2014 Cadillac ELR Release Date

2014 Cadillac ELR Release Date

Cadilac ELR

This year, the introduction of the 2014 Cadillac ELR As hybrid and electric cars become more common sights in the cities of the U.S. , they also move further into the food chain and began to appear in the showrooms of luxury cars . 2014 Cadillac ELR plug - in hybrid coupe is one of an example of a car which was released by offering a combination of electrical comfortable.

Interior Cadilac ELR

At first glance, the ELR coupe is an attractive proposition if you are looking to make a fashion statement at the same time reducing your environmental footprint . However , some significant drawbacks make plug - in hybrid Cadillac difficult for us to recommend.

To date, the 2014 Cadillac ELR has some direct rivals . If you just want a plug - in hybrid with lots of electric range, fully loaded 2014 Chevrolet Volt will provide a lot of the same driving experience . At the higher end , you can consider the 2014 Porsche Panamera SE - hybrid , which gives far more in the way of performance but only 20 miles of pure electric range . If you are a little more daring , all - electric Tesla Model S is a wildly fashionable . On the other hand , if the luxury coupe is what you are really after it , the Audi A5 and S5 2014 and 2015 Jaguar F - Type has plenty of style to go around and be quite fuel efficient , depending on the engine you choose .

Cadillac ELR share major mechanical components with the Chevrolet Volt, including the 16.5 -kilowatt unit - battery pack of lithium - ion and 1.4 - liter four-cylinder petrol engine . Cadillac estimate could go up to 37 miles on battery power alone , and while it is less than a mile Volt , the ELR is a fair bit faster, like a Cadillac can get more power from the electric - drive motor cars. Inside, Cadillac coupe has an interior that is far more captivating than the Chevy.

The problem starts when you look at the 2014 Cadillac ELR price tag , which is more than twice that of the Volt . This makes guttural hum of a four - cylinder ELR is much harder to take after you drain its all-electric range . Cadillac has tried to cover roughness machine with hydraulic engine mounts , sound absorbing material and a noise-canceling audio system , but it's just not enough when you accelerate hard . And while riding Caddy is quiet on smooth roads , a surprising amount of violence attacking the cabin over rough pavement - you 'll never complain about this in the Volt , but the luxury coupe , it stands as a glaring lapse in refinement . In addition , the ELR dramatic roofline creates some major packaging problems : small back seat to the point of being nearly unusable , and the trunk opening is unusually narrow .