Cadillac Allante.

In 1987, General Motors, General Motors, to combat a strong competitor, Mercedes-Benz SL releases a model under the codenamed "Cadillac Callisto". The suspension and the engine for the new car were taken from Cadillac Eldorado, although components from Buick Reatta, Riviera and OldSmobile Toronado were also used in the design. In the series, the car went with the name of Allante and was sold to 1993, taking a niche of luxurious roadster. The technology of its manufacture was unusual: the body of Cadillac Allante was developed by the Italian company PinInfarina and was manufactured in Italy. Then the body was delivered to the aircraft in Hamlthamik, Michigan, where Cadillac Allante was built. Because of such a complex production system, the Cadillac Allante car received the joking name "Flying Italian Cadillac".

Unlike all its competitors, Cadillac Allante had a front-wheel drive. Initially, the car was equipped with a 4.1 liter V8 engine that developed 170 liters. with. In 1989, he received a 200-strong Motor V8 4.5, becoming the most powerful front-wheel drive car for those years. In the last year of its release under the hood, the engine Northstar v8 4.6 was installed (295 liters with.) The car had two versions: with an aluminum removable roof and cheaper with a closed folding riding.In general, the car has a difficult fate. A sharp criticism was the idea of \u200b\u200banterior lead drive on a car of this class and such a price (Cadillac Allante cost 54 thousand dollars and was at that time the most expensive Cadillac in the lineup). Expensive sports cars are equipped, as a rule, classical layout - rear-wheel drive. It helps more correctly distribute weight along the axes and improve controllability at high speeds and in steep bodies. By the way, the nearest competitor is Allante - Mercedes 560sl was rear-wheel driven.

The automotive press and enthusiasts were accused of such a "short-sighted" solution rather PinInfarina than Cadillac, and not referred to the dear and "wrong" rhodster of a brilliant future. Although, his "Star Hour" was also from Allante.

In 1992, the Edition "Car and Driver" held a test for cabriors and, according to the results of the test Cadillac, Allante, won the main competitors of Jaguar XJS V12 and Mercedes-Benz 300sl. Cadillac Allan confidently took the segment of luxury sports roadster in the market. The company managed to embody a lot of technical innovations in the Cadillac Allante cabriolence, in particular the anti-test system and the NorthStar engine.

Allante did not enjoy great demand and in 1993 its production was completed. A total of 21 thousand cars were made.

repair of windshields in St. Petersburg