Yahoo Autos 2023 Cadillac Escalade-V has GM's most powerful gas engine
The current run of non-Blackwing Cadillac V models had us prepared for the 2023 Cadillac Escalade-V to be a somewhat quicker version of the full-size luxury SUV, but nothing too crazy. As it turns out, it's a lot quicker. In fact, it has the most powerful gas-powered engine GM has available: a supercharged 6.2-liter V8 making 682 horsepower and 653 pound-feet of torque.
The engine is closely related to the engine from the CT5-V Blackwing's engine, but with a few key upgrades. It has a bigger 2.65-liter supercharger, plus it has a forged steel crankshaft and connecting rods, forged aluminum pistons, an aluminum head and titanium valves. It's also hand-assembled in Bowling Green, Ky., like the CT5-V Blackwing's engine, and a little sports car by the name of Corvette.
The engine is paired with a specially calibrated version of GM's ten-speed automatic transmission. Not only that, but the Escalade-V comes with a full-time all-wheel-drive system, rather than the traditional two- and four-wheel-drive setups used by GM's full-size SUVs. It has a default power split of 50/50 front/rear, but can adjust that as needed. It also has an electronically-controlled rear limited-slip differential. With the SUV's launch control function, Cadillac claims it will get to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds and will finish the quarter-mile in 12.74 seconds at 110 mph.
