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The Cadillac XLR is a two-passenger roadster manufactured and marketed by Cadillac from 2003 to 2009 across a single generation. It was noted for its power retractable hardtop , Bulgari designed interior instruments, head-up display , adaptive suspension , rear-mounted transmission and near 50/50 front-to-rear weight distribution.
The 4.2-liter V8 engine (GM RPO code LTA) is an eight-cylinder, dual overhead cam (DOHC) twin turbo engine produced by General Motors specifically for use in Cadillac luxury vehicles. The engine is the result of a new clean-sheet engine design as well as Cadillac's first twin-turbo V8 engine. It first launched with the 2019 Cadillac CT6. [10]
Being nearly identical, it too has the distinctive odd-sided hexagonal shape. These engines can be fitted in rear wheel drive vehicles with the right bellhousing and are used in hot rods, kit cars, sand rails and late model engine swaps. All Cadillac Northstar V8s; Oldsmobile Aurora L47 V8; GM 3.5L LX5 "Short Star" V6
The Northstar engine is a family of high-performance 90° V engines produced by General Motors between 1993 and 2011. Regarded as GM's most technically complex engine, the original double overhead cam, four valve per cylinder, aluminum block/aluminum head V8 design was developed by Oldsmobile R&D, [citation needed] but is most associated with Cadillac's Northstar series.
2008 Cadillac XLR. Y II: RWD: 1984: 2019: 1984 – 2019 Chevrolet Corvette; 2004 – 2009 Cadillac XLR; Indirect successor to the Y I platform. 1966 Chevrolet Corvair. Z I: rear-engine, RWD. 1960: 1969: 1960 – 1969 Chevrolet Corvair; The only rear-engined platform GM has produced, used solely for the Corvair. 1999 Saturn SW. Z II: FWD: 1991: ...
1912 – Cadillac Model 1912; 116 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine Fisher; 1913 – Cadillac Model 1913; 120 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine Fisher; 1914 – Cadillac Model 1914; 120 and 134 in wheelbase four-cylinder engine Fisher; 1915 – Cadillac Type 51; 122 and 145 in wheelbase V8 Fisher; 1916 – Cadillac Type 53; 122 132 and 145 in ...
The 265 Turbo-Fire distinguished itself from other engines of the era such as Cadillac's 331 series of the late 1940s and early 1950s by reducing the size and weight of various components within the engine; a compact engine block combined with a light valvetrain gave the Turbo-Fire a 40 lb (18 kg) weight reduction compared to the inline-sixes ...
2004–2009 Cadillac XLR; 1976–2019 Chevrolet Corvette [1] The Y-Body has a rear-wheel drive, front-engined (through 2019) V8 layout, accommodating either a small block Chevrolet V8 (such as an LT4 or LS1) in the Corvette, or the 32-valve DOHC Northstar V8 in the XLR. The Y-Body also has 4-wheel independent suspension.