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2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV

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Specification	Sport · 4WD 1GYS4PKL-M	Premium Luxury · 4WD 1GYS4KKL-M	Sport Platinum · 4WD 1GYS4RKL-M	Sport · 4WD 1GYS4NKL-M	Sport Platinum 1GYS3RKT-M	Premium Luxury Platinum 1GYS3MKL-M	Luxury 1GYS3JKT-M	Premium Luxury Platinum · 4WD 1GYS4MKL-M	Luxury 1GYS3JKL-M	Sport 1GYS3NKL-M	Sport · 4WD 1GYS4NKT-M	Premium Luxury · 4WD 1GYS4LKL-M	Premium Luxury Platinum 1GYS3MKT-M	Sport Platinum · 4WD 1GYS4RKT-M	Sport Platinum 1GYS3RKL-M	Premium Luxury Platinum · 4WD 1GYS4MKT-M	Premium Luxury 1GYS3KKT-M	Premium Luxury 1GYS3KKL-M	Premium Luxury · 4WD 1GYS4LKT-M	Premium Luxury 1GYS3LKT-M	Premium Luxury 1GYS3LKL-M	Sport 1GYS3PKT-M	Luxury · 4WD 1GYS4JKT-M	Sport 1GYS3PKL-M
Engine	6.2L 8-cyl	6.2L 8-cyl	6.2L 8-cyl	6.2L 8-cyl	3L 6-cyl	6.2L 8-cyl	3L 6-cyl	6.2L 8-cyl	6.2L 8-cyl	6.2L 8-cyl	3L 6-cyl	6.2L 8-cyl	3L 6-cyl	3L 6-cyl	6.2L 8-cyl	3L 6-cyl	3L 6-cyl	6.2L 8-cyl	3L 6-cyl	3L 6-cyl	6.2L 8-cyl	3L 6-cyl	3L 6-cyl	6.2L 8-cyl
Drivetrain	Four-wheel drive	Four-wheel drive	Four-wheel drive	Four-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Four-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Four-wheel drive	Four-wheel drive	Not recorded	Four-wheel drive	Not recorded	Four-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Four-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Four-wheel drive	Not recorded
Transmission	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic
Fuel	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Diesel	Gasoline	Diesel	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Diesel	Gasoline	Diesel	Diesel	Gasoline	Diesel	Diesel	Gasoline	Diesel	Diesel	Gasoline	Diesel	Diesel	Gasoline
Body	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]
Seats	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Doors	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door
Median asking price	$52,795	$49,859	$58,898	$52,994	Not recorded	$53,294	Not recorded	$49,990	$39,500	$50,154	Not recorded	$49,989	Not recorded	Not recorded	$57,794	Not recorded	Not recorded	$45,817	Not recorded	Not recorded	$46,988	Not recorded	Not recorded	$49,000
Price observations	117	159	155	51	Not recorded	6	Not recorded	54	9	17	Not recorded	56	Not recorded	Not recorded	7	Not recorded	Not recorded	20	Not recorded	Not recorded	16	Not recorded	Not recorded	17
Price sample updated	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026

Missing data does not mean a feature is absent. Prices are advertised asking prices for each pattern’s own sample, not completed sale prices or a trim-wide average.

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Grouped by recorded trim, with engine and drive variants underneath. Open a variant to see every source pattern.

2021 Escalade ESV

Luxury

3 VIN patterns

3L 6-cyl · Diesel · 4x2 · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GYS3JKT-M → 33 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

3L 6-cyl · Diesel · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GYS4JKT-M → 14 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

6.2L 8-cyl · Gasoline · 4x2 · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GYS3JKL-M → 149 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$39,500 median asking price

9 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

2021 Escalade ESV

Premium Luxury

7 VIN patterns

3L 6-cyl · Diesel · 4x2 · Automatic 2 patterns · View specs

1GYS3KKT-M → 17 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1GYS3LKT-M → 4 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3L 6-cyl · Diesel · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GYS4LKT-M → 10 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

6.2L 8-cyl · Gasoline · 4x2 · Automatic 2 patterns · View specs

1GYS3KKL-M → 373 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$45,817 median asking price

20 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

1GYS3LKL-M → 186 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$46,988 median asking price

16 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

6.2L 8-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 2 patterns · View specs

1GYS4LKL-M → 715 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$49,989 median asking price

56 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

1GYS4KKL-M → 1,797 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$49,859 median asking price

159 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

2021 Escalade ESV

Premium Luxury Platinum

4 VIN patterns

3L 6-cyl · Diesel · 4x2 · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GYS3MKT-M → 6 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3L 6-cyl · Diesel · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GYS4MKT-M → 28 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

6.2L 8-cyl · Gasoline · 4x2 · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GYS3MKL-M → 148 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$53,294 median asking price

6 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

6.2L 8-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GYS4MKL-M → 1,001 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$49,990 median asking price

54 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

2021 Escalade ESV

Sport

6 VIN patterns

3L 6-cyl · Diesel · 4x2 · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GYS3PKT-M → 10 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3L 6-cyl · Diesel · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GYS4NKT-M → 21 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

6.2L 8-cyl · Gasoline · 4x2 · Automatic 2 patterns · View specs

1GYS3NKL-M → 142 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$50,154 median asking price

17 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

1GYS3PKL-M → 315 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$49,000 median asking price

17 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

6.2L 8-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 2 patterns · View specs

1GYS4NKL-M → 815 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$52,994 median asking price

51 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

1GYS4PKL-M → 1,913 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$52,795 median asking price

117 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

2021 Escalade ESV

Sport Platinum

4 VIN patterns

3L 6-cyl · Diesel · 4x2 · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GYS3RKT-M → 7 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3L 6-cyl · Diesel · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GYS4RKT-M → 76 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

6.2L 8-cyl · Gasoline · 4x2 · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GYS3RKL-M → 161 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$57,794 median asking price

7 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

6.2L 8-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GYS4RKL-M → 1,748 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

$58,898 median asking price

155 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

Source: manufacturer specifications decoded through NHTSA vPIC, alongside VIN and listing records in our dataset. Trim groups are for browsing; shared labels do not establish identical equipment. Confirm options on the specific vehicle.

THE MARKET VIEW

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BEFORE YOU CHOOSE

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Equipment, fuel economy and safety results can vary with the vehicle’s engine, drivetrain and options.

Safety & recalls

4 / 5 NHTSA overall crash rating

2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV SUV 4WD

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Fuel economy

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Prices across model years

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