Packed with features, loaded with chrome, matching BVLGARI clock set off against a wood dash, the Cadillac Escalade is the choice of movie stars and basketball players.

Fitted with a honking V8 engine that gives you all the power you need, this is one large, gas guzzling SUV that will swallow up miles of freeway with ease. The huge front grille will attempt to part traffic for you as the massive headlights glare at vehicles bold enough to stand in your way.

This SUV has been a huge hit with buyers, its commanding driving position allowing a clear view over all but the biggest commercial trucks. Soccer moms use these as intimidation against parents of other kids, Girlfriends all over North America use it to lug home the spoils of their shopping sprees, it's a truck for everyone who appreciates the sheer size of the beast.

If you consider yourself an environmentalist, you will want to stay away from this consumer of resources, its 13 mpg fuel consumption number in traffic will make the green among us crimson with rage.

But if you're looking for a large SUV with the panache to take you to opening night of the opera, this will fit the bill very well indeed.

SUV's are not built to go fast, either in a straight line, or around a corner, but the massive tires and the powerful engine try to bend the laws of physics that are strongly set against its more than 5500 lbs. of mass.

Buyer beware, this machine will draw both envious glances and strong disapproval, but if you're in the market for something like this, it doesn't get much better than the Cadillac Escalade, after all, Justin Timberlake has one.