SciFrog:

No one should buy an Escalade before driving it. It is several generations behind german cars in drive feel...

Not really in my opinion. It felt sportier than the GL450 we had previously.

I always wonder why Americans feel so bad about their own cars? Smiley

After the Cayenne GTS/Turbo and the BMW X5M, the Jeep GC SRT actually has the sportiest drive feel/behavior of any SUV I ever drove and I drove many (with the exception of the new Mercedes SUVs and the Q7).

The new Escalade feels sportier than the 2014 GL450 we had as a rental before the Escalade and the European models are even modified to European road standards. I have driven a 2015 Escalade at Geiger Cars Munich and it felt very good and "sporty" (good steering feel, etc.), very close to the SRT.

Don't forget that the Jeep weights 300 kg more than the Cayenne Turbo and so does the Escalade.


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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, Porsche Macan Turbo, Ford Mustang GT500 Shelby SVT (2014), Mini JCW (2015), Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT (2014)