With a starting price of $76,195, the 2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV is an expensive 5-door vehicle as is, but it comes standard-fit with a pretty comprehensive array of creature comforts, conveniences, and safety features, so you get a lot from right off the bat. From there, moving up the model line essentially just sees the addition of more and more luxury items. When it comes to the powertrain, however, we’d certainly go for the more powerful 6.2-liter V8 engine for the vastly greater power outlay, and select the AWD system for the added traction. If we had to recommend a specification we’d suggest the Premium Luxury model, which comes outfitted with a full-color head-up display, a panoramic sunroof, and a good selection of driver assists, such as rear cross-traffic alert, lane change alert, blind-zone alert, lane change assist, and enhanced auto parking assist.