Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S. (Bowling Green Assembly Plant)
Designer
Tom Peters (prod. exterior: 1999, 2000)[1][2] Kip Wasenko (Evoq Concept: 1998; chief designer of prod: 2000)[3][4] Wayne Cherry (design director)[5]
Body and chassis
Class
Grand tourer
Body style
2-door roadster
Layout
FR layout
Platform
Y-body/GMX215
Related
Chevrolet Corvette (C5) Chevrolet Corvette (C6)
Powertrain
Engine
4.6 L Northstar V8 4.4 L Northstar Supercharged V8
Transmission
5-speed 5L50 automatic
6-speed 6L80 automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase
105.7 in (2,685 mm)
Length
177.7 in (4,514 mm)
Width
72.3 in (1,836 mm)
Height
50.4 in (1,280 mm)
Curb weight
3,840 lb (1,742 kg)
Chronology
Predecessor
Cadillac Allanté
The Cadillac XLR is a front-engine, rear-drive, two passenger roadster manufactured and marketed by Cadillac from 2003 to 2009 across a single generation — and noted for its power retractable hardtop, Bulgari designed interior instruments, head-up display, adaptive suspension, rear-mounted transmission and near 50/50 front-to-rear weight distribution. As Cadillac's flagship model, the XLR was introduced at the 2003 North American International Auto Show and began production for the 2004 model year — foreshadowed by the 1999 Evoq concept.
The Cadillac XLR, although sometimes perceived as a badge-engineered variant of the Chevrolet Corvette – also manufactured at GM's Bowling Green assembly, and with the XLR sharing its GM Y platform, hydroformed perimeter frame and composite bodywork construction technology with the Corvette — each car has unique engines, exterior body panels, and their own interiors, suspension settings; and importantly, the XLR featured a power retractable hardtop. And the XLR arrived a year ahead of its platform sharing C6 Corvette sibling.
The XLR was the first production Cadillac with radar-based adaptive cruise control (ACC)[6] and the first to offer both heated and cooled seats.
The XLR was nominated for the North American Car of the Year award for 2004.
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^"2005-2013 Chevrolet C6 Corvette: Specifications, Prices, Performance Info". March 3, 2017.
^"XLR - Cadillac's Boldest Gesture Yet". Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
^"How Cadillac Designed a Comeback". June 18, 2013.
^"Gm Brands Born Again". December 13, 2005.
^http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/delphis-adaptive-cruise-control-technology-featured-on-cadillac-xlr-71376412.html Delphi's Adaptive Cruise Control Technology Featured On Cadillac XLR
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