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John Hennessey's got this great shtick going where he takes his Frankenstein monsters and pits them against stock versions of cars we associate with performance. It's total nonsense, but how the hell do you not watch a twin-turbo Cadillac Escalade race a Nissan GT-R? More »
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A Cadillac Escalade registered to Judge Gregory Mathis of daytime TV fame was involved in a single car accident inside a Detroit parking garage, leaving his nephew (possibly) in critical condition and the Judge with potential legal issues. [WXYZ] More »
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Sometimes life isn't fair. Celebrities can afford to buy beautiful new Maseratis and Range Rovers. And what do they do? This year, they seem to be having a lot of problems with mountains. More »
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Thieves love late-model Cadillac Escalades enough for them to rank as the most likely-to-be stolen vehicle in America. Professionals can take one in 14 seconds. Why? Some experts say General Motors skimped on a few key parts. More »
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Your insurance agent likely prefers you drive a Corvette instead of a Mitsubishi Lancer. That's because, according to the IIHS, Lancer owners report the highest relative insurance losses. Corvette owners? The lowest. Here are the ten biggest insurance losers. More »
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Retired linebacker Junior Seau drove his Cadillac Escalade off a cliff near Oceanside, California after being arrested for domestic assault. Seau survived, but photos show the car was crushed. More »
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The Air Force's latest recruiting tool is a Cadillac Escalade-bodied monster truck designed to look like an A10-C Thunderbolt Warthog, complete with a t-shirt-shooting Gatling gun. Wasteful? Yes. Overbuilt? Yes. Awesome? Oh hell yes. God Bless the U.S. Air Force. More »
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Police in suburban Indianapolis stopped Brandee Polak, 44, on Sunday evening after seeing her 2006 Cadillac Escalade driving erratically. Inside were seven children and eau de Budweiser; Polak later told police she drank six beers before hitting the road. More »
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson came to Detroit last weekend pushing green jobs for the U.S. economy. On Monday, the Cadillac Escalade carrying him around the city was stolen and stripped. Does building replacement $1000 rims count as "green jobs?" More »
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Lance Treankler had his 2007 Cadillac Escalade totaled by a massive Milwaukee sinkhole last month. Today, he got a replacement 2007 Escalade. Just spring for the OnStar and watch out for the earth opening up, Lance. [via Cadillac] More »
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The Highway Loss Data Institute is out with new stats on which vehicles are most likely to be stolen. Bottom line? One out of every 100 Cadillac Escalades get stolen — and nobody steals the Toyota Prius. More »
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When Tiger Woods crashed his Caddy it was revealed GM had been providing the athlete with free cars because of the high prestige involved with having him associated with your company. Not anymore. [USA Today] More »
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Making its way around the Jalopnik HQ today is the link to Break.com's game Tiger Woods Wife Outrun where you help Tiger escape a very angry-looking Ellin by guiding his Escalade through the obstacles. What's your top score? More »
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The second Cadillac Escalade (there's two) loaned to Tiger Woods from GM's marketing fleet was spotted driving up to a Miami hospital by an unidentified younger woman with blond hair behind a second blond woman driven in an ambulance. [NYT] More »
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Tired of the Tiger Woods car crash story? Too bad. We're going to beat it into your head like Elin... right. Anyway, Tiger's GM-owned Cadillac Escalade will be repaired and either returned to duty or auctioned off. More »
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The media frenzy over the Tiger Woods car crash and subsequent personal revelations hasn't ended. This weekend's Saturday Night Live skit added fuel to the fire. It's fodder for bad comedy, so we collected the worst car-related groaners out there. More »
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The Florida Highway Patrol's released detailed photos of Tiger Woods' crashed Cadillac Escalade and despite that story of his heroic wife, two rear windows are suspiciously smashed in. Also, he admitted to...something. That's not going to help things. More »
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TMZ's now got crash scene photos of Tiger Woods' Cadillac Escalade that seem to contraindicate the initial claim of "backing out" of the driveway and accidentally hitting a tree and fire hydrant. Take a look for yourself below. More »
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Golfer Tiger Woods was "seriously injured" in a car crash after hitting a fire hydrant and a tree in Florida early Friday morning at 2:25 AM. The crash, at low speed, did not deploy the airbags of his Cadillac Escalade. More »
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This Cadillac Escalade-based Audigier VIF1 created by Christian Audigier of Von Dutch and Ed Hardy clothing line fame confuses the bejezus out of us. More »
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Tire-popping tacks, electric-shock handles, smoke screens and bullet-resistant glass are typically the realm of James Bond films, but we visited a Texas company building pedestrian-looking cars capable of withstanding snipers and IEDs. To prove it they brought out an AK-47. More »
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An enterprising Russian tuner shop laid to waste the body of a Cadillac Escalade EXT, replacing it with a very custom GAZ-51-inspired pickup body. Commence "In Soviet Russia" jokes... now! More »
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That bastion of bling second only to the Hummer H2, the Cadillac Escalade, is being downsized, according to a new report from the folks who forecast trends in motors. The next Escalade would likely be yanked from the current body-on-frame GMT900 platform and developed instead on the Lambda crossover platform that underpins the Chevy Traverse, Buick Enclave, Saturn Outlook and GMC Acadia. More »
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Well, not "as good" in every sense, or even more than one sense, of the term — but certainly just as quick in a 1/4 mile straight-line race. That's what the boys at Car & Driver found after spending the day at Milan Dragway pitting some of the strangest combinations of straight-line non-performance we've ever seen to see if Mom and Dad's daily driver can put the kibosh on performance oriented cars. Most importantly, they finally answer the question of who wins in a drag race between a Mini Cooper S and a Cadillac Escalade? The answer? The Cooper S in 0-to-60 time, the Escalade in 1/4-mile time and, oh yes, the ability to swallow the Cooper S whole. Check out all the combos via the link below. [Car & Driver] More »
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Just when we were starting to get excited about the possibility of an American Top Gear, with or without Adam Corolla as host, someone clues us to Scott VanPala's Heavy Metal, which may be the worst knock-off of our favorite show we've come across (and we've seen a few of them). We don't know what's worse: the bad alliteration ("the Caddy is about as capable as a cabbage") the strange conclusions (buy a Murano) or the subtle racism. Wait, we know. It's the guy's annoying voice ("Mista patata hed"). New Jersey's Kermit the Frog shouldn't be doing auto programs. We'd much rather have Leno. [Autostreamfilms via Motive Forums] More »
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Barrett-Jackson will be auctioning off eight vehicles from The Sopranos March 26 through March 30 in West Palm Beach, Fla. These are the same cars that Tony and his gang of mobsters regularly did their dirty deeds. The highlighted car is Tony Soprano's 2003 Cadillac Escalade that was driven in the final three seasons of the series. It has only 11,000 miles and the driver-side seat is likely well-broken in. Check out the rest of the cars after the jump. More »
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The 2008 Smart Fortwo is burdened with preconceived notions like no car before it. It's not safe. You can't drive it on the highway. It's too small for super sized Americans. It's Green. It's gay. The car was launched in Europe in 1998, so Americans have had a decade to develop these assumptions. Until now, few have driven it, and never on American soil. Yesterday, we did.
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While roaming the endless halls of the Consumer Electronics Show, our Gizmodo brethren caught some pics of a Cadillac Escalade EXT that does not follow the crowd. The MTX Audio demo vehicle is bare of that essential element of the modern balla ride - bling. It's finish is so flat it makes Nebraska jealous. Even the headlights are gloss free. Sure the point is probably to accentuate the massive audio system taking up the entire back seat, but that doesn't stop us from admiring a truck that goes against the grain. More »
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We're going to attempt the impossible by writing about the 2009 Cadillac Escalade Platinum without using the B-word. Let's just say that with its 22-inch wheels, humongo-LED headlights, magnetic ride control, and three LCD screens it makes the base Escalade look like a Saturn Vue. The premium guzzler comes in either regular or extra large (ESV) and includes the pedestrian 6.2L V8, which is still good for the 403 horsepower you're going to need to haul that massive, CTS-inspired grille. As if that isn't enough, first- and second-row passengers are treated to aniline leather with contrasting-color stitching for that private Gulfstream Jet feel. Those in the back-row will have to suffer through some sort of horrible non-analine leather hell. The price hasn't been announced, but if you have to ask... you're clearly not one of the tacky rich people that GM hopes will buy one. Full press release after the jump. More »
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That's right, the largest and most luxurious of all domestic SUV's has gone green-ish, for those whose consumption isn't conspicuous or self-gratifying enough. This big green monster comes with GM's 2-Mode Hybrid system, consisting of a 300-volt battery with motors tied to the standard 6.0L V-8 through an electrically variable transmission (good for 18MPG!). This embargo was destroyed by the scary men at TTAC, who care not for your media regulations. One would expect to see the GMT-900's hybrid cousin from Chrysler at the L.A. Auto Show next week &ndash considering they were developed together (Ray drove it here). Full press release below: More »
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Aye, just what the Cadillac Escalade needed — more power and lower fuel economy. But hey, isn't that what "pimping" is all about? Well, other than being "not easy." And look, there's "special aero rockers" to provide this new and more sporty 'sclade "a distinctive look." You know, it kinda still looks like an Escalade to us — albeit an Escalade with a smiling grille. What say you? To find out what the General says, just hit the jump. More »
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While it pales in comparison to the Ford GT40 camera car used to film race scenes in the classic Formula One joint, "Grand Prix," this Cadillac Escalade is nonetheless a well-turned specimen in the style of the Shelly Ward Porsche Cayenne. It features gigantic brake rotors and aggressive tires, as well as an industrial-strength boom and a custom, open kammback that's perfect for loading equipment, capturing rearward-facing shots and tossing cans of diet Red Bull to starlets' stunt doubles. Our tipster and shooter, Chris, says it may have been used to film a Dodge/Chrysler ad. Mr. Irony, call for you on line one.
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We knew it was coming and we're surprised it took this long to happen. The folks at Big 3 Performance have released a supercharger system for the 2007 Cadillac Escalade ESV to mark "yet another leap forward in the never ending quest for more power." For serious — that line's pulled directly from the press release. And why shouldn't they be tooting their own horn? For a mere three drachmas $6,895 you can toss them your plain-Jane standard 6.2-liter 2007 Cadillac Escalade ESV, and in short order you'll get back an E-XL-V packing a high output supercharger system that adds an extra 147 horses and 122 lb-ft of torque to the not-normally-meek engine, bumping the final numbers up to a scorching 550 HP and 539 lb-ft o' tire-squealing and race-winning torque. No word yet on whether the next "leap forward" involves strapping a jet engine to the back of the 2008 model. Hit the jump for the rest of the details on the purple-people-eating monster getting the first 'charger. Oh, and yes — it's got scissor doors. More »
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Mashups can be loads of fun, or they can send aftershocks through your psyche for days. But is this Ford Bronco with a Cadillac Escalade nose the good kind or the contemplating-the-abyss kind? Are you a downtown baller on the make or are you headed to the Michigan Militia compound for their annual pot-luck possum supper and blindfolded RPG teardown/buildup contest? [Thanks to Ed for the tip.] – Mike Spinelli More »
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This is the type of custom car that just shouldn't exist. I mean, I understand the love of the bling — but unless you're turning a Fiat cinquecento, Mini Cooper or other similarly sized car into an Escalade look-a-like, you're just selling yourself short. Especially when the target of your Escaladization is a 2-Door 1996 Yukon. Still, if mid-90's 2-Door GMC's are your cup o' tea and you're looking to be rocking it more fabu than the rest — all this can be yours for the price of a mere $20,000. Have at it suburban studs. – Ray Wert More »
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