General Motors Co.’s Cadillac brand Thursday showed off a new Cadillac grand coupe concept at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Carmel, Calif., cues of which could come in a new “top of the range” car Cadillac is developing.
The Elmiraj Concept, named for El Mirage Lake in the California desert known for its high-speed time trials and inspired by the 1967 Cadillac Eldorado, and can seat four. Cadillac says the rear-wheel drive Elmiraj is its next evolution after the luxury brand showed its touring Ciel Concept, a four-door, four seat convertible, at Pebble Beach two years ago.
“This project originated around the simple persona of ‘the drive,’ or the visceral experience of driving a great luxury coupe,” said Clay Dean, Cadillac’s executive director of advanced design, in a statement. “It’s an expression of the confidence and poise you feel driving a high-performance car, which we feel is an essential element of top-level luxury.”
The blue Cadillac Elmiraj is equipped with a a 4.5-liter, twin-turbo V-8 engine that puts out an estimated 500 horsepower and 500 foot-pounds of torque. The coupe has a long front profile and long wheelbase, and features Cadillac’s signature vertical headlamp and tail lamp.