TomT
Well-known member
I like the looks of the interior... It's also considerably more powerful than the Volt. Price would be the biggest consideration for me as I believe that Cadillacs in general tend to be overpriced for what they are...
Electrified ELR’s Driving Experience is Pure Cadillac 2013-01-15DETROIT – Mark Adams, executive director, Cadillac Global Design, and Bob Ferguson, vice president, Global Cadillac, addressed news media at the reveal of the 2014 Cadillac ELR extended-range electric vehicle on Tuesday at the North American International Auto Show.
http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2013/Jan/13naias/elr/0115-reveal-remarks.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
2014 Cadillac ELR Preliminary Specifications 2013-01-15DETROIT – The 2014 Cadillac ELR electrified compact luxury coupe drives with the performance-bred DNA of all the brand’s vehicles, connecting the driver to the road with responsive driving dynamics expected from a Cadillac.
http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2013/Jan/13naias/elr/0115_ELR_drive.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Indeed it does; GM is willing to offer a plug-in in their most prestigious nameplate. Cadillac has been coming closer than any other U.S. manufacturer to building world-class sedans to compete with BMW and Mercedes with their XTS and ATS, and their PHEV will be judged on how well it matches up with that crowd. Arguably, the Volt should have been designed and sold as a Cadillac from the start, given its price premium - it's definitely out of the Chevy range.IBELEAF said:GM is going in the wrong direction with this... pointless car in so many levels. Just shows how committed they are with the plugins.
I agree this is the wrong direction, but disagree that this car is pointless. This should have been the first car. I think it will be moderately successful. And GM is showing some commitment to electric/hybrid development, which is more than we can say for other manufacturers other than Nissan and Tesla.IBELEAF said:GM is going in the wrong direction with this... pointless car in so many levels.
garsh said:I agree this is the wrong direction, but disagree that this car is pointless. This should have been the first car. I think it will be moderately successful. And GM is showing some commitment to electric/hybrid development, which is more than we can say for other manufacturers other than Nissan and Tesla.IBELEAF said:GM is going in the wrong direction with this... pointless car in so many levels.
I'm with you on the wish for a AWD CUV version using the Voltec powertrain (but half the battery and no encroachment on cargo/pax. space), but that doesn't preclude using the Voltec powertrain elsewhere. The more platforms it's used on the more the price will drop, and GM can start to make a profit on the cars.IBELEAF said:garsh said:I agree this is the wrong direction, but disagree that this car is pointless. This should have been the first car. I think it will be moderately successful. And GM is showing some commitment to electric/hybrid development, which is more than we can say for other manufacturers other than Nissan and Tesla.IBELEAF said:GM is going in the wrong direction with this... pointless car in so many levels.
I don't know, I would much rather see GM build the CUV concept they showed a few years back then a luxury 2 door coupe that most people can't afford and has zero practicality.
All car companies are limited by the platforms they have available. No different here. GM has a new platform for coming out that can be used for an EREV CUV but right now I don't think they have one. So I think we'll have to wait a while for the CUV.IBELEAF said:I don't know, I would much rather see GM build the CUV concept they showed a few years back then a luxury 2 door coupe that most people can't afford and has zero practicality.
The Eyes on Design awards are dished out every North American International Auto Show, usually as the last thing on the docket. And every year, one production car will walk away with an esteemed award, as will a concept car.
For production vehicles, there was a clear winner: the Cadillac ELR. Apparently voters found the lines the the plug-in luxury hybrid coupe to be cleaner, prettier and less noisy than the 2014 Corvette Stingray, which was the runner-up.
Notably, the Cadillac Converj concept also won an Eyes on Design award back in 2009, which as many of you know, is the very car the design of the ELR is based on.
I think the ELRs prices will be in line with the 60 kWh Model S but to your point people will still think the ELR is too much and ignore the Model S price comparison. I'm not sure about the price once you add various features/options to both tho. ModelS options: http://www.teslamotors.com/models/options" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;SanDust said:All car companies are limited by the platforms they have available. No different here. GM has a new platform for coming out that can be used for an EREV CUV but right now I don't think they have one. So I think we'll have to wait a while for the CUV.IBELEAF said:I don't know, I would much rather see GM build the CUV concept they showed a few years back then a luxury 2 door coupe that most people can't afford and has zero practicality.
I'm not following why a $60K Cadillac is too pricey but a $100K Model S isn't. I suspect that that the ELR will come in just about at the price of the bottom end Model S. As for practicality, one of those cars can go on a road trip and one can't. I'd think the one that could would be the more "practical".
Depends on what you mean by "practical" - after all in one of them you can take your kids along and in the other you can't ;-)SanDust said:As for practicality, one of those cars can go on a road trip and one can't. I'd think the one that could would be the more "practical".
evnow said:Depends on what you mean by "practical" - after all in one of them you can take your kids along and in the other you can't ;-)SanDust said:As for practicality, one of those cars can go on a road trip and one can't. I'd think the one that could would be the more "practical".
As well I have kids but one is out of college and the other is in college. It would work fine for "families" like mine too. If you have small kids you probably shouldn't spend your money on these cars anyway! Save for college and your retirement!!!TomT said:We don't have kids but it seems to me that that would fall under the heading of an advantage, not a disadvantage! :lol:evnow said:Depends on what you mean by "practical" - after all in one of them you can take your kids along and in the other you can't ;-)SanDust said:As for practicality, one of those cars can go on a road trip and one can't. I'd think the one that could would be the more "practical".
Enter your email address to join: