Other Sport Utility Trucks to Consider
The Avalanche and the Escalade EXT share many components. While the Avalanche doesn't quite have the interior refinement of the Escalade, it costs about $26,000 less than the Escalade EXT.
For 2010, the Cadillac Escalade EXT loses a handful of formally standard features, such as the rain-sensing wipers and the rear-mounted indicator lights for the park assist feature. As expected of an Escalade, the EXT provides all the benefits of Cadillac's luxury-class full-size SUV, including bold, unabashedly American styling, a roomy and handsome cabin, plenty of luxury features and a powerful V8 engine. The Cadillac differs mainly in its styling, interior accommodations, features and bigger engine.
Body Styles, Trim Levels, and Options
The 2010 Cadillac Escalade EXT is essentially a premium full-size crew cab pickup truck that's available in three trim levels: base, Luxury and Premium.
Standard features on the base version include 18-inch alloy wheels, xenon headlights, a roof rack, a road-sensing adaptive suspension, a fold-down midgate, power-adjustable heated front seats, driver memory settings, power-adjustable pedals, rear park assist (with rearview camera), leather upholstery, wood-grain trim, dual-zone automatic climate control, remote engine start, OnStar and Bluetooth. Stepping up to the Luxury trim adds auto-dimming high-beams, 22-inch chrome-clad wheels, an automatically adjusting (Magnetic Ride Control) suspension, a sunroof and a heated steering wheel. The top-of-the-line Premium adds power-retracting side steps and a rear-seat entertainment system.
Safety
The 2010 Cadillac Escalade EXT comes standard with antilock disc brakes, stability control and full-length side curtain airbags with rollover protection. Rear parking assist, adjustable pedals and OnStar are also standard.
Folding away the rear seats and removing the midgate extends the pickup bed into the interior, providing 101 cubic feet of cargo volume.
News flash: The 2010 Cadillac Escalade EXT is big and heavy -- really big and heavy.
The 2010 Cadillac Escalade EXT is a luxurious full-size crew cab pickup truck, which comes in three trim levels of Luxury, Premium and base.
The Luxury trim level for the same 2010 Cadillac Escalade EXT enhances the feature list to 22-inch chrome-clad wheels, auto-dimming high-beams, a sunroof, Magnetic Ride Control suspension (an automatically adjusting), and a heated steering wheel.