These pixel masters know what they're doing - they target the strings of the nostalgia chords and strive to achieve ultimate desirability in terms of comfort or with a high-performance attitude.
The Cadillac Eldorado nameplate is many times confounded with the notion of an American personal luxury car – this nameplate was at the top or near it for its entire life between 1952 and 2002. Interestingly, while it was never lower than second in price in the Caddy lineup, the classic American setup of front-engine RWD was only maintained between 1953 and 1966 because, from the model year 1967 onward, it switched to a front-engine front-wheel drive setup.
No less than twelve generations have passed during the model's half-century lifespan, and to this day, it is one of the most recognizable nameplates in Cadillac's history. However, it was killed off during the early 2000s, and now some people believe that it's high time the General Motors subsidiary came up with a new one – even if it was only across the parallel universes of vehicular CGI.
More precisely, Vince Burlapp (aka vburlapp on social media or burlappcar.com) is a prolific virtual artist who loves to dream of all the latest models across the wide-ranging automotive realm – and he's got a particular interest in Cadillac models. Just recently, for example, he tried to unofficially revive the Cadillac Coupe de Ville series in both formats: hardtop and convertible. Now, though, he's back to one of his biggest CGI loves – the Cadillac Eldorado resurrection.
This is not the first time this pixel master has attempted this virtual feat, and he's interested in bringing back the model's scenic presence in a pretty spectacular CGI manner. So, he was influenced for his latest illustration by the eighth iteration produced between 1967 and 1970 – with an electric twist, of course. As such, his vision uses Ultium technology and proposes a Cadillac EV capable of super-quiet and fast achievements like a 300-mile all-electric range – easily turning into the true poster child of the Cadillac EV range as the author sees the $340k Celestiq a failure in that perspective.
Secondly, suppose you don't want anything BEV from Cadillac as you think they have enough IQs lined up for a while (Optiq, Lyriq, Vistiq, Escalade IQ, Celestiq). In that case, the virtual artist tucked behind the AscarissDesign moniker on social media also has a big craving for something cool from Cadillac – a two-door coupe. His vision doesn't explicitly say anything about the Eldorado nameplate, instead leaving the slate blank and calling the project just a 'Cadillac Sport Coupe.'
However, just by looking at it, the Eldorado rings a few whistles – of the supercharged V8 variety and packs an attached ICE-powered Blackwing moniker. So, do you think it would be cooler than an Ultium Eldorado or not?
Aurel has aimed high all his life (literally, at 16 he was flying gliders all by himself) so in 2006 he switched careers and got hired as a writer at his favorite magazine. Since then, his work has been published both by print and online outlets, most recently right here, on autoevolution. Full profile
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