Cadillac Provoq

Infobox Automobile


name = Cadillac Provoq
manufacturer = Cadillac
production = 2010-
parent_company = General Motors
class = concept crossover
body_style = 4-door SUV
layout = Front engine, front-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
platform = GM E-Flex platform
wheelbase = Auto in|114.4|0
length = Auto in|180.3|0
width = Auto in|72.8|0
height = Auto in|67.0|0

The Cadillac Provoq is a concept luxury crossover vehicle revealed on 8 January 2008, and manufactured by General Motors.cite web |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/08/ces-2008-cadillac-provoq-fuel-cell-concept-revealed/ |title=Cadillac Provoq Fuel Cell Concept revealed! |accessdate=2008-01-08 |last=Abuelsamid |first=Sam |date=2008-01-08 |format=HTML |work=Autoblog |publisher=Weblogs, Inc. |language=English] cite web |url=http://jalopnik.com/341986/ces-cadillac-provoq-hydrogen-fuel-cell-concept-revealed |title=Cadillac Provoq Hydrogen Fuel Cell Concept Revealed |accessdate=2008-01-08 |last=Wojdyla |first=Ben |date=2008-01-08 |format=HTML |work=Jalopnik |publisher=Gawker Media |language=English] It was introduced at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV and is powered by the plug-in hybrid technology first shown in the Chevrolet Volt. For extended range, a hydrogen fuel cell will recharge the Lithium-ion battery and a solar panel will power onboard accessories, such as interior lighting and the audio system. [Cadillac Website(2008-01-08). [http://www.cadillac.com/cadillacjsp/experience/news_provoq.jsp Cadillac - News - Provoq Fuel Cell Concept] ] As the Provoq concept uses a hybrid powertrain it is based on the same GM E-Flex platform as the Chevrolet Volt.

The production car will share the GM Theta platform with Saab which will get its own CUV, the 9-4X. The production vehicle was originally to be called the Cadillac BRX replacing the Cadillac SRX, but Cadillac will instead introduce an all new SRX based on the Provoq. [ [http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=126574 Forget BRX: 2010 Cadillac SRX Is the New SRX] ]

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