2018 Cadillac Escalade: trims, real prices & how to pick yours
8 builds left the factory as a 2018 Escalade, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 8 main configurations sell for $13,500–$43,048 today.
- 8 main configurations
- 10,361 vehicles built
- 308 for sale right now
- $13,500–$43,048 typical price range
Which Escalade is yours?
Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.
Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.
Pick your Escalade
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Premium Luxury 1GYS3CKJ-J6.2L 8-cyl, Automatic. 688 built.
$17,885 great deal $26,304 typical $35,506 top of market -
Luxury 1GYS3BKJ-J6.2L 8-cyl, Automatic. 1,328 built.
$13,500 great deal $25,995 typical $36,998 top of market -
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Most common — 32% of 2018 Escalades
Luxury · 4WD 1GYS4BKJ-J6.2L 8-cyl, Automatic, Four-wheel drive. 3,333 built.
$18,529 great deal $26,100 typical $33,788 top of market -
Premium Luxury · 4WD 1GYS4CKJ-J6.2L 8-cyl, Automatic, Four-wheel drive. 2,389 built.
$18,629 great deal $28,349 typical $39,999 top of market -
Platinum · 4WD 1GYS4DKJ-J6.2L 8-cyl, Automatic, Four-wheel drive. 1,961 built.
$20,900 great deal $30,487 typical $43,048 top of market
What actually differs
| Luxury · 4WD | Premium Luxury · 4WD | Platinum · 4WD | Luxury | |
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| Typical price today | $26,100 | $28,349 | $30,487 | $25,995 |
| For sale right now | 85 | 74 | 66 | 36 |
| Vehicles built | 3,333 | 2,389 | 1,961 | 1,328 |
Same on every 2018 Escalade
- Engine 6.2L 8-cyl
- Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
- Transmission Automatic
- Fuel Gasoline
- Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
- Seats 7
- Doors 4-door
What people actually pay
452 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026Safety, in plain English
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
1 recall on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.
- ✓ Warns you before a crash
- ✓ Brakes for you in an emergency
- ✓ Watches your blind spot
- ✓ Warns when you drift from your lane
- ✓ Steers you back into the lane
- ✓ Keeps distance on the highway
What 1GYS3CKJ-J means
- 1GY
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Cadillac registered — assembled in the United States
- S3CKJ
- together encode the Escalade line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 6.2L 8cyl — as Cadillac filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
- J
- in position 10 — model year 2018
- 9, 11–17
- differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
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