Mystery Cadillac fob appears. Trunk/Frunk/convertible roof
11-05-2018, 09:18 PM
#41
Burning Brakes
How do you plan on cranking up your EV’s A/C on a hot summer day while you’re getting ready to head out of the house? It’s nice to let it get the cabin temps down before you get in; Especially in states like Florida, Texas, Nevada or Arizona, where it’s almost always a great hot day to drive your Corvette.
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11-05-2018, 10:14 PM
#43
Moderator
Many have predicted that Cadillac will introduce their own sports car based on the mid engine Corvette. Here's Autoweek's commentary:
I would suggest the the fob confirms that Cadillac is planning on their own version of the mid engine Corvette.
Corvette-based Cadillac: Speculation has been rampant for some time about a Cadillac based on the next-gen midengine Corvette. Before GM's bankruptcy, Cadillac released a concept of such a vehicle called the Cien. If the vehicle is given the green light, it could come as early as 2020 or 2021 to inject more performance DNA into the brand.
Read more: https://autoweek.com/article/rumormi...#ixzz5W2ZJZAei
Read more: https://autoweek.com/article/rumormi...#ixzz5W2ZJZAei
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11-05-2018, 10:20 PM
#44
Drifting
Sure it would. You need to condition the cabin before take off, so ten minutes before leaving you hit the "start" button and it heats or cools the interior.
On an EV this is even more important since it can draw power from the charger to condition the cabin (and battery temp), leaving the car's battery in a full state of charge.
On an EV this is even more important since it can draw power from the charger to condition the cabin (and battery temp), leaving the car's battery in a full state of charge.
11-05-2018, 10:27 PM
#45
Le Mans Master
Fair enough. GM appears to use the engine cranking symbol on fob of their other EV, the Bolt. In my opinion it's a misapplication of the symbol and It's even incongruous with the power button inside the car. But they do seem to do it, so they might also do it on a Cadillac.
11-05-2018, 10:36 PM
#46
Melting Slicks
God knows it definitely needs a turn around.
11-05-2018, 10:47 PM
#47
Race Director
Am I the only one who finds it comical that when a photo of a fob that could be for a mid engine caddy shows up, it gets labeled "intentional misdirection", but when unnamed sources have no proof of anything and say it's a Corvette that will have no proce increase, have equL storage, and whatnot people take it as gospel ttuth?
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11-05-2018, 10:49 PM
#48
Drifting
Fair enough. GM appears to use the engine cranking symbol on fob of their other EV, the Bolt. In my opinion it's a misapplication of the symbol and It's even incongruous with the power button inside the car. But they do seem to do it, so they might also do it on a Cadillac.
11-05-2018, 10:50 PM
#49
Burning Brakes
It could just be th Cadillac version of the ME. Or, it could be the 170k car Zerv02 has mentioned. We really have no idea on GM publically says something. However, I’m not spending 170, and likely wouldn’t buy a Cadillac so hopefully it turns out to be a ME Vette.
11-05-2018, 10:52 PM
#50
Am I the only one who finds it comical that when a photo of a fob that could be for a mid engine caddy shows up, it gets labeled "intentional misdirection", but when unnamed sources have no proof of anything and say it's a Corvette that will have no proce increase, have equL storage, and whatnot people take it as gospel ttuth?
to be honest I'm down for a mid engine Cadillac if it looks as good as this concept car:
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11-05-2018, 10:57 PM
#51
Moderator
There is going to be an ME Vette, starting in 2019 as a 2020 model. It will be on the market for probably two years before the Cadillac version is released (if a Cadillac version actually get produced).
11-06-2018, 12:52 AM
#52
Le Mans Master
On both front and back side FOB pictures you can see a sticker at (A). If you focus only on the areas I noted between the lines on both sides of the FOB at (B1 and B2) you can see the difference.
(1) The button side of the FOB silver lined area I noted as B1 looks like the small letter “d” which continues then ends at C1, whereas
(2) The “Cadillac” side of the FOB silver lined area I noted B2 looks like the small letter “b”, which continues then ends at C2, thus
If you flip one FOB over and place on top of the other FOB so in essence looking at B1 and B2 on the left side for both, they can’t be the same FOB.
11-06-2018, 01:14 AM
#54
Moderator
Reread my post you reference as I made the below edit to help carifly what I’m saying.
“If you flip the button side FOB over (right becomes left thus the back side) and place on top of the other FOB so in essence looking at B1 and B2 on the left side for both, they can’t be the same FOB.”
11-06-2018, 01:25 AM
#55
Drifting
Reread my post you reference as I made the below edit to help carifly what I’m saying.
“If you flip the button side FOB over (right becomes left thus the back side) and place on top of the other FOB so in essence looking at B1 and B2 on the left side for both, they can’t be the same FOB.”
11-06-2018, 02:08 AM
#56
11-06-2018, 03:53 AM
#57
Le Mans Master
On both front and back side FOB pictures you can see a sticker at (A). If you focus only on the areas I noted between the lines on both sides of the FOB at (B1 and B2) you can see the difference.
(1) The button side of the FOB silver lined area I noted as B1 looks like the small letter “d” which continues then ends at C1, whereas
(2) The “Cadillac” side of the FOB silver lined area I noted B2 looks like the small letter “b”, which continues then ends at C2, thus
If you flip the button side FOB over (right becomes left thus the back side) and place on top of the other FOB so in essence looking at B1 and B2 on the left side for both, they can’t be the same FOB.
Using your own example: paint a lower-case "d" on a pane of glass and walk around to the other side. What does it look like? A lower-case "b".
In other words, you need a mirror image of one side in order to compare. As you can see, when one side is mirrored, the front and back have the same shape:
Original image of front
Mirror image of back
11-06-2018, 07:31 AM
#58
Personal opinion is that as mentioned GM uses the same fob's over multiple cars / brands. I have a feeling that this is a future Chevy/Caddy fob that has the guts in it for the new C8, but has the badge for Cadillac because those keys are ready for production and the C8 are not with the new badge. This looks like a legit key for Caddy since the badge is recessed into the key as opposed to just a sticker. But they could be using the caddy portion so as if they misplace it or somehow someone gets a pic of it that the C8 emblem won't be leaked.
Or in a year I will be buying a Cadillac....only time will tell.
Or in a year I will be buying a Cadillac....only time will tell.
11-06-2018, 07:40 AM
#59
Melting Slicks
On both front and back side FOB pictures you can see a sticker at (A). If you focus only on the areas I noted between the lines on both sides of the FOB at (B1 and B2) you can see the difference.
(1) The button side of the FOB silver lined area I noted as B1 looks like the small letter “d” which continues then ends at C1, whereas
(2) The “Cadillac” side of the FOB silver lined area I noted B2 looks like the small letter “b”, which continues then ends at C2, thus
If you flip the button side FOB over (right becomes left thus the back side) and place on top of the other FOB so in essence looking at B1 and B2 on the left side for both, they can’t be the same FOB.