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2004 Cadillac XLR

A new lease on sportscar life for GM’s rapid social climber



It was designed to evoke a very different era – a time when Cadillac truly set the standard of the world of luxury cars. Now, after a seemingly interminable wait, the Evoq concept car is ready to hit the road, albeit in renamed form as the Caddy XLR.

Largely based on the Corvette chassis and powered by an updated version of the highly-regarded Northstar V-8, XLR has some credible credentials. But it’s also going up against some of the world’s best and most desirable products, such as the striking Mercedes-Benz SL roadster and the quirky but popular Lexus SC430.



Is it just me or does this Cadillac look a lot like the old Mercedes-Benz SL?

500AMG

Yeah it does. I'd take the new SL over this any day.

GJR

Yes- looks like a blatant copy to me. The only people who would possibly buy this over a new SL are the strictly "buy American only" crowd.

GJR

Yes- looks like a blatant copy to me. The only people who would possibly buy this over a new SL are the strictly "buy American only" crowd.

Steve Clark

I think it's just you.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Guest0001

no brainer SL all the way

karl k

I will be driving the XLR next month when it will be hitting the showrooms and test the "rubber hitting the road".

The XLR will be made in Bowling Green, Kentucky where the Vettes are made. The old and new SLs are too small for my driving comfort, --
hopefully the XLR will give me a couple more inches.

In the recent JD POwers survey re initial quality, Cadillac ranks as #2 after Lexus #1.

Mercedes Benz came in as #15 -- beaten by CHEVY!!

1.Lexus
2.Cadillac
3.Infiniti
4.Acura

7.Porsche
8.BMW
9.Toyota
10.Jaguar

11.Honda
12.Volvo
13.Chevy
14.Audi
15.Mercedes-Benz

sorlo

I'll take the SL, it has a modern design and sleeker looking than the XLR.

1SICKLEX

The 2 look nothing alike. You should see it in person. It looks like the CTS, with the new Caddy styling.

For 74k though, they are NUTS.

Steve Clark

They're both red,have two doors,silver wheels,clear foglights,why,
they're almost CLONES!.

karl k

Are we looking at CLONES or CLOWNS?

Steve Clark

Clones lusted after by clowns?.

karl k

We got a winner!! That's a REAL good one.

Steve Clark

red two-doors in general.

AlpharettaC32

Wow, that's a complaint I thought the new SL addressed very well. At 6'5", I can comfortably drive the SL (even did so with a helmet on during AMG Challenge.

nyc11370

old Jewish people don't buy Germany cars due to history events.

karl k

Not so, here in South Florida, old and young buy MB cars.

Consider the Mercedes ROOTS:

Mercedes in Mercedes-Benz was the eleven year old daughter of Emil Jellinek, - and Austrian Jew, - a financier with financial interests in the Benz corporation.

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ajayz

i think i would take the old SL over the new xlr, but thats just me, i still love the classic look of the old SLs, but not more than the new SL, those kick ***.

dtkw

SL Period.