1985 Cadillac Eldorado Review - What "High Technology"…

"Electronic Tuning" is just GM speak for "You didn't pay for the cassette option, but we had to put something in this space."

Body-on-frame, longitudinal front-drive, independent suspension all around. This and the Seville were the culmination (and sadly the finale: the next Eldo was a transverse-engined unibody) of GM's philosophy of making a good car better incrementally. And, though the engine was kinda pathetic, I do consider this a good car.

In the 80's, these were all over Dallas. Caddies were the thing to have before the age of luxury trucks.

The wide whitewalls are wrong. In 1985, there would have been a 1.5" stripe.

Classic car. Wonderful car. I have one in Reykjavik, Iceland.

The Eldorado generation that came after this one is my favorite Cadillac of all time, looks wise; I still get weak in the knees in the rare instance I see one drive by these days. This Eldorado looks pretty great as well.

It's worth noting you reviewed a rather low optioned car. Many of these would have had electronic digital dashboard speedometers, leather wrapped steering wheels with telescoping, and an AM/FM cassette tape stereo with 5 band equalizer.

I owned new 1980 El Dorado. Was a fantastic car for the times. They will never make this again. It was the standard of the world.

I never smashed my mouse to watch a video so fast. The 1979-85 generation Eldorado is one of my favorite cars ever built. My grandma drove a 1983 (also a base model like this one) and riding in that car is one of my earliest car memories. The car is very long gone, but I do have the hood ornament and other emblems off of it before it was scrapped.

Beautiful car, so much elegance and class. Gorgeous 😍

Too heavy on the white walls. The 4100 wasn't bad. If you don't over push you'll be ok. Got an 85 in driveway. Very fun to drive. The light steering is a trip!

Great color combo! I'd lose the wide whites if it were mine, but all-in-all this is one of the nicest Eldos I've ever seen from this era.

Plastic wood is more convincing than most.

Vinyl Roof, Whitewall Tires, Robin-Blue Cadillac Eldorodo...that was str8 pimpin'! 😆😅🤣

I'm a Lincoln/Panther Platform lover but have to admit the Cadillac Eldorado is a ride engineered machine too. Although there's nothing else to add regarding the reputation of its 4.1 LT engine, this model is just unique. Even for those who aren't GM fans, this 'ELDO looks wonderful. 💯

In 1993 I went from Hartford Connecticut to Daytona Beach.Florida for spring break in a 79 El Dorado, same generation. What a wonderful cruiser that was on that long trip

My parents bought me a new 1985 Eldorado convertible for my 16th birthday I loved that car so much and I still have it stored in my heated garage

I have an 85 Biarritz Convertible and the HT 4100 had to go. I LS swapped not because I wanted the extra power but because the original engine continuously gave me issues. Here in Central Arkansas my Eldorado is a head turner!

Maaan this brings back memories, my grandma had an 84 Eldorado and my dad had an 85 Eldorado Biarritz the same color as this one!! 😊

Now this is one hell of a 20th birthday present