Though the International Lonestar may have been the largest reveal of the show, the Army's LAV III Stryker Engineer Squad Vehicle may have been the biggest and meanest thing at the show. One of the engineers gave us a tour of the ESV, which is responsible for mine detection and removal, setting down lane markers and clearing roads. Conveniently, the operators of this LAV can do all of this without having to expose themselves to danger.

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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.
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Bullrun 2007: We're In Vermont, Meow!

We've picked up Annabelle in the Escalade — and she's taking the wheel as we head through Vermont to Conway, New Hampshire to meet up with her big (by 20 minutes) brother. We'll have pictures up from earlier at the start of the race shortly. So sit back for a while, meow, and be entertained. – Ray Wert More »

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Bullrun 2007: What Will Wert Drive?

Ok, we saw what Nicholas and Annabelle's whip'll be — but that's only two seats. How am I going to provide the full width and breadth of pageantry and lifestyle coverage you're expecting? Well — as I've never always said — if you're gonna ride, you've got to ride in playa' style. Because with this bad boy, I'll be covering the Bullrun from one helluva odd place — last place. But whatevs, I'll do it as ostentatiously as humanely possible, because that's what I'll be rolling in, and be the team driver for — the #70 Cadillac Escalade ESV. Riding shotgun for me will be Nathalie Ramirez of Player magazine — you know, to expand upon the ostentatiousness. – Ray Wert More »

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German TV Network To Get Oscar Winners To Name-Drop In A GeigerCars Escalade

ProSieben, Germany's second-biggest television network, is all about American star-humping. With a motto of "we love to entertain you," the network is largely dependent on US-copyrighted shows and movies. It's a network well-known for running promos and lead-ins for the shows featuring the 'merican stars and cast parroting the network motto like a Matt Lauer recorded reach-around for a local NBC affiliate. These promos are called the "ProSieben Star Force" and to facilitate the network's addiction to the videotaped American star leg-hump, the Deutschland auto-tuning shop of GeigerCars has taken the already blingasmic Cadillac Escalade ESV a step further. For this year's Academy Awards they've gone and created a special ProSieben STAR FORCE VIP shuttle pimped harder than Huggy Bear (in either Antonio Fargas or Snoop Dogg form). The modded Extra-SV gets a set of up-sizzled 24" Pirelli Scorpion tires, a "special ProSieben STAR FORCE color scheme, LED lights and "an even more commanding chrome grille." The car only has one real performance upgrade, a big pipe on the back end, which should garner an extra 20 hp or so from the 403 hp 6.2-liter V8. But the real story's the interior, with red and black leather seats, a rear partition wall, Toshiba LCD projector and a 1,000 watt stereo. Seriously though, words can't do this thing justice, so despite the full press release below the jump, you'll have to see the gallery below to truly understand what these madmen have done. – Ray Wert More »