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2006 Cadillac Escalade EXT Full-Size Near-Luxury Pickup Truck

New Car Overview of the 2006 Cadillac Escalade EXT Full-Size Near-Luxury Pickup Truck

Description: Full-Size Near-Luxury Pickup Truck
Base MSRP Range: $53,335
Invoice Price Range: $49,335
Where built: USA

Escalade EXT has the big cabin of a four-door SUV like Escalade but also the abbreviated bed of a pickup truck plus a link between cab and truck bed in the cabin's fold-down rear gate. As a unique sport-utility truck (SUT), the EXT variation of Escalade the wagon can convert from a comfortable four-door and five-person sport-utility to a practical pickup capable of hauling cargo as well as passengers. It resembles Escalade although the boxy rear bay has been eliminated in favor of the pared pickup bed.

Muscle comes from Escalade's high-output 6.0-liter V8 that hits 345 hp. And the 2006 models for EXT show two optional refinements -- a power sliding tonneau covering the truck bed that opens and closes with the touch of a toggle, and a sliding load floor in the bed that holds about 1000 pounds of cargo.