FIRST LOOK: Cadillac Escalade IQ - The 4-Tonne(!) Luxury SUV
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Күн бұрынJust how big and heavy is ‘too big and heavy’ for a family 4x4? Our American cousins usually like to supersize things, but the new all-electric Cadillac Escalade IQ takes things to a new and terrifying level.
Based on a stretched version of the double-decker battery carrying platform from under the Hummer EV, it’s a luxury SUV with 24-inch wheels, two cargo bays, up to eight seats, over fifty inches of screen, and good for a claimed 400 miles of range. And it weighs over four tonnes.
Is this the point where even the American public start to admit that enough is enough when it comes to SUV bloat, or is it merely the four-wheeled epitome of the American Dream?
Top Gear’s Ollie Kew has been for a closer look…
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00:00 Introduction
03:53 The Stats
04:51 Chat With Al Oppenheiser
12:03 Walkaround
14:12 Interior
17:27 Conclusion
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@TopGear 2 ай бұрын
So, what are your thoughts on the Escalade IQ?
@ALMX5DP 2 ай бұрын
It’s quite heavy (not unlike other mega massive SUV/pickup EVs).
@ltshazaam 2 ай бұрын
pure shit
@rbarbetta1978 2 ай бұрын
A huge EV that needs to charge, but won't fit in my garage. Nice plan Cadillac. 👌
@B4R0N. 2 ай бұрын
I want one.
@alh9338 2 ай бұрын
As the famous American P.T. Barnum said: A sucker is born every minute!
@ProjectCovenant 2 ай бұрын
“How does the height affect safety?” “Well u can load ur groceries” lmao what?.??
@martinhubinette2254 2 ай бұрын
I really appreciate that they asked about that. Height is the real killer, hitting the vital organs head on with the grill will kill people. Lowering the front/belt line while keeping the same height would help a little bit, but it would be hard to stomach (morbid pun intended).
@wagsbass 2 ай бұрын
LoL
@jimjones-pz1tt 2 ай бұрын
@@martinhubinette2254 Pedestrians are not human, they are game.
@Rufus_Pufus 2 ай бұрын
He was avoiding the question to a certain extent. While this is my guess, I presume that this is not being sold in Europe. A.) it’s too big and B.) it probably will not pass European pedestrian crash test safety standards. I very well could be wrong. Ollie also mentioned in a bit of a throw away, that it would not be going to the UK while commenting about the e-trunk.
@superspeeder 2 ай бұрын
I think this should have the swing-out school bus crossing arm so short people can’t be run over if they can’t be seen crossing in front! 😂
@ghost21501 2 ай бұрын
The European mind can not comprehend the Escalade.
@CarterEdison777 2 ай бұрын
I know! They are so scared of full size anything
@EvoraGT430 2 ай бұрын
It cannot comprehend the amount of compensation is going on with driving one, that's for sure.
@Prodogy92 2 ай бұрын
The American mind here unfortunately comprehends the Escalade… 🤦♂️
@Stijn5 2 ай бұрын
Fat car for fat people.
@thearousedeunuch 2 ай бұрын
As an European, I can perfectly understand it, as US roads and cities tend to be a lot wider than ours. Also, you travel for longer distances. A huge SUV makes sense for that purpose.
@hoodiekemo 2 ай бұрын
Man's was dodging the safety questions so hard.
@specialperson170 2 ай бұрын
thats because he doesnt want to say the truth every car crash is a competition and the bigger vehicle normally wins so no he isnt worried lmao cause whoever owns the escalade is gonna win
@DJRoyalEdo 2 ай бұрын
@@specialperson170it’s funny to me why some people assume this car isn’t safe. Lmao it probably has safety features where it makes it impossible for you to crash. Self braking and collusion warnings
@CarterEdison777 2 ай бұрын
It was a stupid question from a wimpy man! Phrasing the question as if small cars wont hurt you in an accident..
@dusandestanovic5884 2 ай бұрын
What safety questions? To explain the difference between getting hit by a big SUV and getting hit by a giant SUV? Whether you're going to be dead or Dead? The man answered him properly, the vehicle fulfills all the safety requirements globally. It's like asking questions about the safety of a bus or a truck, it's ridiculous.
@griley266 2 ай бұрын
@@dusandestanovic5884good point
@TheZebJohnson 2 ай бұрын
The amount of excess energy required to lug so much mass along with (typically) one person to go about their day is insane!
@4literv6 2 ай бұрын
It gets over 50+mpge SMDH how many land rover and range rovers even smaller than this rip around sucking down petrol or diesel at 10-15mpg real world mpg in comparison? An ice powered supercharged suburban or escalade would suck down 10mpg of premium gas at 7# each gallon in comparison. 🤔
@TheZebJohnson 2 ай бұрын
@@4literv6 very true, but the poor credentials of other vehicles doesn’t make the concept of vehicles like this any less verbose (for most of its eventual use cases). But hey, the market has spoken I guess so fair play to Cadillac
@superspeeder 2 ай бұрын
I would like to see IIHS crash this into the side of a Camry. I think it might drive home the point that limiting the mass of non-commercial vehicles makes sense. I drive a 5-Series which is a pretty robust and safe 4000+lb car, and I doubt I’d survive much of a collision with this… it literally weighs twice as much.
@DimitarStanev 2 ай бұрын
@@4literv6 That doesn't make this any less ridiculous. Massive EVs still have an enormous amount of tire particle emissions.
@thomaspynchon2871 2 ай бұрын
@@4literv6 Most country's road surfaces (nevermind footpaths) weren't intended to take this weight consistently.
@amrith57 2 ай бұрын
Bro asked if the bonnet is to high for a crash and the exec reply’s its easy for the owners to put the groceries in
@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 2 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@More_Row 2 ай бұрын
Good execs these days
@matthewfe6671 2 ай бұрын
He is the chief engineer. And he did already answer him that it meets the safety standards. Besides the fact that it has no engine it, so I bet it's actually safer than most European cars with engines in then when it comes to head impact on the bonnet.
@lifeofentropy 2 ай бұрын
@@matthewfe6671 Its the pr answer. But statistically the increase in car sizes like this has caused a large increase in pedestrian deaths regardless of what safety features they claim
@WatanabeNoTsuna. 2 ай бұрын
@@matthewfe6671It is not. It's not about what's inside the hood, but the height of it and the grill. It pushes a pedestrian forward, instead of laying them of top of the hood. A decrease in 10cm of hood height would save over 500 lives a year in the US.
@kc510 2 ай бұрын
I think most people in the USA see one of these and don’t think twice. Wait until you see a heavy duty pick up truck.
@mattblock6616 2 ай бұрын
Exactly
@gordonoboh833 2 ай бұрын
Like a F450?
@gordonoboh833 2 ай бұрын
To none Americans a F150 is a tank.
@superspeeder 2 ай бұрын
@@gordonoboh833for many Americans an F150 is a grocery getter.
@rikkiseddo 2 ай бұрын
@@superspeederand that’s the problem.
@danielpark9126 2 ай бұрын
This has a target market, and it is certainly not Europe
@G-Rated 2 ай бұрын
Well it’s an *American* vehicle made by Americans so my first guess is it’s targeting the American market where it’s ICE twin has been the segment leader for years.
@raymonds7492 2 ай бұрын
Y’all are so annoying
@swampgumpharpy7977 2 ай бұрын
Like dentists I suppose.
@skyak4493 2 ай бұрын
The target market is people who are willing to spend over $130k on a vehicle -so it will sell in Europe!
@Tommmmmmmmmmmm 2 ай бұрын
This truly goes to show Americans have no taste
@ZeeBri 2 ай бұрын
This is what we're gonna save the planet with boys 🙌
@trx259 2 ай бұрын
and everybody is gonna be safe because they big ass 4 tonne suvs cant be dangerous!
@Delta_Sierra 2 ай бұрын
I've seen volvos analysis of EV xc40 vs ICE xc40 is about 25000 miles for break even in europe, but this even compared to a v8 escalade has to be wayyy higher before it breaks even. Guess the only thing it helps is local air quaility.
@venom5809 2 ай бұрын
@@trx259 If this is so dangerous then we better get all the semi trucks off the road. LOL
@aljowen 2 ай бұрын
@@Delta_SierraCompared to a similar car with similar power its probably better than ICE by the same percentages. But yes, compare an economy ICE vehicle and this and the results may be quite interesting. I would love to know for sure.
@caleidoo 2 ай бұрын
In the meantime, in the streets in major cities in Europe, climate activists are flattening tires of current gasoline & hybrid SUV's merely weighing 2.5ton max because "too dangerous, too big and too bad for the planet". I'm talking about BMW X5 and smaller SUV's and they don't care whether you are one guy driving it to the supermarket or you need the SUV for your work. I wonder if they do the same to commercial vans transporting their soybeans.
@xdoctorblindx 2 ай бұрын
I suspect this is the last time that GM invites a Top Gear host to review a new vehicle without vedting the questions first lol.
@krane15 2 ай бұрын
LOL, that's not how it works. And its not as if GM will be selling a lot of Escalades in the U.K. even if it had the gold seal of approval.
@2chickenmama 2 ай бұрын
Fair play to Ollie for being straight up about the safety issues, looks like he didn't get an answer for it at all sadly
@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 2 ай бұрын
Nope, that guy was dancing around more than a jitterbug contestant, lol
@caleidoo 2 ай бұрын
Big surprise there, a Cadillac guy is not straight out answering "Yes, this Cadillac will significantly increase the chances of getting killed if you are hit by this as a pedestrian or smaller car user". Luckily, you need a truck driver's license in Europe to even get into one of these.
@ScottsGuitar 2 ай бұрын
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192came here to say this. Holy cow that guy was lyyyyyyyying through his teeth 😂😂
@matthewfe6671 2 ай бұрын
He misunderstood him at first, then they didn't bother to show any clarifications. Yet, Top Gear is not worried about people driving around in overpowered Porsches that have much higher horsepowers and chances of wrecking than Escalades. Who is driving dangerous cars then?
@MrCashMoneyD18 2 ай бұрын
@@caleidoomeanwhile, in the USA all you need is the same license you use to drive a Miata.
@evangelion2100 2 ай бұрын
That car needs its own zip code
@lazynow1 2 ай бұрын
like your wife......
@Chris-sm2uj 2 ай бұрын
@@lazynow1like your mum
@lazynow1 2 ай бұрын
@@Chris-sm2uj Ahhhh...your little Euro-Trash feelings get hurt....
@lazynow1 2 ай бұрын
Ah....sorry to hurt your feelings little man...
@rador3573 Ай бұрын
@@lazynow1shush boy😂
@VladiDusil 2 ай бұрын
Any smaller car involved in a collision, or even worse, a pedestrian getting hit by this monster are going to be toast. The Caddilac dude was dodging Ollie's concerns like Neo in the matrix dodging bullets.
@venom5809 2 ай бұрын
So what happens if a delivery truck or semi truck hits you then, should be get rid of those too?
@Ed-hw4fr 2 ай бұрын
@@venom5809Can a delivery truck do 4 seconds 0-60?
@sarkaranish 2 ай бұрын
@@venom5809 No because semi truck drivers have special training to drive such a large vehicle, and have governed speed limits of 70 mph and take extreme safety measures to make sure no one gets hurt. Also they have mirrors to see everything around you so there are few blindspots. Unless you have a CDL, I think this car is pretty unsafe.
@rallycobra5738 2 ай бұрын
@@venom5809yeah there's many less of those on the road cars shouldn't be this tall
@toddfather7541 2 ай бұрын
Everybody has to find negatives even in car reviews haha. The world is definitely in the belly of the wicked. It seems like every comment on all topics are focused on what negatives are involved. The escalade was awesome, you wouldn't say no if offered the opportunity to purchase one. There are 20 tonne trucks on the road as well that in the future will be involved in accidents. All the what ifs? If Einstein and Newton where your friend in the past we probably would never have gotten the laws of physics etc lol because you would scare them off
@5391andrew 2 ай бұрын
House real Big, Wheels real Big, Crew's real big, everything real big
@G-Rated 2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@TattvaRajput24 2 ай бұрын
the 2000's is coming back and we're not ready for it lmao
@Dipset415 Ай бұрын
What you know about that cuh😭😭🤙🏿
@t.kmartin1026 2 ай бұрын
"Official hip hop company car" 😂😂😂
@ericbrunke1298 2 ай бұрын
we dont need small personal bubbles, we need large personal rectangles.
@taidee 2 ай бұрын
I must say, this one looks absolutely beautiful. These types of cars, even the German ones are not something anyone needs, they are wants.
@saagnikpaul 2 ай бұрын
Of late, Top Gear feels like a show for the manufacturers to come and advertise their products. This makes me miss the old show so much more.
@pokegan52 2 ай бұрын
Bro is acting like the cullinan doesn’t exist with all of these safety questions lmao
@lefikamoalosi 2 ай бұрын
"they were all made out of wheelie bins and old burger packets" 🤣🤣🤣 15:18
@ProblemSolver10-4 2 ай бұрын
This is the most attractive Escalade ever. Cadillac hit the ball out the park with this one.
@WTF-Spec 2 ай бұрын
Yup, and I wouldn't mind fighting this biased little fella. Cadillac crushed it. (Kinda ripped off some Lincoln styling cues😂, not Range Rover) but still.
@MLW65 2 ай бұрын
Have to agree. Good looking SUV.
@codyhaar1966 2 ай бұрын
im not a fan of the running lights. Other than that it looks great. Interior looks amazing.
@Tommmmmmmmmmmm 2 ай бұрын
I don’t think there’s such thing as an attractive Cadillac
@f.d.robben159 2 ай бұрын
Being a pedestrian in the States is an accident in itself. And I suspect that this "car" is classified as a truck. So no one cares about safety standards.
@t850 2 ай бұрын
Currently only car on the market that answers a question: What if luxury cruiser ship had wheels?
@noisyboy87 2 ай бұрын
Those lithium mines working overtime.
@lazynow1 2 ай бұрын
so many children working in those mines.....
@sarkaranish 2 ай бұрын
@@lazynow1 Children mine cobalt, lithium is mined in Australia.
@venom5809 2 ай бұрын
@@lazynow1 Hey now Elmo wouldn't like you talking like that, his family made their fortune off of mines now and I guess they still are, from emeralds to lithium.
@lazynow1 2 ай бұрын
@@sarkaranish did I say lithium pin head.....NO
@sarkaranish 2 ай бұрын
@@venom5809 children dont work in those mines. and "elmo" made his fortune on selling Paypal lol
@brotherdaveseattle2791 2 ай бұрын
You could say that all luxury vehicles are more than what most people need
@mobiusflammel9372 2 ай бұрын
Pretty much. By definition, literally nobody *needs* a luxury anything. The literal entire point of luxury is to be something above and beyond in some fashion, be that design, features, quality or whatever else.
@mar56cos 2 ай бұрын
Hardly anyone gets the bare minimum.
@antonioperez3206 2 ай бұрын
These videos are usually massages, well done for the tough questions
@HilaLeftMe 2 ай бұрын
Agree. I was pleasantly suppressed and thought to myself maybe I should watch more top gear
@matthewfe6671 2 ай бұрын
Top Gear never has tough questions for Porsche and why they need gas guzzling 700 horsepower engines or why they are dangerous with so much horsepower. Why is that?
@camaroman101 2 ай бұрын
Well done? What is the executive supposed to say? If he agreed it's unsafe for pedestrians then what? He says "gotcha"? If a company thinks a consumer wants a product they will make it.
@DimitarStanev 2 ай бұрын
@@camaroman101 way to suck a corporation's dick. Sorry to say they won't gift you one for your comment. Companies still have responsibilities and should be held accountable when they sell out of touch dangerous products.
@AndreaCremoni 2 ай бұрын
@@camaroman101Except that your idea of companies responding to consumer needs is not what tends to happen in practice. Market trends are set by companies mainly. It's wrong to think of companies as just passively responding to customers
@stratfordbaby 2 ай бұрын
The bonnet boot is so deep, you'd need arms that were about 8 feet long to reach into the far back of it, otherwise you'd have to jump inside.
@PASquared 2 ай бұрын
I understand the concern about the weight, but there have been enormous civilian trucks like modern Rams and Silverados that aren't much smaller than this. Millions of them in fact. The F series is the best selling VEHICLE in the US. I really don't know what you expect the guy to say when this is barely different in hood height from a good portion of vehicles already on American roads. Its probably lower than some.
@JasonVanPatten 2 ай бұрын
Yep. My new '24 GMC HD pickup is an astounding 8400lbs, and it's not electric! It's also not the heaviest of the GMC HD pickups either.
@delftfietser 2 ай бұрын
There is a study gaining enormous interest in urbanism and cycling advocacy groups showing a connection between pedestrian deaths and hood height. It's a result gained through statistical analysis. How it fits into wider reality is something else. OTOH, the WSJ has a recent-ish article with pictures of a young family and their 1958 Buick. I look at the picture of their young boy in relation to that car's beltline and hoodline and see that many of today's people know nothing. Recent pictures concerning SUVs' front over risks are just that. Maybe we just need to put front crosstraffic cameras on new vehicles. Or maybe we need to behave like it's 1958.
@markcoopers1930 2 ай бұрын
Well those aren't safe either.
@PASquared 2 ай бұрын
@@markcoopers1930 That's half my point. There's no reason to single out this Escalade for being large, acting as if it's a novel idea to sell an enormous truck to normal people
@mauraece 2 ай бұрын
This is literally the worst review ever, this guys entire agenda is to portray the vehicle as big heavy and dangerous. He didn’t ask anything about the technology, design philosophy or the functionality.
@djsalseromusica5433 21 күн бұрын
💯
@AchwaqKhalid 21 күн бұрын
Indeed ✔️
@Some0ne001 2 ай бұрын
I actually like it. Also ask the same questions for pedestrian safety for Land Rover and Mercedes, like the G-wagon.
@Stijn5 2 ай бұрын
It won't be allowed in the EU for safety reasons.
@telliesmith9825 2 ай бұрын
That part they always come with the clownery
@Stijn5 2 ай бұрын
@@telliesmith9825 What?
@Timmax95 2 ай бұрын
G-Wagons and Land Rovers are actually way smaller. Which is crazy because they are already massive!
@Stijn5 2 ай бұрын
@@Timmax95 A G-Wagon isn't massive.
@devonhale3531 2 ай бұрын
I'd love to watch the comedy reels of someone driving this bad boy in the UK.
@David-hi9rp 2 ай бұрын
Yep be funny but Im sure ther will be a Black rapper getting one and thinks hes cool like that idiot Eubank in Brighton
@raymonds7492 2 ай бұрын
Don’t you have 2 story busses in the UK?
@Juanixtec 2 ай бұрын
@@raymonds7492 Yes. not a lot of space left for everyone else. that's why it is a problem, a bus is 4 times de size but transport 30 times the passengers. and is being driven by an experienced driver and has much better visibility. This? this is a monument of excess. 4 tons of hubris.
@rueben44 2 ай бұрын
This vehicle is not the same size as the regular Escalade. It's much smaller. It's actually about the size of a range Rover long wheelbase. He is exaggerating and doing the stereotypical thing.
@DoubleDragon5180 2 ай бұрын
@@raymonds7492That’s what I’m getting. Anyone outside of the U.K actually like cars and don’t really bash other cars. BRITISH PEOPLE(since they are not part of Europe and parts of Europe like American cars..) are hella stuck up and make comments about any car besides their own.
@spiritreapr 2 ай бұрын
Interesting he didn't answer the question about pedestrian safety. Suppose the good news is gone are the days you push your dead vehicle off the road. The bad news is your car now weighs 8000lbs
@Namka19 2 ай бұрын
Only Tesla cars get attacked for posing dangers to pedestrians.
@kristoffer3000 2 ай бұрын
@@Namka19 SUV's and trucks have rightfully been under attack for decades for being basically just a murder tool in a collision with a pedestrian...
@tamiwu0346 2 ай бұрын
@@kristoffer3000and yet we can’t have pop up headlights smh 🤦
@Namka19 2 ай бұрын
@@kristoffer3000 and look how that's working out? Best selling cars are trucks&SUVs. With that being unlikely to change, only hope is technology, which is better computer assisted driving.
@monster12s8 2 ай бұрын
@@kristoffer3000 any different from a transit van! or cars in excess of 500bhp
@simoncross2634 2 ай бұрын
It's a car, it's a big car yes. Vans are bigger and there are a lot are vehicles bigger than vans😮
@raymonds7492 2 ай бұрын
They act like they don’t have double decker buses in the uk. Why do they act like every vehicle has to be a lotus Elise?
@DimitarStanev 2 ай бұрын
@@raymonds7492 commercial vehicles serve a purpose and require special training and license to drive. What is the purpose of a 4ton personal car?
@mobiusflammel9372 2 ай бұрын
@@DimitarStanev It's not about necessity, if it were you could argue literally nobody on Earth needs a luxury car or a sports car. They serve no actual utility outside of what personal enjoyment you extract from them. The same deal with the Escalade, if you're asking why you *need* it you're asking the wrong question. It's literally just big because people like big comfortable/luxurious vehicles, that's the beginning and end of it. If you're asking why it can't be ligther, that's an engineering question not a consumer one.
@DimitarStanev 2 ай бұрын
@@mobiusflammel9372 a car can be extremely luxurious and spacious without weighing in at 4tons and having a bonnet line higher than most children. There needs to be some boundaries set by regulations, left on its own the automotive industry is happily speeding towards its own demise. As a car enthusiast i cannot support such an out of touch creation and the dude was in his right to ask questions.
@patrickfoo7890 2 ай бұрын
Those are commercial cars which society will literally cripple without. This is a gigantic pram for fucking insecure babies to feel superiority in.
@liqidvenom 2 ай бұрын
Isn't the range Rover ev and g wagon quite large also? I haven't seen Top Gear give those companies the same questions regarding pedestrian safety etc.
@tajstanley2529 2 ай бұрын
Exactly!
@rashakikizer9889 2 ай бұрын
💯
@nothinghere7391 2 ай бұрын
Have you seen a Range Rover next to this average american of cars?
@caleidoo 2 ай бұрын
A gasoline RR is around 2500kg. This "brake distance is just fine" SUV is 4000+ kg. That's a significant difference. We'll have to wait what the EV version of the RR will bring of course, those batteries are not made of air.
@c4a5m3 2 ай бұрын
@@caleidoo All EV's are heavy. I'm not a fan of EV's for that reason. It's just another hit job on an American vehicle from a European. Your roads are narrower, hance you have smaller car needs than the US. Don't like, don't buy it.
@darius2640 2 ай бұрын
Wow they somehow made it even heavier. Americans wont stop until they all drive to school in literally M1 Abrams tanks
@domenikoperez1195 2 ай бұрын
The Escalade or any big American vehicle has never been designed for the European market, this is literally just a normal sized truck. Its crazy how many Europeans in the comments are stimming about the size of it, this size of a vehicle is a normal occurrence in America, RELAX.
@G-Rated 2 ай бұрын
I assumed they were all just really bad drivers 😂
@CeeJai_K 13 күн бұрын
Lol. Exactly.
@ieditedmyname289 2 ай бұрын
So, in Europe, you can't even drive it without your normal license right? Also in 90% of the world.
@portcybertryx222 2 ай бұрын
Prolly not y’all have tiny roads
@larryc1616 2 ай бұрын
Tiny roads for tiny minded people
@Nosensev57 2 ай бұрын
@@portcybertryx222 and better handling skills because of it.
@portcybertryx222 2 ай бұрын
@@larryc1616 what? Nah don’t say that
@portcybertryx222 2 ай бұрын
@@Nosensev57 a necessity I guess 😂
@skill_issueee 2 ай бұрын
Americans still think bigger is better I guess
@larryc1616 2 ай бұрын
Yes We Can! 🇺🇸
@jimjones-pz1tt 2 ай бұрын
Big car for a big country. Tiny toy cars for miniature Euro-weenies living in postage stamp sized countries.
@BR14Nx 2 ай бұрын
It's so stupid. There are so many reasons why SUVs are bad and the positive arguments are mostly false and just got into peoples brains due to marketing. But be aware that also in europe we experience this trend. The most sold car class is the SUV since many years now and just watch the street, the cars get unnecessary long and especially high.
@Stijn5 2 ай бұрын
@@larryc1616 Fattest people on the planet.
@Stijn5 2 ай бұрын
@@jimjones-pz1tt No, it's because you people are fat.
@Arthur.R.S7 2 ай бұрын
That's one hell of a good looking car
@Stijn5 2 ай бұрын
If you're a fat american, yes.
@samuelhoney6461 14 күн бұрын
I remember telling my Grandad that our Model 3 is almost 2 tonnes and he nearly spat out his drink. I can't wait to show him this
@emminentvictory 2 ай бұрын
Good on Ollie for probing about public safety and an absolute standing ovation for how quickly the rep dismissed and redirected to short people easily loading groceries.... Wow. Good to know we're gonna smears all over the front of this thing
@jamesengland7461 2 ай бұрын
Stay on the sidewalk 😂
@bryandedon7459 Ай бұрын
Damn people are dumb. The fact so many people are saying this shows me why this world and especially this country is the way it is. We're talking about a vehicle hitting a pedestrian. Do you people think?
@emminentvictory Ай бұрын
@@bryandedon7459 try this on for size. I drive a 2013 Mini Cooper. How do you think that will take a hit from this 9000 plus pound behemoth??? Who gives a shit what safety it has for its occupants when those hit will be flattened beyond recognition.
@mcgill1482 2 ай бұрын
Good questions!! Well done TG
@timmyboy2276 2 ай бұрын
It might be safe inside of that vehicle but what's it like for the other vehicles that it hits?? And not to mention how much damage it'll do to the roads.
@ScottsGuitar 2 ай бұрын
Others will be killed instantly. Not even a contest. Can’t fight physics.
@jezeuscarrion2340 9 сағат бұрын
As a truck driver I approve this Escalade
@rashakikizer9889 2 ай бұрын
Let's see if you keep that same energy for Land Rover and Mercedes. 🤷🏿♂️
@jw6188 2 ай бұрын
Please. Europeans don’t make 8000+ lb suvs and actually pay attention to braking, handling and pedestrian safety.
@telliesmith9825 2 ай бұрын
That part
@WatanabeNoTsuna. 2 ай бұрын
Which Land Rover or Merc is as massive as this?! None.
@MrFindoutman 2 ай бұрын
What energy? Lol
@MKL_D 2 ай бұрын
Beautiful. I can easily overlook the size.
@riccardostefani4066 2 ай бұрын
"So did you think about the safety...?" Short answer "NO" 😂😂
@specialperson170 2 ай бұрын
ok but who buys a car because its safer for people to get hit by like? what?
@riccardostefani4066 2 ай бұрын
@@specialperson170 yeah yeah nobody fs, but I still find it a bit embarassing for them not having a real answer to that as the car's objectively massive, they could've gone with a nice camera system or sensors for pedestrians idk for rich moms to drive them easily 😂
@matthewfe6671 2 ай бұрын
Wrong. Watch again. He had already answered that question.
@JasonVanPatten 2 ай бұрын
Let me reword that slightly for you: "Did you think about the safety of an idiot pedestrian that bolts out into the road in front of a Slade?" Al, "Um, I have. And the best answer I can come up with is: don't do that! Mass always wins!"
@VG-Motors 2 ай бұрын
@@JasonVanPattenWhat if this car crashes into a building (or a sidewalk) because the driver did an "oopsie-daisy" with the pedals? what is the excuse then?
@jakwadd 2 ай бұрын
Would love to size size comparisons between a cullinan. Not a fan of electric cars still, but this actually looks like an incredible bus to roll around in. Looks like a massive step forwards for Cadillac and I’m actually a big fan 😂 it’s stylishly obnoxious and wouldn’t have been surprised to see Maybach on it and like 300k plus!
@Zarus95 2 ай бұрын
G Unit - Smile Is my background music while cruising in this. 😎💯
@philipminns3933 2 ай бұрын
Love this. Two people who clearly hated the bones of one another from the outset barely bothering to pretend otherwise. Ollie's contempt is both palpable and justified.
@ScottySwans 2 ай бұрын
You filmed IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD??? Well thats 🔥🔥
@mark_5588 2 ай бұрын
Harper Ave, SCS or Woodward Ave? It's very cool to see a review filmed just a street or two away.
@ScottySwans 2 ай бұрын
@@mark_5588 i recognise those speed bumps anywhere 😂
@Forge17 2 ай бұрын
I don’t want to imagine what a 4 tonne truck would do to another car, when the driving gets distracted doing her nails and texting while driving.
@markcoopers1930 2 ай бұрын
Or a pedestrian. At 2 mph, it wouldn't even think it's a speed bump
@andysellsseattle 2 ай бұрын
“We wanted to build something as dangerous as possible for pedestrians. Gentleman, we’ve done it!”
@dawitchdr5423 2 ай бұрын
😂
@romelmathew1859 2 ай бұрын
Love the design, Wish it was a v12 under the hood. ❤
@ianlatham2975 2 ай бұрын
Ollie hit the nail on the head when he asked about pedestrian safety (and GM side-stepped the answer) as it's always going to be pedestrian 0 : Escalade 1 (assuming the occupants even notice the impact of a 40kg pedestrian.
@BIGGELATO 2 ай бұрын
"so for shorter people, their safety, that front end is tall..." "ya so we made sure the front is big enough for groceries" 💀💀💀 completely dodged the question.
@Posting-Maharashtra 2 ай бұрын
Cadillac has an extensive suite of safety features, it's not going to run into any pedestrians, it will stop itself even without driver intervention. The other dumb question he asks is whether people take escalades offroad, the simple answer is no, it's a Cadillac. it does not go off pavement... Jajajaja, Europeans think a range rover is huge, its a midsize sUV.
@YouTuber-jz5nd 2 ай бұрын
Olly, he knew what you meant when you asked about pedestrian safety, he was dodging the question.
@Where2bub 2 ай бұрын
I also think the bonnet is ridiculous on this. Not only for its height, but also completely unnecessary length. Makes it much harder to comprehend the size of the vehicle and see the corners while driving.
@rueben44 2 ай бұрын
Wow! So you got a chance to drive it? When I saw it in person it looked about the same size as a Range Rover LWB
@marcusdamberger 2 ай бұрын
It looks like there are cameras all around it, I saw some next to the front wheels. Maybe they are for sensors too, but probably help in 360 view. However, I agree the hood is enormous, as all recent American trucks and full size SUV's. They all have this blunt nose style that's actually increased pedestrian injuries and fatalities since 2009 by more than half. Far as I can tell, there is no rule in U.S. about hood height (or hardly any standard) or maybe vehicles over a certain weight are exempt; that is more likely the reason. Pedestrians be dammed I guess. The look of the front of the vehicle is more important in this case.. Take a look at a late 90's SUV's or trucks, and there is a huge difference in height, pedestrians at least had a chance back then..
@dgw4049 2 ай бұрын
GM nailed this car. As for safety... a 14yo girl vs any car is a bad day. Also, this car will spend most of its time on the highway where people are not walking. You may see a lot of these in NYC as limos, but the car certainly has front collision stopping.
@Sol3y2010 2 ай бұрын
Man this guy answer in general not in specific its mean he literally a philosophy trying to avoid questions 😂
@kaboombox1581 2 ай бұрын
Asks question about front end pedestrian safety, corporate shill talks about front trunk lift-over height.
@evil_yellow_ranger8346 2 ай бұрын
Its incredibly handsome just as the Celestiq is beautiful, but is is obscenely large. The guy was dodging the safety questions in a way that was just sad to witness. I'm also guessing the retail for this starts at well over something utterly ridiculous.
@TheKeithvidz 2 ай бұрын
I'll be...last night was watching review of the gas hot rod Cadillac Escalade V. This new video is 3 hours old. Irony.
@clantralok 2 ай бұрын
Absolutely love this car.... outstanding caddy
@EyesOfByes 2 ай бұрын
This will sell like crazy in Norway
@Stijn5 2 ай бұрын
Don't compare a first world country like Norway to the US, that's not fair.
@thepineappleburster4439 2 ай бұрын
no it wont since an excess of 3.5 tonnes is not considered a car
@supermanblackedition 2 ай бұрын
@@Stijn5 well at least we didn’t let an angry Austrian walk all over us.
@Stijn5 2 ай бұрын
@@supermanblackedition No, you let that happen by an orange sociopath. 🙂 Your country is a joke, mate, deal with it. You suckers don't even have paid family leave or universal healthcare. Every first world country has that. 🙂
@tinhc0 2 ай бұрын
@@supermanblackedition Well at least we don't start frivolous wars that lead to hundreds if not thousands of civilian deaths.
@nathandunn9743 2 ай бұрын
What happens if someone gets hit by this?! GM Boso - "yea its got a great front trunk easy to load :)"
@michaelfrancis-vb7tp 2 ай бұрын
I like the command center view for driving, I do think this platform can evolve into the NEVO platform where you are using hubs and motor in the wheels.
@krevo6c 2 ай бұрын
Imagine getting T-boned by this in a 1995 Honda Civic...
@donschiffer7400 2 ай бұрын
I get what he's saying about safety, but realistically most of these will be sold in the US where full sized trucks are everywhere. It's big but nothing new to Americans. European reviewers have been making hay about the size of US vehicles for as long as I can remember. Clarkson was doing it in the 90's...
@skyak4493 2 ай бұрын
European car companies have made billions selling oversized luxury vehicles for decades! If I am going to shell out six figures for a vehicle, It damn well better offend these pompous hypocrites!
@markcoopers1930 2 ай бұрын
NHTSA study put the Silverado at #1 for vehicles involved in the most deadly crashes in America, followed closely by the Ford f-150. The Ford Explorer, f-250, and Ram1500 also made the list. Studies by independent insurance companies will consistently bump up pickup trucks as the top 20 deadliest as well. And it's not always pedestrian or other vehicle safety, rolling over these vehicles is very easy compared to a Honda Civic, and there have been failures as recently as 2020 for many of their roofs to support the weight of the vehicle as required. And finally, A 2023 IIHS study found that vehicles that are tall and blunt, such as a large pickup or SUV, are 43.6% more likely to cause death in a collision with a pedestrian. But they figured this out in Europe in the 80's, which is why they actually have pedestrian crash standards there, while we don't.
@nothinghere7391 2 ай бұрын
Question: What about pedestrian safety. Answer: We have a low liftover height for your golf clubs. THAT WASN'T THE QUESTION AL
@ghostindamachine 2 ай бұрын
The head designer danced around the issue of weight. When a 4 tonnes vehicles side swipes / plows into a 1.2 tonnes vehicle, a VW Golf as examples, it is going to be carnages. Mass equals potential energy. It is physics and that mass plus momentum is going to cause absolute havoc when in an accident. That said. I do like the design looks of this vehicle.
@thewatersavior 2 ай бұрын
Split Tail-Back would have been the ultimate flex
@StornofuerKasse3 2 ай бұрын
awsome car, especially when it is a lorry in my country (germany) and would be restricted to 80kph/50mph
@synoptiq 2 ай бұрын
Don't get the faux sense of surprise. You drove around in the previous escalade and anyone who's spent 5mins near US roads knows the vehicles are large. The size won't feel like that big on a US road which is the market it's for. No shit a golf would look small next to it. But a golf looks small next to an F Truck or Ram too.
@irfanazemi8073 2 ай бұрын
This is what "stop the camera and dont ask that question" means when he asked the safety question 😅😅😅
@Nebula1701 2 ай бұрын
Also that's the short wheelbase version, there is going to be an IQL released in the not to distant future that will stretch it several more inches.
@Marc-ty5sz 2 ай бұрын
if the cybertruck can pass pedestrian safety anything can pass. might as well drive a tank.
@markcoopers1930 2 ай бұрын
We don't have pedestrian crash safety testing in the US. We have some sensor requirements, but that's it. They crash test for pedestrians in Europe, Australia and Japan. Which is why these vehicles either aren't sold there or are only sold to special license holders. For most of Europe the largest personal truck Ford sells is the ranger.
@G-Rated 2 ай бұрын
This review got so many *gm* haters coming out of the woodwork. Most of who were the ones claiming they would never actually do this. The Escalade _IQ_ looks amazing! The rear has definitely grown on me.
@Jaguarwhisperer 2 ай бұрын
You’d need a class c1 truck license to drive one in the UK. So if you passed your test after 1997 you’d have to take a separate test. That’s if you’re going to do things legally
@interceptor213 10 күн бұрын
Repeating "it's too big" every 30 seconds gets old quite fast. Long gone are the tests Top Gear once carried out, with pros and cons (and some fun).
@ivankimakovskiy7665 2 ай бұрын
I mean, you're constantly surrounded by cargo vans and trucks that are much bigger and heavier, that have much weaker brakes. I don't think that was in anyway relevant...
@Stijn5 2 ай бұрын
Oh, it is relevant.
@stefanmarinkovic7109 2 ай бұрын
This car will get driven by soccermoms with phones in one hand and a sturbbucks cup in the other while completely relying on the assisted systems and being too small to have an normal seating position in this green washing piece of monstrosity
@Chris-sm2uj 2 ай бұрын
@@stefanmarinkovic7109so the same as every other car in the US
@DimitarStanev 2 ай бұрын
Commercial vehicles serve a specific purpose and require special training and license to operate. Your argument makes no sense. Let's all daily semis then.
@Stijn5 2 ай бұрын
@@DimitarStanev Americans use a similar "argument" for guns.
@roccovolpe5384 2 ай бұрын
Wow, incredible car, fantastic display!
@AchwaqKhalid Ай бұрын
14:36 the thick bezels on those screen steal a lot from the visual appeal of this car
@tech_curious4985 2 ай бұрын
Mastery of how to avoid questions 😅
@randyledford6496 2 ай бұрын
😮 yeah exactly what we needed another giant Escalade 😢
@doubleclutchonline5811 2 ай бұрын
It's a beautiful vehicle. Stunning. All recent Escalades are quite nice. Though GM's engineering leaves a lot of doubt. If you must have a massive 210kWh battery, how good could the engineering be? A Tesla Model X battery is only 92kWh and still offers three rows.
@srt10LV 2 ай бұрын
The Tesla model x also has considerably less range compared to this .....and any current or future EV's will continue to be much heavier cars compared to similar or identical ICE version vehicles.
@markseabrook5279 2 ай бұрын
But it’s about miles per Kw/hr. This’ll do about 1.5. Tesla’s do about 4. If electric is about climate, efficiency is important. If however, excess is the goal ☑️
@383_Manual 2 ай бұрын
Living in Michigan where this was filmed, the size arms race is real. The Hummer EVs are always driving around here and they are colossal and silly. Not to mention the 1500, 2500, and 3500 “work” trucks being used as commuters. Usually hauling around all of one occupant and barely fitting in parking spots. Wish GM would focus more of their effort on actual small cars since they have pretty good tech to work with.
@AraCarrano 2 ай бұрын
Never seen a GM representative turn into a Politician so quick. Why do you ask about Newtonian Physics, the frunk will fit 2 bags of Golf clubs? We care not about pedestrian impacts with our rib cage height hood/grille.
@genieb 2 ай бұрын
I drove one of the "original" Escalade (rental) and I did like driving it (in the US!!). Can't wait to have a go in the new one ;).
@skyak4493 2 ай бұрын
I drove a little supercharged Benz rental on the autobahn. It's fun to press for the local experience!
@bryceoutten5088 2 ай бұрын
An interesting perspective, as an American, especially in the south we are all used to seeing more Trucks and SUVs on the road opposed to compact cars and sedans
@asimoford4994 2 ай бұрын
3l Duramax diesel inline6 is an amazing engine... Relatively efficient & powerful...
@polarspacebear 2 ай бұрын
Tell us you don't understand cars in America without telling us you don't understand cars in America...
@DimitarStanev 2 ай бұрын
Common sense is the same everywhere, but some people lack it.
@patrickfoo7890 2 ай бұрын
Cars in America are dumb
@wernerkurzreiter8375 2 ай бұрын
Greetings from Austria. Here in Austria we have a weight Limit for driving types of cars. The Limit for Personal cars is 3,5 Tonns. So you need a Semi Truck Lizens here in Austria to be allowed to drive it. 😂😂😂
@markcoopers1930 2 ай бұрын
As it should be here too.
@markbigbadbear 2 ай бұрын
So, the pedestrian safety feature is that if you hit someone, you've got a low threshold to lift the body into the frunk and scoot off into the woods to bury the body? Alrighty then.
@BolitaDeKetica 2 ай бұрын
Those rear screen should mimic the ones found on the Celestiq.
@TheASASSI 2 ай бұрын
Journalist is speaking about pedestrian safety, and he speaking about storage space... 😂 Whatever gets hit with this car, it's dead, doesn't matter, pedestrian or any other car...
@TheASASSI 2 ай бұрын
All cars on the road should have size and weight restrictions, this thing should not exist..
@B-ry1 2 ай бұрын
This looks far cooler than a Range Rover
@helipeek2736 2 ай бұрын
To whom?
@kaystephan2610 2 ай бұрын
Wow I didn't know Royal Caribbean put wheels on the Icon of the Seas. Incredible.
@GlitterGuru 2 ай бұрын
Respect for addressing the size and safety head-on. Although things like the Hummer, Cybertruck and most other massive EVs aren't any different. Also, think about the roads! Taxes are only going to go up the more pot holes we need to repair
@markcoopers1930 2 ай бұрын
Except they don't fix the roads right either.... Constantly just hire the lowest bidding contractor who puts a lazy patch at the last second. Still goes over budget and over time.
@ethanol1586 2 ай бұрын
This is the most American way to do an electric car and I absolutely love it
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