Sons of Anarchy is a show that revolves around the adventures of a motorcycle club. Most of the time the cast is on two wheels but when they need something like a roof over the heads, they drive some epic-looking cars.
Sons of Anarchy Queenpin Gemma Teller Morrow doesn’t spend much time on the back of a bike. Instead, she rides in style in a Cadillac XLR-V. She has also been seen driving around in other cars but we are going to focus on her iconic Cadillac.
In the series, you also see cars such as a 1992 Chevrolet Caprice Wagon, 2007 Chevrolet Express, 2001 Dodge Neon, and more.
We are going to take a look at this awesome car and see where the car has landed up today.
It might be a motorcycle club but one devious character has the pleasure of driving around in a 2009 Cadillac XLR-V.
About Sons of Anarchy:
Sons of Anarchy is an American action crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter that aired from 2008 to 2014. It follows the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club operating in Charming, a fictional town in California's Central Valley. The show stars Charlie Hunnam as Jackson "Jax" Teller, who is initially the vice president and subsequently the president of the club. After discovering a manifesto written by his late father, John, who previously led the MC, he soon begins to question the club, himself, and his relationships. Love, brotherhood, loyalty, betrayal, and redemption are consistent themes throughout the show.
The series aired on September 3, 2008, on the cable network FX. The third season attracted an average of 4.9 million weekly viewers. This made it FX’s highest-rated series at the time. The seventh and final season of the series premiered on September 9, 2014. The series finale premiered on December 9, 2014.
This is a great series because it is packed with drama, action, a little bit of romance and some awesome vehicles that make you want to own one or two of them. Overall, it is not hard to see why this series was FX’s top-rated show at the time once you sit back and start watching. It is a very binge-worthy series if you have not yet had the pleasure of watching it.
About The Cadillac:
The Cadillac XLR is a front-engine, rear-drive, two-passenger roadster manufactured and marketed by Cadillac from 2003 to 2009 across a single generation. It was known for its amazing power and overall design. It had a 50/50 front-to-rear weight distribution and was Cadillac’s flagship model at the time. The XLR was introduced at the 2003 North American International Auto Show and began production with the model year 2004 — foreshadowed by the 1999 Evoq concept.
The XLR was the first production Cadillac with radar-based adaptive cruise control (ACC) and the first to offer both heated and cooled seats. This car was a true sports car that not only focused on power, but also on luxury. When you look at the car, you cannot help but allow your jaw to drop on the floor. The car scream perfection and wealth. It was a 2-door coupe convertible that had an FR layout and well amazing options when it came to the engine.
In Sons of Anarchy, Gemma drove a 2009 version of the car. Let’s take a look at the specs of that car.
Gemma drove the Cadillac XLR-V. It was a high-performance variant of the normal XLR and was part of the first generation V-Series. The XLR-V used the same supercharged Northstar V8 as the STS-V, though output was down somewhat. For the XLR-V, the engine was certified by the SAE to produce 443 hp (330 kW) and 414 lb·ft (561 N·m). The supercharger and four intercooler cores were built into the intake manifold. A six-speed automatic transmission, larger brakes from the Z51 Corvette, and 19-inch wheels were used. This car screamed superiority and Gemma was living for it!
The XLR-V went on sale in the United States in early 2006 with a base price of $110,000. Pricing for the 2008 model started at $111,300; making it at the time one of General Motors' most expensive vehicles.
Where is the Cadillac today?
The question now is, what happened to this Cadillac? Gemma Teller Morrow drove the XLR-V in the first season of Sons of Anarchy. In the series, the car was wrecked in the second season in order to coincide with the discontinuation of this car. Gemma crashed the car in Episode 5. This episode was called Ablation and Gemma drove it into a tree.
It looks like the producers could not wait to get rid of the car as soon as possible and replaced the car when it was no longer relevant.