Cadillac wanted to get into the sports luxury class, and this was the product of that, the 2008 Cadillac XLR has all the amenities you would expect in a Cadillac, heated leather seats, heated steering wheel, power retractable top, power tilt/telescopic column, dual zone climate controlled air conditioning, plus a powerful 4.6 liter V8 rated at 320 HP from the factory mated with a 6 speed automatic transmission. The headlamps have a steerable adaptive forward lighting system, bi-functional High-Intensity Discharge (HID) with headlamp washers and Twilight Sentinel. The interior features Heads-Up Display, with digital readouts for vehicle speed, selected gear, Adaptive Cruise Control indicator, audio system information, high-beam indicator, fuel level and 5 language capability. This very loaded convertible was over $80,000 when new.