Escalade that runs 0-60 in 3.9 seconds!

[Syringer]

 

[imported_Mike]

700 hp....

i would never buy that car, or anything that looked like it...

 

[toant103]

what's the gas milege on it?

 

[chiwawa626]

WTF.

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: toant103
what's the gas milege on it?

[McBain]
1 highway, 0 city

 

[MichaelD]

That's hilarious; $92 for what's essentially a GM Envoy. The Escalade is laughable at best...this is just usury.

Yeah, yeah; engine mods, blah, blah, blah. The vehicle has almost zero off-road capabilty and it's too big to be considered "sporty."

$92K will get you a Ford F350 4x4 AND a Porsche Boxster. The best of both worlds.

 

[Desslok]

Car and Driver just mualed it in one of their reviews. I never understood why a person would buy one. Oh hey look at me I have a rebadged Envoy. WOOOHOO!

 

[amnesiac]

Lingenfelter had a rather impressive Suburban a few years back that they tweaked the hell out of. I don't remember any numbers but they were in the 3's or 4's for 0-60. The main problem was finding tires that could withstand the stress of driving a 5500lb+ monster at 165+mph without melting.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: toant103
what's the gas milege on it?

It isn't measured by MPG, but by GPM.

 

[crab]

Envoy? Wha? Isn't that more Blazer sized? I thought this is like a Silverado or Suburban platform...

 

[MichaelD]

0-60 times are FAR from everything. Anything with big displacement will have an impressive 0-60 time; after that though, does it run out of steam quickly?

The quarter mile and 0-100-0 times are what impress me. I realize that the latter isn't an industry standard, but rather something cooked up by Carrol Shelby with his Cobra, but you will see plenty of sports car reviews quoting a 0-100-0 time.

 

[apoppin]

Who really cares?

Unless you own one.

As owner of a small car, I am MUCH more concerned with its "braking distance".

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
0-60 times are FAR from everything. Anything with big displacement will have an impressive 0-60 time; after that though, does it run out of steam quickly?

The quarter mile and 0-100-0 times are what impress me. I realize that the latter isn't an industry standard, but rather something cooked up by Carrol Shelby with his Cobra, but you will see plenty of sports car reviews quoting a 0-100-0 time.

Did you read the link?

12.38 @ 107.5 MPH (quater mile)
3.9 seconds 0-60 MPH

 

[Desslok]

Originally posted by: crab453
Envoy? Wha? Isn't that more Blazer sized? I thought this is like a Silverado or Suburban platform...

No the Envoy was the next step up from the Blazer if I remember correctly.

 

[crab]

Originally posted by: Desslok

Originally posted by: crab453
Envoy? Wha? Isn't that more Blazer sized? I thought this is like a Silverado or Suburban platform...

No the Envoy was the next step up from the Blazer if I remember correctly.

Right, they call it a "mid-sized" SUV...the Escalade EXT is much larger.

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: toant103
what's the gas milege on it?

You can make it from one gas station to the next on one tank. If you get the optional fuel trailer tank, you can increase the range to 100 miles, at the expense of performance though.

 

[brxndxn]

Great.. that big fat bloat is faster than my Camaro.. I think I'll make a right turn.

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: Deeko

Originally posted by: toant103
what's the gas milege on it?

[McBain]
1 highway, 0 city

She blinds everybody with her super high beams,
She's a squirrel crushing, deer smacking, driving machine!

 

[silverpig]

Over $115,000.00 Invested, almost brand new truck with only 400 miles on odometer.

Priced to sell fast at $92,000.00

Hmmm... i wonder why he's so eager to get rid of it?

 

[jteef]

is it just me or is that 107mph trap speed slow for a 12.38 ? Shouldn't it be closer to 120mph?

 

[kermalou]

cant see the page with Phoenix, oh well....

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: jteef
is it just me or is that 107mph trap speed slow for a 12.38 ? Shouldn't it be closer to 120mph?

Perhaps it's due to the huge power for quick acceleration + sh!tty aerodynamics that produce a quick 0-60 where drag isn't a big factor and a slower top end...

 

[ElFenix]

damnit the envoy and the blazer are the same thing, along with the olds bravada! they're all compact, ert, midsized SUVs

this is an avalanche. which is based on the suburban platform, which doesn't share enough parts with the full sized pickup to count as the same vehicle for crash tests. (the durango shared enough with the dakota that dodge didn't have to crash test it)

 

[DanTMWTMP]

WTF......u knw what my roomate just said? they should have a racing hummer...and have that go head to head w/ that escalade....and then turn a corner :Q

 

[MichaelD]

*shrug* So it's does a fast quarter mile. Still not work $92K IMO. But, I look at it this way; if you've got $92K burning a hole in your pocket and can spend it w/o batting an eye, then I guess this vehicle is as good as any. :wine: