The Cadillac Sixteen is a vehicle available in Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition.
Description[]
The Cadillac Sixteen is an American luxury concept car manufactured by Cadillac which debuted at the Detroit Auto Show in 2003 as a tribute to the Cadillac Sixteen produced from 1930-1940.
The vehicle is powered by an exclusive Cadillac proprietary-developed aluminum 32-valve 13.6L V16 engine featuring displacement on-demand technology, a fuel-saving system which allows the ECU to shut down cylinders during normal driving situations, a technology which would debut in 2004 for upcoming models. The Sixteen also includes a 4-wheel steering system called "The Quadrasteer" which allows the car to have a tighter turning radius at low speeds.
Win Quote[]
"Hey holmes, you proved me wrong! When you showed up, I thought you were just another underground chump. Now check this out, the Cadillac Sixteen. Enjoy."
-Oscar
Acquisition[]
The Cadillac Sixteen is unlocked when the player completes the career mode in the game, also known as 100% completion of the US Career Mode. A copy of the Sixteen will then be added to the player's garage afterwards.
If the player's garage is full upon completing Career Mode or hacked the game to obtain a Sixteen before the said point, the player will be rewarded it's value of $250,000 instead due to the inability to store the said prize car.
In order to obtain the Sixteen, the player needs to do the following:
Racers[]
Defeat all (26) street racers, namely
Defeat all 7 U.S. Championship Series racers. There are two in each city, or three in the case of Detroit. Except for the motorcycle club representatives (who uses the bike that is a prize for winning all club races in their club), all club racers return in high-end exotics (though Angel instead downgrades from the Saleen S7 to the Cadillac Cien for the U.S. Championship series).
Tournaments[]
- Win all US Career tournaments, listed below:
Club Races[]
- Win all races of the following clubs (13-16 total; averaging 4-6 races per city)
- Unbeatable Street Racers - Tuners (Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (R34))
- American Royalty Car Club - Muscle Cars (Chevrolet Corvette (C3))
- Luxury Rollers Car Club - Luxury Sedans (Mercedes-Benz CL 55 AMG)
- Chopper of America Bike Club - Choppers (Hotmatch Skully)
- Big Playas - SUV/Trucks (Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG)
- Original Riders - Sport Bikes (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R)
- By Invitation Only - Exotics (Chrysler ME Four-Twelve)
Therefore, with all required conditions listed above, the player can land the Sixteen at either the final race of Cheng, Naomi or any of the U.S. Championship Series racers, any of the tournaments or the final race of the club races. The player must win another prize vehicle (except if the race that lands the 100% completion is the final race of Cheng or Naomi) in order to win the Sixteen, with the intended prize vehicle being prioritized before the Sixteen. The Sixteen can be won simultaneously with any of the Prize Vehicles except for the Hotmatch Cuevito, as the player is required to win the Cuevito during the main story.
Performance[]
Handling is on the muscle car side but a lot worse as the steering lacks response compared to classic muscle cars which have quick response.
It has good straight line speed, but not 'great' straight line speed, due to its long gearing and low torque. It has a top speed of 230mph, but the brake pedal usually comes knocking before then, as it takes a long time to get to those speeds. Once fully upgraded, though, it is competitive against a lot of D-class cars and some C-class cars, but due to its extremely heavy mass, soft suspension, and poor handling, it is unable to keep up in corners against B-class and A-class cars. As a result, a fully upgraded Sixteen's typical opponents are mostly composed of Class B Tuners, primarily the Dodge Charger R/T, Lotus Esprit and Saleen SR, as well as occasionally encountering Class C Choppers, the Dodge Charger SRT-8, Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C5), Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (R34) and Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII.
The car can plow through traffic very easily, especially when using Agro, and does not damage easily due to its very heavy mass. Making a quick getaway in race starts is very tricky, even with NOS.
Stats[]
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Stats - Fully Upgraded[]
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Usage[]
Due to it’s late availability, and being a B-Class Luxury Sedan, as well as it's high upgrade costs and sub-par opposition, the Sixteen is merely a collector’s item, and it’s only progression-related usage is in the Tokyo Challenge, mainly for the Luxury Rollers Tournament and Wharf Tournament (restricted to Class B vehicles), though the Mercedes-Benz SL 55 would be a better choice for said tournaments.
It's high value and somewhat expensive upgrade costs of $40,685, as well as it's fastest opposition being the Dodge Charger R/T, Lotus Esprit and Saleen SR can encourage the player to fill their garage if they don't want the Sixteen, which will award it's $250,000 purchase cost instead, or sell it outright for $200,000.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- This is the only playable car of the game (if you exclude police vehicles of course) to not be driven by AI racers, presumably to avoid spoiling it. This is evident by not being able to be selected as an opponent vehicle in Arcade Mode.
- Although there may be a very low chance the player can spawn opponents driving one in Tokyo Challenge tournaments, especially the Luxury Rollers Tournament if the player had gotten 100% Career Completion beforehand.
- It is tied with the Ducati Paul Smart 1000 for the highest top speed stat of all Class B vehicles.
- Despite having high acceleration and speed for a Class B Luxury Sedan, the Sixteen gets weaker opposition, at max performance, the Sixteen typically encounters Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII, Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (R34), Class C Choppers or Class B Tuners except for the Dodge Viper GTS-R as it's opposition.
- With the way the Sixteen is won, it is possible to earn two prize cars at the same time if 100% Career Completion was attained at a point where another prize vehicle is won (eg. Tournaments, Club Races), with the prize of the said race being awarded first before the Sixteen.
- If the player has 29 vehicles in their garage upon winning the Sixteen, but if the Sixteen was won at a race where another prize vehicle will be awarded, the other prize will be prioritized, but will be awarded $250,000 instead due to no space to store the Sixteen.
References[]
- ↑ Cadillac Sixteen (aut. 4) (2003) https://www.automobile-catalog.com/auta_details1.php#gsc.tab=0