2009 XLR Cadillac's Roadster

Featuring styling and model enhancements providing more dramatic design and technology, Cadillac revealed the new 2009 edition of the XLR Roadster. In the elite club of the world’s finest luxury roadsters Cadillac’s XLR has a fresh face.
In 2009 only the finest edition of Cadillac's retractable hardtop roadster will be offered, the luxurious XLR Platinum is equipped with a 320-horsepower (239 kW) 4.6L Northstar V-8 engine and the high-performance XLR-V is powered with a 443-horsepower (330 kW) 4.4L Supercharged Northstar V-8 engine.

A new front fascia, new rear fascia and new side fender vents are included in the new 2009 XLR. Inspired at the award winning CTS sedan this revised design, delivering more detail and aggressiveness to Cadillac’s roadster. The auto parts front of the front fascia includes new fog lamps and specific upper and lower grilles for the Platinum and V-Series models. Both 2009 models feature the distinctive hood with a raised center section.

Cadillac general manager, Jim Taylor says, “XLR has been a catalyst for the dramatic design and technology driving Cadillac’s ongoing renaissance,” “The enhanced 2009 model exemplifies the continued development of Cadillac’s approach to design, performance and craftsmanship.”

The XLR Platinum model receives additional exterior identifiers, with more pronounced new exhaust tips and a new 18-inch wheel design, including revised fascia. The 2009 XLR lineup delivers more luxury and technology inside. And the new hand-cut and sewn leather used on the upper instrument panel. The hand-stitched and wrapped leather lends the tailor elegance to the cabin, to move Cadillac auto parts to modern and elegant interior craftsmanship. The updated cabin includes new instrument cluster trim rings and graphics, new wood grain trims. Legacy continues in 2009 and advanced technology has always a trademark of XLR. This includes Cadillac’s acclaimed Magnetic Ride Control system and amenities such as Keyless Access with push-button start, DVD navigation and entertainment, heated and cooled seats, head-up display and heated steering wheel. XLR’s advanced technologies also include Adaptive Forward Lighting that enables the headlamps to swivel in concert with vehicle steering, and Adaptive Cruise Control.

XLR is factory-equipped OnStar 8.0 that has Bluetooth capability. The OnStar 8.0 system next generation features enhanced hands-free voice commands, powered by MapQuest turn by Turn navigation and Emap. In which directions can be downloaded from OnStar directly to the car’s navigation system - eliminating the need to stop the car to manually enter a destination, which included in the industry-fist first Destination Download feature.

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