Cadillac Eldorado

The Cadillac Eldorado was a two-door personal luxury car manufactured and marketed by the Cadillac Division of General Motors from 1953 to 2002.

History
Eldorado was the first large luxury car to tout the advantages of front-wheel drive since the 1980s. Things haven't been the same since, and most of the Cadillac product line was now front-wheel drive, as were most cars in general.

1995
There were two quite different variations on Cadillac's 2-door luxury car theme: the Eldorado and the Eldorado Touring Coupe. Although they shared most body, trim and major mechanical components, the Touring Coupe benefited from a 300-hp version of the 4.6-liter Northstar 32-valve dohc V8, which was 25 hp more than the base Eldorado.

Buyers of these vehicles were probably be cross-shopping for a Lincoln Mark VIII or the slightly smaller Lexus SC 300/400.

Complementing the Touring Coupe's extra power were stiffer antiroll bars and tires with a higher speed rating, both of which gave a slightly firmer, more European ride.

Both versions shared a clean, readable dashboard and instrument panel, a 4-speed electronically controlled automatic transaxle. There were many standard features befitting a personal luxury car, including a sophisticated computer-controlled suspension that used steering-wheel angle sensors, wheel-position sensors and accelerometers to vary shock absorber damping rates. The improved control provided a smoother ride and better traction under braking and cornering. On a more mundane note there was a 3-channel garage door opener built into the overhead console. 

Audio was via a 6-speaker system from Delco Bose, with trunk-mounted compact disc changer optional.