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Old 05-30-13, 04:22 PM
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Default First Cadillac ELR rolls off the line

First Cadillac ELR rolls off the line



Gearing up for the Belle Isle Grand Prix this weekend, General Motors invited some of the Chevrolet and Cadillac racecar drivers out to its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant. While there, the racers – including IndyCar Driver and Chevrolet Volt owner, Simona De Silvestro – witnessed the very first 2014 Cadillac ELR to roll off the assembly line.

These vehicles are not destined for customers, however, but instead pre-production units will be used by engineers for testing purposes. Actual production of ELR consumer models is expected to commence closer to the end of this year. As a refresher, this range-extended electric Cadillac shares much of its powertrain with the Volt but will have a sportier coupe design inspired by the Converj Concept.

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/05/30/f...-off-the-line/
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hope this one is a success - beautiful car!

Caddy has to keep the price down tho.
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With a roofline like that, it will be. C-pillar has the same winning look as the A/S5.
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Looks excellent
Curious to see pricing on this..
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I really do like the look of this car
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Not bad. I wonder what the rear looks like...
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Old 05-30-13, 08:26 PM
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Excellence idea of a vehicle, hopefully the car pricin is right, and also performance. I hear Lexus RCF will be powered by I4 2.5 liter turbocharged with hybrid on the front wheels. This is probably in alliance with BMW. Hopefully it will be good
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Cadillac hit a homerun with the new headlight design language especially on this and the 2014 CTS
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Originally Posted by 92 SC400
Not bad. I wonder what the rear looks like...
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Old 06-02-13, 07:00 PM
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Caddy continues to climb. Should be a great addition.
 
Old 06-02-13, 07:33 PM
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I like it! Then again I am a volt fan too, so...
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i wonder who wrote in the word "sick" on the top upper right corner of the windshield. Because that person is absolutely right, this is a sick car
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Not crazy about the rear on this one, or the CTS coupe for that matter. Their rears remind me of Acura fronts.
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Really? I find Caddy has a very original design that can't be confused with anything but a Caddy. I've never confused a new art/design Caddy for anything else.

Pretty amazing now that I typed that out.
 
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Any word on pricing yet? Google has not provided me with anything useful
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