The Escalade was Cadillac’s entry into the full size luxury SUV market. The Cadillac team realized this was the fastest growing segment in the American car market. The Escalade first appeared in 1999 after only a 10 month development period. This second generation version was part of Cadillac’s new “Art & Science” design theme.

The second generation of Escalades started in 2002 with very distinctive styling. It was based on a new truck chassis developed by GM. This all wheel drive version was powered by a Vortec 6.0 L V-8 engine.

The box art pictured above inaccurately depicts the Escalade ESV which is the longer wheelbase version. This kit features the standard wheelbase 4-door Escalade. If you are on a PC and have access to our picture rotation, the side pictures from the box accurately depict the model that is in the box.