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2023 Cadillac Escalade V-Series Review – The Fun of Wretched Excess

The Truth About Cars

No one, but no one, needs a 2023 Cadillac Escalade V-Series. Sure, some folks can make a reasonable argument for needing a large SUV for towing or hauling people and stuff. The Escalade V is just pleasant to commute in. Fuel economy is a predictably dismal 11 mpg city/16 mpg highway/13 mpg combined.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac Escalade Duramax 4WD

Clean Fleet Report

Flagship SUV Gives Smooth Luxury, Powerful Diesel Performance. 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). Duramax turbodiesel is EPA rated at 20 mpg city/26 highway/22 combined.

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Road Test: 2024 Cadillac XT4 Premium Luxury FWD

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Cadillac’s Subcompact SUV The 2024 Cadillac XT4 is smack dab in the heat of the subcompact premium/luxury SUV category. 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. mpg, same as the EPA. Let’s take a look. Your numbers may differ.

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Shanghai GM Aims to Reduce Fuel Consumption 15%, Improve Performance 14% by 2015; New Engines, Prototype New Sail Electric Vehicle

Green Car Congress

Over the past two years, Shanghai GM has also launched two hybrids: the Buick LaCrosse Eco-Hybrid and Cadillac Escalade Hybrid. The Escalade Hybrid SUV is equipped with a two-mode hybrid system, with fuel consumption of 11.1 liters per 100 kilometers (21 mpg US)—40% better than the standard model. Earlier post.)

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Mercedes-Benz Introduces Two-Mode Hybrid ML450 SUV at New York Auto Show

Green Car Congress

Fuel consumption and emissions from the ML 450 HYBRID are up to 60% less than a conventional eight-cylinder SUV with permanent all-wheel drive. The ML 450 HYBRID offers a system output of 250 kW (340 hp) and a combined torque of 517 Nm (381 lb-ft), with city fuel consumption of 21 mpg (11.2 L/100km city, 11.2

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

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Cadillac Escalade ESV sales increased 32% while Escalade sales increased 3%. Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact SUV with best-ever July sales of 15,912 units, up 32.5% Monthly sales of hybrids. Click to enlarge. General Motors. GM dealers delivered 189,443 total vehicles in July, a 19.4% to 112,569 units.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Since most families have at least two cars now, I foresee an electric commuter car and an ICE road trip car (you know, an Escalade or Dodge Ram crew cab ;o) in the future. A car that gets 60 mpg still burns 17 gallons of gas every 1,000 miles versus a car that gets 21 mpg using E85 (my Chevy Impala) that burns 7.1