2021 6.2L Escalade Sport ESV - Happy? Your mileage?? Performance Exhaust???

Hey there,

I'm driving a 2021 6.2L Tahoe High Country (4WD) right now and while I'm pretty happy with the car I hate the seats (too firm, especially on road trips, ugh) and I was never fully in love with the look.

Anyway, considering a switch to the Escalade and found one. Looking at a 2021 Escalade Sport ESV (4WD) 25K miles, 85K. MSRP was 113K. It has the OEM performance exhaust, brandy leather, 36 speaker sound system, night vision, driver assist tech package with the air suspension, night vision, etc. Pretty much everything I want. I'm now wondering how good/bad the mileage is with the longer version of the Escalade? I get between 17.4 and 19mpg out of the Tahoe outside of the city. What can I expect with the longer (and probably heavier) Escalade ESV? And can anyone say how the OEM Performance Exhaust sounds? I have a CORSA performance exhaust on my Tahoe and love the sound. Is it comparable? Didn't have the opportunity to hear it yet. So yeah those are the questions: mileage? Exhaust sound good? Happy with your Escalade and the seat comfort?

Thanks!

I would not expect your mileage to drop more than 2 mpg at most.

It’s mostly related to how you drive. 6.2 with 10 speed loves 60-65 mph on highways (26 on mine) and could get 18-19 city, depending on how you launch it. I can’t drive 65, especially if someone goes by me!!!!

Mileage! Are you kidding me? And don't forget the Premium fuel. Buy it and enjoy the damn thing.

right? who buys these for mileage.... your shopping in the wrong department here.

I do not believe the short vs long wheel base on any of these rigs makes any significant difference. I think curb weight changes maybe 200 - 300 lbs...maybe one or two inlaws on board or not. Aerodynamically maybe there is more drag, but doubt it.

I have the XL Denali. Have 24000 miles of mixed city, highway, and towing. Lifetime MPG is 15.2. I have gotten as high as 22MPG for a 400 mile road trip on mostly rural state highways here in MN. I have gotten as low as 13 driving 80 on an intersate into a 40MPH headwind.

I routinely get 13.5 highway when towing my 4500 lb boat.

My bet, buy the Escalade, and your MPG no different that your tahoe...unless you drive it like all of us that have the 6.2, which practically begs you to romp the accelerator on occasion, because its fun, and sounds good.

Like my uncle used to say, don't buy the dog if you can't afford dog food.