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Cadillac’s electrical Escalade IQ builds at the popular culture icon

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Reuss stated there don’t seem to be but electrical SUVs that compete head-to-head with the Escalade IQ. “But we feel pretty good about this as a plus-business halo for SUVs because we have built that brand Escalade, and Cadillac, quite a ways.” “That’s also what people are looking for when they buy an EV.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac Escalade Duramax 4WD

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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). I have driven several Chevrolet and GMC vehicles with the wonderful Duramax turbodiesel engine, so expectations were high for a luxury week behind the wheel.

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GM unveils Cadillac Celestiq, an 18-foot behemoth that starts at over $300,000

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The Celestiq is a behemoth of a luxury car, 18 feet long and seven feet wide, making it larger than a Cadillac Escalade SUV. It’s also capable of going from 0-60 mph in 3.8 Brandon Vivian, Celestiq executive chief engineer, noted that the vehicle is a celebration of a client’s individuality.

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Road Test: 2024 Cadillac XT4 Premium Luxury FWD

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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. liter 4-cylinder engine that puts out 235 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque (on premium gasoline), driving either the front or all-four wheels through a nine-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Cadillac Lyriq

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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 Yes, Cadillac has programmed-in motor sounds as some people just can’t get used to driving a car with no engine sounds. Ready for the open road. Exterior Stuns.

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GM China holds electrification workshop in Shanghai; showcases range of 4 electrified vehicles

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In China, GM and its joint ventures currently offer light electrification technology with the Buick LaCrosse eAssist; full hybrid technology with the Cadillac Escalade Hybrid; extended-range electric vehicle technology with the Chevrolet Volt; and battery-electric vehicle technology with the locally produced Sail SPRINGO EV ( earlier post ).

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

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EcoTec3 V-8 (L86) ( earlier post ), and on the Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV. After an intensive search and trade-off study, GM engineers selected a powerflow lever which has four gearsets, three rotating clutches, and two grounding clutches. A search for a four gearset powerflow commenced. —Hart et al. axle ratio.

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