GTP Cool Wall - Cadillac Escalade GMT 900

[Tornado]

I didn't see the point to do stats for both models, and homeforsummer wasn't specific, so I just chose the one I would rather have and did stats for that. Sorry for any confusion.

 

[homeforsummer]

I didn't see the point to do stats for both models, and homeforsummer wasn't specific, so I just chose the one I would rather have and did stats for that. Sorry for any confusion.

I wasn't aware there were any specific models, hence my lack of specification. I just picked a car I thought was crap

 

[CarBastard]

Seriously Uncool...Justice was made! .

 

[Tornado]

I wasn't aware there were any specific models, hence my lack of specification. I just picked a car I thought was crap

There is a RWD one, the AWD one listed, and the yuppie 🤬-mobile hybrid.

 

[Adamgp]

There is a RWD one, the AWD one listed, and the yuppie 🤬-mobile hybrid.

Dont forget the ESV and the EXT.

 

[mafia_boy]

Guess you would have to leave the beer in the car until you launch the boat.

You reckon that thing could hold that much beer Jay?? By our Aussie drinking standards that is. I think it would be doing a few bottle-o runs in the meantime.

 

[Murcie_LP640]

I reckon the 'Lade could probably hold about 10 crates of beer. Which, by Aussie drinking standards of course, is about 20 crates too short.

 

[Rotary Junkie]

You'd need two Slades. One with a trailer for the beer and one for the boat.

 

[neanderthal]

Luxury. Truck.

Thats an oxymoron.

A coworker has one and its a nice car.
Fundamentally, it is a truck. and I cannot abide the combination of the two. The only real luxury truck I can think of is the Range Rover. It manages to do both adequately. Even the German ones I consider to be pretenders.

The fact that it's based on the Tahoe makes it much of a lipstick on pig proposition than the GL. The X5 is somewhat based on the 5 series (7 series for the current one?) so at least its based on a luxury car, and the Cayenne is a glorified Toureg. You can guess my opinion of the Cayenne.

There are better trucks for the price. Better luxury cars. This psuedo hybrid is bested by its "lesser" sibling.

 

[niky]

The Cayenne is actually a very, very nice truck. Posh interior appointments. Lots of power. Good handling for being the better part of a million tons. Good off-road ability.

Looks like a squatting frog. Wouldn't buy one in a million years. The X5, on the other hand, looks decent, and doesn't even pretend to be an off-roader. That one, I can dig.

 

[Prosthetic]

X5's interior is terrible compared to the Cayenne.. I'm not much of a Porsche lover but I think the Cayenne is a beautiful machine. And its better at just about every thing else...

 

[niky]

True, but again... I'd rather be seen in an X5 than a Cayenne... and if I wanted the better interior, I'd just buy the Touareg or Q7.

 

[Prince.M5]

Hmmm... whatever it is, I still like the X5/X6 interior more. It looks elegant and more simple than what Cayenne have IMO.

 

[Rotary Junkie]

SUV? 3 pedals? I am confuse.

 

[Prince.M5]

SUV? 3 pedals? I am confuse.

The E-Brake perhaps?? I'm not sure but what I know, BMW has the switch operated E-Brake. The Cayenne should have one which is the clutch because its manual in the picture.

 

[Rotary Junkie]

The E-Brake perhaps?? I'm not sure but what I know, BMW has the switch operated E-Brake. The Cayenne should have one which is the clutch because its manual in the picture.

That was my point.

 

[homeforsummer]

The only one of the above I've not sat in is the Cayenne (though in my old job I loaded a washing machine into the boot of one...) and the Audi and VW are more pleasant environments than the BMW. Though the Range Rover is streets ahead. The seats are like the comfiest armchairs ever.

To own? I'd still have the Cayenne. Let's face it, they're all pretty luxurious and all would be pretty relaxing to drive, so I'd go with the one whose badge I was most keen on. And the facelifted Cayennes don't look half as bad as earlier ones. In fact, they're a lot more pleasant on the eye than the Panamera.

 

[Stotty]

As per Topgear last night... only the diesel versions of these cars are really relevant in Europe... and from that POV, the X5 is the car to have. The single turbo and twin turbo versions of the 3.0l diesel six are streets ahead of the competition.

The Cayenne is a great handling car as far as SUV's go, but man it's just soooo ugly.

For me, X5 > Cayenne > Discovery > Q7 > Touareg

 

[homeforsummer]

As per Topgear last night... only the diesel versions of these cars are really relevant in Europe... and from that POV, the X5 is the car to have. The single turbo and twin turbo versions of the 3.0l diesel six are streets ahead of the competition.

The Cayenne is a great handling car as far as SUV's go, but man it's just soooo ugly.

For me, X5 > Cayenne > Discovery > Q7 > Touareg

For me it'd be Cayenne > Touareg > X5 > ...nothing. Those are the only ones worth having IMO. All diesels. Even the Porsche. As you mention and as TG also mentioned, the petrol versions just don't make sense at the moment.

 

[niky]

The BMW interior looks good, and it's very well screwed together, but the material quality is no patch on the Cayenne. Not in any way.

Still, it's not terribly off-putting for me... and yes, even the single turbo diesel in the X5 is a worthy engine for some freeway or back-roads fun.

As far as handling goes... X6 > Cayenne > X5... but the idea of a four-seat SUV with a hatchback doesn't really appeal to everyone... ...maybe an updated X5 with the same DPC package as the X6 will be as epic in the corners.

Then again... who buys an SUV to hoon? Land Rover, FTW!

 

[Tornado]

Though the Range Rover is streets ahead. The seats are like the comfiest armchairs ever.

*Makes joke about how you can wait in comfort for the tow-truck when it breaks down*
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