The Cadillac Escalade ESV
Apart from the original Cadillac Escalade, the Escalade ESV broadens appeal to customers by offering maximum passenger room and cargo space. The ESV offers three rows of seating and accommodates up to eight people. It also offers an optional power fold and flip function for the second row seats for accommodation of large cargo. With this impeccable seating capability, the ESV is increasingly popular with family buyers.
Along with abundant amount of space, this SUV’s appeal also lies in its intrepid attitude and luxurious interior. The interior comes with stitched leather upholstery, faux wood trim, and many standard features including: tri-zone automatic climate control, 14-way power/heated front seats, a touch screen navigation system with a rearview camera, a Bose 5.1 surround sound audio system with ten speakers, and an in-dash CD/DVD changer. The cabin is suitable and upscale with all its technology, but continues to remain user friendly and simple. Read the rest of this entry »
Cadillac XLR – New Supercar
Clearly influenced by the styling the Mercedes-Benz SLK, the new Cadillac XLR shares the squared off look of other recent Cadillacs. It doesn’t look bad at all, although the headlamps look as if they have been squeezed to fit alongside the wide grille. The performance puts it up in the supercar class.
Top speed is limited to 155 mph, and it can get to 60 mph in about 5.7 seconds – that’s slightly quicker than the Jaguar XK, thanks to the larger engine. Other competitors include the Mercedes-Benz SL and Porsche 911.
Looks can be deceiving. The car is wide and low, and looks big. In fact, it is quite compact, just 177.5 inches long and 72.2 inches wide. The car looks pretty good, particularly from the side. And you get a very practical SLK-lookalike opening roof. I guess most convertibles will be ‘metal’ convertibles soon, and the rag tops will disappear – maybe not on all supercars. To save weight, the roof of the XLR is aluminum and magnesium.
Good power output
Also, the XLR has quite a lot of power: 326 bhp at 6,500 rpm and 312 lb ft (423 Nm)at 4,400 rpm from GM’s Northstar 4.6 liter V-8, which could work a bit harder – 350-360 bhp, which would not be difficult to get from this engine, would make things more interesting. Read the rest of this entry »