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Cadillac Allante 1987
Production year: 1987
No. of produced cars: 21,430
GM selected the name Allanté from a list of 1,700 computer generated selections. Originally designed to compete with the Mercedes-Benz SL and Jaguar XJS, the Allanté originally featured a slightly modified variant of the 4.1 liter V8 used across Cadillac’s model line.