size does matter
What you are looking at, in case it’s unclear, is the 2010 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid. It’s one of the largest SUV’s around. In hybrid. This has to be one of the dumbest things I’ve ever seen. In essence, you’ve taken an overpriced, elitist beast and given it only slightly better mileage.
First of all, I can only presuppose that we all accept that the Escalade is a car designed for image-conscious people who will likely never use it for the storage capacity or off-road capability. And I might add that piling in four kids for a soccer game does not count. Seriously, when’s the last time you saw an Escalade actually carrying, towing, or off roading? Anything on the roof? I didn’t think so.
Perhaps my issue is with the vehicle and the people who buy it because they have no idea how to drive them and it gives us an idea of how much is not going on it their head. Owning a luxury SUV in this day and age is essentially saying, “I have a ridiculous amount of money, and the environment can go fuck itself. I’ve made a conscious decision to ostentatiously flaunt my wealth while simultaneously dumping on my kid’s future on our planet.”
But wait – it’s in a hybrid! I think that means, “I have even more money that I don’t even know how to spend. I read somewhere that other people care, and since my image is so goddamn important, I’d like to at least pretend that I give a shit. So I’ll continue to buy massive, overpriced behemoths on wheels. I understand that it still doesn’t even get 20 miles to the gallon, it’s still a danger to other drivers, but now I can act like I’m actually a good person.”
I apologize for this out-of-nowhere rant, but I was almost run over by one that ran a red light on 42nd Street this afternoon.
