Driving Impressions

Functions on the Escalade EXT work as promised, and its performance rivals that of the regular Escalade. But the utility of the pickup bed at the back is debatable. Even more than a standard Escalade, the EXT comes across as an example of sheer excess at a time when oversize vehicles are losing favor.

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    Steering Wheel Controls
    Use these controls, if equipped, to make audio adjustments at the steering wheel. or : Press to select the next favorite radio station or next CD, DVD, if equipped, or MP3 track. Press to ...

    Interior
    Two rows of seats accommodate five occupants. Second-row seats fold forward to allow 54.3 cubic feet of cargo space. Folding the midgate creates an expanded, continuous load floor for the bed, but ...