Test Driven: 2000 Cadillac Eldorado ETC
Posted: March 13, 2012 Filed under: TEST DRIVEN, Used Gems | Tags: 2000, Cadillac, Classic, Coupe, Eldorado, Extinct, FWD, General Motors, Golden Keys, Mind over motor, NJ, Northstar, Northstar System, Notchback, review, Test Driven, V8, White Leave a comment »
“And best of all…it’s a Cadillac!” Those words certainly meant something back in the days of 8-tracks, pimpmobiles, and Gerald Ford. But, now is the time of iPods, hybrids, and Barack Obama. So, I wanted to know if this 10 year old Cadillac Eldorado was in any way still a great cruiser. I grabbed the golden keys and started her up. Cadillac has not produced the Eldorado since 2002, and only recently started producing two-door coupes again with the CTS Coupe.
Cadillac CTS-V Coupe, losing doors changes the game
Posted: June 10, 2011 Filed under: INDUSTRY TALK | Tags: Cadillac, Car, Cars, CTS, CTS-V, General, GM, LS-A, LS9, Mind over motor, Motors, Northstar, Supercharged, Test Drive, V, V8 Leave a comment »
The filthy triple black CTS V Coupe that I drove
Recently Al and I both had the chance to test drive Cadillac CTS-V Coupes. Cadillac was doing some promotion at the Greenwich Concours d’ Elegance and it turned out they were happy to let two 21 year old car nuts get behind the wheel of their 556hp monster without any qualifications other than being over 18 and not intoxicated. As many of you may know, this is not at all how things are done at dealerships. I myself have tried to test a V series at a dealer and was told they don’t offer test drives of such cars for insurance reasons, so understand that this experience was quite surprising and exciting for us on a somewhat abnormal level. This whole experience of the CTS-V made me think though… Read the rest of this entry »
