01-26-2009, 06:15 PM | #1 |
Cadillac XLR no more :(
The Bowling Green Daily News reports that the Cadillac XLR will cease production forever this spring. Spawned from the eye-popping Evoq concept, the Corvette-derived (but Northstar-powered) hardtop convertible finds itself as General Motors' latest cost-cutting casualty. Its high price, low volume and decreasing sales do not make for a strong business case anymore, especially in an economic environment that is not conducive to new car sales in general. We've driven the XLR – the supercharged V-Series – and we like it a lot. Rare and stylish enough to still turn heads, fast enough to paste a wide, goofy grin on your face, and comfortable enough to let you cruise for hours on end – as good as it was, the XLR (and its V-Series counterpart) never quite got the formula perfected. It was doomed to perpetual also-ran status in its category compared to the benchmark set by the Mercedes-Benz SL. The Corvettes also had better engines, manual gearboxes and cost a lot less. The current CTS-V boasts a substantially better interior, is faster and costs less still. And so the XLR drives into the sunset this spring. Frankly, it's a pretty good ride to be making that drive in.
source: http://www.autoblog.com/
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01-26-2009, 06:41 PM | #2 |
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http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/26/g...-cadillac-xlr/ I really hate to see it go but, they are right. It's not producing money anymore. |
01-26-2009, 06:56 PM | #3 |
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the camaro looks like a carbon copy guys ....it aint going anywhere
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01-26-2009, 07:05 PM | #4 |
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01-26-2009, 07:21 PM | #6 |
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I'm not suprised, but that doesn't mean I don't think it's sad. I never really appreciated that car all that much but, still, it's sad to see it go.
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01-26-2009, 08:40 PM | #7 |
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only ever saw one on the road, but it looked damn good.
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01-26-2009, 08:52 PM | #8 |
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its like a corvette that gets worse mpg and costs alot more I wonder why its not selling
but it does look ok
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01-26-2009, 09:04 PM | #9 |
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This is definitely sad:(, I kinda hope GM carries some points of it's interior to the corvette. The XLR interior was amazing!
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01-26-2009, 09:26 PM | #10 |
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Sure its fast, comfortable, and stylish, but to me it just never had "it". I just wasn't moved. I felt no emotion towards the XLR. I don't know why, but I just didn't care about it all that much.
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01-26-2009, 09:29 PM | #11 |
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Nice car all around...but sold like snowblowers in the middle of summer...
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01-26-2009, 11:21 PM | #12 |
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we have at least 7 of these things in town and though pretty, they're def. not worth the price.
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01-26-2009, 11:38 PM | #13 |
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i've seen a few over the past few years, but never really thought they were worth what they sold for. there's actually a used one with low miles here in town on a lot for about $35k
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01-27-2009, 08:32 AM | #14 |
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It was always a good car, especially the V-series, but something about it was never quite right. I'd much rather have a Corvette. Sad to see it go, but it was its time.
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