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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XIII)

The Truth About Cars

As we learned in our last installment , the Cadillac lineup was revised visually for 1957, and would be revised again in 1958 once quad headlamps became legal. But styling and lineup changes weren’t the only new features in 1957: Cadillac was also eager to tout its Standard of the World engineering, safety, and engine advancements!

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XVIX)

The Truth About Cars

We’re back with more Cadillac Eldorado today, in our final entry on the third generation models. Since then, I discovered this April 1957 edition of The Cadillac Serviceman , GM’s in-house magazine publication for its dealer service centers. Now legal in all states, all Cadillacs adopted them immediately.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

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A hybrid Chevrolet Corvette is expected to deliver about 662 kW (900 hp), even as its GM parent readies a 1,014-hp GMC Hummer EV. Some luxury brands, including Cadillac and Lotus, plan to do just that. Indeed, Cadillac says the Blackwings will be its final gasoline-powered, V-badged performance models. And don’t forget sound.

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