The 2021 Cadillac Escalade places near the top of the large luxury SUV class, offering a comfortable ride, massive cargo hold, and refined cabin. You will have the choice of five trims: Luxury (base), Premium Luxury, Sport, Premium Luxury Platinum, and Sport Platinum. We are going to compare the Premium Luxury Platinum and the Sport Platinum. Almost identical, each with a starting price tag at $100,595.
Escalade Premium Luxury Platinum
The Premium Luxury Platinum builds upon the Premium Luxury trim, including 22-inch, 14-spoke alloy wheels with polished finish, enhanced automatic parking assist, a panoramic sunroof, rear camera mirror with remote and a Driver Awareness Plus package with rear cross-traffic alert, lane change alert and side blindzone alert, and lane keep assist with lane departure warning. The Premium Luxury Platinum brings luxury to new heights, with Unique Platinum Galvano grill, leather-wrapped interior trim including instrument cluster, console, and upper door panels, 16-way front seats with massage functions, rear-seat entertainment with dual independent 12.6-in infotainment displays, and an AKG 36-speaker Studio Reference sound system. Both trims also come standard with semi-aniline leather upholstery and a suede headliner. Super Cruise and night vision detection are optional, and a center console refrigerator and freezer, along with the Duramax 3.0-liter turbo-diesel engine and power assist steps are available.
Sport Platinum
The top-of-the-line Sport Platinum builds upon the Sport trim to include all of the Premium Luxury features, as well as the Performance-centered trim package with Limited-Slip Differential, Magnetic Ride Control, and Trailering Integration Package. It includes an adaptive cruise control not on previous trims and features 22-inch, 12-spoke polished alloy wheels with dark android finish, gloss black front fascia trim, window trim, roof rack, body side molding, liftgate trim, running boards, and exhaust bezel upgrades. It also includes air ride adaptive suspension with drive modes. Sixteen-way front seats with massage functions, rear seat entertainment with dual independent 12.6-inch infotainment displays, AKG 36-speaker Studio Reference sound system, and leather-wrapped interior trim including instrument cluster, console, and upper door panels are standard. You can enjoy all of the additional add-ons of the Premium Luxury Platinum.
Overall
The only major difference between the 2021 Escalade Premium Luxury Platinum and the Sport Platinum is exterior styling features such as wheels and roof rails and their previous trim they build upon.