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The New 2009 Hybrid Escalade is Cool
By Busy Door Guest Blogger | January 4, 2010
The Cadillac Escalade Hybrid is the only SUV vehicle in its class that offers a way to get green without sacrificing quality and luxury. Maximum seating capacity in the Hybrid is 8. The Cadillac Escalade Hybrid is the only full size SUV with a 2 mode hybrid powertrain on the market. The Escalade Hybrid recieves about 50% better fuel economy, in city driving, than other conventional models and gets 40% increase in fuel economy overall.
The Cadillac Escalade’s two-mode hybrid system combines GM’s Vortec 6.0-liter V-8 Motor with GM’s EVT Automatic transmission. There are four driving gears within the EVT transmission which is helped by two electric motors.To conserve fuel, the V-8 engine has the brand’s Active Fuel Management System, which shuts off 4 cylinders in light load conditions. It also shuts off at stoplights or when idling and restarts when needed, and the electric motors allow the engine to operate in the four cylinder mode more often.
With light throttle, the electric motors can propel the New Cadillac Escalade up to 30 mph, but together the electric motor and gasoline engine produce 332 hp and 367lb.ft. of torque.The electric motors, electric steering system, and the electric air conditioning compresser are all powered by a 300 volt battery pack located under the second row seats. Regenerative braking will charge the batteries. The Escalade hybrid is available in two and four wheel drive.The hybrid powertrain does not come in any other trim but the standard length Escalade.
As far as towing capability, the new Cadillac Escalade will be rated to tow up to 6000 pounds with rear wheel drive and 5700 pounds with all wheel drive. On the inside, the Escalade Hybrid has an 8-inch touch screen that showcases the hybrid drive system and informs the driver as to which mode the SUV is running in. There is a handy economy gauge in the Hybrid that lets the driver know which ‘zone’ to drive in to amplify mpg.There is also an Auto Stop reader on the tachometer that indicates when the gasoline engine is off.
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