Cadillac Escalade Ext Tires
Introduced in the late 90s, the Cadillac Escalade is a full-size SUV that’s essentially an upscale, optioned-out GMC Yukon. The Escalade EXT was the pickup truck iteration of the Escalade and was designed to compete with the failed Lincoln Blackwood and Lincoln Mark LT, both of which were luxury trucks based on the Ford F150. The EXT and its stablemate the Chevrolet Avalanche were classified as “sport utility trucks”; the Escalade EXT was one of the worst-selling models in the US for model year 2013, with less than 2000 units sold. Both the Cadillac Escalade EXT and the Chevrolet Avalanche were discontinued after 2013. Like its Escalade SUV counterpart, the Escalade EXT sport utility truck was loaded with the kind of amenities, comfort options, and standard equipment you’d expect from anything branded Cadillac.
Here at FORTLUFT, our team has gone through the catalog and picked out the best Cadillac Escalade EXT tires, including all-weather, all-season, and winter tire choices. We then used our SimpleScore system to arrive at a numerical value for the categories of traction, handling, and longevity for each tire. Ready? Let’s go in for a closer look:
1. Pirelli Scorpion WeatherActive – Best All-Weather tire
All-weather tires might be new to you; they have a lot in common with all-season tires but are intended for improved performance in winter traction without any serious sacrifices in tread life, ride quality, road manners, handling, cornering, and braking. For decades, drivers have loved Pirelli tires for their performance, quality, and value, and the Scorpion WeatherActive is no exception. This tire is one of the newer additions to the Scorpion family and has the tire industry’s Three Peak Mountain Snowflake rating for severe winter service. In real-world situations where you need that tire to get the job done, the Pirelli Scorpion WeatherActive is designed with a directional tread design and 3-rib pattern that’s rigid enough to avoid tread squirm during brakin