NEW YORK — After teasing Super Bowl watchers with a blurry image of its quick two-seater, Cadillac finally took the wraps off its 2006 Cadillac XLR-V, the latest addition to its performance V-Series line.
The roadster is outfitted with Cadillac's famous Northstar engine, but this 4.4-liter V8 is supercharged and intercooled so it delivers 440 horsepower and 425 pound-feet of torque. The souped-up engine is paired with a six-speed manual transmission, used for the first time by General Motors in a rear-mounted configuration. Cadillac boasts the XLR-V's 0-to-60 performance is under 5 seconds.
On the outside, the XLR-V is set apart from the standard-issue XLR by the V-Series cues and the signature wire mesh grille, introduced on the first V-Series model, the CTS-V.
Inside, the XLR-V sports a handcrafted leather-wrapped interior with ebony wood and aluminum accents.
Other features added to the XLR-V above and beyond the regular XLR are 19-inch wheels, larger brakes, stabilizer bars and a performance-calibrated Magnetic Ride Control system. The XLR-V introduces a Cadillac first — adaptive forward lighting system. Headlamps adjust up to 15 degrees based on turns of the steering wheel to help the driver see around curves and corners at night.
Cadillac hasn't announced a price targets for the XLR-V. The "base" XLR starts at about $72,000 and about 5,000 a year are produced.
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The roadster is outfitted with Cadillac's famous Northstar engine, but this 4.4-liter V8 is supercharged and intercooled so it delivers 440 horsepower and 425 pound-feet of torque. The souped-up engine is paired with a six-speed manual transmission, used for the first time by General Motors in a rear-mounted configuration. Cadillac boasts the XLR-V's 0-to-60 performance is under 5 seconds.
On the outside, the XLR-V is set apart from the standard-issue XLR by the V-Series cues and the signature wire mesh grille, introduced on the first V-Series model, the CTS-V.
Inside, the XLR-V sports a handcrafted leather-wrapped interior with ebony wood and aluminum accents.
Other features added to the XLR-V above and beyond the regular XLR are 19-inch wheels, larger brakes, stabilizer bars and a performance-calibrated Magnetic Ride Control system. The XLR-V introduces a Cadillac first — adaptive forward lighting system. Headlamps adjust up to 15 degrees based on turns of the steering wheel to help the driver see around curves and corners at night.
Cadillac hasn't announced a price targets for the XLR-V. The "base" XLR starts at about $72,000 and about 5,000 a year are produced.
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