[Ty_99]

Awesome job Caddy. I wouldn't think twice about getting the XLR-V over a SL. Just wish they would give the option of having a Stick in it.

 

[Evo69]

Uhhh I never liked the XLR I just dont like how it looks. Rather Cadillac build the Cien.

 

[FoMoCo Fan]

The XLR leaves me cold. Sorry, I'd rather take a Z06 AND a Sky for the price of an XLR-V. Everything forward of the A pillar needs to be restyled. And if that's the best interior they can do for 100k, they need to go back to the drawing board.

 

[CTGentleman]

We had a Chip Foose built XLR at our shop last year and the car was just plain gorgeous. It had a two tone Silver and Black paint job with aftermarket 20" wheels, lowered just right so the wheels filled out the wheel wells. This thing looked like it was going 150mph just sitting there. Definitely worth the price they're getting for them. Especially compared to the over priced Mercedes they're competing against.

This it?

 

[powervette]

OMG,that's awesome,I want one

 

[genjy]

Eh, something about the XLR's and the XLR-V's styling isn't right to me. GM almost got it, but it needs just that something to top it off.

Hmmm... what's the word? It's too simple? Too understated? Too slab-sided? I can't put my finger on it, but it's near that vicinity.

 

[VibenPontiac]

I don't see how it's any better than a Camry Hybrid...

:rotf: :rotf:

Evil man, just evil...nice goading!!!

 

[yamahr1]

Eh, something about the XLR's and the XLR-V's styling isn't right to me. GM almost got it, but it needs just that something to top it off.

Hmmm... what's the word? It's too simple? Too understated? Too slab-sided? I can't put my finger on it, but it's near that vicinity.

It's because they watered down the Evoq concept, which it obviously resembles but lost it in the details and slight change in proportions. Lutz supposedly wanted to dump the XLR when he saw it, but it was too far along the road to production.

I like the XLR-V for what it is, though, but at $100K it should look about 20% nicer inside and out. The nav system, for example, looks like an afterthought, and there's something a bit cheesy about the door panels as well.

Reading the review, it irks me when people say that "it's built on the same assembly line as the Corvette." Obviously that person has never been to Bowling Green. You do NOT see Vettes and XLRs mingled on the line. The XLR is assembled pretty much by hand in a very small sub-area of the plant, where it's pushed from station to station on rolling bucks. Several components are put on at each station, and it's done when it's done. In fact the whole time we were there in that area, several minutes, we never saw one move.

 

[SVTKAR3]

:yup:

Eh, something about the XLR's and the XLR-V's styling isn't right to me. GM almost got it, but it needs just that something to top it off.

Hmmm... what's the word? It's too simple? Too understated? Too slab-sided? I can't put my finger on it, but it's near that vicinity.

I think that the XLR & the XLR-V's are starting to look " aged " Now I happen to be a big fan of the XLR(V) , might not sound like it , but I'm. Know a few dos'c who own 1 & they love it:yup: I think that they should have stuck 2 the Evoq concept car more


The grill is one of the things that keeps it looking old in my honest opinion. Change the grill please Caddy:yup:

 

[Cool-C5]

Eh, something about the XLR's and the XLR-V's styling isn't right to me. GM almost got it, but it needs just that something to top it off.

Hmmm... what's the word? It's too simple? Too understated? Too slab-sided? I can't put my finger on it, but it's near that vicinity.

I think the XLR would have been just perfect if they would have kept the Evoq concept front end with the egg crate grille and the thinner vertical headlights. Sure, some tweaking would need to be done to make it pass crash regulations but it still would have looked alot better than the current XLR front. The mirrors could have been more sleek too instead of the boxy ones it currently has. Hopefully, these things will be addressed in the next gen XLR.

 

[SVTKAR3]

Thx yamahr1! lol

 

[yamahr1]

Thx yamahr1! lol

YW

Maybe it's 'cause we're both from Jersey.

 

[Evo69]

Yes I didnt remember to use the Evoq concept in my earlier post. I really liked that concept very much, it was muscular and clean cut at the same time a real contender in the beauty department. But as soon as I saw the production XLR I said thats no Evoq, hell just looking at it didnt justify the pricetag.

 

[MrMax]

I loved the Evoq when I first saw it. And seeing it now, I'm amazed that such a daring design has stood up so well to the test of time. I hope the next XLR is more faithful to that design. And thats saying something for a concept that will be some 10 years old by the time the XLR is replaced.

 

[2648562]

For such a perfect car he sure complained a lot. I would hate to read a review for any other American made car!

BTW, I saw a black XLR a couple weeks ago with the top up... the windows were tinted extremely deep and the car had black wheels of some kind. It was gorgeous. Anybody with that kind of money should think about doing the same.

 

[SobeSVT]

I drove it back to back with a regular Corvette. I see no point on the Cadillac, feel heavier and numb compared to the Vette and quite frankly the interior is nothing to write home about. I would take the Corvette any day and keep the change in the bank.

 

[Robert G]

I saw that, too. The chart isn't correct. The length is 177.7", not 100.8. Even a MINI is 143.1" long.

I don't know if I'm crazy but how can the wheel base be longer than the length of the car? Check it out on the graphic at the end of the article.

 

[61BelAir]

This it?

Thats the one! I would buy one of those over a Mercedes SL any day. I know a lot of people prefer the corvette, but you really can't compare the two. The Vette is intended as a performance vehicle first and foremost, whereas the XLR is Luxury with performance secondary.

 

[SUPERBADD75]

for a hundred grand, it had better be good. that said, i would hardly call it the best car built in America. i think he may have been a little overzealous with that comment. the interior's not that great, the exterior is only good if you like the XLR to begin with (and i think it's a horrible look personally), and again, i can't get over that price. i can buy a Viper roadster that will blow the XLR off the road for much less. why is this car so much? i don't see that much special about it.

 

[mgescuro]

Eh, something about the XLR's and the XLR-V's styling isn't right to me. GM almost got it, but it needs just that something to top it off.

Hmmm... what's the word? It's too simple? Too understated? Too slab-sided? I can't put my finger on it, but it's near that vicinity.

THe problem for me is XLR-V's lack of aggressive and distinction. The mesh grille doesn't seem to work out right for it. It needs to be a bit more muscular.