Didn't GM have trucks with 4-wheel steering (Quadrasteer or something) not too long ago? So shouldn't be too much to hope for in a vehicle with the margins of the Escalade. It won't be the same components as the CT6 but should be effectively the same capability.
But, more importantly, what's a GNIer? I guess I'm one now that I've replied to this thread
GM failed by doing what it always does. The first year to get quadrasteer you have to buy almost $6,000 in packages. The last year it was offered it was $1000 and a stand alone option.
The other thing was it took the GVWR from 8700 to 10,000 and the max towing went from 14,000 to 16,000. It was a huge upgrade. So sad GM gave up on it. It was great technology.
Re: So, GMI'ers what are the chances that 2021 Escalade gets CT6’s active rear steer?
The real question should be why isn't this tech filtering down to other cars. Especially within Cadillac. That along with the ground breaking mixed metal construction. But it's absolutely shocking and abhorrent that it hasn't been used in atleast the performance cars. Corvette, Camaro, and V-series at the very least should be utilizing this tech.
The real question should be why isn't this tech filtering down to other cars. Especially within Cadillac. That along with the ground breaking mixed metal construction. But it's absolutely shocking and abhorrent that it hasn't been used in atleast the performance cars. Corvette, Camaro, and V-series at the very least should be utilizing this tech.
Curious, was quadratsteer for trucks only to reduce turn radius, or did it do what the ct6 does, reduce turn radius and at high speeds turns same direction as front for better stability?
I've never driven a vehicle with quadrasteer, but it sounds like a very useful piece of tech, especially on bigger vehicles. But there might be a reason GM dropped it (on the trucks) and it is not widely used throughout the automotive industry. Perhaps it is a very costly component and the complexity makes it only suitable for low volume vehicles?
There might be a reason GM bundled it with a costly package, it could be that it simply cost a lot.
A GM engineer at the time gave a pretty solid interview on it and said that the cost to implement it really wasn't that much. It was actually far sturdier than the regular GM axle. GM even had a national tour where you could drive the trucks. It was a big deal.
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