Well, I finally have a hybrid.....sorta.......

Switched vehicles with a co-worker who is one of the chief engineers on a hybrid program. He got my Cadillac CTS, I got his Cadillac Escalade 2-Mode.

I was getting 20 mpg combined with the CTS. I'm getting 21 with the E2M.

Here it is parked outside of my wife's bakery. More on that later



So, why in the world would anybody need such a big hybrid? Or anything this big for that matter?

Well when you have to transport 9 layers of wedding cake plus two half sheets plus 4 people 300 miles......

Everything packed rather nicely, considering that the cakes themselves could not be stacked.



As I mentioned, we got 21 mpg, which I think is pretty good, considering the Tahoe 2-Mode (T2M) AWD is rated 20/21 and is lighter, more aerodynamic, and has smaller wheels and tires than the E2M. And we were carrying a full cargo, plus 4 people and luggage.

I'll have it for another week or so. One more long trip coming up.

Peace,

Martin

I am NOT the official voice of GM with respect to Hybrid issues

I am NOT the official voice of GM with respect to Hybrid issues

I am NOT the official voice of GM with respect to Hybrid issues

Ah, so you did go through with the "trade". Looks nice, but I'm not real fond of that blue, or at least not by those pictures.

First 4WD Hypermiler

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I see the Caddy has lots of Hybrid badging too. Is that a roof rack?

Tom H in Dallas

does the 3rd row seat still have 27 inches of crappy legroom?

i got around 20 km a liter when i drove a civic 5 spd using advanced hypermiler techniques
and now I drive a salvage nwh20 prius that gets almost to 25 km/l with 195,000 km to date.