Cadillac Urban Luxury Concept

Motor vehicle

Cadillac Urban Luxury Concept

Overview
Manufacturer	Cadillac
Production	2010 (Concept car)
Designer	Niki Smart
Body and chassis
Class	Concept city car
Body style	3-door hatchback
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Doors	Scissor
Powertrain
Engine	1.0 L Straight-3

The Cadillac Urban Luxury Concept (ULC) is a gasoline-electric hybrid, 4-seater, city concept car from Cadillac unveiled at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show.^[1]^[2]^[3] The vehicle features touchpad screens and projected displays that take the place of traditional gauges.^[4]

Overview

The ULC is designed for a turbocharged 3-cylinder 1-liter with 350kw electric power engine with a dual-clutch transmission and a hybrid propulsion system that employs electric assist technology, engine start-stop function, brake energy regeneration. According to Cadillac, the ULC could potentially achieve 156 miles per US gallon (1.51 L/100 km; 187 mpg_‑imp) in the city and 165 miles per US gallon (1.43 L/100 km; 198 mpg_‑imp) on the highway. The Urban Luxury Concept seats four adults, with access through a pair of scissor doors^[5] that extend outward and rotate forward when opened allowing easy access to all four seats.^[1]^[2] The Cadillac Urban Luxury Concept is a 3-door, 4-seater hatchback (sometimes referred to 2-door hatchback in the U.S.)

Gallery

Side view
Rear view.
Frontal view
Side view.

References

^ ^a ^b Evan McCausland (2010-11-17). "2010 Los Angeles: GM Shows Cadillac ULC, GMC Pickup Concepts at Design Bash". Motor Trend. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
^ ^a ^b "GM unveils Cadillac Urban Luxury Concept; 3-cylinder 1.0L turbo with electric assist,". Green Car Congress. 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
^ Josh Jacquot (2010-11-17). "2010 L.A. Auto Show: Cadillac Unveils ULC Concept". Edmunds.com Inside Line. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
^ "Cadillac ULC sign". Flickr. 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
^ "LA 2010: Cadillac unwraps Urban Luxury Concept". Autoblog. Retrieved 2019-11-07.

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