2022 Cadillac Escalade

GM Authority (opens in a new tab) says the changes come after the 2021 Escalade received a complete re-engineering and redesign, and that the 2022 includes more standard safety features while the gasoline V-8 models receive a new version of GM's 10-speed automatic transmission. Autobroadcast (opens in a new tab) notes that adaptive cruise control and the new Super Cruise are not standard but are worth the model upgrade.

KBB lists the cheapest 2022 Escalade, the Luxury, at a Fair Purchase Price of $54,500. EPA rates the 2022 Escalade at 16 to 23 mpg combined and $3,900 to $4,850 a year in fuel, the top figure being the diesel.

NHTSA lists four recall campaigns for the 2022 Escalade. 26V085000 covers 2022 GM full-size SUVs with the 10-speed transmission whose transmission control valve may fail and lock up the rear wheels, for which dealers install new control-module software, and 25V274000 covers connecting-rod or crankshaft components with manufacturing defects that can lead to engine damage and failure. 22V617000 covers a third-row seat-belt buckle rivet that may have been improperly formed, and 22V903000 daytime running lights that may not switch off when the headlights are on.

Owners have filed 140 complaints with NHTSA on this model year: engine with 109, power train with 27, electrical system and fuel and propulsion system with 14 each, and engine cooling with 12. VinSpectorAI (opens in a new tab) likewise names engine problems the most frequently reported issue.

Kelley Blue Book (opens in a new tab) lists used 2022 Escalade prices from $54,500 for the Luxury to $62,200 for the Sport Platinum at a dealership, with trade-in values of about $46,500 to $54,800 and private-party values of about $50,300 to $60,000.

EPA rates the 2022 Escalade at 16 to 23 mpg combined and $3,900 to $4,850 a year in fuel. The 2022 Lincoln Navigator rates 18 to 19 at $3,300 to $3,450, the Jeep Wagoneer 17 to 18 at $4,000 to $4,200, the Mercedes-Benz GLS 15 to 20 at $3,900 to $5,150 and the BMW X7 17 to 21 at $3,700 to $4,550. On EPA figures the Escalade's diesel is the most efficient of the five, and its gasoline V-8 is in line with the others.