So my girlfriends parents just went out and bought themselves a brand new 05' Escalade..so new they dont even have "dubs" on it yet. Apparently the Escalades now come standard with a 6.0 V8, much like the one in the Silverado SS trucks. Only downside is the enormous size of the beast. Anyways...last night me and the g/f decided to take a road trip down to Sarasota to break her in (the truck not my g/f) and grab a bite to eat. On the way back, she had mentioned being tired so I was a gentleman and said, Hey, why not let me drive it home. The ride was actually smooth and responsive but I was respectful and didnt get on it to test the waters. But then fate interveined. I pulled up to a light in the far right lane of a three lane road. I looked ahead and realized..sh*t, I have to merge over, so of course I eyed what was next to me. A brand new Mazda 6 with 3 backwards hat wearing thug wanna be's...and guess who was already glaring over at me. Almost as if to say, your not getting in. Well the hell with that, I gathered up my Chevy pride and gripped the steering wheel. Although, in the back of my head I was saying, who am I kidding, this thing weighs like 3 times more than that little car, hes gonna rape me. Sure enough he revs it up as the opposite light turns yellow. I hold the breaks and hit the gas just a tad to try and launch....then boom, the light turns green, he pulls a bumper length ahead and Im thinking the worst...but heres where the suprising part comes....the Escalade roared to life as the 6.0 liter gobbled up the pavement and proceeded to pull a car length before merging in front of the Mazda. I shut it down with a grin on my face as the Mazda switched lanes and flew by. Great times...Moral of the Story...although not fast, the Escalade is my new buddy.