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" The XLR shares chassis, brakes and most suspension components with the C6 slated for 2004 production"
from autoweek.

XLR is supposed to have near 50/50 weight distribution which will give this car amazing handling characteristics. Combine that with responsive magnetic shocks this should be a very fun ride to have. Hard top on this car is provided by the company(joint venture between benz and porshce) that provides benz their hard tops.
I can't wait to see this car come out and beat out all the competitions.

I think you'll find that MOST cars these days are good performers. Hell, if we haven't managed to get the formula right for a RWD roadster, we might as well stop building cars.
On the other hand, I think it takes a lot more than an impressive spreadsheet of performance figures to make a car a hit these days. The XLR is going to have to do for Cadillac (and GM as a whole) what the Miata did for Mazda. It's been a LONG time in the womb and as a maximum effort from GM's top brand, it's got a lot to prove. I think that's partially why it took so long.
I have to reserve my FINAL judgement until after I see one in person but so far I'm less than optimistic about the car's future. At least it's got a market that's hungry for this type of car.

from the test data, sl500 and sc430 pulls numbers that our current cadillac(STS and DTS) is pulling. RWD, 400+lbs lighter, 5 speed auto, bit more horsepower and torque i think the formula shows nothing but success.

I would take this over a Vette any day. Now lets see Cadillac make a Z06 version.

Originally posted by Mad'lac
I would take this over a Vette any day. Now lets see Cadillac make a Z06 version.

I thought they are making v series for XLR too. Everyone is commenting on the extra space left under the hood for a possible forced induction system

Originally posted by Mad'lac
I would take this over a Vette any day. Now lets see Cadillac make a Z06 version.


I'd always take the Cadillac over the 'Vette! But I'm a known Cadillac guy!:D

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It's just sad that the CTS-v will probably have more power than the XLR. It's supposed to have the LS1 from the GTO in it SOON.
From what I see the XLR is gonna be REAL underpowered.
It sucks that the GTO out this year will probably suck the doors off the XLR. 315HP is a JOKE :(

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Originally posted by the Sandman
I've read estimates that the horsepower of the '06 Z06 (first year of C6 Z06) will be around 450. This would leave a lot of room to bump up the XLR to XLR-V with well over 400 horsepower and still allow Corvette to be king. I wouldn't expect to see the XLR-V for a couple of years.

from what i've been hearing, new c6 is going to be lot lighter than the current c5s with more power starting with base c6 in the same area as the current z06

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i really believe GM has to get away from the "corvette must be king" mentality if Cadillac is truly gonna compete with the germans, who have gone horsepower crazy with 469hp E55, 450hp RS6 and rumored 500hp M5. i know these cars are very pricey and also low production but they get people in the showroom. Do the need a 500hp XLR-V to compete against SL55...maybe...maybe not, but it would be irritating if the decision came down to how much horsepower the corvette has and not how much horsepower the actual competition has.

the other alternative would be to make a true viper competitor corvette... call it want you want Z06,ZR-1,C5-R. Something with 500+hp...then corvette could be king and everyone else would have room to bump hp.....also thought id mention how cool it is to even be talking about 400hp Caddillacs and 500hp German Sedans....not so long ago this was unheard of

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According to most sources, new c6 will weigh significantly less than current c5. With the base model power level at current z06 and z06 model more powerful than ever.

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That is correct, Devil_Concours.. And, with rumors about the Viper coming down in price to compete more directly with the Vette and avoid losing too many sales to the Ford GT, Chevy will need to boost the performance of the Corvette.. It'll happen. The C6 will be very competitive... That being said, Cadillac will be able to add more horsepower..

The fact is, the Corvette is THE performance car for GM. It will always be King - accept under very rare circumstances (ie. GNX) - Cadillac will never be the performance car of GM. But it will be close behind...

Well-said, Sandman...

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I'm not too sure how much I like the sounds of a Lexus GS430 and LS430 being faster than the $70k XLR...

I can understand the Infiniti G35 Coupe because it's light... I dunno...

Originally posted by Sal Collaziano
I'm not too sure how much I like the sounds of a Lexus GS430 and LS430 being faster than the $70k XLR...

I can understand the Infiniti G35 Coupe because it's light... I dunno...

but they are not. If they are than they are faster $80k+ mercedes

Not too sure what you mean there.. The XLR does 0-60 in 5.9 seconds.. The Lexus' do it in 5.8... I know, it's ridiculous - but still...

Originally posted by Sal Collaziano
Not too sure what you mean there.. The XLR does 0-60 in 5.9 seconds.. The Lexus' do it in 5.8... I know, it's ridiculous - but still...


This is what bothers me about the XLR, and if someone says its for "cruising" not performance than im gonna start hating the XLR. Thats the same crap Ford tried to sell the Thunderbird with and i hate that car. Or the Prowler, same thing. These types of cars are doomed imho, like your gonna take your xlr cruisin to the local drive-in, oh wait there arent any.

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Originally posted by Devil_concours
but they are not. If they are than they are faster $80k+ mercedes

hm if you're thinking that way then wrx beats us hands down and they are in mid 20k.
Performance isn't always about 0-60 and 1/4mi. Combination of inline performance, top speed, handling, braking, balance and more makes a great performance car and i'm pretty sure xlr will lack just a little in the inline performance other than that it should be pretty good in all the categories

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The WRX isn't a luxury car, though..

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One thing some of you may not know. Hold the TC button down and watch the read out under the speedometer. It's not quite the "aggessive driving button on the vette but it does help and let you burn a little rubber. It takes off TC and the stability control. I have it on good authority that the 2005 XLR-V will be between 450 and 500 ponies. Then we can kick some mercy sadies butts.

Not to eat up all the space, but the gears on the XLR are 292's. Put the Vette's six speed gears (349's) in there and you have another kind of animal. The cost is a little high at about $2,500. You have to buy the whole pumkin, not just gears, then get the code from Bowling Green to change the computer so gears will talk to the tranny. I have opted to wait for the XLR-V and then will go Mercy Sadies hunting. :lildevil:

Sal?..........Do you own an XLR? If not, you need to buy one and find out you are a Rock Star. I get mobbed everywhere I go. What other car can you put the cruise control on and the car in front of you comes to a stop and "without" touching your brake, the XLR comes to a complet stop without hitting the car in front of you. I'm sorry my friend, but that's Luxury and I could go on.

Isn't the XLR-V going to have 450-469 HP? with the SC N*?

Isn't the XLR-V going to have 450-469 HP? with the SC N*?The XLR-V has 443 HP.