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    Cadillac Cimarron

    Cadillac Cimarron

    When the Cimarron appeared in 1982, the first four-cylinder Cadillac since 1914, it was intended to appeal to two markets: the BMW/Audi/Volvo crowd, and current owners of large Cadillacs seeking a smaller second car. Import buyers immediately noted that the Cimarron, like all J- cars, was heavier than they had expected, which caused performance to suffer. Cost considerations had forced GM engineers to use existing components from the X-car, while fuel economy goals had caused them to select gear ratios more for economy than for performance.
    The Cimarron slid through 1984 with few changes. For '85, it got the Chevy 2.8 litre V6 (again from the X-car) and a more aggressive suspension as options, and the exterior and interior appearance was spiffed up.
    Cadillac carried the Cimarron on with minor revisions through the 1988 model year, when it finally gave up and discontinued it (GM had stopped marketing it in Canada a couple of years earlier).
    info: www.canadiandriver.com

    Not the best pics, I only had little Sony camera on me.
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    Cadillac Cimarron #2

    The Cadillac Cimarron is generally considered one of the worst examples of badge-engineering ever made, and is subject to almost universal derision, even within General Motors today. While it's probably not a terrible car, it is a terrible Cadillac.

    This Cimarron, photographed in a parking lot near the University, was produced after 1985, distinguishable by its trapezoidal grille and headlights, and by its V-6 engine.
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    My favorite color is chrome.

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    UCP's biggest (only?) fan of the '74-'76 Mercury Cougar.
    UCP's proudest owner of a '74 Cougar

    My favorite color is chrome.

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    I drove a Cimarron once. It's a terrible car. Maybe not as terrible with the V6 instead of the 4-banger that I drove.
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