Cadillac Eldorado 59

Author's product rating:   

Safety	Excellent
Comfort	Good
Road Handling	Excellent
Looks	Excellent
Features	Good

Advantages:	Handling, Design, Layout, Comfort
Disadvantages:	Fuel Consumption, Parking and only available as LHD

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

Imagine an oceangoing liner that steers as lightly as a fiat uno and you have some idea of handling the Eldorado.
The sensation is impossible to believe until you try it.
At around 4,500 cc's the engine doesn't strain at anything and accelerates in a way that makes you feel it might be inclined to leave the ground.
It's a more practical car than you might expect.
The controls are all very simple and clear. Gimmickery of any kind seems to have been banned from this particular model.
The "trunk" is simply huge and would accomodate a pair of matching lawn mowers with room to spare.
The front seats can be adjusted in every concievable way and heated.
The back seats are surprisingly comfortable too, but lack windows that can be opened.
It seems to love every kind of road from autobahns to winding country lanes.
However it is extremelly wide and some narrower lanes would not be a realistic propostion.
Though understandably thirsty, it truly is a dream machine....
Although, of course, a NIGHTMARE to park.