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2008 Cadillac Escalade
Having earned a position as the image and sales leader
among large luxury SUVs, Cadillac Escalade enters 2008
looking to extend its considerable momentum. With three
body styles – Escalade, and the extended length
Escalade ESV and EXT luxury sport-utility truck –
Cadillac offers the widest array of models in the segment.
This broad lineup will expand even further when the
Escalade Platinum edition and the Escalade Hybrid join
the family later in 2008.
The 2008 Escalades feature integrated powertrain, chassis,
safety and interior systems that deliver the most powerful,
efficient luxury SUVs in the segment, led by a 6.2L
all-aluminum V-8 engine with variable valve timing technology
delivering 403 horsepower (301 kW) and 417 lb.-ft. of
torque (565 Nm). The Escalade and Escalade ESV are available
in AWD and 2WD configurations (2WD is new to Escalade
ESV for ’08), while the Escalade EXT sport-utility
truck features standard, full-time AWD.
Escalade sports a sleek, clean and athletic form with
improved aerodynamics.
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The Most Powerful SUV In The World
Escalade is designed to be among the industry’s
safest and most secure vehicles, with numerous safety
systems and crash-avoidance technologies. Occupant protection
features include head curtain side air bags with rollover
protection for all seating rows and an industry-first
360-degree front safety belt pretensioner activation
system.
In keeping with Cadillac’s reputation for advanced
technology, OnStar-equipped Escalade models feature
Generation 7 technology and OnStar’s Turn-by-Turn
Navigation, the first factory-installed, fully integrated
GPS navigation system from OnStar. Turn-by-Turn allows
consumers to talk to a live advisor, who in turn sends
complete step-by-step directions to customers` vehicles
through their OnStar system. These audio directions
automatically play through the vehicle’s stereo
as needed, triggered by the OnStar system’s GPS
capabilities.
In 2008-2009 an Escalade Hybrid will feature GM’s
two-mode hybrid propulsion system combining gas and
electric engines for significant fuel economy improvements.
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