Cadillac Converj Concept @ NAIAS - Car and Driver

[SwindleCon]

looks badass, but dont think it'll sound badass....

[Northax]

People do not listen to me: I TOLD you GM has the capability of making good cars (including interior), but they choose not to put them into production, at least not on a large scale. They try to save money so they put cheap interior and suspension in their cars. Sadly, that was a bad choice, because no one likes them and then they lose out to the competition that does put in good interior and suspension. Now they're learning though, the hard way. They're improving though, like we see in CTS-V.

[chelsea4life11]

@Northax Us Ossies always think of Cadillac of having the most smooth ride...

[Rsimon859]

Dude, it's like an electric Lambo.

[eddiemonsta979]

when will this car be for sale?i need to know asap.

[Headshot426]

Car looks bad ass.

[starznstrips]

Awesome car and an unreal interior. The interior looks like the inside of a star trek space ship! BUILD IT!!

[S10stev]

This car is amazing!, especially the interior!.

[EatmyDust1311]

s10stev: people havent said that about a caddilac in 60 years

[BlackTiger112]

Wow, This one looks a lot like the S60 Concept

[Ontir]

What about the solar panels?

I can't find anything about them.

[FireOFK]

I don't care if it has a gas engine 4 cylinder or electric, this car looks stunning I would buy one today if they made it exactly like this style but they won't sadly

[musashi1865]

thats sexy

[SimsModernCreater]

max speed is 100 m/h?

[Sherwin930]

yea on electric engine =[

[LOLDISNEYLAND]

meh. the back could look less sporty and whats with the huge tailights? I know its a concept but it doesnt make sense for the market. Its an electric with petrol backup? Its better to have it as a hybrid as the batteries will last a hell of a lot longer instead of charging and discharging them under load like that and THEN using the petrol to bail out the electric. Another one of GM's evasive maneuvers to not release full electric and continue research into nimh batteries which has stagnated.

[EatmyDust1311]

thats not how it works at all

[LOLDISNEYLAND]

care to explain how it works then?

[EatmyDust1311]

the car runs solely on the battery for 40 miles, then if you havent plugged it in, the gas engine kicks in, not to power the wheels like in a hybrid, but to charge the batteries. the same concept as in top gears Geoff, but much better, it is a electric car with a generator on board

[LOLDISNEYLAND]

yeah well its the same thing I explained earlier. Once the battery exhausted, the petrol motor powers the car essentially by charging the batteries. I will further reenforce my argument about hybrid being a better system. With the 'backup' petrol engine design, the electric motor has to power the weight of the car plus the redundant petrol engine and petrol. With hybrid, it uses both electric and petrol engines in harmony and 'plug in' hybrids are also an option for electric only travel.

[EatmyDust1311]

but most people would never need to put petrol in, as thier daily commute would be less than 40 miles a day. further, on electric power alone, it costs 1/ 6 th of the price of petrol per mile. plus, the electric motor has all of its available torque at 0 rpm, and since thats what puts objects into motion, the aditional weight of the petrol generator would barely be noticable. its mucch more efficient than a hybrid for most people

[LOLDISNEYLAND]

yeah don't get me wrong, I'm all for electric only city commutes. I think its a great idea especially if nuclear power is utilised now that it is super safe. I actually participate in electric car conversions and builds and I deal with getting maximum efficiency out of electric drivetrains. I have rebuilt some prius hybrids to get excellent efficiency in hybrid mode. Although the petrol motor doesn't kick in as often as factory standard hence the further reduced fuel consumption.

[EatmyDust1311]

and the petrol engine in a hybrid kicks in at any kind of speed, reducing economy. i say, get a v8, get up to 120 mph, stick it in nuetral, turn off the engine and coast down. then, fire it back up, floor it again and repeat

[LOLDISNEYLAND]

hahaha. I used to do that in my v6 when I was still in university and was strapped for cash. hahaha

I got bored of it very quickly though.

[EatmyDust1311]

then skip the bit about slowing down, see when you get bored of THAT!

[yoitsyourdawg911]

@EatmyDust1311 YES IT IS. it only uses a gas powered engine to charge a battery.

[EatmyDust1311]

@yoitsyourdawg911 the engine never "charges" the battery, it simply powers a generator which uses the power to directly turn the wheels, power never goes into the battery and never uses a drop of extra fuel to recharge. when the initial 40 miles is up, it cant go back into full electric mode until it is plugged in again

[Maserati555]

the back of the car from a side point of view kinda resembles a lamborghini....

[whitecollarcriminal]

I think its more fair to say the Lamborghini Reventon resembles this... Cadillac designed their cars this way FIRST - starting with the CIEN.

The Cadillac CTS Coupe- with a V series...for its price, would put Gallardo to shame and be a poor man's Reventon.

[Maserati555]

ill agree to that one-

[Eastsidegeorgiaboy]

I thought the same thing sort of, when I first saw this car. I was like,"Is that a Lamborghini Cadillac"? Do the doors open vertical like a lambos? This car deserves RWD, or AWD, and a Turbo 6, or a nice Northstar v8(preferably from the CTS-V).

[xxMafia101]

I like the 200c's interior better.

[broloda]

This Cadillac is amazing. Make it electric, hybrid or just gasoline; just make it. Please

[2009skyline]

ooo!!! i like it its really pluxurious looking like all cadis

[JUKIO01]

not really sure who will buy this. electric cars are inefficient and costly. but it will get better soon

[KaseemD]

i was there, and saw it in person.

There are so many words to describe this beauty. It got so much attention too.

[kostadin5555]

sickkkkkk its awesome

[Maxmaj1q]

Damn! Its a cadillac Gallardo

[urban8fxs]

yeah its hot bt if they goverment want us to start driving " echo friendly" cars like theese how bout u buy us 1!

[RODikUlus]

This is HOT!!!

[daverr80]

it looks great but i highly doubt it will actually come into market soon since GM is strapped for cash and it seems for now more of a publicity stunt than a reality

[AdvancedGentleman]

That looks like a Celica.

[kilimats02]

yep but in x1000 better

[roinct]

I  have yet to hear an explanation of the following:

If you live in a high rise, or condo or apt. How in the name are you supposed to charge up a car? Heeeellllllloooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!

[onejace]

With the lighter socket, duh. jk. Hey thats a good one!

[roinct]

Being a women , I can only imagine a very long elcctric cord plugged into an outlet at your house like in the garage or something. How do electric cars work. What do you plug it into. Does it recharge itsself. How?

Thanks to whoever can explain this. I am 62 What do I know!

[omghugepenis]

is it true that electric cars are worse for the environment in the long run

[jmoyet]

wow looks great!