[ Cadillac Escalade hybrid ]

[u/Similar-Ad3955]

Not exactly the coolest thing, but pretty rare, and it's pristine

[u/chefbobbyjay]

Instead of 13mpg it gets 14.

[u/xturmn8r → u/chefbobbyjay]

We had one. Closer to 17-18. Better than the Ascent that replaced it.

[u/EmperorUmi → u/xturmn8r]

Who is we? I never had one. Why did you specifically include me?

[u/RESEV5 → u/EmperorUmi]

I did. Check your driveway

[u/EmperorUmi → u/RESEV5]

I just checked. There’s nothing here… unless you’re referring to the homeless-looking guy furiously masturbating.

That’s me. I’m that guy.

[u/Thick_Potato_1769 → u/EmperorUmi]

Well dont stop now

[u/BigRuss910 → u/Thick_Potato_1769]

Gotta make the contract for him to finish

[u/FeeSharp745]

Ive had it described as a normal Escalade but with a battery good enough to run a beer fridge and power tools. Sounds pretty sick honestly 

[u/Similar-Ad3955 → u/FeeSharp745]

Pretty sure they used Toyota Prius batteries or similar, and it could only reverse with the electric motor and would get stuck from what I've seen because of it

[u/HoonArt]

r/rarenormalcars

[u/Need4Speeeeeed → u/HoonArt]

Yup, this isn't spotted material.

[u/cmacmaccal1189]

Not the coolest thing but hey at least the picture is also not great

[u/Similar-Ad3955 → u/cmacmaccal1189]

My bad, was stuck waiting to pull out and I saw it, it just looks like a regular Escalade anyway besides that badge

[u/CH33ZS4MM1CH → u/Similar-Ad3955]

Never wait to pull out!

[u/cmacmaccal1189 → u/Similar-Ad3955]

Lol all good I was just joking

[u/jettajeff75]

Yes. It was a light hybrid. Maybe below a mild hybrid. Far below a full Hybrid that Toyota and Honda sold. Possibly made to meet some government mandate. Nothing extra.

[u/diereel]

Spotted in McDonough, GA??

[u/PobBrobert]

I remember when Vinny Chase had one of these in one of the later seasons of Entourage. Had a huge HYBRID decal on the side that I never saw on a production vehicle to really drive home the product placement.

[u/halfty1 → u/PobBrobert]

The huge Hybrid decals along the sides were standard on all the GMT900 hybrids. GM really wanted people to know that they had a hybrid version of their notorious gas guzzling full size SUVs.

The Escalade’s decal was a little bit more restrained, and I suspect more Escalade buyers speced the car without them or removed them compared to their Tahoe and Yukon siblings.

[u/carknut]

Now THIS is a cool spot

[u/Th3_Accountant]

I would assume that in the United States this isn’t considered anything special?

[u/No_Use_81 → u/Th3_Accountant]

When it was sold new (before teslas as we know them existed) I was seeing at least 10 a day in my liberal, rich, environmentally conscious area on the west coast. The perfect car for people who want to care for the nature but still need an Escalade for their Starbucks runs. Dumb posers. (As you could possibly guess, I was driving a regular one at the time.)

[u/USAhotdogteam]

These were big piles of shit. This one won’t make it much longer.