The Cadillac Cien is a 2-door rear mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive high performance

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, designed by Simon Cox, and unveiled at the 2002

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to celebrate Cadillac's 100th anniversary ("cien" is

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for one hundred, which compares the Buick Centieme).

Overview

The Cadillac Cien has a longitudinally mounted 60-degree, 7.5-liter V12 that produced and of torque. The experimental engine featured direct injection and displacement on demand, which allowed the engine to run on only eight or fewer cylinders under light load. The Cien was designed at General Motors' Advanced Design Studio in

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and built as a fully working road-going vehicle with the help of the UK-based engineering and motorsport company Prodrive. The Cien's monocoque chassis and body were made of

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composite and equipped with active aero. Its design was inspired by the

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. Initially, there were plans to put it into production, but due to the lack of development funds and the high expected selling price of US$200,000, the existence of a customer base for the Cien was put into question. The production of the Cien was thus cancelled at a board meeting.

In media

The Cadillac Cien was featured in the 2005 film '' The Island''. The Cadillac Cien is a playable vehicle in video games including '' Gran Turismo'', '' Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix'', and ''

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References

External links

Jalopnik - ''David Carradine Wanted To Drive A Cadillac Cien In Kill Bill 2''
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