ByStorm Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Men and women, TLC is now showing the XLR and the SRX being tricked out on the program "Rides" Chip Foosse..... nuff said.... Peace ByStorm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimD Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Good find...... Enjoying it. Jim Drive your car. Use your cell phone. CHOOSE ONE ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjtjwdad Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 i was at the dealer today and they have just about 1 of everything. I couldn't help but wonder, why didn't they make the 5.7 eng available for the XLR. Heck, it looks like a Cadillac Corvette. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbuc Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 That episode of Rides was awesome. I really liked the two tone paint with the matching Stainless Steel roof. That was pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K2K Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Absolutely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonA Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 i was at the dealer today and they have just about 1 of everything. I couldn't help but wonder, why didn't they make the 5.7 eng available for the XLR. Heck, it looks like a Cadillac Corvette. It IS a Cadillac Corvette (built on the C6 chassis I understand). I bet they went with a Northstar because the LS1 or LS2 engine would be overkill for the intended competition. I think the performance objective was merely sub-6 second 0-60 times and some other attributes. With the 320-horse Northstar, the XLR performs pretty equal with its competition (SL500, SC430, etc). Perhaps an XLR-V would bring an LS6 engine...or even a supercharged Northstar! Jason(2001 STS, White Diamond) "When you turn your car on...does it return the favor?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjtjwdad Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Super charged and/or a larger CID Northstar engine, if it could be done economically. Sometimes it is not as easy as it sems to increase the CID of a given engine. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
639398 Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Who wants to buy a Cadillac for $76,000.00 and get a chevy motor in it? Not me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDK Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 Who wants to buy a Cadillac for $76,000.00 and get a chevy motor in it? Not me. 639398, At first I agreed with you regarding a chevy engine in a $76,000 car. It just seems wrong. And then I thought about all those fine exotic vehicles sitting in various import shops or owner's back yards - never to run again - due to their exotic (broken) engines. <_< I would guess they would pay dearly to have a GM/Chevy corvette engine that actually runs - and doesn't require semi-weekly coddling in a foreign language. I believe that whenever the true cost of vehicle ownership is analyzed per the overall American population's maintenance habits - then GM, Ford and even Chrysler products stand up quite well to their competition. I'd gladly pilot a XLRette. Add power to leave problems behind. Most braking is just - poor planning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjtjwdad Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 Yep, I bet those GTP folks say the thing when they find out their motor is made by Buick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
639398 Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 NO, THANKS A CADILLAC HAS ALWAYS MEANT SOMETHING. THE VERY FIRST V-8 IN 1914, THE FIRST V-16 IN 1930 AND NOW, THE FIRST WITHA CHEBBIE MOTOR IN 2005? NO , THAT JUST AIN`T RIGHT. WHEN YOU OPEN A HOOD ON A CADILLAC, THE MOTOR HAS TO SAY "CADILLAC" ALSO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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