How important to you is the interior?

 

Seems like a lot of money for a GMC with some extra bells and whistles.

 

Does Platinum still offer upgraded leather on seats w/ embroidered crests, leather dash and sills or Platinum specific accoutrements like martini glass chillers or spare ascot storage?


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Platinum for the leather and massaging seats. Any differences with colors?

 

Platinum interior so much nicer….

 

How so? I just have a regular sport.

 

Much softer leather and higher quality….on a six figure car its a rounding error. After driving both I just fell like Platinum interior was worth the extra dough….anyway they’re all great.

 

Platinum leather is definitely softer. I have the whisper beige and love it

 

Platinum interior is def better! I’m spoiled by the upgraded stitched seats on all my vehicles so I had to go platinum.

 

I'd have to agree.

Same thing with the previous generation Escalade.
I have a '17 Platinum.
When it's in the shop, and they give me a 2020 low-mileage non-platinum loaner, it really is a big difference.

One would think a new car, produced three years later would be superior to an older one, but as soon as I get mine back from the shop, ahhhh... nice to be in my Platinum again. (the leather; the suede; the massagers; the fridge; etc.)

Hoping my 2021 Platinum Sport is sent for production soon enough!

 

Looking for input on which way I should go. Here are the 2 I am considering:

Sport
AKG 36 Speaker
Drivers Assist Tech Pkg
SuperCruise
NightVision
Rear Seat Entertainment
Monochrome Emblems
Gloss Black Nameplate
White Crystal
Wheel Locks & Cargo Net

MSRP: $109,910

Platinum Sport
SuperCruise
NightVision
Rear Seat Entertainment
Puddle Lamp Crest
Monochrome Emblems
Gloss Black Nameplate
White Crystal
Wheel Locks & Cargo Net

MSRP: $114,685

Go platinum the seats alone and the alcantera lining is a game changer also important make sure you opt for the electric steps
Seeing you have the onyx package as well don’t cheap out now
Platinum all the way baby…..

 

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Unless you go Brandy Leather option in the Sport you will have Leatherette (fake leather). Just be aware.
Sport platinum all options are full leather AND aniline.

A little incorrect technically, only the Luxury gets full leatherette. Prem-Lux and Sport get leather seating surfaces with fake leather sides/back. Brandy is full leather. Platinums get full semi-aniline leather seats.

Max

 

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Incorrect. Leatherette is on your bottom and back ONLY. Leather is ONLY on side bolsters.
Even GM Yukon Denali premium ls leatherette with leather side bolsters only. Denali does not even have full leather option. Escalade obviously does.

I have confirmed all of the above with GM. I will say it is messed up how cryptic GM is with all this though. So many think they have leather seats and they do not!

Then the GM order guides are all wrong. They specifically state "leather seating surfaces", which would imply bolsters, seat, and back (ie the "body touch" surfaces). The remainder of the seat (sides, backside of seat, etc) would be non-leather. Similar to leather seating surfaces on couches (full leather vs LSS).

Or GM is outright false advertising.

Who from GM is telling you this?

Max

 

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I hear you. Leather seating surfaces are not assumed as your butt and back though. A surface can be anything front, back, side etc....
A "surface" is the outside part or uppermost of any layer of something (often used when describing its texture, form, or extent).
The use of leather bolsters is probably due to wear and tear due to entering and exiting a car. I do not think they are outright lying, they are just omitting certain info. If I recall it looks like all the fancy stitched areas of seat are leather (ie Side bolsters of seat and side bolsters of back). I think headrests are leather, at least where the AKG speakers are mounted on front seats. I did not ask GM about the headrests though. Just going off looks.
Based on what GM said, all the parts that are NOT fancy stitched or quilted are leatherette. Not talking about regular stitching. I am talking about fancy stitching and piping on the leather parts. Like the Denali has fractal stitching only on the leather bolsters. The rest is leatherette and not leather.

Leather seats (optional Brandy in Sport and all Sport Platinums )have the quilted leather middle, back, sides... no leatherette anywhere. Standard no cost seats on Sport and below are leatherette with side bolsters in leather.

I called GM about something unrelated and asked. I then followed up via the chat feature on their website. Just passing along what GM told me.

It is crap how they word it and I completely agree. You see what they are calling the 2022 leatherette? Even fancier now...

• Leatherette seats naming convention changed to Interluxe seats

here is an example of Whisper Beige on Sport. You can see where the leatherette is and where the leather is. Looks like front AKG headrests are leather probably due to all the piping needed and 2nd and 3rd row headrests and leatherette. Pretty clear where the leather and leatherette is. View attachment 603547 View attachment 603548

I really believe you received bad information from the person you spoke with at GM or there was a miscommunication.

Coming from the automotive industry in a past life, I must agree with Max on the general definition of “leather seating surfaces” being the areas where your body touches the seat. These are commonly the vertical forward facing portion of the seat back, forward face of the headrest, and the horizontal portion of the seat lower. The bolsters may or may not be leatherette.

To your point on the bolsters being leather for wear and durability, with many manufacturers it is actually the reverse. Leather on an outboard bolster (certainly the bottom bolster) does not hold up well, seat bottom leather bolsters quickly exhibit signs of wrinkles, cracks, loss of color, and scratches. Thus, a number of manufacturers may offer leather seating surfaces but the seat bottom outboard bolster is leatherette for bolster durability, unless you order full leather.

In the photos you posted, the first photo with Whisper Beige is a “Sport” trim level as noted by the contrasting seat piping and seating surface pattern, these seats have leather seating surfaces.

The second photo you posted is the rear seat of a “Sport Platinum” trim level with Whisper Beige, as noted by the lack of contrasting piping, with Gideon fabric and the “Atmosphere” contrasting trim color on the door panel. Let's not forget the beautiful sueded headliner. These Sport Platinum seats shown in your second photo are full leather with a perforated “chevron" pattern on the seating surfaces, they are not “quilted.”

Regardless, the information provided by manufacturers can be confusing and the number of configurations available makes it not always easy to sort out.

 

Just passing along what I was told. Please contact GM and see what they say. They tend to tell people different things I will erase what they told me in the meantime. I do not want to confuse anyone.

 

I have no need or desire to contact GM. I'm confident in my understanding which is echoed by others on the forum and the Escalade Order Guide.

 

Brandy is the only quilted leather option. For a nice review of each interior color group see: Meet the Escalade Makers | 2021 Cadillac Escalade , scroll down to Interior.