Cadillac Eldorado.
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The top image is an illustration showing what a new Cadillac Eldorado for the EV age could look like. And yes, it seems pretty “out there”.
However, as you can see, this isn’t the first time we have seen a crazy idea of what a new Eldorado could look like. As these images (except the top one) are actually all from GM itself.
The first prototype was designed back when Cadillac was actually considering a V12 or even an insane V16 in the next Eldorado for the first time. Probably in the late 1950s.
The second car is from 1963, and again, V12 or V16 engines were still being considered.
The third car is the 1965 Eldorado XP-480 concept. As you can see this was another crazy concept design with an almost cartoonish long hood that could again fit a larger engine than a V8. Which was really not needed at Cadillac.
Like many famous Cadillac models, the Eldorado started life in the 1950s. 1953 to be exact. Back when American luxury cars were insanely large and heavy. But also the envy of car fans all around the world. These were days long before Mercedes or even BMW were popular, especially in the US. Also, these giant chariots were barely getting 10MPG.
The Eldorado started shrinking for its 10th generation in 1979 but still looked great. However, by 1986, the much smaller 11th generation just looked ridiculous. By then it seems Cadillac in general was quite lost.
As we’ve mentioned before, Cadillac is working on two new sedans based on a revised version of the Ultium platform. These might just end up for the Chinese market and we might never see them over here. However, it would make it possible for the Eldorado to return. Although very unlikely.
Cadillac was working on a new beautiful coupe a few years ago, which ended up being a concept they only showed a few months ago. Like it, they were ashamed of it. Or maybe the opposite, it looked so good it made the CT5 sedan look even worse.
Let’s hope someone at GM is crazy enough to push for a new coupe.
A new Cadillac coupe…
Problem is, all of these beautiful renders would take away from what little overpriced Celestiq sales there are. So………………no……………sadly.
nope
The second and third from the top (the same concept at two different angles), has some similarities to the recent Jaguar Type 00 concept. I’m wondering if the JLR designers were using that as either influence or inspiration.