Andy
02-02-2009, 05:56 PM
Filed under: Concept Cars (http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/), Detroit Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show/), Coupes (http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/), Hybrids/Alternative (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hybrids/), Sedans/Saloons (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/), Cadillac (http://www.autoblog.com/category/cadillac/), GM (http://www.autoblog.com/category/gm/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/cadillac_4-door_converj4.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2009-cadillac-converj/1278496/)
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Cadillac Converj Concept
GM is beating on the drums -- softly, to be sure -- and the message they're sending is that the Cadillac Converj Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/11/detroit-2009-cadillac-converj-with-video/) could see production. The first issue with building such a car is money, and GM's problems in that arena are already well-documented (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/19/report-gms-limited-cash-may-keep-cadillac-converj-from-product/). If that hurdle were to be cleared, GM has said that the next question is the number of doors: two or four?
A four-door car has a much better chance at the kind of volume GM would need in order to make the Converj a worthy proposition and Lutz apparently said that a production Converj would be as close to the concept as the production Camaro. If GM adds an extra set of doors while maintaining the go-fast profile, it would still have a car that could drive straight into a buyer's heart.
But how much would it cost? The Volt -- under the mass-market Chevy brand -- is expected to run about $40,000 when it arrives. Add in the brand premium and the requisite luxury accoutrements, and when it's tallied up, a theoretical Cadillac version is likely to wear a substantially higher sticker price. Would buyers be ready to embrace it?
Gallery: Detroit 2009: Cadillac Converj (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2009-cadillac-converj/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/cadillacconverjdd_09_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2009-cadillac-converj/1279778/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/cadillacconverjdd_01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2009-cadillac-converj/1278496/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/cadillacconverjdd_03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2009-cadillac-converj/1278495/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/cadillacconverjnaias09---01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2009-cadillac-converj/1278612/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/cadillacconverjnaias09---02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2009-cadillac-converj/1278623/)
[Source: Motor Trend (http://www.motortrend.com/features/auto_news/2009/112_0901_cadillac_converj_body_style/index.html)]REPORT: Cadillac considering four-door Converj (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/02/report-cadillac-considering-four-door-converj/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/cadillac_4-door_converj4.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2009-cadillac-converj/1278496/)
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Cadillac Converj Concept
GM is beating on the drums -- softly, to be sure -- and the message they're sending is that the Cadillac Converj Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/11/detroit-2009-cadillac-converj-with-video/) could see production. The first issue with building such a car is money, and GM's problems in that arena are already well-documented (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/19/report-gms-limited-cash-may-keep-cadillac-converj-from-product/). If that hurdle were to be cleared, GM has said that the next question is the number of doors: two or four?
A four-door car has a much better chance at the kind of volume GM would need in order to make the Converj a worthy proposition and Lutz apparently said that a production Converj would be as close to the concept as the production Camaro. If GM adds an extra set of doors while maintaining the go-fast profile, it would still have a car that could drive straight into a buyer's heart.
But how much would it cost? The Volt -- under the mass-market Chevy brand -- is expected to run about $40,000 when it arrives. Add in the brand premium and the requisite luxury accoutrements, and when it's tallied up, a theoretical Cadillac version is likely to wear a substantially higher sticker price. Would buyers be ready to embrace it?
Gallery: Detroit 2009: Cadillac Converj (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2009-cadillac-converj/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/cadillacconverjdd_09_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2009-cadillac-converj/1279778/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/cadillacconverjdd_01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2009-cadillac-converj/1278496/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/cadillacconverjdd_03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2009-cadillac-converj/1278495/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/cadillacconverjnaias09---01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2009-cadillac-converj/1278612/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/cadillacconverjnaias09---02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2009-cadillac-converj/1278623/)
[Source: Motor Trend (http://www.motortrend.com/features/auto_news/2009/112_0901_cadillac_converj_body_style/index.html)]REPORT: Cadillac considering four-door Converj (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/02/report-cadillac-considering-four-door-converj/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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