2008 Escalade EXT Review, Pictures & Video
Cadillac offers their Escalade as the EXT, their crossover pickup truck model. Being young, the EXT still has various improvements being made regularly. Featuring an open pick bed that is extendable and the ESV’s longer wheelbase, the EXT is full of little subtleties that make it an innovative wonder.
Let’s start with the cargo space. The cab’s midgate can fold forward to open up the back cargo bed to the interior. The 60/40-split second-row bench seating can fold as well and increase cargo space of the pick-up bed to an impressive 101 cubic feet of volume. The luxury for the five-person interior is striking as well. Automatic climate control, leather seating, a Premium Boss® 5.1 audio system and a Rear-Seat DVD Entertainment System really mask the fact that you’re inside a car. The driver also gets some supplies. Some of these supplies include a DVD-Based Navigation System, a fully equipped DIC and backlit instrument panels.
What trucks really excel at is power and the EXT delivers there quite nicely. The 6.2-liter Vortec V8 VVT engine can generate 403 horsepower, and it teams with a Hydra-Matic six-speed automatic transmission, complete with Driver Shift Control manual mode. The standard AWD helps all of this to supply a 7,600-towing limit to the EXT. Cadillac makes sure its drivers are safe with all that power and provide dual-stage frontal airbags, head side-curtain airbags and rollover protection to all rows. Also standard are antilock brakes and an electronic stability system that senses driving conditions to alter input.
The Escalade is a nice alternative to fans of the SUV version who want more storage space. It drives well, stores well and pleases the passengers better than any other. The 2008 Escalade EXT is a must have this year.
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