2015 Cadillac ELR
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I am the Proud Owner of a 2015 Cadillac ELR (Electric Luxury Roadster) and the 2015 ELR tested her is essentially identical to my 2014 ELR since there were no changes to the 2015 model. The fact that I am able to get up to 50 miles on a fully charged battery - as opposed to the 35 miles that this brick-foot test driver was able to get on the batteries clearly shows how totally unfamiliar he is with the technology in the ELR. For openers, the Regen Paddles on the steering wheel provide only One of the Four Levels of Regenerative Braking available to the driver. And considering that the steering wheel mounted Regen Paddles provide the strongest and the highest level of regenerative braking - using the Paddles exclusively for regen braking will definitely make for a clunky braking experience.
But when you learn about the four different regen braking options and you learn how to use them properly and effectively you can easily slow and stop this 4,000 vehicle very smoothly without putting any heavy G's on you or your passengers. Proper utilization of the regen braking system, along with proper driving technique (aka - don't drive with a Brick Foot - like this completely unskilled test driver does) and you too - like me can get up to 50 miles of electric-only driving on a fully charged battery. Furthermore, through proper use of the regen braking system and by learning how to switch between the battery and the gas engine powered electric generator it is possible to increase the highway MPG and hence the driving range of the ELR beyond the book specs. In a recent 224 mile trip that I took from the Hudson Valley NY area to Harrisburg, PA - I averaged just under 40 MPG and still had 126 miles of driving range remaining - which translates to a total range of 350 miles. No Tesla on the planet can come remotely close to that range.
Best of all: whereas a Tesla (which can't even go 350 miles) would, at the end of its battery charge, have to hunt down a charging station and be delayed there for a few hours to recharge its battery - I can make a quick 5-minute stop at any convenient gas station along the way (2 min to top off the small 9.5 gallon tank and 3 min to stretch and grab a cup of coffee) and then I'm back on the road with another 350 miles of driving range. Don't believe the posted MPG and Driving Range numbers for the ELR - they are very much down-rated to account for the vast majority of the drivers on the road who drive very inefficiently with a Brick Foot - which is also a very dangerous way to drive and which is the main reason why there are over 40,000 deaths on our highways here in the USA alone and over 1.5 million people injured annually from motor vehicle accidents - not to mention the Billions of Dollars in Property Damage.
The ELR is not only the most beautiful Cadillac ever made, it is one of the most beautiful production cars ever made. It is achingly beautiful on the outside, and the inside's pretty nice too.
Just bought one for 29k and some change with 13,000 miles. Thanks GM for screwing up the pricing so I could get it cheap.
Beautiful car.
It's mind boggling that you can buy a Nissan Leaf or Prius Plug in and still have over 50k left over for other toys instead of buying the ELR.
I'm kind of glad they priced it poorly. Now I can get it super cheap with low mileage for 30k vs. 75k.
Cadillac will never learn. The Cimmaron and the Allante were sales disasters. It looks as if the ELR has some distance from the Volt but it'll never shake that relationship.
And the Allante tried to compete with Mercedes 500SL on price but didn't even come close.
Don't suspect it'll fair any better against the Tesla.
But it is sleek and Cadillac has a hell of a marketing department. ..
For this money i could buy a used gtr, a tesla, a corvette why the fuck would I waste it on some underpowered 2 door hybrid?
I hate this car too man, but hey listen, NO YOU CAN'T!
This car is the answer to the question no one asked!!!
If this had an Audi or Mercedes badge I'm sure it would have sold more than expected, sad but true. And I'm saying this as someone who has owned Mercedes, Lexus, Cadillac and Audi's.
Beautiful car, great materials, excellent quality. I personally wouldn't pay for this if I had the money though. If the price was lowered when Cadillac eventually comes out with it's Tesla competitor that would be great. Otherwise, this car is simply a statement from GM showing off "Art and Science" theme, which isn't necessarily a bad thing for Cadillac which is trying to shed it's old brand perception.
i'll take the fully loaded E550 and spend the rest of the $$ on gas LOL
Nice interior but the price is outrageous! The HP is shocking low too.
I have a CTS 2014 but i honestly dont like the face that all cars look standard or similar, i dont knoe why they are following this approach but the cts ats xts all look like they share the same lights but the (cts) badge ads more value. next time i would buy an ats, badge it cts and paint the grille.
At 5:52, what did he say that sucks?
Slash the price by 25% and I doubt this will still be a popular choice.
I agree with everyone about the price new, way over priced. But, used? I'm very close to getting one!..
If you want to make a statement that you care about Polar bears just buy a Prius and save 50.000.
Best car I ever bought for 14k
Omg that price tag is ridiculously high..
What the hell is the purpose of this car? Well over $80,000 just to save a few bucks on gas? And you know this car will get recalled... Haha
WEIRD BUT TRUE DEPT: I think that coupe is frickin' gorgeous. As in I don't give a shinola about Cadillac and think most of their current cars aren't worth a second glance. This thing is fantastic in look.
This is max a $50,000. Gm was smoking crack on this one
Lol looks like my City
Looks like a hot wheel
What the hell was Cadillac thinking when it priced this thing?
It's all about following emissions regulations and crap like that. You see, each car brand will have to have a certain average of fuel efficiency, emissions and other environmental stuff to follow. The average is calculated between all the car models that brand sells. In order to achieve those government requirements, Cadillac needs to make "green" cars like this to keep their environmental impact down. It's just made to please the government. They don't really care if they sell any, and hence the ridiculous price.
+pwoo124 I have a guess:
GM spent their better part of welfare money from Obama in 2009 developing the Volt at full steam, even when the entire company was falling apart. When the 2011 Volt hit the dealers, sales were marginal at best due to high cost, bad publicity of GM & the political correctness of the Volt's development. GM obviously then decided it needed another car to use the expensive Voltec Electric system to try and recuperate the R&D cost.
Buick was mainly a China-oriented brand & it won't work on trucks, hence Cadillac being chosen. To make it more upscale & luxurious yet fit in Cadillac's lineup, it was designed as a sleek coupe. Then GM execs saw the Tesla Model S. They probably figured if a no-name manufacturer can make an electric car yet charge ~$75k for one, why not an established luxury brand like Cadillac making an electric "sport coupe" charge even more? Hence the ridiculous asking price of this ELR.
Wow...a whole 37 mile range on electric power...
There is no 2015 Cadillac ELR only 2014 and 2016
It's all about following emissions regulations and crap like that. You see, each car brand will have to have a certain average of fuel efficiency, emissions and other environmental stuff to follow. The average is calculated between all the car models that brand sells. In order to achieve those government requirements, Cadillac needs to make "green" cars like this to keep their environmental impact down. It's just made to please the government. They don't really care if they sell any, and hence the ridiculous price.
with that price, i'd take the Tesla any day.
A 2015?? Funny, since they only made them in 2014 and 2016 only...no 2015 was ever made. Do your research...
Not even two minutes in and I already can’t trust what this review has to say because of this.
Buy one two years from now and chances are it was built two years ago!
$80K for a front wheel drive sub 250hp car???!!! WTF???
This is seriously overpriced especially for a domestic car.
kirbyswarp no if it had 100 more horsepower and 50 more miles range and maybe a backseat that's actually usable not just for pets.
juan tafoya you said "especially for a domestic car" implying that because it is a domestic car, it is not worth it.
kirbyswarp what I meant is that imported cars are more expensive because of shipping and importing fees etc while domestic cars are cheaper to sell here.
juan tafoya chill out kirby, its not like domestic cars are high quality vehicles.
Torrey B Chill out, it's not like you know anything about cars.
No such thing as a 2015 ELR. I just purchased a 2014, would have liked a 2016 but not many available within 1000 miles.
People commenting how nice and luxorious the interior is? What the fuck? Have you even seen Audi, BMW, MB or Lexus interior?
The interior of the ELR looks like a ripoff from a Hyundai interior with tons of cheap plastics.
I own a Chevy Volt and love it but the Elr is insanely overpriced
The real reason why this is so overpriced is because the fat unions at companies like Chrysler and GM are so unproductive. Costs continue to increase just like they do with the fat unions in the public education system.
GM and Chrysler will continue to make uncompetitive cars until all their fat managers and the unions are removed and replaced with people with brains like the guys at Tesla.
The big problem is that GM and Chrysler workers go on strike and blackmail the american tax payer for bailouts just like the teachers union.
There was once a time when all american cars were amazing. You now only have Tesla that is trying to be innovative.
You don’t know what you are talking about.
The GM C level executave that thought that "hey we should make a subcompact EV luxury coupe with 180hp the the same price as a full-size EV luxury seadan with 300hp" should be executed for not having that car start at $55,000 .
Good luck selling these
The top end of GM pure greediness!
This pile already have a 2 year inventory. GM doesn't have to make another one for two years to meet consumer lack of demand!
eww look at that Aveo at 3:28
E to the L to the R...
This car is missing a V8 and a rear wheel drive
I really wanna like this thing. It's looks good enough and its unique. It does a little bit of everything but nothing good. Sorry Caddy, I'm going to pass.
Sonugly and expensive
Really a motorized cup holder..thats another motor to break
that was really a useless feature, but it looks so darn good!!
ELR project manager sorry buddy but your services are no longer needed
caca
If you can afford this car, why would you care about saving gas money... unless it's the only vehicle you'll ever use.
Just why does this nonsensical motor of a overpriced cupholder exist?
It's going to have a high price tag because its a Cadillac. I like it because its a coupe and and its a cadillac. It's essentially basicly the same as the Chevrolet Volt, which I believe was originally supposed to be a Coupe.
¬_¬ but if this car have the logo BMW is perfect... and if the i8 have the logo Cadillac is bad???
This car is expensive because is luxury, excellent quality, great materials, etc.
if too expensive neither should you buy BMW i8, also is expensive, and ugly
The i8 is a high tech RWD sports cars. This is a Volt based FWD luxury coupe. The i8 has the performance to match a 911, giving it an argument for its price. This is around the price of a Tesla, yet is less practical and slower too. It has a nice interior and all but the i8 is an exotic whereas this is sort of a showcase.
RScars I prefer a Tesla, prettier, also exotic, with more technology, It is the most advanced auto of present. The i8 is as... deformed. How good the i8 has a decent inside because the rest of the BMW is so boring
Great review, but terrible car. I will literally laugh at anyone that buys this over an E-Coupe or similar.
Can't wait for GM to bite the dust. Couldn't come any sooner.
This car is a complete waste
I'll never buy one, I'll never buy an electric car. I'll never waste my time arguing with morons on youtube either. its the internet if you haven't heard it called that before, and you have the right to state your opinion.