Cadillac also going small – Urban Luxury

Motoism News ^ | January 2, 2011

[2ndDivisionVet]

The luxury automobile maker, Cadillac has noted the potential of small cars and has now come out with a concept car for urban driving. It will still be a spewing with luxury from all angles, including scissor doors and a very spacious cabin. Which brings me to one very troublesome fact - the small Cadillac isn’t very small.

In fact it is only a couple of inches shorter than a sedan! As far as specifications go, the small Cadillac, Urban Luxury, will have a 1.0 litre petrol engine with 3 cylinders and an electric motor. It will be equipped with stop-start and regenerative braking and a massive grille at the front, giving it a nice wide grin, which also indicates the mood of Cadillac – a perpetual pride in its conceptions.

[Dallas59]

Things could be worse...

[smokingfrog]

Did you forget about the Cadillac Catera?

[Tainan]

This kind of breaks my heart...about Cadillac that is.
I became a Caddy fan in the very early '80s. I had to find a larger vehicle for business reasons and found that there were some very good quality Cadillac available with very low miles in some retirement communities close to my home.
I bought an 1989 soft top Fleetwood and was absolutely amazed at the vehicle. Coming from sports cars - it was a revelation. On to a 91 Coupe De Ville with very low miles and I was hooked.
Then I discovered Eldorados - a 94, then a 98, then a 2000 - all ETC models. Fast, comfortable and all getting 27+ mpg on the highway. With 0 - 60 in around 7.2 seconds. Not too shabby.

I hated to see the Eldorado line discontinued. They were/are some great vhoicles with the right maintenance and driver attitude.

[FierceDraka]

I’ll stick with Lincoln.

If I’m going to spend $50k on a car, it’s not going to be on a Government Motors econobox that falls apart in 5 years.

[Cardhu]

a mere shadow of its glory days

I remember its glory days (1970s) when the chromed metal seat handles broke off to reveal chromed sponge metal, the trash metal held together by a chrome skin - all flash, zero quality.

[Cardhu]

a mere shadow of its glory days

I remember its glory days (1970s) when the chromed metal seat handles broke off to reveal chromed sponge metal, the trash metal held together by a chrome skin - all flash, zero quality.

[freekitty]

It looks like it sucks.

[freekitty]

The first thing I thought of is go cart.

[buccaneer81]

Ah, yes, The “Duck”, a Cimarron 20 years later.

[buccaneer81]

Indeed. The Cimarron of the 21st century.

[hawkeye101]

[GunsAndBibles]

One of the local used car lots has a ‘72 Eldorado convertible, they’re asking $5K for it. Nice light yellow with the white rag top. I was thinking it would make a good tow vehicle for an Airstream trailer.

[martin_fierro]

Cadillac also going small – Urban Luxury

Gee, I thought they already had. *snicker*

[gunsequalfreedom]

I almost hate to do this to a Honda Fit....

Which one will see 250,000 + miles? (see answer below)

[gunsequalfreedom]

That’s a chevy with cadilac emblems on the tail lights.

[goat granny]

My daughter has a Cadillac SUV its not small....that thing is hugh, but needed as their drive way is 1/3 mile from the dirt road to their house..winding through a hard wood (not forest) woods.

[ExGeeEye]

That’s a whole lotta ugly in one spot.

[FreedomPoster]

Too small for the U.S.

Caddy needs to do an A3 / A4 / 3-Series / C-Class sized vehicle well first, much more than they need an itty bitty urban-only car like this.

[Little Pig]

We've gone from the Standard of The World (above), to a Smart-car stretch. A real shame.