Here Is The Cadillac Celestiq Show Car
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Cadillac has pulled the sheets on the Cadillac Celestiq show car, previewing the brand’s all-new, all-electric flagship sedan.
The Cadillac Celestiq show car aims to combine inspiration pulled from Cadillac’s past with the brand’s latest EV-centric design language. To that end, design and engineering teams looked to early Cadillac sedans like Caddy’s V16-powered prewar coaches and the 1957 Eldorado Brougham. Additionally, inspiration was pulled from the architecture of Eero Saarinen and other American designers.
Inside the cabin, the Cadillac Celestiq show car features a wealth of forward-facing technology for entertainment and comfort. Among these are five high-definition, advanced LED interactive displays, one of which measures in at 55 inches in the diagonal dimension. The 55-inch LED display includes electronic digital blinds technology, which allows passengers to watch video content that is blocked from the view of the driver, thus enhancing privacy.
The Cadillac Celestiq also features a Smart Glass Roof with Suspended Particle Device technology (SPD), which GM Authority exclusively reported on last October. The Smart Glass roof enables passengers to select their preferred level of glass opacity, offering custom levels of ambient lighting inside the cabin.
Additionally, the Cadillac Celestiq features the GM Ultra Cruise system, the next evolution in the automaker’s semi-autonomous driver assist technology, offering hands-free driving capabilities in 95 percent of driving scenarios. By comparison, the current iteration of the technology, GM Super Cruise, only enables hands-free driving for specific stretches of highway.
Cadillac states that while each of the features mentioned are previewed by the Cadillac Celestiq show car, “these technologies and more will make Celestiq the most advanced vehicle ever from Cadillac.”
Availability for the production version of the Cadillac Celestiq is slated for announcement at “a later date.” Further details are also slated for announcement later in the 2022 calendar year. Looking ahead, GM is investing $81 million to support production of the Cadillac Celestiq at its Global Technical Center in Michigan.
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… it is a kind of Moulin Rouge cha cha cha car … it is a kind of French Citroën DS or So, good maybe for a Taxi Uber
2022 GM Cadillac Celetriq Coupê … … …. Maybe, it lacks a Goddess Flying Hood Ornament in Chrome, maybe instead of the red, more greenish … for our tastes … less Ev, more Ethanol !
Elegant and beautiful
Jaw dropping. The new King.
I want it.
Again, tail lamps on the side are distracting and don’t make the car look better. Strangeness.
Actually, the side tail lights gives it more visibility to drivers who can only see it when it is next to them, making it safer.
@Italian
Totally agree. It is simply an amazing design.
Cadillac is back…..wow
Stunning car.
Front bumper to B pillar: Great.
B pillar to rear bumper: Not.
They’ll probably sell a handful, and then it will quietly become the next Allante or XLR.
Nate:
Thats the idea! A handful.
You need a very big hand for 500 units!
That 500 unit is globally. China will eat this up.
Exactly, 500 in the first year would be snapped up by the Chinese, in like an hour. And then there’s still North America, the Middle East etc. The people scoffing at Cadillac being able to sell 500 of these a year must think the world population is only their small town lol
For now, CELESTIQ will only be available within North America. Will look at expanding to other markets in the future.
Justin:
I must have missed something. When did Cadillac say this? Just curious.
Cadillac responded to someone on Twitter and mentioned that.
Agreed. The front and interior looks great. The rear looks like a Pinto with neon lights. Have I given away my age?!
Wasn’t the Pinto the horse that Tonto , Lone Ranger’s sidekick, had in the TV show? I am older than you!
The car from the B pillar back is god awful even a Toyota Prius looks better from the rear 1/4. So embarrassing. Can’t wait to see in in the GM hall of shame
Very unique from the back. Cadillac doing its own thing and creating their own look. Can’t wait to see this in person on the EV models.
Interior is very show car like. Too flamboyant for my tastes. But the details inside look incredible. The wood overlaid metal looks incredible. Hopefully this will be a huge success and provide a great base for the future.
Whoever gave the green light to this & Blazer EV needs to be fired.
He was awarded, and still working. Most readers like that design.
This interior is next level. Part of me wishes that this wasn’t going to be limited to such small production numbers and such a higher price. This is the S-Class and 7 Series killer that Cadillac needed. Then again, I think this will indeed help Cadillac move to the aspirational brand that it once was, with it being such small and bespoke production.
I’d call this the child of Escala and Innerspace. The front fascia and front end obviously pull heavily from Escala, but updated given that this is now 6 years later. The rear end is a lot of Innerspace. But the interior is what really had me thinking of the Innerspace with with lounge like set up in the rear seats and the giant pillar to pillar screen up front. Very exciting future for Cadillac.
You know Cadillacs are aspirational already. Try get a CT V blackwing or an Escalade. They are not cheap
So true that so many people forget this.
For such an expensive car in the $200,000 to $300,000 price range, the rear doors are way too short. And for a flagship Cadillac, those rear doors should be at least a foot longer. Otherwise, I’m liking the styling inside & out, especially the front.
I feel like it gets even better the longer you look at it. I can see how at first glance it could be very polarizing to many, but I think this is the type of design even the haters eventually grow to love.
I do fear what won’t make production however. Right off the bat, I worry that those gorgeous seats, which are the crown jewel of the interior, will be watered down. No wood on the back, more generic headrests, no chrome lining, etc. I hope of course I’m wrong, and they stay essentially the same, maybe just a bit thicker for more padding and comfort.
Awesome. Every part of it.
But the front end could be less Lyriq-ish. It’s a $300,000 car. It has to be unique.
The Celestiq and Lyriq were developed almost at the same time with Celestiq started first then Lyriq brought forward.
They both informed each other.
What you see in front here is the new image of Cadillac, that Grill will change depending on Trim.
It’s good, I think they should of revealed this before the Lyriq is all.
Kind of a mistake not showing this first.
Breathtaking elegance in its design. Very modern and quietly confident in itself. A ‘nothing but the best’ attitude. I’d say it looks like a $300k automobile should look like.
Ok forget the amazing body and sumptuous interior…are those whitewall tires or am I seeing things?!?
fjg: Haha. After reading your comment, I had to go back to see what I missed. It really does appear like it has WW’s. However, that is the lip the tire manufacturers build into the tire to “protect” the rims. You know, because they have nearly zero sidewall to give it the better ride and protect the rims from the huge potholes and curbs. BTW, that little rubber lip doesn’t do s**t! Both Volvo and Mazda have those on some models based on the tire profile. Yup, low profile tires. Just one more fad that we have to live with that sucks.
Besides the two Spoke steering wheel this Cadillac is Pure Fire.
Might be the absolute best Cadillac Design wise inside and out……Wooooooow GM wow.
Great job top the entire team involved. Now get this out to Customers ASAP!!!
Love it! That interior is simply outstanding, the exterior is stunning though not shocking as we kind of was expecting it. Which brings me to its preliminary $300k pricing, I am not so sure if this fits that extraordinary bill. That said this Celestiq is quite impressive, and brings Cadillac further along the road to greatness. Still looking out for a dramatic but traditional styled 225 inch future Super Cadillac.
Not going to be negative. Here.
I need a little time and probably need to see it in person.
I don’t hate it but I need to absorb it a bit.
The Blazer EV from the first photos was frumpy to me but now I love it. Often photos do not do a design justice.
I had the same reaction to the Blazer. You’ll come around. It’s kind of a piece of art.
Take your time, keep your mind open.
It’s a design with influences from different parts of the world, but one that has decidedly gone its own way forward, down its own path. It doesn’t necessarily fit into any particular classification – is it a sedan? A crossover/SUV? A station wagon or shooting brake? A sporty exotic? People need to look at it as its own creation, one that has chosen the best of the various elements and blended them into something quite special and unique.
To me, its beauty is effortless and without excuses. Nothing but the best.
StuartH:
Excellent comment. The real taste of this creation is physical inter action with the automobile.
Tesla did this a few years back with self test drives by reservation at Lake Tahoe. Originating at the Hyatt in Incline Village, on a weekend, interested drivers could solo drive a new Tesla on a 30 minute route along the East shore of Lake Tahoe. It was hugely successful for Tesla. An elegant refreshment area was set up with beverages and snacks. All tastefully done. Tesla had docents on hand to answer questions and for show and tell. It was a beautiful and memorable experience. I said to my friend who joined me, this car company is going to make a mark.
Looks like it got rear ended!
I have seen this car early this morning and read stuff under Media Cadillac, seen the video and saw the pics.
The first i thought was how come the pictures on CGI photos are so dark especially the inside the car? I could not tell how stylish the interior is or make out the details of the materials. But the design is unique and I do see some character that represent the early days of Cadillac but can’t make out what the interior is entailed completely.
And the video of this car looks great but why was it so dark? It’s like GM was trying to do something different with this car which they should but it should be more lit up for people to get a better understanding of the car.
From the photos, you can tell this is a very long car and the doors look long. It is hard to get an understanding if this car is just as long like the Phantom or shorter. I think it would help if Cadillac placed the ESV in that photo to get a better idea how long the car is by taking photo shots at the top of the car and have a profile of both cars with one behind the other. It looks wide obviously which I like. Sitting low, I don’t know how low until we get more specs in the future
However, did anyone read the Motor Trend article of this car? They tried to give estimates for the specs of the car by saying the wheelbase is 120 inches and length 210.5 inches. They are way off. Their specs are similar to the standard Escalade, not this car.
We can fully understand and appreciate the design more if we see an actual live show car being videoed with proper lighting for the outside and inside overall. The photos Cadillac took was not enough and they should did a complete photo shoot of the front, rear and silhouette alongside at certain angles they did.
Even though I like the overall design, I’m not wowed by it. I’m not too sold on a super ultimate ultra halo sedan using a hatch and will wait and see what the actual production version will look like. But if it works for the car by using a hatch on the production car, more power to them.
Did anyone noticed in the first photo if you look carefully, the second row seats are black from the headrests at the top and upper back but become red from the middle to lower back while the front seats are solid red throughout? Makes me wonder if they will do this with different color palettes and mix it up. Look under pics also so you will get the understanding what I’m talking about with the seat in greater detail.
But it will be more important what the actual production car will be. The exterior and interior will look similar but more refined for production just like the show car and production LYRIQ. Show car is fine but I’m more interested in the production version instead.
johnls_39
I think the darkness was because they wanted to show off the light show. And maybe to hide the ugly butt more?
I recall in 2014 when we got our first new styled CTS at the dealership I was working at. It had the “light blades” and when you hit the unlock on the key fob, it was quite the show. This car should be even more so.
This is definitely ESV length and around ~220+ inches, and way bigger than the Escala thank god. In fact outside of sheer dash-to-axle length and maybe height the size looks surprisingly similar to the 2003 Sixteen (which I’m sure is intentional). If this is actually 79.7 inches like MotorTrend is guessing even the width is dead even with the Sixteen
It looks fantastic. But fantastic for an S/7/A8/LS or Maybach killer. At $300K…I’m less certain.
NewQ:
The A8, and 7 barely need “killing”. They’re all but dead already. Check their sales figures. Even the mighty S sales have been flat for years. GM/ Cadillac shouldn’t waste any more time and money chasing a dying market.
They’ll never die. They are flagship standard bearers for their brands. They generate talk and buzz, showcase what the brand can do, and are the most aspirational vehicles their companies can make.
They’ll never have high sales numbers, that’s not the point. In fact if they were too high, that would actually be a problem.
I concede they’ve had to share the space with SUVs like Range Rovers, and even models from their own companies, as representatives of the top end; but they’ll never go away completely.
NewQ:
……none of which says why you think Cadillac should spend the huge amounts required to field a competitor in what is such a tiny, and contracting, market.
The same reason the S/7 and their brethren are still around. They set the tone for the entire brand and inject prestige into the marque.
Cadillac intends to do the same here but at an even more extreme level (even higher upmarket with corresponding intentionally even lower sales). It remains to be seen whether they will be successful.
Kind of a six-figure Dodge Magnum
It reminds me of when the Porsche Panamera came out. Front’s good, side’s good, but the rear…..
What are the chances we see a bespoke customization program for other Cadillacs? Something like Mercedes designo, Audi Exclusive, BMW Individual etc. Escalade EV, EV sports coupe among others would be perfect candidates for this…you could even call it the Cadillac Concours selections like that trim level for the 90s….
The interior looks rather meh. S class ish, but even less tasteless.
Inspiration from a brothel in Pahrump? Lots of hard surfaces from the looks of it.
Certainly not Rolls Royce competition.
And why the same cheap plastic front as the Lyriq?
Out of ideas? Or the bean counters at it again.
This won’t age well.