2016 Cadillac XLR-V - The wonderful Cadillac XLR-V.What a difference a V makes. Added to Cadillac's XLR sports car it means near-Mercedes-Benz-SL55-AMG performance at an SL500 price. Externally the XLR-V tip-off is up front and not all that aggressive, in rather British-looking polished wire mesh grilles. There are unique 19-in. alloy wheels and four shiny exhaust tips, but what matters is the hood bulge. That bump was necessitated by the supercharger atop the twin cam, 32-valve aluminum Northstar V-8. For the sake of block durability, Caddy decreases the bores to give a displacement of 4.4 liters, down from the normally-aspirated Northstar's 4.6. The cylinder heads are new, as are the heavy-duty pistons and stronger connecting rods. The compression ratio drops from 10.5:1 to 9.1:1. This isn't just the standard engine with a blower plu... (more) Show Recently I took my girlfriend on date in my Cadillac XLR V and she loved it right away. She told me this car rides like a magic carpet. For those who wanted to go really fast and be coddled while doing it, Cadillac created the XLR-V convertible, which was produced from 2006 to 2009. The V at the end of the car's moniker indicated that it was a performance variant of Cadillac's XLR, but it could've easily stood for viciously quick and very luxurious. Viciously quick came courtesy of this Cadillac's supercharged V8, which could send you hurtling from zero to 60 in less than 5 seconds. Taking a cue from European ultra luxury manufacturers, Cadillac gave each V8 a personal touch, with each being built from start to finish by ... (more) Unfortunately, the XLR-V just didn't stack up to its similarly priced rivals from Germany, Britain and even within General Motors itself. The XLR-V may have been vicious, but it lacked the slick handling, high levels of refinement and interior furnishings others offered. 31 Photos Location: Cape May Court House, NJ Mileage: 43,375 miles Body Style: Convertible Color: Black Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6 L Description: Used 2005 Cadillac XLR Base with RWD, Navigation System, DVD, Keyless Entry, Fog Lights, Leather Seats, Heated Seats, Tinted Windows, Ambient Lighting, 18 Inch Wheels, and Alloy Wheels Vehicle History:
31 Photos Location: Newport News, VA Mileage: 60,001 miles Body Style: Convertible Color: Gray Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6 L Description: Used 2004 Cadillac XLR with RWD, Navigation System, Keyless Entry, Fog Lights, Leather Seats, Heated Seats, 18 Inch Wheels, Alloy Wheels, Ventilated Seats, Hard Top, and Heated Mirrors Vehicle History:
Mileage: 84,063 miles Body Style: Convertible Color: Black Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6 L Description: Used 2006 Cadillac XLR with RWD, Navigation System, Keyless Entry, Fog Lights, Leather Seats, Heated Seats, Folding Mirrors, 18 Inch Wheels, Alloy Wheels, Smart Key, and Parking Sensors Vehicle History:
Location: San Antonio, TX Mileage: 71,289 miles Body Style: Convertible Color: Gold Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6 L Description: Used 2005
Cadillac XLR with RWD, DVD, Power Doors Vehicle History:
Mileage: 82,522 miles
Body Style: Convertible Color: Blue Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6 L Description: Used 2005 Cadillac XLR Base with RWD, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Navigation System, Keyless Entry, Fog Lights, Leather Seats, Heated Seats, Bucket Seats, Alloy Wheels, and Hard Top Vehicle History: Mileage: 81,476 miles Body Style: Convertible Color: Gray Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6 L
Description: Used 2005 Cadillac XLR Base with RWD, Navigation System, DVD, Leather Seats, and Keyless Ignition Vehicle History: Location: Downers Grove, IL Mileage: 58,202 miles Body Style: Convertible Color: Silver Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6 L Description: Used 2004 Cadillac XLR with RWD, Navigation System, Leather Seats, Heated
Seats, 18 Inch Wheels, Hard Top, and Bose Sound System Vehicle History: Mileage: 73,926
miles Body Style: Convertible Color: Blue Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6 L Description: Used 2004 Cadillac XLR with RWD, Fog Lights, Tinted Windows, Ambient Lighting, 18 Inch Wheels, Hard Top, and Adaptive Suspension Vehicle History: Mileage: 53,902 miles Body Style: Convertible Color: Blue Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6 L Description: Used 2007
Cadillac XLR Base with RWD, Navigation System, Keyless Entry, Fog Lights, Leather Seats, Heated Seats, 18 Inch Wheels, Alloy Wheels, Ventilated Seats, Hard Top, and Heated Mirrors Vehicle History:
Mileage: 76,899 miles Body Style: Convertible Color: Silver Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6 L Description: Used 2004 Cadillac XLR with RWD, Navigation System, DVD, Keyless Entry, Fog Lights, Leather Seats, Heated Seats, Bucket Seats, Tinted Windows, Ambient
Lighting, and 18 Inch Wheels Vehicle History: Mileage: 50,443 miles
Body Style: Convertible Color: Blue Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6 L Description: Used 2006 Cadillac XLR with RWD, Navigation System, Keyless Entry, Fog Lights, Leather Seats, Heated Seats, 18 Inch Wheels, Alloy Wheels, Ventilated Seats, Hard Top, and Heated Mirrors Vehicle History: Mileage: 50,015 miles Body Style: Convertible Color: Gold Engine:
8 Cyl 4.6 L Description: Used 2006 Cadillac XLR with RWD, Navigation System, Keyless Entry, Fog Lights, Leather Seats, Heated Seats, 18 Inch Wheels, Alloy Wheels, Ventilated Seats, Hard Top, and Heated Mirrors Vehicle History: Mileage: 56,432 miles Body Style: Convertible Color: Silver Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6 L Description: Used 2004 Cadillac XLR Base with RWD, Technology Package,
Sport Package, Luxury Package, Performance Package, Convenience Package, Appearance Package, Comfort Package, Special Edition Package, Climate Package, and Cargo Package Vehicle History: Mileage: 77,428 miles Body Style: Convertible Color: Silver Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6 L Description: Used 2007 Cadillac XLR Base with RWD, Fog Lights, Tinted Windows, Ambient Lighting, 18 Inch Wheels, Hard Top, Side Airbags, and Adaptive Suspension Vehicle
History: Mileage: 71,353 miles Body Style: Convertible
Color: Silver Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6 L Description: Used 2007 Cadillac XLR Base with RWD, Navigation System, Heated Seats, Alloy Wheels, Parking Sensors, Bose Sound System, and Side Airbags Vehicle History:
Mileage: 46,639 miles Body Style: Convertible Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6 L MPG City/Hwy: 15/23 Description: Used 2006 Cadillac XLR with
RWD, Navigation System, Heated Seats, Parking Sensors, Side Airbags, and Premium Sound System Vehicle History: Location: Des Plaines, IL Mileage: 49,288 miles Body Style: Convertible Color: Black Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6 L Description: Used 2005 Cadillac XLR with RWD, Navigation System, DVD, Keyless Entry, Fog Lights, Leather Seats, Heated Seats, Subwoofer, Alloy Wheels,
Parking Sensors, and Cooled Seats Vehicle History: Mileage:
60,319 miles Body Style: Convertible Color: Silver Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6 L Description: Used 2004 Cadillac XLR Base with RWD, Navigation System, Keyless Entry, Fog Lights, Leather Seats, Heated Seats, 18 Inch Wheels, Alloy Wheels, Ventilated Seats, Hard Top, and Heated Mirrors Vehicle History: Mileage: 15,385 miles Body Style: Convertible Color: Silver
Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6 L Description: Used 2009 Cadillac XLR Platinum with RWD, Navigation System, DVD, Keyless Entry, Fog Lights, Leather Seats, Heated Seats, Heated Steering Wheel, Bucket Seats, 18 Inch Wheels, and Alloy Wheels Vehicle History: Mileage: 85,242 miles Body Style: Convertible Color: Silver Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6 L Description: Used 2007 Cadillac XLR Base with RWD,
Navigation System, DVD, Keyless Entry, Fog Lights, Leather Seats, Heated Seats, Subwoofer, Alloy Wheels, Parking Sensors, and Cooled Seats Vehicle History: Mileage: 73,727 miles Body Style: Convertible Color: Black Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6 L Description: Used 2006 Cadillac XLR with RWD, DVD, Keyless Entry, and Side Airbags Vehicle History: Mileage: 22,445 miles Body Style: Convertible Color: Silver Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6
L Description: Used 2007 Cadillac XLR Base with RWD, Navigation System, Leather Seats, and Heated Seats Vehicle History: Mileage: 64,188 miles Body Style: Convertible Color: Black Engine: 8 Cyl 4.6 L Description: Used 2006 Cadillac XLR with RWD, Leather Seats, 18 Inch Wheels, and Hard Top Vehicle History: Mileage: 58,693 miles Body Style: Convertible Color: Black Engine:
8 Cyl 4.6 L Description: Used 2005 Cadillac XLR Base with RWD, Navigation System, DVD, Keyless Entry, Fog Lights, Leather Seats, Heated Seats, Tinted Windows, Ambient Lighting, 18 Inch Wheels, and Hard Top Vehicle History: Location: Pinellas Park, FL Mileage: 48,587 miles Body Style: Convertible Color: Silver Engine: 8 Cyl 4.4 L Description:
Used 2006 Cadillac XLR V with RWD, Navigation System, Keyless Entry, Fog Lights, Leather Seats, Heated Seats, 19 Inch Wheels, Alloy Wheels, Ventilated Seats, Hard Top, and Heated Mirrors Vehicle History: Is the Cadillac XLR rare?Things didn't go that well in the first two years, as Cadillac sold less than 5,000 units. Launching the XLR-V wasn't going to make much of a difference, unfortunately. Only about 15,000 XLRs were ever built, and there are several reasons why that happened.
How much is a Cadillac XLR worth?Q: What is the average sale price of a XLR? A: The average price of a XLR is $30,750.
How much does the new Cadillac XLR cost?Setting a precedent for the luxury brand the two-seat luxury roadster will break the illusive $100,000 price barrier, the first Cadillac to do so with a base price of $110,000.
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