Video: Meet the 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid

Posted: Jul 15, 2008
Filed under: Cadillac, GM, Hybrids, Green News, Videos

The Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid and the GMC Yukon Hybrid were off to a slow start but with a $4,000 cash back incentive sales have been picking up. No idea if GM will offer the same incentives on the upcoming 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid, but we wouldn’t doubt it since pricing may be a higher than the $50,000 MSRP of the Tahoe and Yukon Hybrid.

Power comes from a 6.0 liter V8 Gen IV engine that is mated to a 2-mode Hybrid system that GM says improves city fuel-economy by 50 percent. Available later this summer, the 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid will be available in 2WD and 4WD configurations. The 2WD has a towing capacity of 6,000 pounds while the 4WD has a towing capacity of 5,700 pounds.

Check out this video of John Howell, Cadillac’s Director of Global Products, giving us a walk-around the new Cadillac Escalade Hybrid.

Click through for the video .

2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid :

Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Cadillac Escalade Hybrid

Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Cadillac Escalade Hybrid Cadillac Escalade Hybrid

Source: GMNext

Related Posts:

  1. 2009 Cadillac Escalade pricing announced
  2. LA Auto Show: Cadillac Escalade Hybrid will get 18mpg (live images)
  3. Video: Cadillac Escalade Hybrid in action
  4. Officially Official: Cadillac Escalade Hybrid revealed
  5. Cadillac Escalade Hybrid revealed

Tags:


  • carnut
    So why not do this in the Enclave? It seats 8 and has a much better MPG base to start with.
  • justmatt
    GM seems to only want to mate the hybrid to the 6.0L V-8. The Enclave would have been a better starting point but now developement of the hybrid transmission to FWD will take time.
  • lonesome_coder
    Think of Buick's target demographic. Do you think your grandma would want a car with all those what-cha-ma-whooz-its and that big ol' TV that isn't a TV in the center console?

    The Escalade has always been a 'status' vehicle. Making it a hybrid just adds to that stigma.
  • justmatt
    The problem here is that Escalade is the worst vehicle in Cadillac's line up to try and protray a "green" image. I am glad that sales of Hybrids SUV are improving, but I don't see the Escalade Hybrid atracting new buyers, and not even holding on to the ones that are already there.
  • lonesome_coder
    I understand what you are saying. Up the MPGs on your worst vehicle and you can meet the new standards passed by simian Bush.

    I'm not against hybrids...saving fuel is fantastic. There are downsides, however, as I'm sure you've seen from some of my previous rants.

    However, developing a hybrid powertrain for a big ass V8 like this that will not sell very well is exactly why GM has to make all these cutbacks and close all these plants. They are just pissing money away.

    Like I said, the people that will buy this will have bought an Escalade for status...the hybrid thing just adds to that status symbol.
blog comments powered by Disqus