2000 Cadillac Escalade
As truck sales heated up in the 1990s Cadillac contemplated getting into the truck market. When Lincoln debuted their Navigator in 1998, Cadillac’s response was the 1999 Escalade. The first Escalade was just a revised GMC Yukon, which was their top-of-the-line truck. This explains why it only took Cadillac 10 months to develop. Cadillac applied their passenger car-style grille and luxurious interiors that included leather and real wood trim. Then in 2002 the new generation trucks were introduced, and so the new Escalade was developed more thoroughly than the first Escalade. Their “Art and Science” design aesthetic was applied to the Escalade with its vertical lighting and razor sharp details. Cadillac also launched variations of the Chevy Suburban called ESV, and the Chevy Avalanche which Cadillac named EXT. Today the Escalade is sold around the world—Canada, Mexico, Russia and the Middle East.
2000 Escalade
No changes from the 1999 models. Though both Chevy and GMC had switched to the all-new GMT820 light-duty truck platform for the 2000 model year, Cadillac continued with the older platform until February 2001 as a 2002 Escalade.
AVAILABLE MODELS:
2000 Escalade
2000 Escalade VIN Decoder:
First Character: Country
Second Character: Manufacturer
Third Character: Division
Fourth Character: GVWR/Brake System
- E ~ 6001-7000-LBS, Hydraulic
- F ~ 7001-8000-LBS, Hydraulic
Fifth and Sixth Characters: Line/Chassis Type
- H/9 ~ Incomplete
- K/1 ~ Escalade 4 x 4 1500 (1/2-Ton)
- K/6 ~ Escalade 4 x 4 1500 (1/2-Ton) Luxury
Seventh Character: Body Type
- 0 ~ Cadillac Commercial Body/Chassis
Eighth Character: Engine Type
- Y ~ 4.6-Liter V8, Multi-Port Fuel Injection
Ninth Character: Check Digit
Tenth Character: Year
Eleventh Character: Assembly Plant
- G ~ Silao, Mexico
- R ~ Arlington, Texas
Seventh-Twelfth Characters: Sequential Production Number
Standard Sequence
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