Cadillac Ciel concept

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hanoverphist

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i love the look of it. suicide doors friggin rock, yo. if i could afford one, id get it and change out the rims. those doors have to be like a foot thick, thats kind of weird. probably a structure thing tho
 

Q

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Kinda looks like a spawn of the Sixteen.

The Cadillac Sixteen was a prototype of a stylish and high performance automobile first presented by Cadillac in 2003.
The vehicle was equipped with a 32-valve V16 concept engine displacing 13.6 liters (~830 cu. in) and was mated to a four-speed, electronically controlled, automatic transmission driving the rear wheels. The engine featured fuel-saving Active Fuel Management technology, much improved from its notorious ancestor, debuting in 2004 on some 2005 GM models. On the Sixteen, it would seamlessly shut down twelve cylinders in light driving, eight during strenuous driving, and only awaken the entire engine under full acceleration.[1] With this type of system, the engine was capable of 20 mpg Imperial under normal conditions. The engine was said to produce 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) using no form of forced induction. The car itself weighs about 2,270 kilograms (5,000 lb).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Sixteen
 

makken

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it looks all out of proportion imo.

really reminds me of the rolls royce coupe:
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JSt0rm

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american cars are so fracking ugly. No style, no finesse, no understanding of art.
 
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MovingTarget

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I like it. But as another poster points out, it shouldn't be called the Ciel.


It is an ElDorado, reborn.
 

Josh

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Looks like they are going to market it to drive only on sunny days with no chance of rain...and to people who are too young to worry about skin cancer.

"Exterior aside, inside the Ciel is where we want to be. Passengers are absolutely coddled in their individual bucket seats with unique niceties like pull-out blankets to ward off an evening's chill, aromatherapy controls in the armrests and a drawer containing sun screen, sun glasses and a towel. Of course, technology is ever-present in the cabin with each seat having its own suite of connectivity options and the center dashboard being topped with an inductive charging surface."