2009 Cadillac XLR, Now In The Nude - Jalopnik Comments

2009 Cadillac XLR, Now In The Nude

ihateauditions — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:25:13 EDT

Will the speedometer still have a Bulgari bezel around it, to try to convince the valet that he's parking a nice car?

I love sport/luxury cars, but Cadillac somehow fails despite starting with a fucking Vette. Sad.

ihateauditions

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cazin678 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:55:12 EDT

Oh, and lose the Range Rover fender vents- good lord.....

cazin678

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cazin678 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:53:02 EDT

@brownie:

If you ever actually sit in one, you'll realize the interior isn't bad- this "GM has lousy interiors" rant is passe, dude;

That said, the exterior does suck- Cad designers had a sweet spot going for about two years, then got left behind once again..... Creases not working, kids.

Can't help but think when you see one of these things "for another 10K, the tightass coulda had an SL...."

cazin678

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sos10 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:08:24 EDT

spot the difference

sos10

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Piloter — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:45:42 EDT

I have an multiyear emotional boner for a big two-door Caddy roadster with a huge engine, but....this still isn't it, I refuse to admit this is a worthy successor to the prewar greats.

Piloter

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06mustanggt — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:09:28 EDT

That's "naturist."

06mustanggt

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06mustanggt — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:06:41 EDT

Um, I think you mean "naturist."

06mustanggt

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brownie — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:08:26 EDT

@Dr. Schm is better than you, and I knows It!: Well said. Opinions vary on the exterior (I think the last version was quite nice in the flesh, this one seems no worse), but that interior was total shit for the money. Caddy, you want to sell a tarted up Corvette? Then tart the fucking thing up, for pete's sake.

brownie

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Branden.Tang — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:54:23 EDT

At first glance, the first picture gave me the impression that Cadillac was building an X-El Camino.

Branden.Tang

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Schm thinks that the Volt may get him laid. . . — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:15:06 EDT

"Designed by a man using only a ruler" as Jezza so elequintly said about "Art and Science."

I, however, really dont give two craps about the outside, i think it looks fine. I just hope they upgraded the interior from something better than the Cadillac version of a Lada. (that was a hyperbole also)

Schm thinks that the Volt may get him laid. . .

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Turboner — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:54:39 EDT

Fake fender vents only look good on turbo K-cars.

Turboner

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Chris Doane — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:52:22 EDT

@charles_barrett:
17.

Chris Doane

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EMPM, Esq. — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:48:39 EDT

To me, the front end looks like a cake that has fallen while baking. The side vents are very "me too" and too late to the game. Car companies need to give up on the chrome side vents, they have no purpose in most cars and look cheap.

EMPM, Esq.

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Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:48:30 EDT

Lensman Mr. Doane bags TWO Caddies in one day... I wonder what the legal limit is before he has to go into 'catch and release' mode...

Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing

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endless — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:56:09 EDT

look at those mirrors.....

endless

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voodoojoo — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:44:40 EDT

Wow, this car looks...different? oops, I died of boredom. Darn, I mean argh.

voodoojoo

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banner77amc — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:44:38 EDT

@Ω βгåғғ™ ۞: You know that GM doesn't utilize its quarry training facility anymore, so yeah that could happen.

On a lighter note... This car will at least be closer to a luxury corvette.

banner77amc

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Braff is Thad Longlove — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:55:22 EDT

At 6'3", this is a scary car with the top down.

I drove it at a test-event out at El Toro and I was constantly afraid that a rock was going to fly up and lodge itself in my forehead...

Braff is Thad Longlove

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TampaRon — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:36:19 EDT

honestly, i didn't notice sh*t. I never see these on the road (& I live in FL which is caddy country) so i don't know what differences to look for.

TampaRon

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Rock517 is... Kyle Thrustmaxer. — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:33:20 EDT

Ugh, another car with side vents. It would have been a little better had they made them look like the ones on the new CTS, but the way they did these, along the door line, looks horrible. Why are they bothering to continue making this?

Rock517 is... Kyle Thrustmaxer.

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smokeydog001 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:33:19 EDT

They forgot the T-tops!

smokeydog001

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tomi-ii — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:24:05 EDT

New grille, huh?

tomi-ii

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Mad_Science — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:22:28 EDT

Caddy's Art and Science, and the XLR in particular are my guilty pleasure of automotive lust.

I know they're not going to age well. I know it's just a re-skinned vette without a manual transmission (boo!).

But the "curves are the Devil's tools!" design just gets be all worked up.

Mad_Science

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TPSreports — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:12:20 EDT

Reskinned Corvette..... dear god....

TPSreports

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Vipper Of Vipp — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:11:14 EDT

This car never appealed to me. And the fake side vents look ... stupid.

Vipper Of Vipp

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graverobber- It says Loud Pipes Save Lives — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:06:25 EDT

The addition of the chromed-plastic side vents are like waking up one morning and discovering your wife has grown muttonchops. At first, much like a train wreck, you can't look away, then the gravity of the situation becomes apparent and you realize that you may no longer be seen in public with her. Damned short-term fashion trends!

graverobber- It says Loud Pipes Save Lives

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Tomsk — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:03:46 EDT

@ash78: Anmerkung des Tages.

Tomsk

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FightingChance — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:03:29 EDT

Honestly looks like a bodykit for a C6 to make it look like a caddy.

FightingChance

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stevecmh — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:59:26 EDT

i do not think anyone will notice the difference

stevecmh

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reefer — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:58:32 EDT

@UDMan: The "altezza" lights came from the Toyota Altezza, what a coincidence huh?

Everyone decided to copy, not Toyota/Lexus fault.

They look tasteful on my IS300... the '94 Civic down the street is a different story.

reefer

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Ineterwebguy — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:51:30 EDT

Fender Vents what do they really do they don't make it more aerodynamic not save'n you on gas and they just don't look good ......

Ineterwebguy

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NovaloadMissesPolar — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:50:20 EDT

Big fat wide happy fella instead of big fat wide frowny fella.

NovaloadMissesPolar

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badco/LoJ — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:49:24 EDT

You mean a re-rebodied Corvette platform, right? The current XLR already uses the C6 platform.

GM sells 3,000 - 4,000 of these a year, with massive rebates. It's a spectacularly bad idea to spend another development dollar on this car at this point.

badco/LoJ

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JSmith53 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:48:54 EDT

@UDMan: I'm a bit partial to rear luggage racks.

JSmith53

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Ash78 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:39:39 EDT

@UDMan: Agreed. Needs more Landau top.

Ash78

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elwood — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:38:35 EDT

What is the "Art and Science" look? Is that just code word for "lots of sharp edges"? And I'm gonna give the XLR a resounding "meh". If I wanted a Corvette, I'd just get a Corvette, I don't need to make the statement that owning a Cadillac implies.

elwood

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smsolo1 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:34:05 EDT

i don't think chrome looks good on anything anymore unless it is old.
just took another look at the car. the wheels look like they came off a 90s deville. the whole exterior just does not look right. there is no flow to the car's exterior just like before. it seems to have been designed on a computer and borrowed sections from different designs rather than by an artist with pen and inspiration.

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UDMan — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:33:31 EDT

Are Fender Vents the new fashion accessory for cars? Like all the previous fashion disasters in the past; Rubber Rear Spoilers, Vinyl Roofs, Opera Windows, Rear Wings, Altezza Tailamps (I'm looking at Nissan/Lexus/FoMoCo), Rear Luggage Racks..... and I could go on and on...

UDMan

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DannyBN — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:28:26 EDT

@StuPidaso: STICK-ON FENDER VENTS, DAMMIT!!!!

DannyBN

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IamZardoz — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:26:27 EDT

This car has not aged well, it was ok a few years back but now, it looks like an Allante.

IamZardoz

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OldeEnglishD misses Polar — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:24:53 EDT

@StuPidaso: The model year

OldeEnglishD misses Polar

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Ash78 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:22:58 EDT

That's a secret proving ground called the Nord-Schlafe. Zzzzzzzzz.

Ash78

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StuPidaso — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:22:11 EDT

maybe it's because i don't pay much attn to cadillac, but what's different besides the front fascia?

StuPidaso

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DannyBN — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:20:32 EDT

Oh, thank goodness. I was afraid there weren't any upcoming new models with stick-on fender vents.

DannyBN