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

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We’re back with more Cadillac Eldorado today, in our final entry on the third generation models. We spent our last installment reviewing the special and sometimes troublesome engineering that was standard on the Brougham. Now legal in all states, all Cadillacs adopted them immediately.

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2023 Cadillac Escalade V-Series Review – The Fun of Wretched Excess

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No one, but no one, needs a 2023 Cadillac Escalade V-Series. Sure, some folks can make a reasonable argument for needing a large SUV for towing or hauling people and stuff. Far fewer people who drive these things need them rather than want them, but there is a use case. Not for the V.

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

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We return to our Rare Rides Eldorado coverage this week, after a thorough review of the exterior and interior of the new-for-’54 Eldorado. It was not until after the model became a sales success that Cadillac debuted more variants. He ordered a custom hardtop Eldorado from Cadillac, who was happy to oblige.

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

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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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Road Test: 2024 Cadillac XT4 Premium Luxury FWD

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Cadillac’s Subcompact SUV The 2024 Cadillac XT4 is smack dab in the heat of the subcompact premium/luxury SUV category. It is the third best-selling SUV for Cadillac, coming in behind the larger Escalade and XT5, but ahead of the XT6 and Lyriq EV. All of them outsell the Cadillac luxury sedans. Let’s take a look.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac Escalade Duramax 4WD

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Photos by John Faulkner and Cadillac. The all-new 2021 Cadillac Escalade Duramax is big and famous for being the ride of celebrities. If you are looking for comfort, versatility, great looks, a very accommodating and large interior, some innovative features and surprisingly good fuel economy, the 2021 Cadillac Escalade is for you.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury FWD

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Cadillac’s Midsize Contender. Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. Ready to go head-to-head. Three Models.