| The 2006 Cadillac XLR-V is the newest | | | | 13.4-inch front and 13.0-inch rear |
| addition to the high-performance | | | | cross-drilled rotors, a setup that is |
| V-Series vehicles for the ultra-luxury | | | | essentially the same as the Corvette |
| class of high-performance roadsters. | | | | Z51's. The StabiliTrak stability system |
| The 2006 Cadillac XLR is equipped with a | | | | now has four positions. The larger |
| supercharged 4.4-liter Northstar V-8 | | | | diameter wheels are accompanied by wider |
| engine, good for 440 horsepower and 425 | | | | Pirelli run-flat 235/45 front and 255/40 |
| pound-feet of torque--120 horsepower. | | | | rear tires. |
| The 32-valve V-8 is backed by a | | | | A full complement of performance |
| Hydra-Matic 6L80 six-speed automatic | | | | enhancements such as new 19-inch wheels |
| transmission. | | | | and tires, a recalibrated suspension and |
| The car has recalibrated Magnetic Ride | | | | stronger brakes gives the Cadillac a |
| Control, 13.4-inch dual-piston front | | | | serious performance entry in the luxury |
| brakes and 13.0-inch single-piston | | | | convertible segment. |
| brakes in the rear, a larger front | | | | The Cadillac XLR boasts of the |
| stabilizer bar, and the addition of a | | | | following: 440-horsepower Supercharged |
| rear stabilizer bar. Styling cues | | | | Northstar V-8 Engine, Rear-Mounted |
| include a wire-mesh grille, 19-inch | | | | Hydra-Matic Six-Speed Automatic |
| wheels, and wood and aluminum accents in | | | | Transmission, Handcrafted |
| the interior. | | | | Leather-wrapped Interior, and Adaptive |
| This Cadillac is the first to be | | | | Forward Lighting System -Series Design |
| equipped with Adaptive Forward Lighting, | | | | Cues. |
| which uses sensors that read steering | | | | Exterior and interior appointments |
| wheel angle input and vehicle speed to | | | | include a signature wire-mesh grille, |
| determine how quickly and how much to | | | | larger 19-inch wheels at all four |
| turn the headlights. The Cadillac XLR | | | | corners, and ebony wood and aluminum |
| has polished wire mesh upper and lower | | | | accents throughout the interior; larger |
| grilles; unique nineteen-inch, ten-spoke | | | | brakes, stabilizer bars, wheels and |
| aluminum wheels; a hood bulge; and four | | | | tires. It also includes a |
| stainless-steel exhaust tips. | | | | performance-calibrated Magnetic Ride |
| The XLR chassis is sharper than the | | | | Control (MR) system; Adaptive Forward |
| SL500's, however, and Cadillac has | | | | Lighting system, a first-time |
| enhanced it with a stiffer front | | | | application on a Cadillac, which |
| anti-roll bar, the addition of a rear | | | | automatically adjusts headlamp direction |
| bar, and a sportier Magnetic Ride | | | | up to 15-degrees for improved night |
| Control calibration. The brakes have | | | | driving vision. |
| been uprated, with bigger diameter | | | | |