Most Powerful Full-Size SUV: 2023 Cadillac Escalade V-Series 

Yes, yes, you did a great job answering Jay's questions. Well done.

Do you people have hearing issues or something? In every single video, Jay says the job title (it also literally pops up on screen, in front of them) of the person he's interviewing, and every time he interviews an actual engineer involved in the hand-on development of the project there are always people in the comments referring to the interviewee as a "rep", which is VERY different from an actual hands-on engineer that participated in the entire development of the car from day one. In this case, and many others, the "rep" was the Executive Chief Engineer for the development of this vehicle, so *obviously* he is going to know more than anyone else in the company about this vehicle. I agree that it's great to see companies no longer sending interns or salesmen that were sent a 1-2 page brief sheet of talking points to repeat endlessly, but if you payed attention at all to the guy's title when it was mentioned then it shouldn't be surprising or noteworthy at all that he is so knowledgeable about the vehicle.

@@moogle68 "What do you mean, 'you people'?". My goodness, what a good stern well deserved talking to us people have received. Thanks so much!! 👍

@@ytj22 😆 sorry.

I thought he was really boring actually. Yes, he knew all the details but he wasn't much fun to listen to. Bring Tyler Hoover back!

I thought it was funny how much the frontend lifted when he punched it

🤣😂

Every wanna be rapper and NFL & NBA & NHL player will have more then one.

@@Rom3_29 true but most will have drivers. Women are nutso behind so much power and steel.

Funeral truck 😢

​@@acethayersr1586 bro you mean a hearse? 💀💀

I wouldn't dare driving it on a long trip at night. 💀

Jump in the back with one of those girly girls, with a bottle of scotch. You won't ever change

The social history is nearly as interesting as the cars.

Speaking of one’s family, mother, father, experiences growing to adulthood demonstrate an appreciation and respect for those people and times. Perhaps most importantly it speaks to one’s character. Jay’s parents did an exemplary job in raising a son.

Everything but the "rapper" comment. Glad the GM rep didn't entertain the ignorant comment🎰

These stories need to be turned into a movie, or maybe a graphic novel first. His childhood and cars, his dad and cars, his mom and cars, his dad and him talking about cars and young Jay trying to correct him. Also him and his friends car spotting, and later working at dealerships.

Well, after all, Cadillac is the Rolls Royce of cars!

Because it’s an Escalade. The main focal point of this vehicle is its engine. If it wasn’t for the engine being what it is, it would be on Jay’s show.

“Straight to the drive!” -drive starts 18 minutes after the video

Yup...My dad's 1967 Buick Wildcat had a 430cu, 360hp engine...It sounded badass when floored!

Buick rated engines by torque so the '355' was prolly the small block 340"...

I caught that too😂😂😂

Global Brand. Really? What about Australia?

He's just fantastic!

I wanted to hear the speakers blast some good music !

What is the stereo model? Bowes? Alpine? What?

Have they made it in red?

Good description! 😃

You mean the Chief Engineer? Ofc he knows his stuff he wouldn’t have that title if he didn’t + paid the big bucks 😂

@@alexs1429 The point is that he's not just a paper pusher or "bean counter" as Jay often calls it.

I didn't like his constant sales pitch.

He really sounded like a marketing guy though. They purposefully made the standard Escalade slow compared to the 2014-2021, current one does like 10 seconds to 100 kmh, while the previous one had V performance while towing or not and did not have to be a "performance" model

I think the guest companies have learned that they need to send the engineers, not some exec or sales guy. Jay doesn't ask super difficult questions, but they're non-standard

Wrong HSV

@@hendo337 what?

they just did not beat EU cars in performance. For the love of god. Audi and mercedes made that kind of power before ww2. And since 1970s you could basically buy racing porsches. Some of those got over 1000hp. so no V series is cool lets leave it at that.

​@@hagestadwhat model?

GM gets is designers from fisher price. This might be uglier than the new Vette.

Electric cars will never give you Smiles per gallon the reason people love gas-powered cars is the noise it makes

Wait till he drives one faster than almost all his fleet.

? It's a boring box on wheels

@@danam0228 you sound like one who likes better the tesla with the stupid gullwing rear doors. So yeah this is too much of a real SUV for you, specially too load and manly.

yeah GM has there share of problems don't think a 150.000 suv will fix them.

This is a Horta. The last of its kind. All battery from here...

It's not beautiful-- it's appallingly ugly.

Ya but he said zero maintenance on the engine so it’s worth it.

US gov alone will buy enough to keep them in business

Americans

@@wyskass861 Everyone*

Don;t worry, soon it will be electric and suck

Check out some of stapleton42 older videos. Just look for the blue Escalade.

Had to top the Porsche SUV... in performance... but, fortunately, not in price...

Congrats 🚗 🎉 🚗

Cadillac is for comfort not racing. Buy a Jag if you want both.

Did the exact same. This is my good bye to ICE. I went with Argent Silver, Onyx package, hasn't been accepted at factory level yet but I'm super excited for it. When was your order submitted?

@@masterchief9005 Young d u m b people with money. What a waste lol

Are you guys getting a base Escalade or this V series? Enjoy!

Jay: "It sounds good." Suv Segal: "It Sounds Great!"

😂 Did you know that GM is now being ran by engineers 🤯😂

I was thinking the same thing

I was thinking Steven Segal as soon as I saw him lol, but a pleasant and informative fella.

This vehicle is the acme of bad taste and stupidity! With all due respect, meant for lottery winners Red-necks and hillbillies?

Tahoe just as good but cheaper

you forgot 'YO". why this guy kept doing that? ')

Don't forget the c7 Corvette z06 & zr1, Camaro Z/28, 6th gen SS 1le & zl1 1le, Cadillac ctsv's & ct4v/ct5v Blackwings. They may not all be the most popular/most talked about, but are all incredibly capable track cars & driver's cars😊👍🤘

Wow would love to hear the story and see that vehicle

Bloody hell, that's a story for RU-vid! Goddamn!

Hell, let’s just put the V16 in it.

Mate up two V8s and there you go. V16.

@@tholmes2169Would certainly change the look of the car, much longer hood necessary. But, nonetheless, would be so cool. Truly make it something bespoke.

What? The huge majority of people who drive these are uppity entitled rich folks in gated communities. You seem confused.

I agree, going electric is the wrong move (atleast for 100% of their lineup). I can see going EV for the daily/disposable cars, but still making the lower-production sports cars with a combustion v8 & a manual. I'm tired of all these companies jumping on board with this green agenda lie. The c02 emission laws are on a company-wide basis.. so going mostly EV would still allow someone like Cadillac to make ICE Escalades & Blackwings. Do people not realize we still have to burn huge amounts of coal & oil to make electricity? And to make batteries? Not to mention the fact that we dont have the infrastructure to charge that many EV's, nor the electricity to power all of them🤦‍♂️

problem is its GM reliability. We will see i suppose.

@@hagestad more reliable than any of foreign cars that’s for sure.

@@inchlorIentztJiIu Its easy to check US reliability charts. GM cars are not the greatest there to be polite. If they were there would be absolutely no reason to produce anymore. Imagine GM cars are as reliable as Toyota hilux or Land Cruiser. No one would ever need new car in US.

Barely any ameircan company makes rhd cars sadly

🧔🏻🍾 WHERE DID YOUR FATHER STEAL IT ?

Getting old

Every video he does that and looks over the steering wheel like a grandma 😀

@@mattmorris2867 I'm Jay's age I stay in my lane

@@kwhite145 Good for you.

Kenneth White doubtful

No.

​@@lucasburnette7920YES That's my PREFERENCE

Kind of makes you wonder what Jay Leno's aspirations were younger in life. I should know the story (just because now I'm terribly curious), but I don't. You kind of have to wonder: how DID he end up here?

BS Rep

Meh, the '99 Suburban was the true OG as it relates to the Sopranos.

For a second, I thought it was Tony Soprano. 😊

Mercury mountaineer

More like a soccer mom car.

@@markchapman2585 that is one beautiful soccer mom dream car

@AG 😸

From the UK and i have the same 79 Cadillac Coupe Deville as Jay got his Dad .Mine is Colonial yellow with matching top and matching leather interior .

@@rocklover7437 Kudos to you Rock Lover. PS I'm a rock lover too😸😸😸

they were fast in that period. It's the nostalgic romanticism of that era is what kept the muscle car legacy alive.

But a average guy could afford one in the 60's !

60s era suspension, unit body construction, and 70 series bias ply tires slowed those cars a lot. They would be much quicker with modern tire and suspension tech.

Lots of BS from REP