Cadillac Escalade EXT to compete with Lincoln Blackwood
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Cadillac Escalade EXT to compete with Lincoln Blackwood
I saw an article in Motor Trend that this vehicle will try to compete with the Blackwood.
Here is what their web site says:
What began as the most powerful SUV in the world has been transformed into something more -- the Escalade EXT. By blending a 345-hp, luxury sport utility vehicle with a truck, Cadillac has created a vehicle unlike any other. The all-wheel drive Escalade EXT delivers power, performance, and bold styling that's unmistakably Cadillac.
STANDARD FEATURES & SPECS
Interior Features & Amenities
Air bags, frontal and side-impact, driver and front passenger
7-speaker Bose® Rich Base system, 200 watts, with in-dash 6-disc CD changer, and Sony® rear seat earphones
Independent controls for 2 sets of Sony® earphones that stow in rear center armrest
The rear air conditioning controls allow passengers to electronically control their own temperature setting, in vehicles not equipped with a sunroof.
Damped door storage covers, large storage bin and special storage areas, Zebrano wood accent trim, rear seat audio, and analog clock
Overhead with reading lamps, HomeLink transmitter, storage, and optional sunroof.
The trip computer includes readouts for personal and business trip odometers, annual mileage data, average and instant fuel economy, range on remaining fuel, and day/date/time all displayed in French, English, Spanish, or Arabic
Trip computer also acts as the control center to set preferences for the automatic door locks, remote lock feedback, headlamp delay, perimeter lighting, seat position recall, alarm warning, and curb-view passenger mirrors.
OnStar, the technology that gives you access to a trained OnStar Advisor 24 hours a day, seven days a week will soon be offering two new features. Personal Calling, which allows drivers to make and receive hands-free, voice-activated personal calls from their vehicle without an additional cellular contract; and OnStar Virtual Advisor, which will deliver to the vehicle personalized Internet-based information such as news headlines, sports scores, stock quotes, and weather conditions. Both services will be available through OnStar's unique three-button system, offering completely hands-free operation.
And, OnStar offers you instant access to over five million listings. So, at the click of a button you always have instant access to ATM locations, hotels and restaurants. OnStar does more than help you find a place to eat; it also provides very sophisticated safety functions. With the push of a button, OnStar attempts to contact an OnStar Advisor for help. So, in any emergency situation a trained OnStar Advisor is as close as your fingertips, a feature that is as comforting as our luxurious seats.
Seating, 5-Passenger
Front bucket seats with Nuance leather seating surfaces, heated seatbacks and cushions, 10-way power adjusting plus power lumbar and side bolsters, memory settings for 2 drivers, and articulating head restraints
2nd-row seating with Nuance leather seating surfaces, 60/40 split-folding seats, adjustable head restraints (outboard), folding center armrest with storage and cupholders, and a flip-and-fold cushion and seatback designed to maximize cargo space
Steering Wheel:
Rich wood and leather trim, with fingertip audio system controls
Exterior Features:
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL), fog lamps, and puddle lamps on underside of exterior rearview mirrors
Luggage Rack
Power-folding mirrors, heated exterior rearview mirrors (electrochromic on driver's side).
Running boards (chrome trimmed)
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist
Wheels
17 x 7.5 in. cast aluminum wheels with touring, all-season steel belted radial tires.
Utility Enhancement System (UES)
Includes Mid-Gate™, removeable rear window, 3-piece rigid cargo cover, integrated top boxes, and lighted cargo box. (all locking)
Powertrain:
Engines and Drivetrain
Escalade EXT's high-output 345-horsepower V8 engine features a short-stroke crank and strong 10:1 compression inside lightweight aluminum cylinder heads. Escalade's engine delivers 345 horsepower at 5,200 RPM and 380 ft-lbs of torque at 4,000 RPM.
Escalade EXT's electronically controlled four-speed automatic transmission is designated "heavy duty" for a reason. It's built to handle 20 percent more torque than its predecessors.
Chassis & Suspension:
All-speed traction control system
Brakes:
4-Anti-lock brakes (four wheel disc)
Fully automatic rear air leveling system
Heavy-Duty trailering package
Road-Sensing Suspension
Escalade's standard road-sensing suspension actually reads the road surface once every millisecond and adjusts from "soft" to "firm" as the road surface and your driving style require.
StabiliTrak:
Monitors wheel traction, speed, steering wheel, and throttle positions. If StabiliTrak's computer senses an impending loss of control, StabilTrak discreetly applies the correct amount of braking force to the appropriate wheel or wheels, while reducing engine power if necessary.
AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT:
Power Glass Sunroof
Trailering
EXT Maximum trailer weight: 8,000 lbs.
Height, includes luggage rack: 75.6"
Length: 221.4"
Width, side mirrors open: 91.5"
Width, side mirrors closed: 80.7"
Cargo box width: 50"
Cargo box length, Mid-Gate™ up: 63"
Cargo box length, Mid-Gate™ down: 97.6"
Cargo box height: 25"
Capacities: Cargo Space
Bed, Mid-Gate™ up: 41.1 cu. ft.
Bed, Mid-Gate™ down: 50.3 cu. ft.
Bed, Mid-Gate™ down 2nd row seats folded down: 53.9 cu. ft.
[This message has been edited by BlueFlareside (edited 02-02-2001).]
Here is what their web site says:
What began as the most powerful SUV in the world has been transformed into something more -- the Escalade EXT. By blending a 345-hp, luxury sport utility vehicle with a truck, Cadillac has created a vehicle unlike any other. The all-wheel drive Escalade EXT delivers power, performance, and bold styling that's unmistakably Cadillac.
STANDARD FEATURES & SPECS
Interior Features & Amenities
Air bags, frontal and side-impact, driver and front passenger
7-speaker Bose® Rich Base system, 200 watts, with in-dash 6-disc CD changer, and Sony® rear seat earphones
Independent controls for 2 sets of Sony® earphones that stow in rear center armrest
The rear air conditioning controls allow passengers to electronically control their own temperature setting, in vehicles not equipped with a sunroof.
Damped door storage covers, large storage bin and special storage areas, Zebrano wood accent trim, rear seat audio, and analog clock
Overhead with reading lamps, HomeLink transmitter, storage, and optional sunroof.
The trip computer includes readouts for personal and business trip odometers, annual mileage data, average and instant fuel economy, range on remaining fuel, and day/date/time all displayed in French, English, Spanish, or Arabic
Trip computer also acts as the control center to set preferences for the automatic door locks, remote lock feedback, headlamp delay, perimeter lighting, seat position recall, alarm warning, and curb-view passenger mirrors.
OnStar, the technology that gives you access to a trained OnStar Advisor 24 hours a day, seven days a week will soon be offering two new features. Personal Calling, which allows drivers to make and receive hands-free, voice-activated personal calls from their vehicle without an additional cellular contract; and OnStar Virtual Advisor, which will deliver to the vehicle personalized Internet-based information such as news headlines, sports scores, stock quotes, and weather conditions. Both services will be available through OnStar's unique three-button system, offering completely hands-free operation.
And, OnStar offers you instant access to over five million listings. So, at the click of a button you always have instant access to ATM locations, hotels and restaurants. OnStar does more than help you find a place to eat; it also provides very sophisticated safety functions. With the push of a button, OnStar attempts to contact an OnStar Advisor for help. So, in any emergency situation a trained OnStar Advisor is as close as your fingertips, a feature that is as comforting as our luxurious seats.
Seating, 5-Passenger
Front bucket seats with Nuance leather seating surfaces, heated seatbacks and cushions, 10-way power adjusting plus power lumbar and side bolsters, memory settings for 2 drivers, and articulating head restraints
2nd-row seating with Nuance leather seating surfaces, 60/40 split-folding seats, adjustable head restraints (outboard), folding center armrest with storage and cupholders, and a flip-and-fold cushion and seatback designed to maximize cargo space
Steering Wheel:
Rich wood and leather trim, with fingertip audio system controls
Exterior Features:
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL), fog lamps, and puddle lamps on underside of exterior rearview mirrors
Luggage Rack
Power-folding mirrors, heated exterior rearview mirrors (electrochromic on driver's side).
Running boards (chrome trimmed)
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist
Wheels
17 x 7.5 in. cast aluminum wheels with touring, all-season steel belted radial tires.
Utility Enhancement System (UES)
Includes Mid-Gate™, removeable rear window, 3-piece rigid cargo cover, integrated top boxes, and lighted cargo box. (all locking)
Powertrain:
Engines and Drivetrain
Escalade EXT's high-output 345-horsepower V8 engine features a short-stroke crank and strong 10:1 compression inside lightweight aluminum cylinder heads. Escalade's engine delivers 345 horsepower at 5,200 RPM and 380 ft-lbs of torque at 4,000 RPM.
Escalade EXT's electronically controlled four-speed automatic transmission is designated "heavy duty" for a reason. It's built to handle 20 percent more torque than its predecessors.
Chassis & Suspension:
All-speed traction control system
Brakes:
4-Anti-lock brakes (four wheel disc)
Fully automatic rear air leveling system
Heavy-Duty trailering package
Road-Sensing Suspension
Escalade's standard road-sensing suspension actually reads the road surface once every millisecond and adjusts from "soft" to "firm" as the road surface and your driving style require.
StabiliTrak:
Monitors wheel traction, speed, steering wheel, and throttle positions. If StabiliTrak's computer senses an impending loss of control, StabilTrak discreetly applies the correct amount of braking force to the appropriate wheel or wheels, while reducing engine power if necessary.
AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT:
Power Glass Sunroof
Trailering
EXT Maximum trailer weight: 8,000 lbs.
Height, includes luggage rack: 75.6"
Length: 221.4"
Width, side mirrors open: 91.5"
Width, side mirrors closed: 80.7"
Cargo box width: 50"
Cargo box length, Mid-Gate™ up: 63"
Cargo box length, Mid-Gate™ down: 97.6"
Cargo box height: 25"
Capacities: Cargo Space
Bed, Mid-Gate™ up: 41.1 cu. ft.
Bed, Mid-Gate™ down: 50.3 cu. ft.
Bed, Mid-Gate™ down 2nd row seats folded down: 53.9 cu. ft.
[This message has been edited by BlueFlareside (edited 02-02-2001).]
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I liked the Avalanche at first, then I saw it in person. It's an ugly, plastic body panel, Tahoe. Neat idea, but wrong look. Now the Caddy...god, what next? A Denali? Please Ford, take a lesson, don't do it!!!
clone cars(or in this case trucks)!!
If any of yall have looked at them up close and personal the caddy Escalade is just a Chevy Tahoe with a diffrent front clip and a butt load of plastic body pannels, and the EXT is just the same way). And not to mention it has so many electrical gizmos, I just say the more there are the more prone to mal****ions it will be.
[This message has been edited by f150freak (edited 02-26-2001).]
If any of yall have looked at them up close and personal the caddy Escalade is just a Chevy Tahoe with a diffrent front clip and a butt load of plastic body pannels, and the EXT is just the same way). And not to mention it has so many electrical gizmos, I just say the more there are the more prone to mal****ions it will be.
[This message has been edited by f150freak (edited 02-26-2001).]
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I just can't believe (or don't want to) that there's going to be enough buyers of the Blackwood that there's going to be a need for competition. How many of these ridiculous Barbie Dream Trucks are people possibly going to buy? Thank god the SUV trend is dying down finally.
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Is it just me or is the new Escalade disgusting? I liked the look of the first one - i thought it looked pretty good, but this new one (and especially the EXT)are F-UGLY!! The front end looks like it got smashed in a 30mph front end collision!! Get rid of it GM!!!
Also - "What began as the most powerful SUV in the world" - who are they kidding? just because it has 345hp? But it only has 380 ft.lbs of tourque - which is what you really need in a truck - 380-Ha! how does 420ft.lbs sound!!!
P.S.- get rid of the Aztech while your at it!!!! PLEASE!!!
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2000 Black Excursion
4WD XLT V10 -Fully Loaded
-Volant Cold Air Intake
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[This message has been edited by EXCURS10N (edited 04-10-2001).]
Also - "What began as the most powerful SUV in the world" - who are they kidding? just because it has 345hp? But it only has 380 ft.lbs of tourque - which is what you really need in a truck - 380-Ha! how does 420ft.lbs sound!!!
P.S.- get rid of the Aztech while your at it!!!! PLEASE!!!
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2000 Black Excursion
4WD XLT V10 -Fully Loaded
-Volant Cold Air Intake
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that escalade truck is sweet!
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1999 Wedgewood Blue Ford Expedition 5.4L XLT 2WD
C&C Group, Gray Leather Interior, Towing Package
UPGRADES:
20 Inch Momo Vantage Rims
305/50-20 Nitto NT-404 Extreme Force Tires
Limo Tinted Windows
Catch-All Custom Floormats
Flowmaster 2 Chamber Exhaust W/ Sebring Chrome Tip
K&N Extreme G2 Filter Charger
Hiper Superwhite Headlights and Foglamps
PIAA Superwhite OEM Running Board Bulbs
Stull Billet Grill
SOUND SYSTEM: 3 10" Rockford Fosgate HX2 1000 watt subwoofers, Pioneer DEH-9200R Head Unit, Kenwood V1000 12 Channel EQ, MB Quartz Component Speakers, Rockford Fosgate 800 watt and 400 watt amps, 12 Disc Pioneer CD Changer w/ Voice Activiation, Viper Alarm W/ Voice Protection
<QUOTE>When I graduate high school, I'm selling this damn truck for a vette!</QUOTE>
PICS WILL BE UP SOON!
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1999 Wedgewood Blue Ford Expedition 5.4L XLT 2WD
C&C Group, Gray Leather Interior, Towing Package
UPGRADES:
20 Inch Momo Vantage Rims
305/50-20 Nitto NT-404 Extreme Force Tires
Limo Tinted Windows
Catch-All Custom Floormats
Flowmaster 2 Chamber Exhaust W/ Sebring Chrome Tip
K&N Extreme G2 Filter Charger
Hiper Superwhite Headlights and Foglamps
PIAA Superwhite OEM Running Board Bulbs
Stull Billet Grill
SOUND SYSTEM: 3 10" Rockford Fosgate HX2 1000 watt subwoofers, Pioneer DEH-9200R Head Unit, Kenwood V1000 12 Channel EQ, MB Quartz Component Speakers, Rockford Fosgate 800 watt and 400 watt amps, 12 Disc Pioneer CD Changer w/ Voice Activiation, Viper Alarm W/ Voice Protection
<QUOTE>When I graduate high school, I'm selling this damn truck for a vette!</QUOTE>
PICS WILL BE UP SOON!
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From: Week-Philly, Weekend-Dirty Souf Jerz
That thing is butt ugly! The older design escalades were at least better than these P.O.S. and they say it is the most powerful suv, but the thing is like a tank, its gotta weigh 500000000 tons!. Come on lincoln, show em up
