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E24 · 01-04-2006, 08:55 PM

Take a look at the gallery toward the top right. A full-size GM suv w/o a pickup truck dash - FINALLY! http://www.cadillac.com/2007escalade/

bavarian19 · 01-04-2006, 09:47 PM

For the love of all thats holy, can GM stop making column shifters for their automatics... It looks cheap and just old fashioned IMO...

Ed_330i · 01-04-2006, 09:52 PM

Thats hideous!

ewww.

canucklion · 01-04-2006, 09:54 PM

hey man, don't diss the official truck of the rappers/pimps

deutschmann59 · 01-04-2006, 09:54 PM

Another gas guzzling monstrosity from GM...what probably a Tahoe with a cadillac V8. Isn't this one of the reasons GM is going broke???

canucklion · 01-04-2006, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by sharp1183

Another gas guzzling monstrosity from GM, probably a Tahoe with a V8. Isn't this one of the reasons GM is going broke???

yeah, badge engineering, they probably have Buick, GMC and Pontiac versions of it too

BMW0 · 01-04-2006, 09:57 PM

Ditto.

StewtheBassman · 01-04-2006, 10:18 PM

If I had the bread and the balls to show up at a horse show with one of those I would, it's probably pretty comfortable for a 600 mile weekend jaunt hauling a 5000+ horse trailer, wife, and two kids.

Not that my X5 doesn't do the job well, this would probably do the job better.

findtom · 01-04-2006, 10:29 PM

"available 22 inch wheels and generous use of chrome"

Coming soon to a P.Diddy video near you.

The design is not bad though. Problem is that caddys always seem way overpriced to me, I wouldn't be surprised if it clocks in near Range Rover Sports and Cayennes.

StewtheBassman · 01-04-2006, 10:33 PM

That's a 6.2 litre engine...chances are it'll go fast on the straight....faster than me anyway!

findtom · 01-04-2006, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by StewtheBassman

If I had the bread and the balls to show up at a horse show with one of those I would, it's probably pretty comfortable for a 600 mile weekend jaunt hauling a 5000+ horse trailer, wife, and two kids.

Not that my X5 doesn't do the job well, this would probably do the job better.

Could you imagine the gas that thing would consume pulling a trailer? Hey, at least the chrome accents would match the trailer... do you think you could fit 22's on that puppy? You could even fit the horse with a bulletproof vest to complete the image 50-cent style.

Cute girls btw.

StewtheBassman · 01-04-2006, 10:36 PM

Thanks! I love them.

That's funny, I already feel like I'm pimping at the horse shows with that chrome and white trailer and I never go to the show without a clean X5 with shiny black tires.....

Gas consumption is a moot point when towing.

Although the X5 is pretty good. It's about 200hp and 3.2 litres less than the Caddy!!!

Yeah, the Caddy is probably about 18l/100km when towing with that engine.

deutschmann59 · 01-04-2006, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by StewtheBassman

That's a 6.2 litre engine...chances are it'll go fast on the straight....faster than me anyway!

Big engine, but also excessive weight. If escalades get any bigger and heavier, those signs on interstates telling truckers they must use the right lane while climbing a mountain will have to be ammended to read "trucks and escalades must use right lane"

findtom · 01-04-2006, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by sharp1183

Big engine, but also excessive weight. If escalades get any bigger and heavier, those signs on interstates telling truckers they must use the right lane while climbing a mountain will have to be ammended to read "trucks and escalades must use right lane"

Yeah, no kidding. Not to mention the weight of all the jewelry around the driver's neck.

deutschmann59 · 01-04-2006, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by findtom

Yeah, no kidding. Not to mention the weight of all the jewelry around the driver's neck.

Oh, I didn't account for that

ward · 01-05-2006, 09:27 AM

it will have the same dash as the pickup truck as soon as the truck gets redesigned. (1 year or so)

it blows my mind that people are so stupid to spend 70K on the caddilac when the EXACT SAME truck (same interior, same radio, same buttons and switches) would be 30-40 grand less from chevy

I also like the M3 side vents on the front fenders

caddy trucks are retarded (not in the good retarded way, in the short bus, bike helmet wearing way)

poldim · 01-05-2006, 10:02 AM

Thank god, I hate truck dashes, they are horrendous. Although they deffinetly have to loose the shifter!

poldim · 01-05-2006, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharp1183

Big engine, but also excessive weight. If escalades get any bigger and heavier, those signs on interstates telling truckers they must use the right lane while climbing a mountain will have to be ammended to read "trucks and escalades must use right lane"

Escalades dont see the highways. They revolve around the schools, the stores, and the salons......oh, and of course cant forget the occasional gun shop.

findtom · 01-05-2006, 10:05 AM

By the way, is it normal to be releasing a 2007 model already? Just a couple of weeks earlier and you'd be buying a 2007 in 2005.

deutschmann59 · 01-05-2006, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by findtom

By the way, is it normal to be releasing a 2007 model already? Just a couple of weeks earlier and you'd be buying a 2007 in 2005.

Well, I guess they don't have a lot of work to do, being that it's a standard issue GM chassis...the only actual work of "redesign" comes in the form of door panels, hood design, m3 fenders, bigger rims with a cadillac logo...

findtom · 01-05-2006, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by sharp1183

Well, I guess they don't have a lot of work to do, being that it's a standard issue GM chassis...the only actual work of "redesign" comes in the form of door panels, hood design, m3 fenders, bigger rims with a cadillac logo...

Heh... kind of like the engineering marvel that is the H2.

deutschmann59 · 01-05-2006, 10:23 AM

Hmmmm...look at this ad I just found on yahoo

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bavarian19 General 517 Rep 18,858 Posts Drives: Car Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: VA iTrader: (23)	For the love of all thats holy, can GM stop making column shifters for their automatics... It looks cheap and just old fashioned IMO...
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deutschmann59 Captain 176 Rep 737 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: e90post.com iTrader: (0)	Another gas guzzling monstrosity from GM...what probably a Tahoe with a cadillac V8. Isn't this one of the reasons GM is going broke???
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StewtheBassman Major General 199 Rep 6,381 Posts Drives: 2011 X5d 421,000kms Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hudson, Quebec iTrader: (1)	If I had the bread and the balls to show up at a horse show with one of those I would, it's probably pretty comfortable for a 600 mile weekend jaunt hauling a 5000+ horse trailer, wife, and two kids. Not that my X5 doesn't do the job well, this would probably do the job better. __________________ Last edited by StewtheBassman; 04-16-2009 at 08:03 PM..
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StewtheBassman Major General 199 Rep 6,381 Posts Drives: 2011 X5d 421,000kms Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hudson, Quebec iTrader: (1)	That's a 6.2 litre engine...chances are it'll go fast on the straight....faster than me anyway! __________________
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StewtheBassman Major General 199 Rep 6,381 Posts Drives: 2011 X5d 421,000kms Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hudson, Quebec iTrader: (1)	Thanks! I love them. That's funny, I already feel like I'm pimping at the horse shows with that chrome and white trailer and I never go to the show without a clean X5 with shiny black tires..... Gas consumption is a moot point when towing. Although the X5 is pretty good. It's about 200hp and 3.2 litres less than the Caddy!!! Yeah, the Caddy is probably about 18l/100km when towing with that engine. __________________
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ward Major General 155 Rep 6,158 Posts Drives: F Join Date: May 2005 Location: T iTrader: (0)	it will have the same dash as the pickup truck as soon as the truck gets redesigned. (1 year or so) it blows my mind that people are so stupid to spend 70K on the caddilac when the EXACT SAME truck (same interior, same radio, same buttons and switches) would be 30-40 grand less from chevy I also like the M3 side vents on the front fenders caddy trucks are retarded (not in the good retarded way, in the short bus, bike helmet wearing way)
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