parking sensors

Premium Luxury
Builds on the Luxury trim's features with:

  • Panoramic sunroof
  • Head-up display
  • Leather upholstery
  • Heated and ventilated front seats
  • Adaptive cruise control
  • Automated parking system (steers into a parking spot with little or no driver intervention)
  • Blind-spot monitor with rear cross-traffic alert (warns you if a vehicle is in your blind spot during a lane change or while in reverse)
  • Rear automatic braking (brakes if sensors detect an imminent collision with an object behind the vehicle)

Selecting the Premium Luxury trim also opens up many options, including:

  • Touring package
    • Adaptive air suspension
    • Soft-close doors (catch as they're being closed and gently pull shut)
  • Performance package
    • Upgraded suspension
    • Electronically controlled limited-slip differential
    • Trailer hitch assist that helps when lining up a trailer
    • Trailer brake controller that helps control a trailer when on the road
  • Heavy-Duty Trailering package
    • Upgraded cooling system
    • Auxiliary trailer camera
    • Trailer tire pressure monitoring system

Notable stand-alone options include:

  • Adaptive air suspension
  • Upgraded Brembo brake system
  • Rear-seat entertainment system
  • Super Cruise semi-automated driving system

Premium Luxury Platinum
Comes with most options as standard equipment, including:

  • Adaptive air suspension
  • Soft-closing doors
  • Massaging front seats with wider range of adjustment
  • Leather-wrapped instrument panel, console and upper door panels
  • 36-speaker AKG premium audio system with Bluetooth headphones
  • Rear-seat entertainment system

The Sport and Sport Platinum trims generally mirror the Premium Luxury and Premium Luxury Platinum features and options, respectively, with visual touches such as wheels and gloss-black trim separating the models.

Which Escalade trim does Edmunds recommend?

We'd be perfectly content with the features and style of the base Luxury trim. But stretching to the Premium Luxury offers a few more standard features, like a panoramic sunroof and ventilated front seats, and opens the door to options such as an adaptive air suspension and the Super Cruise semi-automated driving system.

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Comparing average pricing near
Bridgeport, CT
Vehicle
Escalade Luxury
Escalade Premium Luxury
Escalade Sport
Escalade Sport Platinum
Escalade Premium Luxury Platinum
Vehicle
Luxury
6.2L 8cyl 10A
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Sport
6.2L 8cyl 10A
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1 for sale near you
Sport Platinum
6.2L 8cyl 10A
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Premium Luxury Platinum
6.2L 8cyl 10A
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Features

Features

Features

Features

Features

Bluetooth
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
Navigation
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
Satellite radio
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
Keyless Ignition
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
Cruise control
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
Adaptive cruise control
Not Available
standard
standard
standard
standard
Parking assistance
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
Upholstery
leather
leather
leather
premium leather
premium leather
Heated seats
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
Cooled/Ventilated seats
Not Available
standard
standard
standard
standard
Folding rear seats
standard
standard
standard
standard
standard
Sunroof
Not Available
standard
standard
standard
standard
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Specifications

Specifications

Specifications

Specifications

Specifications

Drivetrain
rear wheel drive
rear wheel drive
rear wheel drive
rear wheel drive
rear wheel drive
Engine power
420 hp @ 5,600 rpm
420 hp @ 5,600 rpm
420 hp @ 5,600 rpm
420 hp @ 5,600 rpm
420 hp @ 5,600 rpm
Engine torque
460 lb-ft @ 4,100 rpm
460 lb-ft @ 4,100 rpm
460 lb-ft @ 4,100 rpm
460 lb-ft @ 4,100 rpm
460 lb-ft @ 4,100 rpm
Engine displacement
6.2 l
6.2 l
6.2 l
6.2 l
6.2 l
Engine configuration
v8
v8
v8
v8
v8
Transmission
10-speed shiftable automatic
10-speed shiftable automatic
10-speed shiftable automatic
10-speed shiftable automatic
10-speed shiftable automatic
Tire size
275/50R22
275/50R22
275/50R22
275/50R22
275/50R22
Wheel size
Wheel type
painted alloy wheels
polished alloy wheels
painted/polished alloy wheels
painted/polished alloy wheels
painted/polished alloy wheels
Run flat tires
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
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Fuel economy

Fuel economy

Fuel economy

Fuel economy

Fuel economy

City/Hwy/Combined MPG
14 / 19 / 16 MPG
14 / 19 / 16 MPG
14 / 19 / 16 MPG
14 / 19 / 16 MPG
14 / 19 / 16 MPG
City/Hwy/Combined MPGe
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Fuel Capacity
24.0 gal.
24.0 gal.
24.0 gal.
24.0 gal.
24.0 gal.
Driving Range (city/hwy)
336 / 456 miles
336 / 456 miles
336 / 456 miles
336 / 456 miles
336 / 456 miles
Fuel Type
premium unleaded (recommended)
premium unleaded (recommended)
premium unleaded (recommended)
premium unleaded (recommended)
premium unleaded (recommended)
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Dimensions

Dimensions

Dimensions

Dimensions

Dimensions

Turning circle
39.7 ft.
39.7 ft.
39.7 ft.
39.7 ft.
39.7 ft.
Curb weight
5,635 lb.
5,635 lb.
5,635 lb.
5,635 lb.
5,635 lb.
Ground Clearance
Overall Width with Mirrors
Overall Width without Mirrors
81.1 in.
81.1 in.
81.1 in.
81.1 in.
81.1 in.
Height
76.7 in.
76.7 in.
76.7 in.
76.7 in.
76.7 in.
Length
211.9 in.
211.9 in.
211.9 in.
211.9 in.
211.9 in.
Wheelbase
120.9 in.
120.9 in.
120.9 in.
120.9 in.
120.9 in.
Seating Capacity
Cargo Space
25.5 cu. ft.
25.5 cu. ft.
25.5 cu. ft.
25.5 cu. ft.
25.5 cu. ft.
Front Head Room
42.3 in.
42.3 in.
42.3 in.
42.3 in.
42.3 in.
Front Leg Room
44.5 in.
44.5 in.
44.5 in.
44.5 in.
44.5 in.
Front Shoulder Room
65.5 in.
65.5 in.
65.5 in.
65.5 in.
65.5 in.
Rear Head Room
38.9 in.
38.9 in.
38.9 in.
38.9 in.
38.9 in.
Rear Leg Room
41.7 in.
41.7 in.
41.7 in.
41.7 in.
41.7 in.
Rear Shoulder Room
64.6 in.
64.6 in.
64.6 in.
64.6 in.
64.6 in.
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5-Year Ownership Costs

5-Year Ownership Costs

5-Year Ownership Costs

5-Year Ownership Costs

5-Year Ownership Costs

True Cost to Own®
$96,731
$99,458
$92,421
$100,021
$98,309
Average Cost Per Mile
$1.29
$1.33
$1.23
$1.33
$1.31
Depreciation
$35,827
$38,182
$30,050
$35,600
$34,558
Financing
$11,498
$11,729
$12,577
$14,165
$13,646
Taxes & Fees
$3,610
$3,677
$3,924
$4,386
$4,235
Fuel
$20,965
$20,965
$20,965
$20,965
$20,965
Insurance
$8,617
$8,691
$8,691
$8,691
$8,691
Maintenance
$10,551
$10,551
$10,551
$10,551
$10,551
Repairs
$5,663
$5,663
$5,663
$5,663
$5,663
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Colors

Colors

Colors

Colors

Colors

Interior
Jet Black, leatherette
Jet Black, leather
Brandy w/Very Dark Atmosphere Accents, leather
Parchment w/Jet Black Accents, leather
Jet Black, leather
Brandy w/Very Dark Atmosphere Accents, leather
Whisper Beige w/Jet Black Accents, leather
Whisper Beige w/Gideon Accents, premium leather
Dark Auburn w/Jet Black Accents, premium leather
Jet Black, premium leather
Whisper Beige w/Gideon Accents, premium leather
Dark Auburn w/Jet Black Accents, premium leather
Jet Black, premium leather
Exterior
Dark Moon Blue Metallic
Sandstone Metallic
Wilder Metallic
Satin Steel Metallic
Mahogany Metallic
Galactic Gray Metallic
Black Raven
Infrared Tintcoat
Crystal White Tricoat
Dark Moon Blue Metallic
Sandstone Metallic
Wilder Metallic
Satin Steel Metallic
Mahogany Metallic
Galactic Gray Metallic
Black Raven
Infrared Tintcoat
Crystal White Tricoat
Dark Moon Blue Metallic
Sandstone Metallic
Wilder Metallic
Satin Steel Metallic
Mahogany Metallic
Galactic Gray Metallic
Black Raven
Infrared Tintcoat
Crystal White Tricoat
Dark Moon Blue Metallic
Sandstone Metallic
Wilder Metallic
Satin Steel Metallic
Mahogany Metallic
Galactic Gray Metallic
Black Raven
Infrared Tintcoat
Crystal White Tricoat
Dark Moon Blue Metallic
Sandstone Metallic
Wilder Metallic
Satin Steel Metallic
Mahogany Metallic
Galactic Gray Metallic
Black Raven
Infrared Tintcoat
Crystal White Tricoat