Cadillac escalade hybrid
Columbiana Cadillac Dealer Spotlights 2011 Escalade Hybrid
Columbiana drivers looking to save on fuel without sacrificing their taste for luxury are in luck; the 2011 Escalade Hybrids have arrived at Columbiana Buick Cadillac Chevrolet.
Cadillac’s 2011 Escalade is the perfect blend of fuel economy and classic Cadillac luxury, and is the world’s first hybrid full-size luxury SUV.
With an EPA-rated 20 city miles per gallon, the 2011 Escalade Hybrid’s fuel economy boasts a 33 percent improvement over the non-hybrid model.
And while the fuel economy has been drastically improved, the Hybrid doesn’t sacrifice the Escalade’s standard comfort and convenience features, making it the perfect blend for driver’s looking to save on gas, without sacrificing style.
The hybrid system generates the electrical power used to propel the 2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid. When the driver applies the brakes, or when the engine is coasting, the electric motors within the hybrid system create electricity that is stored in the battery. This stored energy moves the vehicle, saving on fuel economy.
No one would talk about sales projections for the hybrid but Cadillac is expecting total sales in the mid to upper 40,000 range this year, down from about 58,000 in 2007. They do think that buyers of the Escalade might be more amenable to the price premium for the hybrid system. The Cadillac SUV gets almost the same mileage as the Lexus LS600h without sacrificing any cargo capacity to the battery. The Escalade is clearly not in direct competition with the LS but it does make an interesting comparison. Will the Escalade succeed in a market that is abandoning big SUVs in droves? Only time will tell.
