Luxury Avalanche with 6.0 HO & AWD; interior electronics pricey to repair.
Cadillac sold three GMT800 Escalades: the standard (short‑wheelbase) Escalade, the extended‑length ESV, and the EXT sport‑utility truck with the Avalanche‑style Midgate. All three use the 6.0L LQ9 V8 (345 hp/380 lb‑ft) and full‑time AWD with a single‑speed NP149 transfer case (RPO NP3), but they differ meaningfully in size, cargo, and tow ratings. GMT800 Escalade vs […]
The GMT800 Cadillac Escalade EXT is Cadillac’s luxury sport-utility truck interpretation of the Avalanche formula: full-size SUV cabin comfort up front, a Midgate and convertible composite pickup bed out back, plus the premium Cadillac layer on top of GM’s hydroformed-frame, LS-based truck architecture. In enthusiast shorthand it is part of the GMT800 family, and that […]
