Willow Automotive

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2015 Willow V Series

As with the Calavante, the V-Series has been refined more in the pursuit of efficiency than outright power. What you end up with is a full-size saloon that gets 30MPG in its (US) Standard Package, and consumes 5 litres of petrol per 100km in the Light Package which is sold in place of the SP in the UK and Europe, as this model is considerably more efficient and produces less emissions, making it more favorable. With pricing for both starting at $33,000 and €30,300.

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I'm so jealous. I'm neither good at styling nor advertising.

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2015 Willow Eteri
So you're the new supervillain, CEO, or executive on the block, and you want everyone to know how powerful you are, so you need a big flashy flagship sedan. What do you go for, an Audi? Mercedes? Maserati? Jaguar? All of those are arguably good cars, but maybe you want to stand out from the crowd. Enter the Eteri, the V Series' older, more refined sister saloon. Coming fitted with an advanced all-wheel-drive system, 8-speed Automatic transmission, 3.5 iPower V8, and guaranteed to stand out, the Eteri features carbon fiber in its construction, and is one of the reasons Willow has invested further into carbon fiber manufacturing. While the Eteri is not particularly ground-breaking in terms of performance, putting out 348 horsepower, it is quite efficient, managing 34 MPG(41 UK MPG) and 6.9 litres of fuel per 100km. And at $114,000 and €101,970 the Eteri is not cheap, but it is comparable to other flagship sedans.









And now for a question: Would you own one of the currently unveiled 2015 Willows? And if so, which model, and why?

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Let's take another trip back in time.


1967 - 1973 Willow Calavante
After a decade, most cars would be phased out in favor of a next generation model. Well, with the Willow Calavante, this did not quite happen. In 1967, the Calavante received a second facelift, and the equipment you got with the car changed drastically, however it was very much all just modified from the original '55 model, the car was still built on a full ladderframe chassis, and the general shape of the body itself did not change. One could argue that Willow was running out of ideas, but you could also argue that the 1st Gen Calavante was merely just now reaching its climax. With Willow deciding to drop the Flatplane-V engine from the GT model in favor of a new 305ci mill dubbed the "Super Hydra", built on their new WPV Line of engines, which would also power Willow's two new cars which debuted alongside the facelifted Calavante in '67, the Talante, a family 2-door coupe, and the Trubanva, a pickup truck. The new engine proved much more powerful than the old 4.2 Liter design, with Willow rating the 305 Super Hydra at 300 horsepower.

The Inline-6 powerplant for the basic SIX model also grew, with the Ligzier engine increasing to 3.5 Liters and producing 160 horsepower, which is not particularly more than the 3.2 version at all. Popular theory is that the reason for the increased size was torque, not horsepower, as the SIX went to an 3-Speed Automatic which was not as efficient with power delivery as the manual transmission they had up until then.

Overall, the '67 Calavante began to depart more in the direction of an affordable, Luxury 2-Seater. This was reflected in how the interior became more plush, and things such as Power Steering made their way into the car.

Pricing for the '67 Calavante were as follows. (At modern day inflation, not original 60's pricing.)

Calavante SIX - $16,270
Calavante GT - $24,630