Comments on: Insiders: Second-generation Cadillac XLR unlikely

By: escaladefan

escaladefan — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:55:54 +0000

Cadillac Has officially jumped the shark.

By: tzu13

tzu13 — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:32:56 +0000

Wow, Need more oil just called someone else ignorant…. haha. Thanks for making my day

By: nitinsharma1000

nitinsharma1000 — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:13:35 +0000

Global leader LOL.

By: Need more oil for GM

Need more oil for GM — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:05:03 +0000

Saab is under the GM umbrella therefore they should be sold here because the money rightfully goes back to Detroit. If GM workers have a shop setup in a sh1thole Country like Sweden, then so be it. GM is a global leader so why not set up shop across the globe? U can’t be that ignorant

By: RTT10

RTT10 — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:04:34 +0000

hey deuchebag SAAB is not american there swedish.. u dumbfuk.. and this car sucks thats why there gonna disappear.. and yeah die and its not a HOT ride..

By: tzu13

tzu13 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:09:52 +0000

**** the XLR and build the Cien already.

By: rerone

rerone — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:07:38 +0000

As far as the XLR specifically, I much prefer its styling to the boring SL. But this is a lifestyle segment, i.e. “snob appeal” rules. It really wouldn’t matter if the XLR was a better car, but it wouldn’t hurt. Also this is really more about the Corvette, which GM protects at other models’ expense. In other words, Chevy snoots won’t let the XLR have more performance than the Corvette. In the 50’s and 60’s, Caddy would have autonomy to do what they wanted.

By: rerone

rerone — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:56:09 +0000

This is the legacy of having too many brands. There are simply too many models that GM and its bean counters have to consider. Just imagine if Toyota had 3 or 4 other brands between Toyota and Lexus. It would mean not as much development expertise could be spent on Lexus. Simple solution, kill Buick,Pontiac and GMC.

By: yarddog82abn

yarddog82abn — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:47:07 +0000

Any one seen Son’s of Anarchy on FX, Katey Sagal A.K.A. Peggy Bundy “HOT!” drives one on the show, my wife now whats black XLR …

By: Madcapp

Madcapp — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:33:36 +0000

Unlikely? try unnecessary.

By: DrFill

DrFill — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:38:48 +0000

If you were getting your tail kicked up and down the block, you might not want give it any attention either.

You say that the people love both cars.,

Then why make 50k units of a $50k car people love, and 2k units of a $80k car people love.

Either GM is dumber than we think, which would be saying something, or it was a poorly executed market/price strategy by GM, a much more likely story.

Admit defeat, learn, and grow.

DrFill

By: Z06ified

Z06ified — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:38:02 +0000

I’ll miss it, and I think it is a great looking car, but the unfortunate reality is it just didn’t have much of an impact on the market, and it probably was not a profitable venture for Cadillac. Financially, it probably doesn’t make sense to continue to build it.

By: Need more oil for GM

Need more oil for GM — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:06:43 +0000

They are built in Bowling Green alongside a very hot selling Corvette. GM chose to prioritize here and the XLR didn’t get the attention. Americans are beating down the doors to get a Vette, they know that the car is 8/10’s of what an XLR is for a fraction of the cost.

By: non_biased_enthusiast

non_biased_enthusiast — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:24:26 +0000

Right, they couldn’t produce more than 1,750 in a year.

By: Need more oil for GM

Need more oil for GM — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:58:25 +0000

XLR is a hot ride no matter what anyone says. THose units were strangled by production, not lack of sales boys. Get a clue. GM will return to Cadillacs halo car, when they are done with the full revitalization of Buick, Pontiac and Saab

By: A4

A4 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:12:11 +0000

the xlr is sharp though… its definately a nice rarity next to a corvette… but for the same price as an XLR-V you can now have a ZR1… they should drop it down a little bit

By: 441Zuke

441Zuke — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:53:24 +0000

that remodel is worse then tara reids plastic surgery… and she was hot

By: howsmydriving

howsmydriving — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:16:42 +0000

Bring back Cimarron, and fins.

By: elviososa

elviososa — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:26:33 +0000

For the price of XLR, there are many other choices — batter cars

By: jumpoffit

jumpoffit — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:54:40 +0000

this could have been a good car- but since GM won’t have something out do it’s precious Corvette, the XLR was and has been DOA, why buy this and instead of the ‘Vette? the ‘Vette is at the top of the food chain and everything else is below it

By: DrFill

DrFill — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:06:32 +0000

GM
The minds to dream it.
Not the heart to make it.
Rats!
So much for that Standard Of The World crap.
DrFill

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:03:08 +0000

When you think about it this perfectly symbolic of all things General Motors: only they could let the halo slip far enough to become a noose.

By: golf4me

golf4me — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:45:34 +0000

It was DOA because it used the hapless Northstar. Jeezus, there are V6’s that get more power than that lump o’ turd. In V-form it was pretty good, but then too expensive. Interior was terrible too. I really like the way they look on the road personally, especially in black, but I’d get a vette over one of these any day.

By: NismoChevyKen

NismoChevyKen — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:45:14 +0000

=====>>yeah, y didn’ t they just build the Cien?

By: Blakkarr

Blakkarr — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:37:44 +0000

Why didn’t they just build the CIEN?

By: DrFill

DrFill — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:12:41 +0000

Cadillac is hard-pressed to find a market above 60k, especially 6-7 years ago.
$15k more than a Lexus SC, with a sub-par interior, made for a final 3rd strike.
GM didn’t have the guts to make the Sixteen when times were better.
So don’t wait up for a halo vehicle.
DrFill

By: pursang

pursang — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:06:00 +0000

There was really no place for the XLR in the market anyway. It’s slower than the corvette (last time I checked. could be wrong) and not as luxurious or good looking as it’s foreign rivals.

By: megeebee

megeebee — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:37:25 +0000

“t-ak-box
It’s about time.
Design wise this has been such disappointment. The XLR never live up to the Concept Evoq”

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True words. The XLR was one of the designs “saved” by Mr. Lutz upon his arrival at GM.

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I think though that a 4 or 5 place convertible on the upcoming “alpha” small RWD platfform would be a better investment.

By: inline6

inline6 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:51:10 +0000

Bad idea.

With GM downgrading the Escalade to a Lambda, and possibly killing off the DTS/STS replacement, killing the XLR, too, will mean no halo vehicle. No vehicle in the Cadillac line that’s above the CTS in size/price/class.

Cadillac, with these changes, will become exactly what Buick should be, instead of a true luxury brand competitive with the rest of the world.

While the XLR isn’t a hot seller, and its demise isn’t much of a loss sales-wise, this car is the production version of the first example of Cadillac’s design renaissance: The Evoq concept. It holds too much symbolic value as both a halo vehicle and the keystone of Cadillac’s design philospohy.

The reason Cadillac isn’t selling more is because it’s just not competitive with the XK, SL-Class, 911, etc. It’s not as fast, its interior isn’t as well-made or feature-laden, and it’s just as expensive as its competitors. Cadillac needs to do BETTER, not shrink from what it hasn’t done particularly well at lately. And that goes for the vehicles above the CTS in size and price, too.

By: firesuite

firesuite — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:10:39 +0000

this car has always baffled me. i’m surprised gm didn’t decide to square off the wheel arches to match the rest of the car when they were designing this monstrosity. i’m even more surprised having seen a few of them being driven, all the while remembering that someone willingly paid in excess of $100,000 for one.

By: t-ak-box

t-ak-box — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:06:14 +0000

It’s about time.
Design wise this has been such disappointment. The XLR never live up to the Concept Evoq. An Allante redo would have been better than this. I thought GM should have had a convertible HrdTp as an option for the corvette, it would have made more sense and looked better.

By: anyclearer

anyclearer — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:01:14 +0000

Big Mistake, Give it the same attention they give the CTS and they would sell more!!!!

By: nitinsharma1000

nitinsharma1000 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:00:11 +0000

Wow only 1750 copies in 2007. I wonder what need more oil for GM has to say about that.