AWD TEST : 2016 Cadillac Escalade Diagonal and Offroad test 

I'll give it credit. It just lugged a luxury hotel up that incline

LOL the Best result in 2WD, well done Cadillac.

A lot more suspension travel than I expected

Everyone griping on how he didn't take it off the actual road for "off-road testing" What y'all don't realize is he was testing how well it could keep it's grip and momentum in off road conditions. This little hump was plenty enough to make a controlled test rather than beating the hell out of it continuously dropping it in and out of a flooded ditch.

I hated the AWD system on my Chevy Avalanche.... However... $645 later, and one long Saturday of getting dirty it works flawlessly. No more spin banging to engage the front axle. Installed a Truetrac Hexical Worm Gear Differential. Ordered it from Randys Ring and Pinion. Now I'm able to drive on the beach and etc without fear of one tire bogging me down. Never got around to installing the front (model wasn't available at the time). But to save you from making my mistake, some of the ring gears attaching to the differential are LH thread on most models. Realized this after sheering one of the bolts off trying to take the old diff out. Lucky for me the local shop was able to tap the sheared one out, and took the pleasure of mounting and trying the gear to my new diff for $40. Then on from there it was being home, install new bearings, shim, torque, install axles back in, torque, install c clamps, install diff retain lock pin, torque case, fill up with oil, install brakes, wheels etc. Performed the true track test which consists of 1 tire on dry asphalt, 1 tire on grass, and a hard acceleration. You should hear nor feel any banging or spinning, or binding. LOVE this truck now. Hope this helps. (The link below shows how it works. It seems like magic but it's not). ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lZmsY2YvVsc.html

That locker took a painfully long time to engage.

I have a 2007 Escalade and it works great just like this 2016. They are pretty cable doing some light off roading and when you have a situation like this they will lock the rear axle and use traction control to distribute power to the wheel with more traction.

G80 is a decent piece. Gm has used it forever and that should tell ya about the capability of their trucks for a very long time. It works really well in real life.

I enjoyed this video. Keep em Coming.

Why so much cadi hate, GM never took "off road" in to question when designing it. Give credit where credit is due

My 2011 Escalade does the same thing, I don't off road with it but for rural Ontario you might end up off on a country road and it's nice to have the extra security.

I like the residue spilled where the tire spins

That's Amazing Flex!!! i didn't expect even close to that! if the cadillac gice cut-off bumper jobs and get some protection gears, it will cross rubicon trail like it is a modded landcruiser..... oh wait nobody will give up 24281inch rims and sports tires for their escalade. neh

It's pretty awesome, BUT you can tell the twin clutch rear end engages abruptly. This could cause traction problems in the snow. And over the long haul this is going to break something.

Awesome stuff!

I think it's a pretty good result for plowed in snow bank in Montreal.

2wd nailed it!!

Very impressive for a heavyweight SUV

It's funny how everyone hating in the comments couldn't even afford a new Escalade. Most of y'all pushing an 06' with high mileage and the check engine light on 😂

That g80 did the job very well!

So good!

I want to see this in a tuff truck challenge. That's the real test.

Thy to do the same thing , same parking lot, same moves when it's snow ❄️ thanks

The transfer case on the Escalade does wonders. Was it running on the standard Bridgestone Alenzas?

It did pretty damn good

You gotta have more momentum that means have your foot halfway down on the gas pedal

That g80 does wonders

Nice car 😊

It made it every single time

no one does luxury like Cadillac

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Did I miss the AWD part?

I love escalade tahoe expedition 😍

How much thread should I shed before getting it up?

Cadillac Escalade está muy bien me gusta hasta pronto

I’m confused... did someone say an expedition is better than an Escalade? Ppl these days just don’t use there brains... there’s no way in hell I’d pick an expedition of an Escalade that’s just a no brain

I'm impressed

Are these naturally rwd without the 4 wheel engaged ? Mine loses back traction in the snow when 4wd isnt engaged

C'est beau !

Wow, in what part of Moab is this gnarly trail located?

That’s with those 22 inch wheels , highway tires and the all wheel drive. Newer ones give you the option of actually putting it in 4 WD manually so it gives you more ability to choose. If you really want to do something a little more serious pop some 20 inch wheels and a more aggressive tire and you’d be surprise what it will do. People just love trashing GM suvs.

2WD surprised me

😍it's so shiny😌

Please do ford expedition it has irs

99% wont ever leave asphalt we all know that but very good.

Little delay but not bad.

Back in the 50s Car advertisment showed cars jumping and racing through dirt. In a car from today, you do that only once.

Most people just pimed their rides then take them to off-road 😂

GM has really good tech that would cut power to the free wheel. I wonder why it is not on this vehicle.

They should have gave it A lifted option and a lock dif

maybe it needs bigger taillights

Chevs have an open diff. Dodge has a posi diff

Good city car.

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Great!

If Paris Hilton went on a boxing ring...

Why 2wd performed better

It's not a mall crawler,it's a warehouse crawler.

I was going to laugh it he gave it too much power and ran into the garage door. It almost bottomed out I was about to cry.

👌👍!!

4wd

crazy

Awsome

Car question IES

AWD with low range?

Just look at this bus

Avis wants their rental back.

The Escalade may be an SUV but just like many luxury vehicles, I wasn't designed to go offroad or handle much in the way of performance. That's the downside. If you own one and use it for transportation in places like LA, it's going cost you about $100k. It's going to generate $250+ minimum. That's the upside. No car is worth over $50k, that doesn't generate income or sell for a decent profit.

Aha yep.. nice and shiny asphalt that's what Americans call offroad

so rwd is the best in this case; just shows that on paved roads there's really no need for awd

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Let’s be honest here, the most off-roading an Escalade will do is going down a gravel road

People who don't know how to treat G80 Locker made Bad Rep. NEVER do pedal to the metal for engage locker quickly(and why the hell do pedal to the metal in off road??????) of course G80 can be destroyed more easily then lockright or similar lockers But That is enough for cross any rocky way.

now do it at 80mph.

*I wouldn’t have been disappointed because cmon, who goes off-roading in a Luxury SUV? I’d be more concerned about scratching the paint doing that. 😂*

Off road test?

tires are not good on this car

I feel bad for the guy who buys it being told it came strait from the factory to the dealer

OFFROAD?

just blew 90 grand, better see what it can do.

It's A luxurious car not an offroad so why do you expect it to do good on this test

Why does an Escalade even have low range lol

$100,000 SUV and GM is using the fucking G80. GM puts profits above innovation and then wonders why sales tank.

Buy a Jeep Liberty !

Hot!

Who offroad an Escalade ??!

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THEY CALL ME GOTZ I RAP !

there should be no wheel spin period. the computer should recognize within milliseconds where power is needed

😥😥😥😥😥😭😭😭

That's what a $100,000 Escalade do for you! If you plan to buy that luxurios box, I would rather prefer a Range Rover or an Explorer or an Expedition.

Très très beau SUV, mieux que le Q7 de chez "Audi" #CadillacEscalade

Hell of a "off road test" now we know it can drive up a hill.

Auto 4 is a joke

водитель рак, газу дал он поехал, а он чет там видимо газ потерял, вот он и с первого раза и не поехал, это тебе не нива на понижайке и с блокировкой

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Breaking News, 4x4 drives up a slight incline!

Not Bad , but Subaru Symerrical All Wheel Drive is better than All Vehicle

Looks like the POS G80!!! I have no idea why GM continues to use these time bombs!

wait did they just say offroad test? Only thing you see is the thing struggling on a small inclimbe. Just don't try to take such thing offroad, it isn't really made for that.