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The 2006 Detroit Auto Show gathered a rich crop of new products, among which Cadillac-Eskelid.
The luxurious all-day model year will go to the American dealers of this spring, and in Europe and Russia at the end of summer. Like the previous versions of Eskayd, the currently unified technique with more popular Chevrolet Tahoe and Saberbogen, but is a privileged place in the model range General Motors. Style, decoration and equipment correspond to the price and image. From the numerous overseas brands, Cadillac most confidently plays on his field of sales in the American continent, let both a record pace, but steadily for the last four years. Renaissance?
This is America!
There is such a concept political correctness. The accuracy of the definitions from it usually suffers, but nothing can be done. Not a Negro, but an African American, not fat, and fat, not huge, but a full-size latter just about our hero.
So, the full-size SUV segment of the suite, Eskelev in the United States will compete with the Lincoln navigator, Mercedes-GL, Lexus-LX 470, Infinity-Q56. To feel confident in such a company, faceted little design. We need volume, comfort and outstanding speaker. With a two-meter width and more than five meter length, the short (!) Version of Eskelev has also almost a three-meter base and a very spacious interior. The width at the shoulder level is 1658 mm about 200 mm more than sufficiently spacious cars of class D. Even the scene of the third row (in the trunk) as a large representative sedan, and with two rows of Cadillac chairs will argue with the most spacious universities in the double version. If you leave only a couple of chairs, a little more than 3 cubic meters will fit in Eskayda! An extended ESV version is another 0.8 MH roomier.
He is really new. Body, chassis, frame, engine and transmission None of the elements were used in the previous eskayd. Rama from closed profiles by 35% tougher on bending and 49% for twist than the previous model. This made it possible to significantly improve the road manners of the car, without comfortable. Suspension with adjustable shock absorbers, automatically adjusting to the nature of the road. The body with an increased up to 57 degrees tilt the windshield is very low for the sacrifice of the windshield coefficient of Cx \u003d 0.363. In combination with the new engine and transmission, this promises not only the improvement in the dynamics, but also of efficiency. True, data about it has not yet been made public: in the US, this is an prerogative not a manufacturer, but environmental protection agencies. Six-speed hydromechanical automatic hydra-making 6L80 Very modern box. It may not just block the torque converter, but also to switch without resorting to its help. Range of gear ratios 6.04, two upper steps increase.
Special article Engine. Of course, this is the V-shaped eight. What cadillac without it? Working volume 6.2 l, power more than 400 hp The exact data will appear later. Concern General Motors Among the Pioneers for the development of a new method of measuring the power of SAE J2723, which is recommended to all car manufacturers in the United States. You should not search for four camshafts in the engine, it is still alone, and the drive of all 16 valves successfully carry out pushers with rods. However, this design does not exclude a modern approach: the engine with an aluminum block of cylinders is equipped with a phase change mechanism.
Who is in Frak?
Remember, 30 years ago, the Ranj Rover was called the Farmer Farmer? Cadillac is unlikely to be so impartial with common traditions, he resolutely broke. Judge: navigation system with a huge touch screen, audio-posted, sound in 5.1, popular in America satellite radio with hundreds of musical, news and information channels, heated steering wheel, especially soft leather finish and the famous sixth generation onstar system that is capable of fast Call assistance to an accident or another misfortune or track a sled car using GPS technology. The latter is not Blesen: the former Eskelev was one of the most hijacked models in the United States. In the car, a complete set of airbags and automatically tightened when hit not only in front, but also from any other side of the belts. Active security provides a stabel system with an additional function of preventing overturning.
Cadillac Esquel will be released in three versions: with a standard, elongated base (ESV) and pickup (EXT). The last two versions on an increased by 14 inches (356 mm) database
Translate the name of the car is not easy. The word Escalad in Russian did not fit, more precisely, it is outdated, without having time to take care. In meaning, this assault of the fortress wall using the withdrawal stairs. Will Cadillac succeed to successfully seize a solid piece of the European market?
Made in Russia.
The main place of production of the new Eskayda will be the factory in Erlington, Texas. Pickup EXT EXT will be collected in Mexico. And the passenger versions will receive, apparently, and the Russian residence in the Kaliningrad region will collect them for our market. Large (sorry, full-sized) oscidences from us, as you know, not so much vehicle as the owner's business card, and therefore demand is stable. Possessing an attractive price (the Russian assembly it allows), Eskayd may well become a hit of this year, moving the trendy Hummer H2. However, the latter's latter problems will not be his fans, they disagree quite strongly with Cadillac adherents in views on the car.
One hundred percent American Cadillac-Eskeld will become the Russian model.
 


Anatoly Fomin

Source: Journal "Behind the wheel"