This 2004 Cadillac XLR was purchased new and sent to Mallett Performance Cars in North Carolina where it went though an extensive overhaul over several years.
This Cadillac XLR is one of only 2 XLR’s to receive the Mallett badge for 2004 and registered in the official Mallett Registry at www.mallettcars.com.
Details From the Seller:
Satin Nickel color with Shale Leather interior with Eucalyptus wood trim.
Car was immediately (2004, 583 miles) sent to Mallett Performance Cars in NC and enhanced: engine (Northstar 4.6L) performance upgrades, 2007 6 speed transmission and differential, PCM&TCM 2004 Seimens to 2007 Delphi, etc. AND twin turbos mounted!
Custom exhaust. Brand new twin ceramic coated Turbonetics C15 52/57 just installed.
Produces 420 HP at rear wheels and 390 lb/ft torque @ most conservative tune, 7lb boost.
Custom wheels and staggered run flat Nitto Nt555 G2 tires: front 245/45 ZR19; rear 275/40 ZR19’s.
BOSE sound from a new JVC stereo featuring AM/FM/CD/Bluetooth and Sirius XM satellite radio and Apple Car Play. AEM performance gauges.
Polished Billet Grille(s) upgrade. Tinted windows and head/tail lights.
Odometer: 12,500 miles.
This car TURNS HEADS! Other than the Mallett-V badge, lookers are left with “What was That?”.
$55,500 obo
Clay Reinhardt in Oregon: 530-945-7189
Pristine Cadillac XLRs and XLR-Vs are getting harder and harder to find. However, once in a while, a perfect gem appears for sale, and this 2009 Cadillac XLR-V is one of them.
Up for auction on the Bring A Trailer website, this beautiful Black Raven XLR-V is listed for sale by the original owner with only 2,581 miles on the odometer.
According to our Cadillac XLR Registry, this beautiful XLR-V is only 1 of 70 Black Raven on Ebony XLR-Vs built with chrome wheels for 2009.
The supercharged 4.4-liter Northstar V8 is totally stock and unmolested putting out 443 HP and 414 lb-ft (561 Nm) of torque and capable of propelling the XLR-V to 60 MPH in about four and a half seconds.
In looking at the CarFax report, it shows an accident occurred in April of 2017. According to the seller: “An elderly woman backed out [of] her parking spot at the grocery store and hit the driver side mirror and cracked it. Just mirror not the housing”.
The current bid for the car is $43,000 with just three days left for the auction.
If you’re looking for a pristine, low-mile Cadillac XLR-V, this particular example may be right up your alley!
From Chevrolet Corvettes and Chevelles, to Mustangs and GTOs, AutoCentric Media has been a valuable partner to Dream Giveaway in helping car enthusiasts win the car of their dreams. This is the first time the company is offering a beautiful Cadillac CTS-V Championship Edition!
However, this is not just your run-of-the-mill CTS-V. This one comes with a CORSA exhaust in order to help give the 640hp performance sedan the perfect sound both on and off the racetrack.
For years, we’ve been a partner of Dream Giveaway, and have advertised their Corvettes on our family of automotive websites. As a result, we have been given a special code that will give you FREE additional tickets, upon entry on the Dream Giveaway site HERE.
Below is the Official Press Release:
Cadillac CTS-V Championship Edition
“Everything about driving this car is a joy. From the way it knifes into corners to the way its tail kicks out when you get back on the throttle, the CTS-V is happy to deliver whatever thrills you ask of it. It works as a tool of clinical precision as well as a tire-smoking, drifting hooligan.” —Car and Driver
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Only 162 of these Championship Edition Cadillac CTS-Vs were ever built and we have one set aside for you as the grand prize in the Cadillac CTS-V Dream Giveaway. Enter today with your heartfelt donation and you’ll be one giant step closer to putting this extremely rare high-performance Cadillac CTS-V in your garage. Plus, if you’re the winner, we’ll pay out $17,000 for the taxes.
Bring Home Cadillac’s Most Ferocious Limited-Edition Performance Sedan
In 2017, Cadillac Racing put the pedal to the metal and brought home the IMSA Manufacturer, Driver, Team and Endurance Championships. To celebrate, Cadillac produced a limited-edition CTS-V for public consumption — the Championship Edition. Only 162 of these rare Cadillacs — 86 in Crystal White Tricoat and 76 in Black Raven exterior paint — were ever built.
Dream Giveaway was lucky enough to score one of these Championship Edition Cadillac CTS-V performance sedans as a grand prize. Now it’s your chance to make it yours.
All CTS-Vs in this limited edition include Cadillac V-Performance graphics located on hood and rear spoiler, Red Obsession side-view mirror caps, DPi-V.R graphic on the quarter windows, red Brembo brake calipers and forged polish-finished alloy V-Series wheels with Midnight Silver painted pockets.
The Championship Edition interior features Jet Black Recaro race-inspired seats, Morello Red front and rear door armrests and accented high-gloss carbon-fiber interior trim. Other interior features include the Performance Data Recorder with Cosworth Toolbox, sunroof, rear-camera mirror and next-generation Cadillac user experience (CUE).
Think of it as a Four-Door Corvette Z06
The Cadillac CTS-V Championship Edition is built with the same powertrain as the Corvette Z06. Key features include:
• Supercharged 6.2L V-8 engine producing 640 horsepower and 630 lb-ft of torque
• Eight-speed automatic transmission with manual-shift paddles
• Standard carbon fiber hood
• Brembo high-performance brake system
• Third-generation Magnetic Ride Control
• Driver-selectable driving modes for touring, sport, snow and track
• Racing-derived Performance Traction Management system
• Launch Control enabling full-throttle acceleration from a stop
• 19-inch alloy wheels wrapped in Michelin Pilot Super Sport tri-compound tires
Enter to win a Cadillac CTS-V Championship Edition – 1 of 162 Made
All Cadillac CTS-V Championship Edition sedans include the following in addition to the CTS-V standard equipment:
• Cadillac Black Raven or Crystal White Tricoat exterior paint
• Cadillac V-Performance graphic on hood and rear spoiler
• Red Obsession mirror caps
• Cadillac DPi-V.R graphic on quarter windows
• 19” V-Series wheels in polished alloy with Midnight painted pockets
• Morello Red Package (Accented high-gloss carbon-fiber interior trim and split-folding rear seats with red stitching)
• Carbon-fiber front splitter, hood vent, rear spoiler and rear diffuser
• Luxury Package, including tri-zone climate control, heated rear outboard seating position, power rear-window sunshade, manual rear side-window sunshades, and ultra-view sunroof
• Red Brembo brake calipers
• Recaro performance seats
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After many years of work, I’m pleased to announce that the Cadillac XLR Registry here on the XLR Net is now complete.
All Cadillac XLRs built are now in the Registry along with VINs and production codes. For the 2008 and 2009 Cadillac XLRs, most of them have copies of the original invoices with the pricing.
Unfortunately, GM removed the invoice information on 2007 and older vehicles. Shortly after I finished the Registry, they removed invoice information for vehicles built up to 2013.
I’ve also continued to refine the search functionality as well. You can now search for XLRs that were built for export to Saudi Arabia and parts of the Middle East.
I have some additional work and refinements to do, but I’m really psyched that it’s finally done.
I have also included the last 10 XLRs updated in the Registry on the index page. So….if you’re looking for an XLR for sale, that would be a good place to start!
I will continue to update owner information and XLRs for sale on a daily basis.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has officially closed the Cadillac XLR retractable roof investigation without finding enough reason to issue a recall.
In February 2019, the NHTSA opened an investigation after receiving complaints from owners that the roof panel layers on the XLR separate due to a weakness in the adhesive bonding used in the structure.
The outer roof panel is made of sheet molded composite and attached to the magnesium roof structure using a special adhesive. General Motors told the NHTSA that there is an oxide layer that isn’t supposed to be on the magnesium framework that caused eight roof panel separations.
Some owners have reported the separation occurring while the vehicle has either been sitting or driving at highway speeds.
The NHTSA says the investigation is now closed due to the low failure rate and the sporadic nature of the issue.
Several of our members here at the XLR Net, have experienced roof panel delamination on their XLRs but most of the cases appear to common in the 2005 model year.
Rod Ghorashi-Zadeh a car collector and owner of a 2008 Cadillac XLR-V is suing the EasyPark storage facility and Busters Towing for mistakenly towing his XLR-V from the storage facility and storing it outdoors for 6-months.
Ghorashi-Zadeh filed a notice of civil claim in BC Supreme Court on September 4, naming Parking Corp. of Vancouver dba Easypark and All Tech Transport Ltd. dba Busters Towing as defendants.
According to Ghorashi-Zadeh, his 2008 XLR-V is only one of 20 made that year and it “was in immaculate condition – it looked and smelled new. It had never been driven in the rain.”
In April of 2015, he began storing his XLR-V at the EasyPark storage facility in Vancouver, British Columbia where he took comfort in knowing that his prized Cadillac was safe behind gates and surveillance cameras. However in September 2017, that all came to an end.
Ghorashi-Zadeh received a call from Busters Towing stating that his XLR-V had been towed from the storage facility six months earlier and stored outside on the towing company’s lot where it would be auctioned off if he didn’t come by and pay the $6,500 towing bill for keeping it on their lot.
An employee of EasyPark told Ghorashi-Zadeh that he didn’t know why his vehicle was towed from the storage facility as his account was in good standing. In the claim, he says that so far he has not received a valid reason from EasyPark as to why his Cadillac was towed without his knowledge.
When Ghorashi-Zadeh showed up at the towing company, he found his XLR-V sitting in the lot “badly damaged” with a broken headlight and a rat’s nest inside the engine compartment.
In November 2017, he had the XLR-V towed to a local Cadillac dealer at his own expense and the costly repairs to the car were only partially covered by his insurance company.
Ghorashi-Zadeh is seeking unspecified damages for breach of contract and negligence.
On February 1st, the NHTSA opened an investigation into 10 documented reports of outer roof panel separation on the 2004 – 2005 Cadillac XLR.
Below are the current details of that investigation:
Date Investigation Opened: FEB 01, 2019 Date Investigation Closed: Open NHTSA Action Number: PE19001 Component(s): STRUCTURE
T he Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received ten reports of the outer roof panel separating from the roof frame on model years (MY) 2004 and 2005 General Motors (GM) Cadillac XLR. This condition is attributed to the degradation of the panel adhesive used in production to secure the outer roof panel to the inner retractable top frame. Seven of the complaints report outer roof panel separations while driving. A Preliminary Evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency, circumstances, and safety consequences of the alleged defect. The ODI complaints cited above can be viewed at www.nhtsa.gov under the following ODI identification numbers: 11173362, 11155574, 11101657, 11074433, 11012176, 11012166, 10985013, 10970736, 10970383, 10653304
On February 7th, a letter was sent to General Motors outlining the intent and details of this investigation. Attached below is a copy of that letter:
Last month, we reported an owner of a 2005 Cadillac XLR experienced the outer skin of the roof on their 2005 Cadillac XLR flying off while driving and in June of last year, we reported another owner of a 2005 Cadillac XLR losing the outer skin of her roof while driving as well.
Last month, we started a thread in our forums asking owners to report if they had experienced problems with roof separation on their XLRs as well. Below are their responses:
In August of last year, we reported that a 2005 Cadillac XLR owner in Florida, was driving down a back road when the roof on her XLR flew off.
Last week, another 2005 Cadillac XLR owner in Tallahassee, Florida ran into the same problem as he was driving his XLR down Interstate-75 in Georgia.
Brad Yates, the XLR’s owner told First Coast News that the roof was completely sealed shut as he was driving. He had been driving for a few hours when he started to hear excessive road noise coming into the cabin and then a loud bang as the roof separated.
“Instantly, it was like all the windows were rolled down,” Yates said. “You never think that a structural component of the car is going to fly off while you’re driving down the road.”
Yates pulled the XLR over, pulled out his phone and began to inquire about the issue on Google. He was amazed to see how many complaints and posts had been made by owners with the same issue.
In August, after Francesca Giannini of Florida lost the roof on her 2005 XLR, First Coast News began an investigation into the issue and General Motors has begun to look into the situation as well. Last week, a spokesman for General Motors stated that the investigation is still ongoing.
“It’s not like I’m going to go search online, ‘Hey, will my roof fly off?'” Yates said. “I was going 70 miles an hour, you know, there may be someone tomorrow going 70 miles an hour and really cause a bad accident.”
The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration has recorded six other instances of Cadillac XLR roof delamination issues, however, no recalls have been issued thus far.
If you’re a Cadillac XLR owner and you’ve had issues with roof delamination on your XLR, we want to hear from you:
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