More than half a dozen of the country's most popular magazines say these words about the 8500 X50, the most advanced and sophistocated radar/laser detector yet developed: "state of the art" "more sensitivity" "top of the pyramid" "may be the best detector ever made" and on and on. . .

Did you know that in 1978 Escort created the high-performance radar detector market? Or, that in 2002 Escort President, Greg Blair, received the "Entrepreneur of the Year" award from Ernst & Young? Or that in 2004 Harley-Davidson and Escort jointly announced the world's first Radar & Laser Detector designed exclusively for Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, the Road Tech™ 75?

8500 plus these new advanced features = 8500 X50

• new antenna design
• new circuitry
• increase in K & Ka band detection range of up to 50% over the 8500
• selectable POP mode

The 8500 X50's new V-tuned radar receiver provides extreme detection range range on all police radar; conventional and "instant-on" radar, including the new POP mode radar threat, X-Band.

Features Include

• Blistering all-band protection -- 360 deg Radar & Laser (Lidar) detection
• Advanced digital signal processing
• EZ programming for instant customization
• 3 high resolution meter modes
• Ultra Bright matrix display with 280 LED's -- Brilliant Blue display
• AutoSensitivity mode automatically reduces ralse alarms
• Built in Earphone jack
• Mute & AutoMute
• Completely immune to the VG-2 "Detector-Detector"
• One Year Limited Warranty

Operating Bands -- X - K - Ka - Laser 904nm
Laser Detection -- Quantum Limited video receiver - Multiple high performance laser sensors
Programmable Features -- Power On indication & Sequence, Signal Strength, AutoMute, Audio Tones
City Mode Sensitivity, Display, Bands
SmartShield® VG-2 Immunity 
Radar Receiver/Detector Type

• Superheterodyne, Varactor-Tuned VCO
• Scanning Frequency Discriminator
• Digital Signal Processing (DSP)

Display Type

• AlGaAs 280 LED Matrix/Text
• Bar Graph, ExpertMeter™, or SpecDisplay™
• 3-Level Dimming, plus Dark Mode

Power Requirement

• 12VDC, Negative Ground
• SmartCord MuteDisplay™ Included

Mute and AutoMute
Auto Calibration Circuitry

        8500 X50  ACCESSORIES 

• 79-000562-01 ..  Windshield Suction Cup Mount with Suction Cups
• 57-0000237 ..  Visor Clip Mount
• 79-000040-01 ..  Coiled SmartCord - Red - mute button, red alert light and green power light on the lighter plug
• 79-000041-01 ..  Direct Wire SmartCord - Red - mute button, red alert light and green power light on an inline module
• EXTERNAL SPEAKER - Must be wired directly to 12-volt power source; the speaker is not weatherproof

        In The Package

• 8500 X50 Radar/Lidar Detector
• Coiled SmartCord
• Windshield suction cup mount
• Hard clamshell-style travel case
• Owner's manual