The 2022 Cadillac Escalade is the second model year for the all-new fifth-generation luxury SUV nameplate, introducing a few changes and updates over the initial 2021 model year. Now, GM Authority has learned that new units of the 2022 Cadillac Escalade are currently being produced without the second-row express-up window feature.
According to GM Authority sources, some units of the 2022 Cadillac Escalade no longer include the second-row express-up window feature, as of April 25th production. The feature constraint is likely a result of the ongoing global microchip shortage.
Notably, affected units of the 2022 Cadillac Escalade retain the express-up, express-down functionality for front-seat windows, while rear-seat windows still retain the express-down functionality.
For the moment, there’s no indication as to when constraints for the 2022 Cadillac Escalade’s second-row express-up window feature will be lifted, nor is there any indication if buyers that purchase an affected vehicle will receive a credit or be eligible for a feature retrofit at a later date, as has been the case for other features under constraint as a result of the chip shortage.
Either way, the Cadillac Escalade continues to top its segment in terms of sales, with 10,505 units sold in Q1 of the 2022 calendar year, netting the luxury icon a whopping 60 percent of the segment share.
Sales Numbers - Full-Size Luxury SUVs - Q1 2022 - USA
| MODEL | Q1 22 / Q1 21 | Q1 22 | Q1 21 | Q1 22 SHARE | Q1 21 SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CADILLAC ESCALADE | -34.73% | 6,424 | 9,842 | 37% | 48% |
| CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV | * | 4,081 | * | 23% | 0% |
| JEEP GRAND WAGONEER | * | 3,169 | * | 18% | 0% |
| LINCOLN NAVIGATOR | -55.55% | 2,148 | 4,832 | 12% | 24% |
| INFINITI QX80 | -75.49% | 1,064 | 4,342 | 6% | 21% |
| LEXUS LX | -58.36% | 558 | 1,340 | 3% | 7% |
| TOTAL | -14.31% | 17,444 | 20,356 |
As for what’s equipped under the hood, the 2022 Cadillac Escalade is offered with two engine options, including the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 L87 gasoline engine, rated at 420 horsepower at 5,600 rpm and 460 pound-feet of torque at 4,100 rpm, and the 3.0L I6 LM2 turbodiesel Duramax, rated at 277 horsepower at 3,750 rpm and 460 pound-feet of torque at 1,500 rpm. Both engine options mate to the GM 10-speed automatic transmission, while under the skin, the fifth-gen Cadillac Escalade rides on the GM T1 platform. Production takes place at the GM Arlington plant in Arlington, Texas.
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Comments
Geeze…talk about some petty penny pinching….
Looking at the Escalade vehicle locater on Cadillac’s website, they are showing a $50 credit on recently built vehicles not equipped with the 2nd row express up window control. I have a new ESV on order which is schedule to be built this month. If its allowing GM to keep producing vehicles I can live without this feature. It would be nice if constraints on the 4-way power driver and front passenger lumber feature would be lifted and back on the Escalade.
Put on hold, at least for a short while…
GM’s Killing devices. GM’s Killing Ignitions never made it to Cadillac. Hopefully GM has been engineering some even more brilliant. GM can’t go too long before their craving for Killing and it’s implementation resumes. I am looking forward to how GM engineers it this time.
And remember, act shocked when it’s revealed.
@Marry Barra Fan Club can you please just go away… Your comments are really getting old enough already!