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Interesting. After I posted this, they edited it and said that this isn't the 2016 ELR. When are they showing it then?
It was part of the EV showing so it made sense to include it. I needs as much exposure as possible.Interesting. After I posted this, they edited it and said that this isn't the 2016 ELR. When are they showing it then?
Why didn't GM do a little PR thing on it though? They did for the ATS and CTS.It was part of the EV showing so it made sense to include it. I needs as much exposure as possible.
Nope, that's six different colors of illegal - the manufacture year isn't something you can just change (or else all brands of dealers would sell their models as new - look at 2013/2014 ATSs. Identical except for like 5 parts. The cost in depreciating a model year is often a few grand - way more than the cost of a couple parts.Also, is it possible that Cadillac will have the remaining 2014's updated by the dealers with the new badgework? They'd likely have to change the grille and the steering wheel airbag, so that could get pricey, but all of the old grilles and airbags could be used for replacement items on any ELR that has been in a crash.
So is the ELR in the picture just a one off car?It is my understanding that there will not be a 2015 ELR.
More than likely - I'd wager due to the second gen ELR not making it (it 100% was intended to be at LA) they took a production car and stuck the new badges on it just to show something, even if it was a lame duck.So is the ELR in the picture just a one off car?
By second generation, do you mean the MCE?More than likely - I'd wager due to the second gen ELR not making it (it 100% was intended to be at LA) they took a production car and stuck the new badges on it just to show something, even if it was a lame duck.
I was also told there was to be no 2015 ELR - GM has enough capacity of ELRs right now to last well into the production of the second gen car, so there's no sense in making more simply to sit on the lots and depreciate.
Not necessarily, if they don't market them as 2015s or 2016s then they can do whatever they want with the badges. GM's had dealers update badges before, I recall the switch from Allure to LaCrosse in Canada was done mostly by dealers.Nope, that's six different colors of illegal - the manufacture year isn't something you can just change (or else all brands of dealers would sell their models as new - look at 2013/2014 ATSs. Identical except for like 5 parts. The cost in depreciating a model year is often a few grand - way more than the cost of a couple parts.
Yes. I've always referred to the ELR/Volt/Ampera by the Voltec Powertrain - and the MCE Volt/ELR are supposed to get the second generation Voltec hardware. It's been debated whether it truly is a second gen car because of this major technical powertrain change. But that's semantics.By second generation, do you mean the MCE?
They can swap badges all day long but you cannot sell a car manufactured for the 2013 model year as a 2014 because the VIN has already been assigned. This does have loopholes but those can only be worked with before the vehicle is manufactured and the VIN is assigned. In this case the ELRs are built.Not necessarily, if they don't market them as 2015s or 2016s then they can do whatever they want with the badges. GM's had dealers update badges before, I recall the switch from Allure to LaCrosse in Canada was done mostly by dealers.
I'm not really sure, there was an article that production was stopped until mid 2015 to come out as the updated 2016.So is the ELR in the picture just a one off car?