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In a highly publicized move, Cadillac, the luxury brand of General Motors has announced that the 2013 Land Yacht IV will be their last production vehicle with an internal combustion engine. With the advent of magnesium-hydride batteries in the last several years, many automakers have been able to transition their fleets into non-polluting electric models. Cadillac, long known for huge, behemoth vehicles like the Eldorado, DeVille and Escalade, has slowly been transitioning to a less abnoxious, more civilized approach to motoring. The Land Yacht IV, however, refuses to cooperate just yet. Powered by a 984 Horsepower V-16, the 26-foot vehicle has a shape more reminiscent of a tractor trailer than a luxury SUV, and is loaded with options like ostrich leather, built-in food dehydrator and 42-speaker sound system. The interior roof doubles as a 54-inch Super High-Definition OLED television, and the car’s navigation system addresses the owner by name, in your choice of 16 realistic accents. Jeff Snydley, assistant editor of Automobile Magazine claims that the car “goes overboard in just about every way imaginable”. He scoffs at features such as the authentic Redwood dashboard and child booster seat with built-in Shiatsu massage. Cadillac claims to be nearing the end of an era, and wanted to mark the occasion with a bit of ‘Pomp and Circumstance’, according to their marketing director, Hadyn Boorschitz. The Land Yacht IV will go on sale this winter with a starting price of $118,000, and offers fuel economy of .8 MPG.

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