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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac Escalade Duramax 4WD

Clean Fleet Report

The all-new 2021 Cadillac Escalade Duramax is big and famous for being the ride of celebrities. It was my first experience driving an Escalade (I have been chauffeured in them). Clean Fleet Report drove the 2021 Cadillac Escalade Duramax 4WD Premium Luxury, powered by a 3.0-liter Story by John Faulkner. Your numbers may differ.

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Road Test: 2024 Cadillac XT4 Premium Luxury FWD

Clean Fleet Report

It is the third best-selling SUV for Cadillac, coming in behind the larger Escalade and XT5, but ahead of the XT6 and Lyriq EV. Our best efficiency was over a 110-mile all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, earning us 32.5 All of them outsell the Cadillac luxury sedans. mpg, same as the EPA.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Cadillac Lyriq

Clean Fleet Report

The RWD configuration gets one motor producing 340 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque for a 312-mile all-electric driving range and 0-60 mph in about 4.9 Additional charging is through Cadillac’s variable Regen on Demand regenerative braking system that converts kinetic energy into electricity when braking or coasting.

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Details on GM’s new efficient top-end 8-speed automatic

Green Car Congress

EcoTec3 V-8 (L86) ( earlier post ), and on the Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV. The resultant on-axis transmission architecture utilizes a squashed torque converter; an off-axis pump; and four close-coupled gearsets. Unique clutch and torque converter specifications matched to the torque capacity of the Stingray’s LT1 6.2L

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Think has even shown a convertible prototype. With a top speed of only 65 MPH and a 100 mile range, the Think Global will remain a niche City Car for conspicuous green consumers who aren’t concerned about safety. My personal criteria for an EV is 80/80 MPH/miles range, but thats because drivers either go 80 or stopped around here.