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Cadillac ELR

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The Car Guide rating 4.0/5 78% Detailed ratings

Price $74,045 Payments

Fuel consumption 7.1 – 7.6 L/100km

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Cadillac's electrified coupe received a round of improvements for 2016. Output is up by more than 25% for a total of 233 horsepower and 373 lb.-ft. of torque, while the battery pack provides an EV range of up to 60 km. A 1.4-litre gasoline engine acts as an onboard generator and boots range to 550 km. The ELR also features onboard Wi-Fi, a leather and sueded microfibre trimmed cockpit, an 8-inch configurable driver display and available semi-aniline full leather seating.

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2014 Cadillac ELR: Luxury Electrons, Luxury Pricing

How much are you willing to pay for an electric car? That's the crux of the argument when considering the achingly stylish 2014 Cadillac ELR, the latest battery-powered effort from General Motors that builds on the solid bones of the Chevrolet Volt. While the ELR and the Volt might share …June 13, 2014

2014 Cadillac ELR – Rechargeable Beauty for the Affluent

Every now and then at auto shows, you come across a car like the Cadillac Converj, whose beauty everyone can agree on. A coupe with lines so fluid you’d think they were carved by lasers, it was one of the big stars of the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. But alas, …April 28, 2014

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The End for the Cadillac ELR

The EV world is grieving as the most beautiful car in this segment, the Cadillac ELR, has passed away. Throughout Internet, it is announced that the last unit came out of the assembly plant in… February 2016? Seems like Cadillac didn’t want to talk too much about it, and the …May 20, 2016

2016 Cadillac ELR: Less Expensive Than Ever

The Cadillac ELR is an excellent idea badly marketed by GM: they took the underpinnings of the very frugal Chevrolet Volt and fitted them with a sleek coupe body, a comfortable interior and a long list of standard equipment. However, they sell it for more than $80,000, which places it …April 15, 2015

Cadillac ELR: 2014 Green Car of the Year

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The 2014 Cadillac ELR was awarded the Green Car of the Year at the Washington Auto Show. The well-deserved award for innovation provided by its on-demand charging system was given by the Green Car Journal. It’s an advanced technology that allows the driver to use the paddle shifters to temporarily …February 5, 2014

Cadillac Aiming for Upwards of 10% Growth in 2014

Cadillac wants to increase its sales in the U.S. by ten percent or more in 2014 and intends to accomplish this feat with the release of at least three new or newly-redesigned models. According to Automotive News, Senior VP of Cadillac Bob Ferguson spoke to reporters after a dealer meeting …January 27, 2014

2014 Cadillac ELR En Route To Dealerships

Cadillac has just begun delivery of its extended-range electric ELR model across North America. The car is assembled at the Detroit-Hamtramck plant. This attractive coupe is powered by an electric motor and has much greater all-electric range than the Chevrolet Volt, its lower-end counterpart. According to the manufacturer, the Cadillac …December 29, 2013

Cadillac ELR 2014: Concept Converj becomes reality

Finally, the Converj Cadillac concept car bears an offspring called the ELR. The seductively styled coupe runs the evolved version of the Chevrolet Volt extended autonomy electric powertrain. For the first time GM engineers, using ELR coupe exclusive leading edge technology, designed a vehicle capable of longer driving stints in …February 14, 2013

2014 Cadillac ELR: after the concept and the prototypes, the production model bows

The Converj concept that we saw on display at Detroit in 2009 confirmed Cadillac’s intentions of offering a car with an electric drivetrain similar to the Volt’s. As expected, the production version unveiled in Detroit this week and christened ELR will be built on the platform of the Chevrolet Volt. January 16, 2013

Cadillac ELR To Go Into Production In 2013

Good news for anyone in the market for a high-end plug-in hybrid car: Cadillac will be putting the Cadillac ELR compact coupe into production by the end of next year. The Cadillac ELR, which updates technology borrowed from the Chevrolet Volt, has been subject to wide speculation concerning when - …October 16, 2012

Cadillac Could Introduce 10 New Models By 2015

Cadillac is currently looking to rebuild its lineup and add a greater variety of vehicles so that it can take on its European and Asian luxury rivals on a more one-to-one basis. In fact, the brand could very well introduce as many as ten brand new models between now and …August 27, 2012

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Test Drive: 2015 Cadillac ELR

Graeme Fletcher gives the 2015 Chevrolet Volt—er, Cadillac ELR—a go. This segment originally appeared on Episode 2 of Motoring 2015.

Review - 2014 Cadillac ELR

It may be the best looking Cadillac in the line-up but is it as good under the skin? Motoring 2014, Episode 23 …

Cadillac ELR at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show

Cadillac ELR at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show

The Car Guide rating 78%

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Fuel economy	7/10
Reliability	8/10
Safety	8/10
Infotainment	7/10
Driving	8/10
Overall	7/10

Coupes between $50,000 and $100,000

Fuel economy	8/10
Reliability	8/10
Safety	8/10
Infotainment	7/10
Driving	8/10
Overall	7/10

Plug-in hybrid vehicles

Fuel economy	8/10
Reliability	8/10
Safety	8/10
Infotainment	7/10
Driving	8/10
Overall	7/10

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