2012 Cadillac Escalade Gets Beefed-Up Security Features To Stymie Thieves
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Cadillac is adding great new features to make every vehicle in their new lineup even more competitive than they already are. The new Cadillac Escalade is getting some sophisticated new security upgrades to stop thieves in their tracks.
Source: Inside Line
DETROIT — The 2012 Cadillac Escalade is getting new security enhancements to foil car thieves, according to General Motors.
New sensors will make it more difficult to push or tow an Escalade undetected. The Escalade also gets a "more robust steering column-lock system," said GM, along with an optional new wheel lock system to prevent the theft of wheels and tires. The big SUV also gets PASS Key 3+, which GM describes as "a sophisticated encryption system for the key, key cylinder and ignition system."
"These new systems work in the background and few people realize they are there, but they are strong added protections," said Bill Biondo, General Motors' global leader for vehicle theft prevention in a statement.
Biondo said the security upgrades "comprise one of the most extensive sets of theft-deterrent measures available for this type of vehicle, and meet or exceed security specifications among global vehicle security analysts."
The Escalade is the most popular vehicle with thieves, according to an August study by the Highway Loss Data Institute. The study found that the Escalade EXT, which has a pickup bed, was the most frequent target of thieves.
"The Cadillac Escalade is more than six times as likely as the average vehicle to be targeted by thieves and has overall theft losses more than 10 times as big," said the analysis of insurance claims for 2008-'10 vehicles by the Highway Loss Data Institute.
However, a different study by the National Insurance Crime Bureau in August said that the 1994 Honda Accord topped the list of the 2010 Most Stolen Vehicles.
Source: Inside Line