Cadillac Aera Concept Video for LA Design Challenge Winner
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Cadillac Urban Luxury Concept Gallery
An extensive gallery of the Cadillac ULC Urban Luxury Concept:
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Cadillac Aera Concept ties with Smart 454 for 7th Annual L.A. Design Challenge
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19, 2010 — Today, a tie was announced at the Los Angeles Auto Show’s 2010 Design Challenge. After much deliberation, the judges selected the Cadillac Aera and smart 454 WWT as the two well-deserved winners. The designs were selected for their comfort, safety and driving performance without sacrificing the styling consumers demand. This year’s theme challenged automotive design studios to envision a four-passenger, 1,000 lb. Car.
“Deciding this year’s Design Challenge winner was a tremendously difficult decision as the quality of entries has increased throughout the years,” agreed the Design Los Angeles judges. ”This year’s winners the Cadillac Aera and the smart 454 WWT offer two very different visions of the 1,000 lb. Car, yet are equally as amazing. They are both very expressive of their brand; GM is art and science and smart is playful and fun.”
The Cadillac Aera 2+2 touring coupe utilizes a polyhedral, 3D lattice, mono-formed frame with a flexible pressurized polymer skin to optimize weight, aerodynamics and safety. The smart 454 features a chassis “knit” by high-tech robots out of carbon fibre, optimizing flexibility and strength.
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Cadillac Urban Luxury Concept unveiled at GM Design California Studio
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Cadillac CTS Coupe
Text and photos by Cor Steenstra
When Cadillac introduced the concept for the CTS Coupe it caused quite a stir at the Detroit Motor Show. Though relatively realistic, there was much doubt that Cadillac would actually ever put such a car in production, and if it did, it certainly would never look this good. 3 years later we have the breath a collective sigh of relieve. The CTS Coupe is in production, and although it does differ from the concept, the overall impression remained very much in tact. It is a stylish design with an aggressive and dynamic stance that definitely turns head wherever it goes.
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Cadillac Aera Design Challenge LA Entry
By: Frank Saucedo – Director, Phil Tanioka – Project Manager, Jussi Timonen – Vehicle Designer, Brent Wickham – Concept Strategist, Shawn Moghadam – Layout Designer
The Cadillac Aera (Aero + Era) launches Cadillac’s philosophy of “Art and Science” into new territory by taking an innovative and stylistic approach to ultra-light weight vehicle design. Aera is a 1000 lb, 2+2 touring coupe, with a range of 1000 miles before refueling; attributes achieved without compromising size, capacity and safety.
Optimum efficiency, minimum parts
Aera’s highly advanced body structure utilizes a 3D lattice, mono-formed frame. This polyhedral structure is similar to configurations found consistently in nature, e.g., inside the grouping of bubbles. The structure is formed from unique, alloy-utilizing, semi-solid freeform manufacturing, creating a naturally strong, extremely lightweight frame. All major body parts, including interior components, are essentially “grown” into a single part lattice structure.
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Cadillac SRX
By Cor Steenstra
The design language of Cadillac has become much better defined off late, and this Cadillac SRX is an excellent example of it. The razor sharp edges remain and are cleverly combined with references to the historic Cadillac winged-fenders of the late 50′s. If you look at the surfacing in close-up detail, it is amazing to see the subtleties used throughout. Combine that with an excellent stance of the body over the wheels, the well sculpted shape of the wheel arches and the excellent fit and finish, and you have plenty of reason to go out and buy this car.
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Cadillac XTS Platinum Concept Walk-Around by Design Director Clay Dean and Interior Designer Christine Park
Design Director Clay Dean and Interior Designer Christine Park share design details of the Cadillac XTS Platinum Concept vehicle from on stage at the 2010 North American International Auto Show.
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2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon Walk-Around by Designer Clay Dean
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Cadillac CTS Coupe Driving Shots
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