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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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Exclusive: 2023 Cadillac Lyriq Preview

Clean Fleet Report

First was the short-lived, 2014-2016, very cool looking ELR plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). Then in 2017 along came the CT6 PHEV , an electrified version of Cadillac’s full-size, flagship sedan, but 2019 saw the end of this car. Cadillac says “the sense of occasion that is of an Escalade is repeated in Lyriq.”

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Cadillac Unveils Plug-in Two-Mode Hybrid XTS Platinum Concept

Green Car Congress

The XTS Platinum concept’s plug-in hybrid electric propulsion system (PHEV) builds on the experience Cadillac has gained with the Escalade Hybrid and Escalade Platinum Hybrid flagship models (which also feature the two-mode system). V-6 Direct Injection gasoline engine paired with a plug-in two-mode hybrid system.

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Who’s your Caddy? 2024 Cadillac Optiq electric SUV will gunning for Tesla Model Y as brand’s most affordable EV shapes up

EV Central

Pop-out door handles hint that the designers have created a low-drag shape to maximise the range, while the split rear lamps mimic the car-maker’s flagship Escalade iQ. Early reports suggest the Optiq will measure in at 4821mm long, and have a generous 2954mm wheelbase that maximises space within.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

New York 2009: Mercedes E250 Bluetec concept would get 28/39 city/hwy rating Breaking - Zero Motorcycles unveils the Zero S [w/Video] GM and Segways PUMA live reveal Hyundai to offer plug-in hybrid in U.S. for 2012 Featured stories Feed Greenlings: What is regenerative braking?

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Glad to see the variety & availability of electic commuter cars (vs hybrids & PHEV) is rising. 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.