After surmounting amounts of evidence that the Cadillac Converj plug-in vehicle program was making a comeback, Cadillac’s media team has proceeded to officially announce and confirm that Caddy is indeed once again working on such a vehicle. Only difference is that it will not be called the Converj; instead, the wreath-and-crest brand opted for the name ELR in order to keep with their ongoing three-letter naming scheme.
Officially, the ELR will utilize a T-shaped lithium ion battery that will be used to electrically propel the vehicle until it runs out of a substantial charge, at which point a four-cylinder gasoline generator engine will provide the energy onward. Sound familiar?
Details on what kind of performance we will see, pricing, place of assembly or official launch time frame is currently being kept under wraps. However, reports have indicated that the ELR will most likely be launching in 2013.
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Is this a good idea, just saying if I have the money for a volt and I buy one then this comes with dramatically improved range and certain features I may feel cheated as a volt owner.
Yabadabadoo……..Listen Here, We talking Caddy here Not Chevy, Kia, Hyundai or VW………if you don’t understand, let me Help you out here…….You Pay a Premium Price for a Premium Car……..go to Lexus an Whine about how much you pay Over a Toyota Camary vs. a GS…….you be on the Street so Fast you wouldn’t remember going thru the Door!!!! 🙂 🙂
Just to clarify… the ES is the vehicle in the Lexus stable most closely related to the Camry… not the GS. However, neither the ES nor the GS (nor any other Lexus model) even closely resemble their platform mate from the Toyota family. Platform sharing done right.
GM is pretty much there with the difference between the Malibu, Regal, and LaCrosse.
Great, but what would be Awesome and Totally Put Caddy in the ForeFront again, is to put the 2.0L Diesel as its Generator/Back-Up instead of the 4 Banger Gas Engine found in the Chevy Volt…….Now that would put the Art & Science ahead Squarely in the High Tech Luxo Game!!!! 🙂 🙂
Tony: The 4 cyl only charges the battery pack so that the electric motor can continue to run off the charge. In other words the electric engine drives the car not a 4 cyl engine…
Ity wouldn’t mater if there was a 1 cyl in the car it would still drive off of an electric motor…
Yabadabadoo……Read my Entry Very Slowly…..I said GENERATOR/BACK-UP……that’s what is is and I know what I’m saying, the 4 Banger still runs on gas which still uses Gasoline Architecture, Diesel would Run longer thus keeping the Batteries Charge Longer for a more Improved Distance and Driving Experience……Got It my Friend???
Tony, my bad,,,
Why dont you listen to me now, If I have the money to buy a Volt I could probably afford one of these thus I would be fairly ticked if I just shelled out close to 50 grand for a car; when I could have gotten the upgrade for maybe $15,000 more. So my point was why create vehicles that at the end of the day clash with eachother, in other words keep all the vehicles within one brand the Chevrolet Volt “brand”. In other words give the volt the upgrade and create a nice coupe version as well. Tony why dont you tone it down a notch…
Wowza — @Tony and @yabadabadoo — you guys aren’t really arguing about the same thing… at least that’s what I garner from the comments here.
I think Volt buyers may feel alienated by this vehicle. However, they’re early adopters — and they always pay the price of getting an inferior product at a high price.
That said, I’m not sure there will be enough Volt buyers who will be upset by the ELR… since less than 2,000 Volts have been sold to date — and news of the ELR broke today. So that’s 2,000 Volt owners or less — which isn’t that bad.
PS: don’t get your panties in a bunch guys — we’re all part of the same thing here 🙂
no diesel for this the torque is not needed but the atkinson cycle will be used to get engine optimum engine eff. there is even discussion using an advanced engine that has much reduce complexity…more to come
That is one of the most beautiful sport coupes I have ever seen. As an option, how about putting a ZR1 engine in it to eclipse the CTS-V coupe…. so take that MB.
Doing that would defeat the purpose of the ELR; a 4-pot would do the same thing as would the LS9, except the LS9 would use more gas than would be nessisary to power the ELR.
Never mind the fact it’s FWD-based.
@Grawdaddy… you missed my point. I like the design of the car, and suggested a model with the ZR1 engine… WITHOUT the electric motor… I think it would be a winner. You can still have an electric version.
An LS9 powered ELR wouldn’t be a winner.
I can almost guarantee that if such a model even existed, it would be far more expensive than the electric ELR. I know I’m talking about expence and Cadillac in the same sentence…..so, umm, it would conflict with the CTS-V coupe.
There. No need for an LS9 powered/drivetrain moded ELR.
An LS9 in a FWD car? Doesn’t sound like much of a winner to me.
that would be major under/oversteer if the LS9 is putted into this car.