Thursday, October 13, 2011

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Cadillac is showing a new four-door convertible concept car called the Ciel. The car maker says the new car is indicative of how its future designs will look, and that it 
pushes “the brand’s Art & Science philosophy into a new stratum.” Art & Science brought us the CTS sport sedan and other current, angular Cadillac models. But in some ways the Ciel’s styling recalls past vehicles, from the company’s Evoq roadster concept of a dozen years ago and rival Lincoln’s convertible Continental of the early 1960s. The Ciel’s long, low-slung body, rear-hinged doors and taillights that suggest tail fins remind me of big American cars of 50 or 60 years ago.
In a nod to modern times, though, the Ciel has a high-performance hybrid drivetrain. The car is powered by a twin-turbocharged version of the company’s 3.6-liter V6 engine and an electric hybrid-drive system with a lithium ion battery.
 

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