500+ HP Escalade
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that thing gotta be heavy as sh*t, i had an 02 before I got my jeep and that thing was a fricken tank. That thing need like 700HP to make anything happen carrying all that weight, im sure SLP will get people to jump on this, just cadillac is t0o smart to throw out a V version of the escalade. Especially after wiping the XLR-V platform from its lineup for the last few years, even though I think a renew is up next year or so.
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personally i think its a waste. nice truck but exactly, its a tank. those motors got serious potential for those willing to throw money its way, but i think cadillac would do itself a lot of good to make a SRX-V series in their line up. right inline with the jeeps, porsches, etc
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It'd be something better to compare to the Range Rover Supercharged, but they'd REALLY need to nix the column shifter.
The 6.2L Escalades are quick for their size. 0-60 in under 7 and high 14s stock (according to C&D) for something that big is impressive. There's a number of Escalades that run 12s or lower with a little work.
The new SRX is a turd. You can polish the Theta chassis all you want (GM is fond of claiming it's on it's own special platform... it's not, its a guessied up Equinox), but it's still a turd of a platform. Considering how pathetically slow the SRX is now, an SRX-V would almost definitely still be slow, and would handle like crap. The old SRX was a far superior vehicle in terms of dynamics.
They really need to refresh the Escalade. It's remained unchanged since like 07 now. I wouldn't mind seeing them have the 6.2L as the base engine, and a 500-550hp turbo'd version of the same engine as an upgraded version, with a TDI to round it out.
Won't happen though. GM lacks vision, they'll keep pumping out uninspired trash while touting a vehicle that's impractical and won't make profit as their savior.
The 6.2L Escalades are quick for their size. 0-60 in under 7 and high 14s stock (according to C&D) for something that big is impressive. There's a number of Escalades that run 12s or lower with a little work.
The new SRX is a turd. You can polish the Theta chassis all you want (GM is fond of claiming it's on it's own special platform... it's not, its a guessied up Equinox), but it's still a turd of a platform. Considering how pathetically slow the SRX is now, an SRX-V would almost definitely still be slow, and would handle like crap. The old SRX was a far superior vehicle in terms of dynamics.
They really need to refresh the Escalade. It's remained unchanged since like 07 now. I wouldn't mind seeing them have the 6.2L as the base engine, and a 500-550hp turbo'd version of the same engine as an upgraded version, with a TDI to round it out.
Won't happen though. GM lacks vision, they'll keep pumping out uninspired trash while touting a vehicle that's impractical and won't make profit as their savior.
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I love the way escalades look, but if i want something to go fast... i won't be getting an escalade.
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idk i mean twins under the hood of a caddy is pretty sweet. low-mid 12s isnt bad for a 3.5 ton truck!
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That's what I thought after seeing it as actually Cadillacs version and not an aftermarket...
Depends on what one wants. If money was no object, I'd buy the supercharged Escalade in a second. Coming from a Yukon, I love the Jeep for power and handling but it is just small. The reason we bought the Jeep was the SRT option. I would never buy a regular Jeep GC. From a size and cabin room standpoint it is a real compromise. Very little second row legroom and with the second row seats not folded, the Challenger has more trunk room.
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A V model would attract too much attention. This looks like an aftermarket deal, not a legit GM model, so nobody will care. Plus, the Escalade is a very old model in need of a redesign, adding a V at this point wouldn't make sense.
Most important of all, Escalade-V just sounds stupid. And there's no easy way to fit it into their naming convention, as ERX sounds dirty.
Most important of all, Escalade-V just sounds stupid. And there's no easy way to fit it into their naming convention, as ERX sounds dirty.
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Nice ride....I remember king monkey posting this a while back!!
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If I got one of those it would stay stock...Maybe get a badass sound system. Those arent bad for going out at night, or carrying the family around. I drove one of those bad boys in the snow and it was *almost* as good as my dads new Suburban Z71. But not quite...
Pointless to race that truck IMO. I bet a Jeep with an intake and tune is faster than that (and looks cooler).
With that being said... That is a sleeper! LOL
Uuggh... and I HATE all those different color badges! The "Escalade" is all chrome raised letters. The "sport" and "edition" look similar but they are two different colors! Then to make it worse they add another completely different looking badge that says "supercharged" that is raised just like the escalade badge but its red. WTF? uuggllyyyyy.
They need Dan (Dc_special) to fab up some badass ONE PIECE badges for that truck real bad!
Pointless to race that truck IMO. I bet a Jeep with an intake and tune is faster than that (and looks cooler).
With that being said... That is a sleeper! LOL
Uuggh... and I HATE all those different color badges! The "Escalade" is all chrome raised letters. The "sport" and "edition" look similar but they are two different colors! Then to make it worse they add another completely different looking badge that says "supercharged" that is raised just like the escalade badge but its red. WTF? uuggllyyyyy.
They need Dan (Dc_special) to fab up some badass ONE PIECE badges for that truck real bad!
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