Luxury coupes where performance is not the main goal are just about extinct in 2025. Mercedes has the CLE Coupe, BMW has the 2 and 4-series, and Lexus has the RC. American brands don’t have a single luxurious two-door at all. Gone are the days of the Chrysler Cordoba, ford Thunderbird, and Cadillac Eldorado (the most iconic of them all). It’s the ideal Cadillac of yesteryear. it was huge, flashy, incredibly cozy, and could burn a set of tires if the desire struck it. But as American automakers moved away from coupes (and almost sedans in general), the Eldorado faded away into history with 2002 being the last model year.
But, with Cadillac experiencing a recent renaissance with EVs like the IQ and Celestiq and big V8-powered monsters like the CT5 Blackwingis it time for the Eldorado to make a return? That question is a little easier asked than answered. Most automotive fans (yours truly included) would love to see a modern Eldorado with either an electric or gas-powered drivetrain, but would it make sense in today’s climate? That needs some more digging.
An EV Eldorado
Before you can look at the boring business sense,let’s hypothesize a bit as to what an Eldorado would look like for a 2025 or 2026 model year. As of now, most newly announced Caddys are electric, so an EV Eldorado (maybe called the EQ or something to keep with the naming convention) would at least follow a coherent logic. Using something like the Celestiq’s motors and batteries wouldn’t be too monumental of a task, and given a lot of the Celestiq’s design language, it could be a stunning vehicle.
Worth a look