Cadillac ELR News

  • 2014 Saks Fifth Avenue Special Edition Cadillac ELR

    General consensus is that Cadillac's range-extended ELR coupe is too expensive. At $75,995, they may have a point--that's a lot of extra dough for a car based on the $34,995 Chevrolet Volt. So the best thing to do to draw attention to the ELR would be to make it cheaper, right? Not exactly. At $89,500, the 2014 Saks Fifth Avenue ELR--developed in collaboration with the upmarket department store chain--takes an overpriced car and turns it into a ludicrously-priced one. You'd have to really want the extra exclusivity of the Saks tag to pay that sort of money for Caddy's greenest offering. You...

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    2014 Cadillac ELR Priced At $75,995, In Showrooms By January

    The 2014 Cadillac ELR will hit showrooms in January with a base price of $75,995.

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    2014 Cadillac ELR Electric Luxury Coupe Featured On Jay Leno's Garage

    Don't you wish more auto enthusiasts were like Jay Leno? Sure, plenty of the stuff he likes isn't overly green, but at least he can't drive his massive collection of cars all at once. And he does like plenty of electric and hybrid vehicles too--among them, the Chevrolet Volt. Leno has his own Volt...

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    First 2014 Cadillac ELR Production Test Cars Rolling Off Assembly Line

    The first examples of Cadillac's range-extended electric ELR have rolled down the assembly line at GM's Detroit-Hamtramck facility. That's where Chevrolet already assembles the Volt range-extended car, on which the more luxurious ELR coupe is based. Cadillac invited IndyCar driver Simona de...

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    2014 Cadillac ELR: Variable Electric Regen Via Paddle Shifters

    Paddle shifters on an electric vehicle might seem like a bit of an engineering oversight. After all, what use is manual control over gears if there are no gears to control? Think laterally though, and the appearance of paddle shifters in the 2014 Cadillac ELR makes a lot of sense--variable...

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    Six New Plug-In Electric Cars Coming For 2014

    This is an exciting time for electric car enthusiasts. From just a handful of choices only a few years ago, buyers in some states now have access to as many as a dozen different plug-in vehicles. It's set to get even better--over the course of the next few years, another six electric vehicles are...

  • 2014 Cadillac ELR winter testing

    Winter testing is a vital part of developing a new car. Just as cars are expected to perform in the hottest conditions and face testing in arid places like Death Valley, cold-weather capability means owners in colder climates won't face any shocks either. That's particularly relevant for battery-assisted vehicles like the upcoming Cadillac ELR, as engineers test it on Michigan's Upper Peninsula following days of snowfall. It's the perfect opportunity to put the chassis to the test on frozen roads, helping development engineers refine the steering, tires, suspension, anti-lock brakes...

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    2014 Cadillac ELR Video Preview

    Based on the Volt, but dressed in a very sharp new suit, the 2014 Cadillac ELR promises to bring the joys of greener driving to the executive sector. Not that the luxury segment hasn't already been a hotbed of hybrid development in recent years, though initially slow on the uptake. That makes...

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    GM States The Obvious: 'The Electric Car Is Not Dead'

    Well, duh. The day after it unveiled the 2014 Cadillac ELR range-extended electric luxury coupe, GM's North America chief Mark Reuss told attendees at a trade event that "the electric car is not dead." “That’s despite what you might hear, and despite what you might read about Americans...

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    2014 Cadillac ELR Live Images: 2013 Detroit Auto Show

    Looking considerably more futuristic than the Chevrolet Volt on which its based, Cadillac unveiled its 2014 ELR plug-in hybrid at this week’s Detroit Auto Show. Borrowing heavily from Cadillac’s “French curve be damned” school of design. the ELR manages to progress angular...

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    2014 Cadillac ELR Preview: 2013 Detroit Auto Show

    Based on the Converj concept first shown in 2009, the Cadillac ELR is set to become the very first Extended Range Electric Vehicle launched by a full-line luxury automaker when it hits Cadillac dealers in early 2014. Like the Chevrolet Volt, the Cadillac ELR will be primarily powered by a 16.5 kWh...

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    Camouflaged 2014 Cadillac ELR Teaser Photo Released By GM

    For years, spy photographers made a living shooting camouflaged test cars for eager fans. Now the auto companies are doing it themselves. GM today released a photo of the 2014 Cadillac ELR on the road in Southern California, covered in camo, as its second teaser shot for the electric luxury coupe...

  • Teaser for 2014 Cadillac ELR

    We know the official release of the 2014 Cadillac ELR electric car will be on Monday, January 15, at the Detroit Auto Show. Now Cadillac has released a teaser image of the range-extended electric coupe, which is based on a modified version of the Voltec powertrain used in the Chevrolet Volt hatchback. Like most shadowy teaser shots, this one shows dramatically highlighted body shape and not much else. Cadillac says about its new model only that the ELR "combines dramatic design with industry-leading extended range electric vehicle technology in a unique luxury coupe." The 2014 Cadillac ELR is...

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    2014 Cadillac ELR Electric Car Will Be Built Next To Volt, GM Confirms

    Color us, oh, not very surprised at all. General Motors confirmed yesterday that it would build the 2014 Cadillac ELR range-extended electric luxury coupe at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant, on the same line that builds the ELR's Chevrolet Volt sibling. While this had long been discussed in the...

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    2014 Cadillac ELR: Volt-Based Coupe To Get New Engine?

    Over the past decade, Cadillac has been trying to build--or rebuild--its reputation as a world-class luxury brand. Style, luxury, and performance all play into the mix of its new products, but it may take another decade for the world to think of Cadillac in the same category as German luxury...

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    2014 Cadillac ELR Electric Luxury Coupe To Arrive Late 2013

    You may remember that last August, we broke the story that what is now called the 2014 Cadillac ELR electric coupe got the green light for production by GM's overlords. An abashed GM confirmed the story a few days later and released the name of the new model, known until then as the Converj concept...

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