The Cadillac Escalade Hybrid for The Future Green Planet

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by: Judith M.Green
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Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 Time: 6:22 AM
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The Cadillac Escalade Hybrid is a big luxury four doors SUV with an overt green design for environmentally mindful buyers, produced by the high class brand Cadillac. Added having a hybrid energy train, Cadillac Escalade Hybrid becomes good gasoline economy worthy of a V-6, its 50 percent greater fuel efficiency in city driving and forty percent increase in general, but still with good performance for such a heavy vehicle. Available car seats for eight individuals and spacious cargo space. As the world's first large SUV hybrid out there, The Cadillac Escalade Hybrid is run by GM two setting hybrid system Vortec 6.0 liter V-8 engine mixes using Cadillac's new Auto Trans, having 332 horsepower and 367 lb-ft of torque that achieves 20-mpg while in the city plus 21-mpg on the highway and four speed automatic transmission with overdrive. Cadillac Escalade Hybrid is available in 2 WD and 4WD configurations. The Cadillac Escalade Hybrid features a 300-volt nickel-metal hydride Energy Storage System powered the hybrid's electrically variable transmission (EVT) two electric engine. These electric batteries for hybrid power train are located under the second-row seat and its purpose is to provide power (300 volts) for the EVT.

Typical safety options that come with Cadillac Escalade Hybrid consist of double front air bags, head-protecting curtain side air bags together with rollover deployment, anti-lock 4-wheel disc brakes, traction control, steadiness control the StabiliTrak includes rollover mitigation, Cadillac Escalade Hybrid receives three stars ranking for rollover safety from the authorities, OnStar, a standard rear obstacle detection and rearview camera with park assist to help compensate to the poor sightlines. In the crash-test scores, NHTSA test, the Cadillac Escalade Hybrid performed very well and prove capability to resist a crash as well as guard its occupants with a high degree of safety in both frontal and side collision safety as well as gets five-star ratings in the test.

The Cadillac Escalade Hybrid has each of common convenience equipment features of the Escalade, consists of eight inch, touch-screen navigation system to present functionality readouts from the two-mode hybrid system on the screen with real-time traffic, heated and cooled power-adjustable front seats, leather upholstery, tri-zone computerized climate control, Bluetooth connectivity, Bose AM/FM radio with 6-disc changer that plays standard XM satellite radio, magnetic cruise control, power liftgate, remote start, 22-inch chrome wheels and a rear view camera. There is convenience driving experience using Escalade Hybrid, as a result of greater fuel economy and much less emissions from the engine. The Cadillac Escalade Hybrid is eco-friendly and also a marvelous car to drive.

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