Results 1 to 1 of 1
-
08-23-2013, 09:51 PM #1
- Join Date
- Aug 1999
- Location
- Arizona
- Posts
- 51,364
Black- 383 Procharged & N20 Vert
C7 Corvette won't spawn new Cadillac XLR [w/video]
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GM, Design/Style, Luxury
Between the new 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray and the even newer Cadillac Elmiraj Concept shown off at Pebble Beach, we were already expecting some sort of chatter of a Cadillac XLR redux. During an in-depth C7 Corvette discussion with Tadge Juechter, the car's chief engineer, Fox News asked if a Corvette-based, Bowling Green-built Cadillac will be built off the C7. Non-spoiler alert: the answer is no.
Juechter says that General Motors has "no intent" on transforming this car into a Cadillac product since the C7 has been optimized for the Corvette buyer, a consumer that's generally a different sort of person than a Cadillac intender who might also be cross-shopping a Mercedes-Benz SL-Class or BMW 6 Series.
While we're not ready to write off a future XLR altogether, we assume that the Corvette Cadillac experiment is most likely never going to happen again. The interview with Juechter is posted below, but the XLR discussion comes in at the 9:00 mark.Continue reading C7 Corvette won't spawn new Cadillac XLR [w/video]
C7 Corvette won't spawn new Cadillac XLR [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 23 Aug 2013 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | Comments
More...
Thread Information
Users Browsing this Thread
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Similar Threads
-
What if the mid-engine Corvette is really a Cadillac?
By Ed Blown Vert in forum CorvetteReplies: 1Last Post: 06-29-2016, 02:45 PM -
Monopoly Greatest game ever or spawn of the anticrist?
By SMWS6TA in forum Almost Anything GoesReplies: 47Last Post: 06-19-2013, 08:54 AM -
SLP ZL610 Corvette & SLP Cadillac Escalade
By trev0006 in forum CorvetteReplies: 1Last Post: 07-22-2012, 02:19 PM -
Cadillac Performance Parts For Cadillac V8 Big-Block - Caddy
By Ed Blown Vert in forum Almost Anything GoesReplies: 1Last Post: 10-31-2010, 10:56 PM
Bookmarks