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Joe_Limon

makes sense, why buy an xlr when you could buy the real thing?

January 27, 2009 12:16 pm

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500lbman

Which is a Mercedes-Benz SL of course :)

January 27, 2009 1:03 pm

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Motor_Yakuza

No, it's the Corvette u german cars fan boy, the XLR was build on the 'vette platform and joe, q: why do u buy an elegant suit when u can go at a reception in t-shirt and jeans? a: because if they let u in, u will look like an intruder

January 27, 2009 1:37 pm

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Joe_Limon

I guess that could work. But to say the XLR is an elegant design is stretching it.

January 27, 2009 2:53 pm

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Anthropos

Yes please go away! The XLR is one of the worst designs ever.

January 27, 2009 3:13 pm

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Anthropos

Did I mention overpriced too!

January 27, 2009 3:14 pm

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DeRay

While I don't think the XLR is the worst design ever I do feel they could have done better and the price was too high. Mercedes makes some great cars however perception is reality and if someone thinks a vette is better or an XLR is better than a mercedes then so be it and the same for the MBenz SL.

January 27, 2009 3:38 pm

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MTC

this car is crap, but I do like how it looks

January 27, 2009 4:34 pm

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tbrodie

Styling is always subjective. Caddy needed to make bold designs to get any attention. It's price point is reasonable, above Lexus and below the segment owner, the SL. These cars are play things and subject to whims of fashion. (My gosh, the 2009 SL facelift may never grow on me.) As I like the current SL (and have been eyeing current deals), it is not the likes of what Mercedes used to build in terms of quality, reliability, or solidity of construction. With great sadness, it has nearly descended to nearly the ordinary. I've been amazed to see the depreciation on the current SL. The discontinuation of the XLR may be a good thing for collectors.

January 27, 2009 8:50 pm

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Andres2007

This is a pre-CTS 2008 Cadillac, and as such it wasn't an exciting car. Its existence was simply not justified, although I firmly believe that a post-CTS, gen II XLR would have been an amazing car, probably a worthy rival of the SL.

January 27, 2009 9:36 pm

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benz_man

The XLR was never bad transportation. Overpriced, yes! But only a little so. Cadillac had all the right tools and all the right ideas. They cemented the foundation but never got the details right. And, in this price range, its ALL about the details! Given another chance, I think they would nail it (like the new CTS). Too bad there won't be one...

January 27, 2009 10:02 pm

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hofmeyer

I toured the factory in Bowling Green last summer. Corvette production was running but the XLR line hadn't run all week. The base XLR is a nice enough car at its price point, although its definitely not a Mercedes SL. The XLR-V however isn't good enough to compete with the SL. For $100K its simply going to have to be better, hence the end of production.

January 28, 2009 1:02 am

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Grey

Beautiful car, great performer but leave it to GM to mess it up! it's just a Caddified Corvette just tack on $20k on top of the Vette's tag now that price tag make sense and will compete, what was gm thinking?!?! must be tons of money on R&D they are tryin to make up for???

March 6, 2009 7:47 pm

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