Sentences with phrase «ciel concept»

Cadillac once labeled itself the standard of the world and would like to see this CIEL concept take them back there.

Cadillac is working up a wide range of new offerings — including an all - new flagship based on the delicious Ciel concept — but this down - market saloon is the product likely to provide the foundation for any Cadillac comeback.

Actually, we'll be touching on the very special wood that went into the new Cadillac Ciel concept, and we'll be talking with none other than Clay Dean, the Director of North America Advanced Design for GM.

In Pebble Beach, Calif., Cadillac unveiled the Ciel concept, a four - seat open - air grand tourer powered by a twin - turbocharged version of the 3.6 - liter direct injection V - 6 engine, paired with a hybrid system using lithium - ion battery technology and offering all - electric drive at low speeds.

For that, we'll have to wait for the next CTS (due next year) and, we hope, for a production flagship based on the Ciel concept.

Although the Cadillac Ciel concept car from the 2011 Pebble Beach weekend is the Cadillac Elmiraj's direct precursor, it's easy to see elements of the Cadillac Eldorado of the late 1960s in the new concept, and this is no accident.

Not exact matches

In 2011 GM»S newly rejuvenescent Cadillac brand capitalized on the glamorous occasion of the legendary Concours d'Elegance at Pebble Beach, Calif., to introduce a new concept car called the Ciel.

Escala exterior design chief Taki Karras described the new concept as «a departure from our other concepts,» referring to the Ciel and Elmiraj that had wowed fans of the brand.

Built in southern California by Metalcrafters, the Gaffolio family enterprise reknowned for its significant contributions to some of Chrysler's best concepts in the past, the Ciel makes lavish use of carbon - fiber panels, and is a real car, driven under its own power not only for films, but to run it up the famous California Highway 1 south of Monterey.

A subtle but key indicator of Cadillac's seriousness in this design direction is that the Escala was created in a production - design studio, while the Ciel and Elmiraj were done in a concept studio.

The Cadillac Ciel (heaven) concept car is a long - awaited return to a BIG Cadillac, this time in the form of a four - door open model.

Luxury auto brands took notice and eventually erected their own tents full of new models — shades of the original definition of «concours» — and even have unveiled concepts like the 2011 Cadillac Ciel.

The Escala looks more production - ready than the earlier Ciel and Elmiraj concepts.

Cadillac unveiled a large, four - door convertible concept called the Ciel.