WALLPAPER 2009 Cadillac Escalade Platinum Hybrid SUV
Saturday, August 29, 2009
GENERAL MOTOR hybrids are built at the Arlington, Texas GM Assembly Plant – Tahoe, Yukon and, as of last August, Escalade. In fact, ALL fullsize GM SUVs are now built in Arlington.the Escalade Hybrid, it is very difficult to identify when the vehicle is running in electric-only mode or gas/electric or gas-only thanks to the work engineers have done to create such a seamless experience. If not for the instrumentation most drivers would not be able to tell the difference (except, perhaps, when moving very slowly).
This Hybrid are 332hp and 367 lb. ft. of torques with this beast weighing in at a hefty 5,727 pounds. Fuel economy ratings are 20 mpg city and 21 mpg highway – that equates to about a 50 percent improvement in town over a gas-only Escalade and approximately 25 percent better mileage on the highway. During my week, however, I was only able to manage an average mileage in the high 18s in mixed driving.
Despite the hybrid powertrain, the new Escalade does not give up much in amenities. In fact, when paired with the Platinum packaging, there is very little left one could ask for It
