Cadillac
XLR-V (2009)

Why it matters

The XLR-V was the supercharged top version of Cadillac's two-seat retractable-hardtop roadster and the most expensive model in the 2009 Cadillac line-up. It was sold only in the final model year of the XLR, before the car was discontinued.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

• Cadillac XLR-V (2009) (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: Rutger van der Maar · CC BY 2.0
• Cadillac XLR-V (2009) (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: Oleg Yunakov · CC BY-SA 4.0

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

The XLR grew out of the Cadillac Evoq concept, shown at the 1999 Detroit show, and went on sale in September 2003. It was built at the Bowling Green, Kentucky plant, in a separate small shop within the Corvette factory, with the body assembled outside the normal assembly line.

XLR sales peaked at 3,730 in 2005 and fell to 1,250 in 2008. Cadillac confirmed in January 2009 that production would end that spring, making 2009 the final model year. For 2009 the XLR was sold only in its most expensive versions: the XLR Platinum with a 320 hp 4.6-litre V8 and the XLR-V with a supercharged 4.4-litre V8, priced from $104,200 including shipping.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Mecum Auctions – 2009 Cadillac XLR-V Convertible (lot 1115756) Level B

   • 239 XLR-V models produced for the 2009 model year

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   Cadillac kills the XLR (Inside Line, 26 Jan 2009) Level C Edmunds Inside Line · 2009-01-26

   • The XLR-V gets a 443-hp 4.4-liter supercharged V8
   • 443-hp 4.4-liter supercharged V8
   • supercharged V8

   Accessed 2026-11-13