2025 Escalade Refresh
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Lexus Test Driver
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#185
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Never mind the HP figure....it had enough torque (which is the figure that really matters on acceleration) to push you back heavily in your seat. That was not a chuckle...that was a fact.
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Yeah.....I've driven a modified 2.5 common block turbo II with the shelby manifold and trans, it's not that much TQ. Like it's not bad but it's most certainly not a modern engine level of power and that was an engine that was making 270hp
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No, it's not like a modern high performance engine. I won't argue that.....but it was fast for its time, and surprised me the first time I drove it....once you got past the 3-second turbo-lag LOL.
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all this turbo talk seems rather unrelated to the escalade.
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Thread Starter
It’s not out yet lol.
#195
Lexus Fanatic
Sometimes dealerships get advance-samples before they go into mass production. I got to see the all-new Lincoln Aviator, for example, before it went into full production, one morning at Ted Britt in Chantilly when a Ford official brought one down from HQ as a factory-demo vehicle. If my memory is correct, I think they even allowed me a brief test drive.