 | 2002 Cadillac Eldorado Cadillac scores a coupe.
By Ted West,
New Car Test Drive .com |
Overview
Cadillac's Eldorado is brilliantly fast, lavishly comfortable, and positively abuzz with gee-whiz electronic technology. It's also a two-door coupe, giving it all the personal style that the word implies. In fact, the Eldorado is the best-selling luxury prestige coupe in America. Model Lineup
Cadillac builds the Eldorado in two trim levels. Eldorado Sport Coupe, or ESC, is more conservatively styled and softly tuned. It lists for $41,865. The performance-oriented Eldorado Touring Coupe, or ETC, retails for $45,000. Both models share Cadillac's 4.6-liter, twin-cam Northstar V8, which was significantly re-engineered in model-year 2000 for lower emissions, quieter operation, and the ability to run on regular fuel. However, the ETC is tuned for more power. Both come with a smooth-shifting four-speed automatic transmission. The ESC's engine produces 275 horsepower at 5600 rpm and 300 pounds-feet of torque at 4000. The engine in the ETC is tuned for a more aggressive character, it produces 300 horsepower at 6000 rpm and 295 pounds-feet at 4400 rpm. ESC comes with all the luxury you'd expect of a Cadillac, including leather upholstery, heated mirrors, power seats with four-way lumbar support, traction control, four-wheel disc brakes with ABS, Michelin Symmetry P225/60R16 mud & snow tires, and OnStar global positioning and communication. ETC adds StabiliTrak stability control, a Bose sound system, Goodyear Eagle LS P235/60HR16 tires, and Rainsense automatic windshield wipers.
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