2008 Cadillac Escalade EXT - Cadillac EscalaDiesel

Or Maybe It's A Duramaxillac-But By Any Other Name, It Would Still Run As SweetThirty years ago, Cadillac's experience with diesels was not a happy one. Back in 1978, Cadillac offered a diesel V-8 as an option on the Seville, which became America's first production passenger car so equipped. Unfortunately, the engine was basically a dieselized version of Oldsmobile's 350ci gasoline V-8, rated at a paltry 125 hp and 224 lb-ft of torque. While relatively smooth and quiet for an indirect-injected diesel, it encountered, to put it politely, reliability issues. Despite this debacle, Cadillac has recently added a new diesel to its lineup, notably a V-6 in the '08 Cadillac CTS. Sadly, this advanced engine is available only in Europe for the time being, probably because diesels are still far more popular on that continent than they are here in the United States.


Photo Gallery: 2008 Cadillac Escalade EXT - Duramax Diesel Engine - Diesel Power Magazine

Photo Gallery: 2008 Cadillac Escalade EXT - Duramax Diesel Engine - Diesel Power Magazine


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