The Cadillac Voyage didn't make it in production so Chevrolet use the exterior for their Caprice. ( Which does look dumb on a Chevy but excellent on a Cadillac.)
Adam, it's very clear that this concept influenced several cars that were built in the '90s including the large DeVille, the Buick Roadmaster, and even the Chevy Caprice.
Reminds me of a old whale tail Impala Police car. This concept is one of the nicest I've seen. I really like the Crossfire in the background! I had a slate grey one and drove it for 4 years, such a fun car.
Hello Adam et all, the Cadillac Solitaire in 1989 (essentially a 2 door Coupe version of the Voyage) had a dual-overhead-cam, 48-valve V-12 engine with port fuel injection which was developed in conjunction with Lotus, the 6.6-liter powerplant produced 430 horsepower, along with 470 pounds/feet of torque (wish that was carried forward into there future vehicles instead of the ill-fated head gasket blowing Northstars). What I loved about these vehicles is the fact they had an in dash ETAK Navigation system and it also had a rear vision video camera! Wow that was 36 years ago!
I remember seeing this car at the Epcot Center in Walt Disney World in 1989. I found it stunning. It was displayed at the ground level of the Spaceship Earth globe which at the time housed a ride called Universe of Energy. Several styling cues were used in designing the Caprice and some of the Cadillacs.
I was going to make a similar comment about the Demolition concept cars. Sadly this spring of 2024, I saw something on the Demolition Man Concept cars were going to be junked by GM. They didn’t look to be in the best condition.
@@swvwest Cadillac Aurora. It's very depressing. I'm not one for compact cars, but that was a cool looking little sedan. I don't know why they couldn't have just donated it to a museum.
Funny how the cars and time in general for Demolition Man was meant to be in 2020. They depicted such a futuristic future and that we were living in almost unimaginable ways, and yet 2020 was no so much different from 1992 in many ways. Great movie though. Its always nice to see how our older generation used to predict the future compared to reality.
In 1976 my parents left a restaurant and the car-hop brought a big boxy green Chevy, but when we got in, we realized it had a much nicer stereo than our car!
Thanks for this one, Adam.. You know.. there was a two door version of this car called the Solitaire. That car did feature the V-12 engine.. Perhaps you could find and feature that one some day. I remember Voyage when it was new. It generated a lot of attention when it was new.
I'd take anything over a crossover..I can't fathom why people will buy them...ugliest vehicles ever designed, all of them...some of the worst are those darth-vader mask Lexus things, really over the top weird looking, and those Mazda things with the mud-turtle snout on the front.....
I had the pure joy of working with Jerry back in 1992. In addition to being an extraordinarily gifted designer, Jerry was smart, had a great sense of humor and he very generous with his time mentoring the young staff and interns. Much Love Jerry!
The dude cracks on about the hood ornament and grill missing from the 2nd gen concept, as if the glass roof wasn't Luxury, and Six Ducks were. They spout off about a souped-up high horsepower 4.5L, when EVERY big car owner respects Torque values.
Cadillac has a wonderful history of concepts that never made it to production. The Voyage, Cien, etc, etc etc.When they did stretch to build an "Ultimate luxury" vehicle we got the ungainly (to my eyes) Celestiq. They had so MANY wonderful concepts to draw on and this is the best they could do?
Cadillac has influenced the driver controls area more than any other car maker. Locations for wipers, signals, and pedals were standardized after Cadillac's Designs. At 4:10, do you see those buttons placed right where you put your Arm, on the Arm Rest? That Dumb Idea has infected sooooo many other current Makes and Models. Cars constantly misbehaving because their owner laid there arm on the Arm Rest. They could a put fifteen switches on that Pistol Grip Shifter, but they thought Your Elbow activating those controls Randomly would be more Exciting.
I remember seeing this in a magazine sometime back as a kid in the 90's and I immediatly fell in love with it. It looks so... sinister hahaha, so cool!
Such a beautiful concept car, and yes, a V-12 under hood would have been the cherry on top! The Voyage's C-pillar and rear glass does foreshadow the Olds Aurora, but the overall design is more 91 Chevy Caprice and Buick Roadmaster. To my eye,the Advanced Design Studio's exterior proposal carries more Aurora styling cues. Thanks Adam, for the excellent content, as always 😁
Thank you very much for this! I have a book of concept cars that includes this, and I have been looking for more content on it for the last 25 years. Even Dean's Garage (which I've been to) wasn't nearly enough. THIS, on the other hand, is a gorgeous walk-through that really goes a long way towards scratching that old, old, itch. Thanks again for doing this, and doing such a good job, at that. Might you ever consider its companion, the Solitaire?
Thanks for the full all-around tour of this car. I've always really liked this design. It shows a lot of the themes that GM's design teams were onto across all their divisions at the time, but it's very recognizably Cadillac. Other than the weird headrests I think the interior suits the exterior nicely. I'm amazed that the windows actually go down with that curve near the bottom.
Yes, the front end looks like they took the shape of the mid 80's T/A. The hood almost looks like they got it straight from the F-body production line!
It looks like a Cadillac version of an Aurora on a bubble Caprice platform. I remember seeing it at the NAIAS when it was new and the Solitaire the following year. I saw this car at the GM Heritage Center 10 years ago, and it looks like it's been cleaned up some since. The front windshield and rear window looked like they were very aged at that time and made of polycarbonate or plexiglass with the edges not finished very cleanly. Driver seat still looks like it has some seat time in it.
From the outside, this looks like it inspired the 1990 Chevrolet Impala and 1991 Caprice. A question: how did the front wheels manage to turn in with those wheel covers? Did they move with the wheel when turning a corner?
I actually sort of like it, more than I thought! The interior is a separate issue - the headrests strike me as a designer saying ‘What if we make the headrests look like a pair of beige earbuds from 30 years in the future?’ and everyone else agreeing how cool it looks and not thinking about comfort. By far my favourite concept car remains the Chrysler Norseman, sadly sitting as a pile of rust in Andrea Doria’s collapsing cargo hold. Exner’s beautiful lost creation deserves a replica.
I've got a couple Norseman die cast and a resin model. Aluminum doesn't rust so body should be fine but the 331 Hemi is probably gone to the tides as rust 🚗
If you are using your headrest while driving, pull over and take a Nap. The only purpose it has is keeping your Head attached to your Body when you Crash. The concept of those two-piece Safety Devices has eluded you, probably, in part, that you think jamming things into your ears is a good way to enjoy Music. No concern for moisture, dirt, or hearing the World Around You, because some Marketing Experts called them Ear"buds". Don't you dare complain that you get ear infections, or that a Safer Headrest abuses your eyes.
@@truthsRsung Well aren’t you just a pleasant individual. I never said anything about my preference in headphones (and I hate earbuds anyway) and you just go ahead and spew vitriol all over the place. If those ‘two-piece’ headrests were actually significantly safer, they would be common in motorcars: they aren’t.
Originally, "headrests" were not intended to actually touch the head, only to block the rearward movement of the head in a crash. In recent years, I've noticed that they no longer have front-to-back adjustments and protrude forward to make the driver crouch a little in many models. This is so annoying that I've turned the damn thing (the driver's side) 180 degrees in the last 2 cars I've owned. I assume the gap here was for rearward visibility, though the camera arguably renders that unnecessary.
@@truthsRsung I don't know about infections, but I've yet to encounter a set of earbuds that sound anywhere near as good as even a $30 pair of over-the-ear Sony headphones. I guess I won't have to be worrying about infections any time soon.
As it's been so long since I've seen the film, I could be mistaken, but didn't a similar two-door version of this show up in the 1993 movie *Demolition Man* The character of "associate Bob" drives up in it. My apologies if this was already mentioned in a previous comment
Thank you for this and your other overviews of Eyes On Design 2024. I was an invited exhibitor on that glorious celebratory day. I made the rounds continually from 8am to 4pm, veering frequently to several favorite astonishing vehicles, including the Voyage, to pause, bask in and contemplate design lines and beauty. A day fondly recalled in my own photos and video. Dave
May have already been said but the head rests look like ear buds to me. Agree with others feeling the Caprice dressed in a tuxedo. Still a stunning concept! Keep up the great work!
Yup I see all the comments but I think the production Caprice took all the BAD and not one bit of the GOOD from this concept, I say they should've ditched the fender skirts and horrendous looking seats that cause me pain just by looking at them and built it! :D
I was thinking the same thing, it probably had a turning radius even worse than my '96 Corvette, which was only slightly worse than say an aircraft carrier! :D (I still cannot get over how even my '03 Nissan Frontier had a shockingly tighter turning circle than the C4 Corvette) Overall I love the looks but I'm not big on fender skirts, should've ditched those especially the front ones and also change out the seats that look like they were less designed for comfort and looks than the ability to make chiropractors lots of money LOL! But otherwise I love it, from the front snout with those popup headlights to the long hood, low belt line and rear window treatment! Really like the dashboard layout too, very modern but with easily readable analog gauges for the important stuff. People are comparing it to the Caprice here and while yeah i see some similarities it's like the Caprice took everything WRONG from this concept but not one bit of the good! :D
@@theoddfurry141 LOL I'm just sayin', the same places I could do U-turns with even my Nissan Frontier I had to make "Y-turns" with my '96 Corvette! Mine was a '96 Collector Edition, 6 speed manual and LT4 Grand Sport engine, it gave me a lot of grief with regular breakdowns, did I regret buying it YUP but would I do it again, hmmmm MAYBE???!!! :D
@@terrybeavan4264 thank you for telling me cuz I’ve been lusting for this throughout all of high school and will/would keep lusting for it until i buy my own
Yeah I never really see "commentators" mentioning the similarities between the predictor and gen 1 Edsel, it was going for formal pre-work styling with an upright grill, it works much better in the Packard. I haven't read enough reports from the era but I'm pretty sure the grill wasn't the main issue and it wouldn't even be that shocking to motorists, British makes were still doing pretty much the same thing, with an even more antiquated sheen. Definitely out of step for the forward looking era, but not the deal breaker it's hyped up to be in top ten flop lists and the like
I like the hideaway headlights. Shame we can’t have them on new cars. The interior doesn’t feel Cadillacesque to me, maybe Olds or Pontiac. It definitely has some interesting elements!
You can have them just has to be on electric cars, notice the sharp edges the cybertruck has. Which were the cyber truck a v8 made by gm would have been forbidden before the ink on the drawing dried. I agree on the interior feels more Pontiac than Cadillac.
I have a framed poster of a similar looking Cadillac called the Solitaire. It is dark red and appears to be the coupe version of this car. I remember I got the poster for free at the auto show back in the late 80's. It's a real stunner.
It looks like that ‘center pod’ could swivel towards driver or passenger, I guess the big grab handle was to aim it. I love 80’s concept cars, this one was new to me. It’s an amazing design. Thanks for creating all these great videos!
These type of concepts eventually showed up in a lot of cars in the mid 90's. It personally reminds me of some of the odd vehicles that got used in the movie Demolition Man!
I seem to remember seeing that Caddy at the Detroit auto show. P.S. At the auto show I saw the 89 T bird SC and bought one. Titanium clear, maroon leather ,nice car.
The whole interior is just... not very Cadillac. It's just too gimmicky and weird for what is presumably meant to be a full-size luxo-barge that cruises through potholes at 100mph without anybody noticing. It's like they were going for a "milspec" rated interior or something. And the headrests on those seats were just dumb. They had a big gap at exactly the place where you definitely wouldn't want a gap in a headrest. The exterior definitely would have worked for a late 80s or early 90s Cadillac with some modifications (the belt line would have been raised and there wouldn't have been a gigantic slab of glass for the roof and rear window on a production car), but that interior was best left behind in the concept phase.
I always tell my kids to tell the truth, so it's not my first choice as a great looking GM car. My top three best looking GM cars: 1969 Z28 w/o hidden headlights. 1967 Cadillac Eldorado w/o vinyl top. 1957 Corvette V8 four speed. Thanks to Adam for helping to keep automotive history alive and kicking........................
This is such a great channel, might I ask what event these pictures were taken at? I see the Crossfire concept and another amazing later Cadillac design in the background. I would love to visit a concept car event like this Edit: Never mind you answered it in video, Eye's on Design car show, Cheers!
This was a great video, you can definitely tell this concept influenced later GM's. I would love to see a video on the Cadillac Sixteen concept in the background. I knew about it's existence before because I had the Matchbox, but it was cool to see it make an appearance in the movie "Real Steel". Such a beautiful/retro futuristic design
Yup I was thinking the same thing--I need to go back and watch it again, and if that wasn't the same car it definitely had a lot of the same styling cues! By the way I never saw it first run, mainly was just getting tired of the formulaic epic fight scene action movies of the time and of course this was one but I had no idea until the wife watched it on cable recently that there was so much more to it, way more intelligent than I'd expected (as I now realize is Sylvester Stallone) and now it's a favorite of mine! But it bugs me because I fear we're in big peril of LIVING IT! Heck just replace the ever-increasing number of airbags capable of exploding on us from all directions in our big bloated SUV's with quick expanding foam! :D
There’s a recent video on the Knight Rider historian channel of the behind the scenes filming of the movie. 95% of the camcorder video are the concept cars that were used. The engine sounds don’t go with the cars looks.
10:39 I was curious how many miles this concept car had on it but couldn’t quite see the odometer clearly enough to determine what it’s reading.. 151 miles or 451? Having been on a movie set and at numerous car shows, I might lean towards the latter…. Any clear photos?
The LeSabre always looked big and bloated on its own. But the pic with Bill Mitchell behind the wheel shows that it is just a rebodied Corvette, and a much more fun sized car.
To me, this looks like how cars of the 2020s SHOULD look - NOT like the bland, identical "melted soap"-design "crossovers" one sees on every road and in every parking-lot. But then-again, I was a child in the 1960s, and had high expectations: supersonic airliners; Hilton Hotels under the seas and in Earth orbit; bases on the Moon and Mars; etc. I am EXTREMELY disappointed in how the 2020s have turned-out thus far.
2 1990s GM cars I saw right away at the introduction of the video were the 1991-93 Caprice and the 1993-96 Fleetwood. The rear third of the concept looks a lot like the rear third of the 1991-93 Caprice. The front fascia and many other parts of the exterior look a lot like the 1993-96 Fleetwood.
I've seen concept art that was drawn up during the 70s of what Cadillac was planning for the Fleetwood and Eldorado after 1976 and it looked very similar to this. Cadillac was just going to continue with the same chassis and engines that they were using at that time but make the body more streamlined. I do like this much better than anything Cadillac is building right now. Cadillac just isn't Cadillac anymore.
What a catch! Back in the day, I remember seeing This car depicted on a small photo in a german annual issue of "Auto Katalog". A limited edition of GM Opel Rekord-E2 series had shared the "Voyage" nameplate attached on the front fenders, right next to the front doors. I had seen only one Rekord Voyage with swiss reg. plates during the '90s. Very rare animal. Notice: neat little Crossfire in the background.
Jay Leno showed off his new Rolls Royce Coupe. And I commented, I didn't like it. They tried to make it look so modern, it lost its elegance. This Cadillac concept car proves that you can make an aerodynamic futuristic car and still maintain an extremely elegant and futuristic design. Sadly, modern design in 2024 seems to be synonymous with Hot Wheels toy cars - the Corvette being prime example.
I too remember when this came out. I thought it (and the Solitaire concept) should have had more of an influence on future Cadillacs than they did. They REALLY got the essence of Cadillac design, I think a bit more than the art and science theme that they ended up going with.
I see a lot of contemporary Oldsmobile cues in the greenhouse with Cadillac front and rear styling. Nice. GM has been so good at introducing and envisioning features that others made actually happen. One of the 1950s Firebirds had nav. Nifty.
"The 1988 Cadillac Voyage Was The Cadillac GM Should've Built" They did...it's called the 1993-1996 Cadillac Fleetwood. The Voyage was the basis for the car.
I agree with the other commenter. Other than the grille and windshield rake, it looks nothing like it. Fleetwood was more boxy, C-pillar and backglass more upright and formal. Nowhere near as sleek and smooth as the concept. While I love the 93-96 Fleetwood, I would have loved it more if it looked more like this concept.
The closest design I've ever seen is the 1994 Cadillac Seville STS, that my brother had. Black on black with black vinyl roof. Impressive 6 glass lights, a nearly identical egg crate grill up front and very similar taillights. Beautiful car!
@larryscott3982 I was starting to think I was the only one who hated it. I grew up in the '80s and I remember crap like this showing up at car shows. I hated it then, I hate it now. Fugly. But to each their own.
@@MichaelPoage666 lol, I was the opposite. Also grew up in the 80s, spent most of my time admiring the concept cars in magazines and wishing we had that instead of those hideous boxes on wheels that were popular. First production cars I didn't hate were the Taurus/Sable.
I have to say I love how it looks it’s incredible I think if they remove the weird headrest and the upper part of the seat was the headrest it would look fantastic inside
I absolutely loved the Voyage when I saw it in the Caddy brochure/product literature (I collect those items... 5,000ish taking up an entire room lol). I truly wish they had produced it. The Fleetwood Brougham at least inherited the grill. As always, love your posts!
Any information about the windshield wipers ? Just looked interesting. Did the cars airstream clear the windshield? I’m just wondering how sitting in traffic that would work.
I have a 1996 Impala With the same engine that the corvette had the LT1 she'll do 140 without even thinking about it. If I goose her up enough with some of the stuff that's out there now she could do that. Now I'm sure you know what a 1996 impala looks like.
Wow, I had forgotten about this car, I loved it when I first saw it. This is what the upcoming Cadillac Celestiq should have been! This exterior design and the Cadillac Celestiq interior I think would have been a winner
I remember this concept from an Automotive Industries magazine article of that time. I thought all the future cars would have such a windshield, but they wouldn't.
I see Chevy Caprice all under this Design, I like this Design, without the front skirts, put some updated 24 inch rims on it or some Nice Chrome Rims with the Vogue Tires this Concept Cadillac would look Real Good 😎
Looks an awful lot like a Caprice
The Cadillac Voyage didn't make it in production so Chevrolet use the exterior for their Caprice. ( Which does look dumb on a Chevy but excellent on a Cadillac.)
I agree with the awful part only.
I came here to say this
Yeah looks like a customized Caprice
Whole heartedly agree
The Voyage looks like a concept for the 91-96 Chevy Caprice. The front of the secondary design looks almost identical to the Chevrolets we have today!
It also hints a bit at the first generation Saturn SC coupes, too.
Definitely some similarities to the often forgotten Oldsmobile Aurora as well.
Adam, it's very clear that this concept influenced several cars that were built in the '90s including the large DeVille, the Buick Roadmaster, and even the Chevy Caprice.
"That’s a Caprice" is the first thing I said to myself when he first showed it in the video.
@@gigglybeast Yeah, I thought the same.
So it spawned a bunch of lookalikes 😂😂😂
Y'all sure know how to deface the perception of a ten year old's past.
Can I help?
@jimbimedia Ahhhhhh 👇 Youuuuu 😆 👌
I'm really digging these concept car spotlights lately. Keep them coming!👏👏
GM did build that. The Roadmaster.
Fleetwood
Very relevant comments, yes.
Caprice.
I was thinking Caprice/Impala but I think Roadmaster is even better. Regardless, all were beyond ugly.
Looks like a bloated, overweight sedan. How American.
Reminds me of a old whale tail Impala Police car. This concept is one of the nicest I've seen. I really like the Crossfire in the background! I had a slate grey one and drove it for 4 years, such a fun car.
My mom - who would be 92 now - had driven Lincoln’s since ‘73; she saw the Voyage and said “THAT is a Cadillac I would buy.” It always stuck with me.
Good thing she didn’t teach you anything else then
Your mom had good taste, unlike most of the commenters here.
Shout out to Moms
Sounds like your mom was an awesome lady of principles, and had great taste. God bless! 😊
Hello Adam et all, the Cadillac Solitaire in 1989 (essentially a 2 door Coupe version of the Voyage) had a dual-overhead-cam, 48-valve V-12 engine with port fuel injection which was developed in conjunction with Lotus, the 6.6-liter powerplant produced 430 horsepower, along with 470 pounds/feet of torque (wish that was carried forward into there future vehicles instead of the ill-fated head gasket blowing Northstars). What I loved about these vehicles is the fact they had an in dash ETAK Navigation system and it also had a rear vision video camera! Wow that was 36 years ago!
I still have the Cadillac Voyage literature from the 1988 Chicago Auto Show.
HOT DAMN EIGHTY H'EIGHT🦅✅🏁💯
That was the last CHICAGO AUTO SHOW ME and MY WIFE went to. The LIT you got from then, PRICELESS
I remember seeing this car at the Epcot Center in Walt Disney World in 1989. I found it stunning. It was displayed at the ground level of the Spaceship Earth globe which at the time housed a ride called Universe of Energy. Several styling cues were used in designing the Caprice and some of the Cadillacs.
That low beltline is delightful
Amen to that! Today's vehicles make me feel like I'm driving an Armored Car. Bleah!
@@davidphillips5395 100%. I just want to put my elbow on the window seal!
Get a hobby. That’s just queer.
I want to see if it'll actually turn at all js 😂😂
0:07 That is clearly a Buick Roadmaster/Chevrolet Caprice.
I always loved seeing this and its coupe twin in Demolition Man. Honestly that movie is amazing just for the GM concept cars
I was going to make a similar comment about the Demolition concept cars. Sadly this spring of 2024, I saw something on the Demolition Man Concept cars were going to be junked by GM. They didn’t look to be in the best condition.
They should at least be run through the Barrett Jackson auction.
GM shouldn’t be worried,the technology in those vehicles are old news now.
@@swvwestof course,that’s not surprising at all
@@swvwest Cadillac Aurora. It's very depressing. I'm not one for compact cars, but that was a cool looking little sedan. I don't know why they couldn't have just donated it to a museum.
Funny how the cars and time in general for Demolition Man was meant to be in 2020. They depicted such a futuristic future and that we were living in almost unimaginable ways, and yet 2020 was no so much different from 1992 in many ways. Great movie though. Its always nice to see how our older generation used to predict the future compared to reality.
In 1976 my parents left a restaurant and the car-hop brought a big boxy green Chevy, but when we got in, we realized it had a much nicer stereo than our car!
Spectacular hood length scream Cadillac. Side view of window “trickledown” on the Caprice. Still relevant design in 2024.
Thanks for this one, Adam.. You know.. there was a two door version of this car called the Solitaire. That car did feature the V-12 engine.. Perhaps you could find and feature that one some day. I remember Voyage when it was new. It generated a lot of attention when it was new.
I take that design over the DUV And CROSSOVERS of today.
yes they're all awful to sit in, it's like riding in a bus I like to stretch out
Any day!
I would take that design over anything today. And any day.
I'd take anything over a crossover..I can't fathom why people will buy them...ugliest vehicles ever designed, all of them...some of the worst are those darth-vader mask Lexus things, really over the top weird looking, and those Mazda things with the mud-turtle snout on the front.....
@@dyer2cycle yes and they're not comfortable at all
I had the pure joy of working with Jerry back in 1992. In addition to being an extraordinarily gifted designer, Jerry was smart, had a great sense of humor and he very generous with his time mentoring the young staff and interns. Much Love Jerry!
He mentions the Aurora and the Regal but not one word about how much it looks like a Caprice!
The dude cracks on about the hood ornament and grill missing from the 2nd gen concept, as if the glass roof wasn't Luxury, and Six Ducks were.
They spout off about a souped-up high horsepower 4.5L, when EVERY big car owner respects Torque values.
Cadillac has a wonderful history of concepts that never made it to production. The Voyage, Cien, etc, etc etc.When they did stretch to build an "Ultimate luxury" vehicle we got the ungainly (to my eyes) Celestiq. They had so MANY wonderful concepts to draw on and this is the best they could do?
I agree with others, this car seems to have influenced things like the Caprice and the 92 LeSabre and the Roadmaster. Very cool car.
Cadillac has influenced the driver controls area more than any other car maker. Locations for wipers, signals, and pedals were standardized after Cadillac's Designs.
At 4:10, do you see those buttons placed right where you put your Arm, on the Arm Rest?
That Dumb Idea has infected sooooo many other current Makes and Models.
Cars constantly misbehaving because their owner laid there arm on the Arm Rest.
They could a put fifteen switches on that Pistol Grip Shifter, but they thought Your Elbow activating those controls Randomly would be more Exciting.
Especially the useless hubcaps
I remember seeing this in a magazine sometime back as a kid in the 90's and I immediatly fell in love with it. It looks so... sinister hahaha, so cool!
They kinda did if you look at the mid-late 90’s devile and brougham. It actually has a lot of similarities to the early 90’s caprice.
Caprice, Roadmaster…
@@johnmc67let’s not forget the Olds Custom Cruiser wagon!
FLEETWOOD BRO'UGH'AM
Engineers: How aerodynamic would you like your car?
GM: Yes.
the 90s B and D bodies were the closest we got to this I think.
@2:33 👌🏾💎 Isn’t that a concept caddy in the background under the tent beside the Chrysler CrossFire?
Such a beautiful concept car, and yes, a V-12 under hood would have been the cherry on top! The Voyage's C-pillar and rear glass does foreshadow the Olds Aurora, but the overall design is more 91 Chevy Caprice and Buick Roadmaster. To my eye,the Advanced Design Studio's exterior proposal carries more Aurora styling cues. Thanks Adam, for the excellent content, as always 😁
Do you actually believe that GM was going to allow Cadillac to offer a modern V12 with the Corvette lurking around? I don't think so!!!
Thank you very much for this! I have a book of concept cars that includes this, and I have been looking for more content on it for the last 25 years. Even Dean's Garage (which I've been to) wasn't nearly enough.
THIS, on the other hand, is a gorgeous walk-through that really goes a long way towards scratching that old, old, itch.
Thanks again for doing this, and doing such a good job, at that.
Might you ever consider its companion, the Solitaire?
Interesting choice. To me the only Cad concept car that caught my eye was the Sixteen.
Still gorgeous
Agree. I got to see that in person. Striking.
"Interesting" is a lot more tactful than the words that come to my mind about this choice, lol.
Yes, the Sixteen was a looker for sure!
You can see the back of it in the background.
Thanks for the full all-around tour of this car. I've always really liked this design. It shows a lot of the themes that GM's design teams were onto across all their divisions at the time, but it's very recognizably Cadillac. Other than the weird headrests I think the interior suits the exterior nicely. I'm amazed that the windows actually go down with that curve near the bottom.
The Cadillac Fleetwood and Pontiac Firebird had a baby!
Yes, the front end looks like they took the shape of the mid 80's T/A. The hood almost looks like they got it straight from the F-body production line!
It’s amazing that GM put the Cimarron into production but passed on this beauty. Its a wonder the Cadillac brand has survived
And they made almost the same mistake with the Catera. They really didn't know what the hell they were doing.
The Escalade is the only vehicle that’s kept them in business to this day.
@@FrankTimms-cs5hland odd ball consumers,very odd
and they killed the CTS-V
The interior gives me GM EV1 vibes, particularly with the gear shifter.
It looks like a Cadillac version of an Aurora on a bubble Caprice platform. I remember seeing it at the NAIAS when it was new and the Solitaire the following year.
I saw this car at the GM Heritage Center 10 years ago, and it looks like it's been cleaned up some since. The front windshield and rear window looked like they were very aged at that time and made of polycarbonate or plexiglass with the edges not finished very cleanly. Driver seat still looks like it has some seat time in it.
From the outside, this looks like it inspired the 1990 Chevrolet Impala and 1991 Caprice.
A question: how did the front wheels manage to turn in with those wheel covers? Did they move with the wheel when turning a corner?
Ask George Mason... he would have loved this Cadillac "Nash".
I been waiting to see who else thought this … everyone said the caprice and the road master … but it also has the impala vibes aswell
My favorite Cadillac concepts were the Cien and Ciel. I still can’t believe they didn’t build those cars.
The cien was amazing
And the Sixteen. That was mind-blowing cool.💯
I actually sort of like it, more than I thought! The interior is a separate issue - the headrests strike me as a designer saying ‘What if we make the headrests look like a pair of beige earbuds from 30 years in the future?’ and everyone else agreeing how cool it looks and not thinking about comfort.
By far my favourite concept car remains the Chrysler Norseman, sadly sitting as a pile of rust in Andrea Doria’s collapsing cargo hold. Exner’s beautiful lost creation deserves a replica.
I've got a couple Norseman die cast and a resin model. Aluminum doesn't rust so body should be fine but the 331 Hemi is probably gone to the tides as rust 🚗
If you are using your headrest while driving, pull over and take a Nap.
The only purpose it has is keeping your Head attached to your Body when you Crash.
The concept of those two-piece Safety Devices has eluded you, probably, in part, that you think jamming things into your ears is a good way to enjoy Music.
No concern for moisture, dirt, or hearing the World Around You, because some Marketing Experts called them Ear"buds".
Don't you dare complain that you get ear infections, or that a Safer Headrest abuses your eyes.
@@truthsRsung Well aren’t you just a pleasant individual. I never said anything about my preference in headphones (and I hate earbuds anyway) and you just go ahead and spew vitriol all over the place. If those ‘two-piece’ headrests were actually significantly safer, they would be common in motorcars: they aren’t.
Originally, "headrests" were not intended to actually touch the head, only to block the rearward movement of the head in a crash. In recent years, I've noticed that they no longer have front-to-back adjustments and protrude forward to make the driver crouch a little in many models. This is so annoying that I've turned the damn thing (the driver's side) 180 degrees in the last 2 cars I've owned. I assume the gap here was for rearward visibility, though the camera arguably renders that unnecessary.
@@truthsRsung I don't know about infections, but I've yet to encounter a set of earbuds that sound anywhere near as good as even a $30 pair of over-the-ear Sony headphones. I guess I won't have to be worrying about infections any time soon.
As it's been so long since I've seen the film, I could be mistaken, but didn't a similar two-door version of this show up in the 1993 movie *Demolition Man* The character of "associate Bob" drives up in it. My apologies if this was already mentioned in a previous comment
I see a lot of 91-96 B body in this design especially the front grille for the Fleetwood
"BLOATED" is the word that came to my mind, too.
Thank you for this and your other overviews of Eyes On Design 2024. I was an invited exhibitor on that glorious celebratory day. I made the rounds continually from 8am to 4pm, veering frequently to several favorite astonishing vehicles, including the Voyage, to pause, bask in and contemplate design lines and beauty. A day fondly recalled in my own photos and video. Dave
Those headrests would definitely accommodate women of the 80s wearing butterfly clips in the big hair of the day.
I imagine being rear ended and your neck being pinched between the headrest eventually putting you to sleep! 😳
Good point. My girlfriend back then always wore one. Hadn’t thought of them in decades.
Extremely important feature for squiring a big-haired eighties babe about town.
They look goofy and in an accident, I doubt that they would do any good.
Interior reminds me of Jarjar Binks
At 10:00, you were trying to find words to describe the headrest design. Cameltoe? Applies to the steering wheel as well.
You can sure see the influence to the bloated Caprice.
May have already been said but the head rests look like ear buds to me. Agree with others feeling the Caprice dressed in a tuxedo. Still a stunning concept! Keep up the great work!
Yup I see all the comments but I think the production Caprice took all the BAD and not one bit of the GOOD from this concept, I say they should've ditched the fender skirts and horrendous looking seats that cause me pain just by looking at them and built it! :D
Tell us how the front wheels turned? Didn't the tires extend out on sharp turns? Thanks
I am wondering the same thing.
I was thinking the same thing, it probably had a turning radius even worse than my '96 Corvette, which was only slightly worse than say an aircraft carrier! :D (I still cannot get over how even my '03 Nissan Frontier had a shockingly tighter turning circle than the C4 Corvette) Overall I love the looks but I'm not big on fender skirts, should've ditched those especially the front ones and also change out the seats that look like they were less designed for comfort and looks than the ability to make chiropractors lots of money LOL! But otherwise I love it, from the front snout with those popup headlights to the long hood, low belt line and rear window treatment! Really like the dashboard layout too, very modern but with easily readable analog gauges for the important stuff. People are comparing it to the Caprice here and while yeah i see some similarities it's like the Caprice took everything WRONG from this concept but not one bit of the good! :D
@@terrybeavan4264you’re telling me that my beloved forth gen corvette has an atrocious turning radius???
@@theoddfurry141 LOL I'm just sayin', the same places I could do U-turns with even my Nissan Frontier I had to make "Y-turns" with my '96 Corvette! Mine was a '96 Collector Edition, 6 speed manual and LT4 Grand Sport engine, it gave me a lot of grief with regular breakdowns, did I regret buying it YUP but would I do it again, hmmmm MAYBE???!!! :D
@@terrybeavan4264 thank you for telling me cuz I’ve been lusting for this throughout all of high school and will/would keep lusting for it until i buy my own
Wow! The Packard Predictor predicted the Edsel nose and the '58-60 Lincoln roof!
Yeah I never really see "commentators" mentioning the similarities between the predictor and gen 1 Edsel, it was going for formal pre-work styling with an upright grill, it works much better in the Packard.
I haven't read enough reports from the era but I'm pretty sure the grill wasn't the main issue and it wouldn't even be that shocking to motorists, British makes were still doing pretty much the same thing, with an even more antiquated sheen. Definitely out of step for the forward looking era, but not the deal breaker it's hyped up to be in top ten flop lists and the like
I like the hideaway headlights. Shame we can’t have them on new cars. The interior doesn’t feel Cadillacesque to me, maybe Olds or Pontiac. It definitely has some interesting elements!
You can have them just has to be on electric cars, notice the sharp edges the cybertruck has. Which were the cyber truck a v8 made by gm would have been forbidden before the ink on the drawing dried. I agree on the interior feels more Pontiac than Cadillac.
Some interesting interior elements, yes--- but no cup holders!!
Adam, This voyage of discovery takes me back to the Oldsmobile wagon version which became the last Vista Cruiser. 😁
I have a framed poster of a similar looking Cadillac called the Solitaire. It is dark red and appears to be the coupe version of this car. I remember I got the poster for free at the auto show back in the late 80's. It's a real stunner.
Like the pictures of the cars we drew in our notebook while we sat through 9th. grade math class.
The interior looks like someone watched a lot of star trek the next-generation. Pretty futuristic
Really liked that alternate from the California studio, even though it did not really look like a Cadillac.
Has some Lumina elements to it.
the other car looks like a pontiac just put some bird decal on the hood
It looks like that ‘center pod’ could swivel towards driver or passenger, I guess the big grab handle was to aim it. I love 80’s concept cars, this one was new to me. It’s an amazing design. Thanks for creating all these great videos!
These type of concepts eventually showed up in a lot of cars in the mid 90's. It personally reminds me of some of the odd vehicles that got used in the movie Demolition Man!
I've seen that design in a Jetson cartoon around 1963.
I agree, it certainly looks retro-futuristic.
Wonder if the turning circle is impaired by the front fairings😮
@@iconicshrubbery Most GM products from that era I've driven already have garbage turning circles, so it probably doesn't matter.
I seem to remember seeing that Caddy at the Detroit auto show. P.S. At the auto show I saw the 89 T bird SC and bought one. Titanium clear, maroon leather ,nice car.
The shifter honestly looks like an afterthought.
I'd hate to have to explain one if it was found in my luggage by TSA.
The whole interior is just... not very Cadillac. It's just too gimmicky and weird for what is presumably meant to be a full-size luxo-barge that cruises through potholes at 100mph without anybody noticing. It's like they were going for a "milspec" rated interior or something. And the headrests on those seats were just dumb. They had a big gap at exactly the place where you definitely wouldn't want a gap in a headrest. The exterior definitely would have worked for a late 80s or early 90s Cadillac with some modifications (the belt line would have been raised and there wouldn't have been a gigantic slab of glass for the roof and rear window on a production car), but that interior was best left behind in the concept phase.
I always tell my kids to tell the truth, so it's not my first choice as a great looking GM car. My top three best looking GM cars: 1969 Z28 w/o hidden headlights.
1967 Cadillac Eldorado w/o vinyl top.
1957 Corvette V8 four speed.
Thanks to Adam for helping to keep automotive history alive and kicking........................
This is such a great channel, might I ask what event these pictures were taken at? I see the Crossfire concept and another amazing later Cadillac design in the background. I would love to visit a concept car event like this
Edit: Never mind you answered it in video, Eye's on Design car show, Cheers!
Looks a little like Tyler Hoover’s Cadillac concept @!Hoovie’s Garage.
El DaRODo
This is way cooler than that
This was a great video, you can definitely tell this concept influenced later GM's. I would love to see a video on the Cadillac Sixteen concept in the background. I knew about it's existence before because I had the Matchbox, but it was cool to see it make an appearance in the movie "Real Steel". Such a beautiful/retro futuristic design
A bit of trivia, this car was used in the 1993 film Demolition Man with Sylvester Stallone
Yup I was thinking the same thing--I need to go back and watch it again, and if that wasn't the same car it definitely had a lot of the same styling cues! By the way I never saw it first run, mainly was just getting tired of the formulaic epic fight scene action movies of the time and of course this was one but I had no idea until the wife watched it on cable recently that there was so much more to it, way more intelligent than I'd expected (as I now realize is Sylvester Stallone) and now it's a favorite of mine! But it bugs me because I fear we're in big peril of LIVING IT! Heck just replace the ever-increasing number of airbags capable of exploding on us from all directions in our big bloated SUV's with quick expanding foam! :D
Actually the car used in " Demolition Man " was the 1989 Cadillac Solitaire coupe that followed this car.
" Be Well! "
@rafaelfiallo4123 When Dr Cocteau pulls up in the Solitaire, in the background, you can see the Voyager's rear end briefly.
Point for you!
There’s a recent video on the Knight Rider historian channel of the behind the scenes filming of the movie.
95% of the camcorder video are the concept cars that were used.
The engine sounds don’t go with the cars looks.
10:39 I was curious how many miles this concept car had on it but couldn’t quite see the odometer clearly enough to determine what it’s reading.. 151 miles or 451? Having been on a movie set and at numerous car shows, I might lean towards the latter…. Any clear photos?
ANYTHING had to be released to take eyes off the Cimarron.
The LeSabre always looked big and bloated on its own. But the pic with Bill Mitchell behind the wheel shows that it is just a rebodied Corvette, and a much more fun sized car.
I had not heard of this car until now. Very interesting Cadillac. Thanks Adam
To me, this looks like how cars of the 2020s SHOULD look - NOT like the bland, identical "melted soap"-design "crossovers" one sees on every road and in every parking-lot.
But then-again, I was a child in the 1960s, and had high expectations: supersonic airliners; Hilton Hotels under the seas and in Earth orbit; bases on the Moon and Mars; etc.
I am EXTREMELY disappointed in how the 2020s have turned-out thus far.
Well said.
Did the 1988 Cadillac Voyage influence the styling of the 1995 Caprice (aka bubble Caprice)?
The headrests look like boxing gloves!
2 1990s GM cars I saw right away at the introduction of the video were the 1991-93 Caprice and the 1993-96 Fleetwood. The rear third of the concept looks a lot like the rear third of the 1991-93 Caprice. The front fascia and many other parts of the exterior look a lot like the 1993-96 Fleetwood.
I've seen concept art that was drawn up during the 70s of what Cadillac was planning for the Fleetwood and Eldorado after 1976 and it looked very similar to this. Cadillac was just going to continue with the same chassis and engines that they were using at that time but make the body more streamlined. I do like this much better than anything Cadillac is building right now. Cadillac just isn't Cadillac anymore.
What a catch!
Back in the day, I remember seeing This car depicted on a small photo in a german annual issue of "Auto Katalog".
A limited edition of GM Opel Rekord-E2 series had shared the "Voyage" nameplate attached on the front fenders, right next to the front doors.
I had seen only one Rekord Voyage with swiss reg. plates during the '90s. Very rare animal.
Notice: neat little Crossfire in the background.
Jay Leno showed off his new Rolls Royce Coupe. And I commented, I didn't like it. They tried to make it look so modern, it lost its elegance. This Cadillac concept car proves that you can make an aerodynamic futuristic car and still maintain an extremely elegant and futuristic design. Sadly, modern design in 2024 seems to be synonymous with Hot Wheels toy cars - the Corvette being prime example.
One of my all time favorite concept cars. It has a timeless beauty to it.
One of my favorite concept cars of the 80s. Just so excellently styled
I too remember when this came out. I thought it (and the Solitaire concept) should have had more of an influence on future Cadillacs than they did. They REALLY got the essence of Cadillac design, I think a bit more than the art and science theme that they ended up going with.
Cadillac should have build the Elmiraj concept, and Buick should have built the Avenir concept.
Buick ended up taking that name for a trim level.
@@cassidybb10didn't GMC do the same thing with the Denali?
@@donniesumling8549 Yes, they did.
I see a lot of contemporary Oldsmobile cues in the greenhouse with Cadillac front and rear styling. Nice.
GM has been so good at introducing and envisioning features that others made actually happen.
One of the 1950s Firebirds had nav. Nifty.
"The 1988 Cadillac Voyage Was The Cadillac GM Should've Built"
They did...it's called the 1993-1996 Cadillac Fleetwood. The Voyage was the basis for the car.
Looks nothing like it.
I agree with the other commenter. Other than the grille and windshield rake, it looks nothing like it. Fleetwood was more boxy, C-pillar and backglass more upright and formal. Nowhere near as sleek and smooth as the concept. While I love the 93-96 Fleetwood, I would have loved it more if it looked more like this concept.
This car is beautiful reminds me of the buick riviera i used to own, and yes this car looks like a caprice classic of the same year
Still looks like a Caprice or Roadmaster to me
The design is totally ugly to me
The closest design I've ever seen is the 1994 Cadillac Seville STS, that my brother had. Black on black with black vinyl roof. Impressive 6 glass lights, a nearly identical egg crate grill up front and very similar taillights. Beautiful car!
This like a Buick Roadmaster
The soft curves and corners are vary nice. It’s clean and elegant.
God, this car is beautiful! A TRUE Cadillac.
It’s an OMG it’s ridiculous look. IMO. But to each his own
@larryscott3982 I was starting to think I was the only one who hated it. I grew up in the '80s and I remember crap like this showing up at car shows. I hated it then, I hate it now. Fugly. But to each their own.
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, but that`s your opinion and you`re entitled to it.@@MichaelPoage666
Amen. It's truly gorgeous. Truly blows my mind anyone thinks it's ugly!
@@MichaelPoage666 lol, I was the opposite. Also grew up in the 80s, spent most of my time admiring the concept cars in magazines and wishing we had that instead of those hideous boxes on wheels that were popular. First production cars I didn't hate were the Taurus/Sable.
Are we just going to ignore the Cadillac Sixteen concept in the background? That is my favorite concept car of all time.
Oh God its a 91 Caprice from the Cowl back. Barf out. Oh ma gawd
I have to say I love how it looks it’s incredible I think if they remove the weird headrest and the upper part of the seat was the headrest it would look fantastic inside
ITS one half a caprice
I absolutely loved the Voyage when I saw it in the Caddy brochure/product literature (I collect those items... 5,000ish taking up an entire room lol). I truly wish they had produced it. The Fleetwood Brougham at least inherited the grill. As always, love your posts!
I have to agree with fourdoorglory…Sorry Adam! The Sixteen has it all over this “blob.” 😮
I like the glass roof and the skirted wheels.
Nice! Looks like my
91 Caprice
Any information about the windshield wipers ? Just looked interesting. Did the cars airstream clear the windshield? I’m just wondering how sitting in traffic that would work.
Not a chance that tub would EVER reach 180mph
I have a 1996 Impala With the same engine that the corvette had the LT1 she'll do 140 without even thinking about it. If I goose her up enough with some of the stuff that's out there now she could do that.
Now I'm sure you know what a
1996 impala looks like.
Wow, I had forgotten about this car, I loved it when I first saw it. This is what the upcoming Cadillac Celestiq should have been! This exterior design and the Cadillac Celestiq interior I think would have been a winner
So...this is what the world would end up with after dehorning a 4th gen Caprice. I'll take the Eldorado in the background instead.
I agree GM should have built this gorgeous stunning concept car, wow. Thanks for sharing, and posting..It's appreciated.
Great video, thanks for creating and sharing!
Great videos. Nice meeting you at eyes. I had the white 57 eldo Seville. All the best
I remember this concept from an Automotive Industries magazine article of that time. I thought all the future cars would have such a windshield, but they wouldn't.
I see Chevy Caprice all under this Design, I like this Design, without the front skirts, put some updated 24 inch rims on it or some Nice Chrome Rims with the Vogue Tires this Concept Cadillac would look Real Good 😎