2009 ESCALADE HYBRID...THATS RIGHT... HYBRID!!!

2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid

Coming this October to a showroom near you!!! Cadillac once again shows its commitment to continuous innovation. The 2009 Escalade will be the first 2-Mode Hybrid Luxury SUV. This Hybrid system uses both electric and gasoline motors to create power. This combination will create an estimated 50% improvement in city fuel economy over Non-Hybrid Escalades.

There are five major components that make this vehicle so efficient:

Auto Stop:

When the vehicle is not moving (example: at a stop light or in traffic) the Hybrid Escalade will conserve fuel by shutting off all engine power. When the vehicle pulls off it will run completely on the electric generator. This Auto Stop feature ensures that no fuel is wasted and no emissions are produced when the vehicle is not moving.

Electric Power:

At slower speeds this Hybrid Escalade can operate entirely with the electric motor.

Hybrid Power:

If the Escalade needs more power it will automatically use a combination of the electric motor and the gasoline motor which creates a very powerful combination; which creates an extremely efficient/economical output.

Engine Power:

If the demand for power increases beyond what the electric motor can handle the the engine will smoothly take over.

Regenerative Braking:

Every time this Hybrid brakes are applied the Regenerative Braking System engages. This system captures the energy usually lost when slowing down and stores it.

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Chevy Traverse: Rethinking The Automobile

Take a look around traverse, and you’ll see a vehicle that is designed to raise the bar in the crossover segment. To begin with, Traverse offers capability without compromise — the type of everyday usability that allows you to carry up to eight very comfortably on one trip and plenty of cargo the next. And where other vehicles make you choose between power and efficiency or size and agility, that’s never the case with Traverse. Equally important, you’ll always be surrounded in safety. Our engineers took a 360-degree approach when it came to protecting you and your passengers. Finally, the unmatched style of Traverse allows it to stand out from the crowd. Inside, outside and from any angle, this is a beautifully designed vehicle.

In response to the changing driving habits of families, General Motors has unveiled the Chevrolet Traverse, a new crossover vehicle that looks like an SUV but is built like a car. The new cars are more fuel-efficient than SUVs and minivans.

Chevrolet Volt Commercial on the Olympics

The Chevrolet Volt is the exciting new vehicle that GM will be releasing in the next couple years. The Volt is GM's new electric driven vehicle and will be one of the first of that kind to be mass produced. In 2007, at North American Internation Auto Show in Detroit MI, the Volt concept was first introduced and had great populartiy. The Volt is expected to be able to run up to 40 miles before it uses a drop of gasoline and that it will have a range up to 640 miles before it will be due for either a battery charge or a stop at the gas station.

The Volt will run on a combination of a front-mounted electric motor, that will generate up to 120 kilowatts of power (160 hp) and up too 236 foot-pounds of torque, and a front-mounted 1.0 liter, turbocharged, three cylinder gasoline engine. In the rear a 12 gallon fuel tank will be housed. GM calculates that the Volt will save the typical American driver about 500 gallons of fuel a year (with $4.00/gal that's $2,000 saved).

Here is the GM commercial from the Olympics featuring the Chevrolet Volt:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ITuKHpWKlQ

AOL Autos Ranks Most Fuel Efficient Automakers

With fuel prices soaring and seemingly no end in sight, where does one turn?For some, it's a vehicle that's been engineered to sip, not guzzle. The question then: Which brand is more likely to ease you out of the gas station without feeling you've been turned upside down and shaken?

Perhaps surprisingly, it's not always the Asian-based carmakers that come up on top where fuel economy ratings are concerned.

A look at the U.S. government's official fuel economy ratings (published by the Department of Energy, the Office of Energy Efficiency and the Environmental Protection Agency) might not be light reading, but it does give a new sense of perspective on what is a very complex issue.


Top 10 Best Average Fuel Economy AutoMakers
Rank Combined Manufacturer # Cars
1 27.66 mpg MINI 12
2 23.81 mpg Honda 27
3 23.36 mpg Chevrolet 88
4 22.33 mpg Lotus 3
5 22.21 mpg Volkswagen 28
6 22.20 mpg Pontiac 24
7 22.14 mpg Saturn 21
8 21.8 mpg KIA 20
9 21.77 mpg Suzuki 18
10 21.6 mpg Toyota 55


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Fall Is Almost Here and So Is The Chevrolet Traverse

2009 Chevrolet Traverse

Unfortunately this summer is coming to an end but the good news is the brand new General Motors Crossover is coming in!!! The 2009 Traverse is expected to arrive sometime early this fall. This stylish yet fuel efficient SUV will make a huge dent in the Crossover SUV market this fall. The Traverse seems to get a lot of its styling from its older yet smaller sibling the Malibu that was newly designed this fall and has been a huge hit because of its futuristic styling.

Specs.

• Will be a 7 or 8 passenger vehicle
• Smart Slide second row seats
• 3.6L VVT V6 engine
• Hydra-Matic six-speed automatic transmission
• Available AWD
• EPA fuel estimates will be posted as soon as they become available

Safety and Technology

• Six air bags with rollover sensor
• Turn by Turn Navigation through OnStar
• Four wheel ABS
• XM Radio with three months free
• StabiliTrac Electronic Stability Control System