Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Car Reviews: Cadillac ELR





The Cadillac ELR is a hybrid model that runs on electricity but also consumes gasoline. Cadillac dubs it "extended range electric vehicle." Will be available in the U.S. in early 2014 and later in Europe and China. From now know the marketing data for Spain.

Your body type is Coupe. It has four seats, two small rear (shown) and with the ability to bring them down to increase cargo space. It measures 4.72 m long, is, is slightly smaller than a Cadillac CTS Coupe and greater than an Audi A5 or BMW 3 Series Coupé.

Its mechanical construction is similar to that of an Opel Ampera or Chevrolet Volt. It has a gasoline engine of 1.4 liter capacity of 86 horses that acts as a generator and two electric motors, one that according to the data sheet (which still provides preliminary values​​) gives 184 hp (in the Volt and Ampera gives 151 hp) and another 75 hp. The largest electric power is the charge of driving the car and the lower power is a generator.

 

It has a total range of 480 km, ie, adding that Offers some energy in the battery (16.5 kWh of capacity and weight 198 kg) and the fuel tank. With battery power can flow, as Cadillac, 56 kilometers on a tour of city and highway combined. When the car is moving and the combustion engine is stopped, activates a speaker that emits a noise to alert pedestrians. The battery is charged in 4.5 hours at a power of 240 volts, data which may vary with temperature.


The model shown in the photographs has wheels 20 inches in diameter with 245/40 R20. Among the equipment available will have variable hardness suspension, notice involuntary change lanes, warning of vehicles in the blind, active cruise control or browser.

It is based on the prototype Cadillac Converj was in 2009.


 

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