The cool quotient: No question that the 2007 Cadillac Escalade brings IT to tailgating. This high-end luxury SUV looks lovely just sitting still.
Passenger capacity: Seven (eight with optional second-row bench seat).
Cargo space: 109 cubic feet with rear seat removed and second-row seat folded down (137 cubic feet for the Escalade ESV model). Tailgaters should have no problem making room for ice buckets to chill their Cristal and platters for their canapés.
Sound system: Standard XM satellite radio and a premium ten-speaker Bose surround sound system with an in-dash six-disc CD changer.
Practicality: The 2007 Cadillac Escalade is big, but not impossibly so. It still can maneuver around a parking lot.
Extras: Heated front and outboard rear seats provide warmth during those freezing December games; optional rear-seat DVD entertainment system with an eight-inch screen lets you view last year’s highlights before kickoff.