History of the 1993 Cadillac Allante
The 1993 Cadillac Allante was the last of the 1987 to 1993 two-seater luxury sports cars produced by General Motors. It was an improvement over previous Allante models with a larger engine to dampen criticism that it lacked power. It was the best seller of the series, yet GM could muster only 21,430 sales for the seven-year production run.
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Origins
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Cadillac struggled in the 1970s and '80s to come up with an exciting and different model to boost sagging sales. It decided to compete against Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar in offering a personal luxury car.
Two Assembly Plants
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Famed Ferrari designer Pininfarina designed and built the Allante bodies in Italy and then shipped them to GM's Hamtramck, Michigan, plant for final assembly.
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Price Tag
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The price of the Allante rose steadily from the initial $54,700 in 1987 to $59,975 in 1993, making it the most expensive Cadillac ever produced.
Final Changes
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Cadillac dropped the Allante's Recaro racing-style seats in 1993 for cheaper, dual-power seats and no longer offered the aluminum hardtop convertible as standard equipment.
Under the Hood
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The best feature of the Allante's final year was the introduction of a 295-horsepower 4.6-liter V-8 engine, giving it a long-overdue power boost from the previous 4.5-liter version.
Sales
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Total production of the 1993 models was 4,670, nearly three times more than the 1992 Allante and far outdistancing all previous models.
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