Cadillac Aurora

Cadillac Aurora
Overview
ManufacturerCadillac (General Motors)
Production1990
Body and chassis
ClassConcept car
Body style4-door sedan
Layoutlongitudinally-placed Front-engine, four-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Engine4.5 L LW2 V8
Transmission4-speed automatic

The Cadillac Aurora was a concept car manufactured by Cadillac; styled under the direction of GM Vice President of Design, Chuck Jordan; and presented at the 1990 Chicago Auto Show.

After the Aurora failed to enter production, its nameplate, powertrain concept and interior design concept were subsequently used by the Oldsmobile Aurora, presented in 1995.[1] Its exterior design carried styling cues of the European Opel Omega B saloon released in 1994.

In 2024, Car and Driver published photographs of the Cadillac Aurora parked in a GM location reserved for vehicles to be imminently destroyed.[2]

Specifications

The Aurora used a 4.5 liter LW2 V8 engine from the Allanté producing 200 hp (149 kW) mated with a 4-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive with traction control.[3] Motor Trend reported that the all-wheel-drive Aurora borrowed its framework from the front-drive DeVille. Unlike the DeVille, which positioned its engine transversely, the Aurora's engine was placed longitudinally.[4]

Media appearances

The concept appeared in a scene in the movie Demolition Man.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Looking Back at 1990s". Chicago Auto Show. Chicago Automobile Trade Association. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "1990 Cadillac Aurora Concept Appears Destined for the Crusher". Car and Driver. 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  3. ↑ Site-Mechanics. "1990 Cadillac Aurora - Concepts". www.carstyling.ru. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  4. ↑ "Who's Your Caddy? The Cadillac Aurora Presaged Oldsmobile's Flagship". MotorTrend. 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  5. ↑ "Cadillac Aurora in "Demolition Man"". IMCDb.org. Retrieved 2018-08-26.


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