Positioned as the flagship model of the Cadillac lineup, the upcoming 2024 Cadillac Celestiq is set to offer unprecedented levels of luxury in a General Motors product. Now, GM Authority spy photographers have captured a Celestiq prototype undergoing testing out in the wild.
This particular prototype appears to be nearly identical to the production-spec Celestiq first revealed back in October 2022, albeit lacking paint and other various exterior trim pieces. Some notable differences include a slightly different mirror cap design, while still housing at least two cameras. In addition, the rear-door windows likely don’t slide down all the way due to the wheel cutout.
It’s worth noting that several interior shots capture the 55-inch pillar-to-pillar display panel, which dominates the front cabin.
As a reminder, the Cadillac Celestiq will serve as the luxury marque’s flagship vehicle, and offers prospective buyers a nearly exhaustive level of customization. In regard to the exterior styling, the Celestiq is intended to represent the avant-garde, with bold design themes throughout.
That intrepid theme continues into the interior compartment, with hand-finished trim pieces throughout the cabin. The aforementioned coast-to-coast center screen is only one of five high-definition displays in the vehicle, while rear-seat passengers have their own advanced 12.6-inch-diagonal displays. Meanwhile, above the occupants’ heads sits an all-glass roof panel using Suspended Particle Device (SPD) to allow variable transmission of sunlight into the cabin.
In the powertrain department, the 2024 Celestiq rides on the GM BEV3 platform, and uses a 111-kWh battery pack to power an advanced AWD system. Total output is a GM-estimated 600 horsepower and 640 pound-feet of torque, yielding a 0-60 acceleration of 3.8 seconds.
Production is expected to begin in December 2023 at the GM Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. Availability will be by waitlist only.
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Sorry, I don’t want a hatchback station wagon. But I guess some people do. How they sold this to the board as attractive design (with tail lamps on the rear quarter to boot) is beyond me.
Yes, I know, people WILL line up and pay the 300k because they want to be THAT different.
How can a car company with a wealth of beautiful designs past & recent come up with this monstrosity ?
Of courses they had to hedge with the dan hatchback crossover theme : Hey Mary Barra , that trend has crested & NEVER was a thing in the really high end segment.
I wanted to love this car & I just cannot.
It goes the way of the Holden GTO , Aztek & Rendezvous .
I’ve seen 2 new ones on a hauler just a few days ago. I am still trying to understand why automakers have to build these things in designs that are totally unappealing for the vast majority, let alone the fact, more than 95% of buyers will never come close to recouping their costs from said vehicles.
This appears to be the same prototype captured a while back perhaps examined from a different story.
This overpriced vehicle is not only ugly, but it got a back end that looks very generic.
I recall a Simpsons segment when Homers long lost brother was a car company tycoon , and had him design a car for him.
Homer creates a monstrosity.
They say that TV series has an uncanny way of predicting the future.
They must of had a premonition about this Celesque. ( that name sounds like a new pasta sauce) .
Who let that thing out ?
A 300.000 $ bespoke hatchback Crossover ?
Are you kidding me ?
This must be a decoy , to confuse the competition,then Cadillac will unveil. something like the 16 , or Celesque ?
People at that price point do not take bespoke Sedans ( excuse me , so sorry they allegedly aren’t in fashion at GM anymore) , to grocery getting at Wal Mart.
They have people to do that .
This thing is AWFUL.
I wanted to love it , and cannot.
Its design is everything wrong with GM today .
The people at Cadillac lack any sense of the brand , or what’s left of the rest .
Their refusal to allow the CT- 6 be sold to Americans bad enough.
NOBODY at the 300.000 $ price range will buy this .
I know people with big $$$ .
Ex Cadillac owners & this is a joke to them.
No taste , class , or common sense.
Infuriating.
GM will sell every single one they make, the primary market for this car is not North America, Cadillac has developed a advanced chassis which will be used in other GM vehicles such as the Corvette SUV,Sedan, Electric CT6, CT5 and Premium Buick and Cadillac 3row EV CUV’s being built at Grand River.
it’s so ugly it hurts! make it stop. make it end. they decide to produce this instead of the escala? wow. amazing.
GM is wasting valuable time and resources on vehicles like this. It shouldn’t exist and it’s ugly. Now, about those Hummers…
When will GM Authority do an article with more information on the Cadillac Escalade IQ electric?
WHY ?
After initial sales to tasteless NBA stars and drug dealers, this ungainly concoction will wither and die. GM – how could you follow up the gorgeous Escala with this?
The negative comments on the Celestiq are very weird to me.
I have been on this site for who knows how long.
All we have ever discussed is just how vital it was for Cadillac to have a so called Ultra Luxury vehicle. Now that they are almost there, this car is getting nothing but hate. Go figure.
The Celestiq is most likely going to be the greatest vehicle GM has ever made but it is getting hated on by us the so called HUGE GM Fans. Makes absolutely zero sense to me!!!
I think the Celestiq is amazing and if I could nitpick at all it is the lack of an 800 Volt architecture for the ability to charge at 350kW…..and higher in the near future.
Having a vehicle that luxurious and that high Tech with only 200kW Charging speed is a huge letdown.
A technical marvel cannot cover this cars horrible design.
Unbelievable that in a company with the design legacy of GM – Cadillac ; they would put this monster out .
Absolutely TASTELESS .
Its not even ” different ” in a cool way.
Cadillac has BEAUTIFUL , classic , cool , modern prototypes & did this ?
My God ; someone needs to get a life !
No one on this site can’t afford this car. If so, we would not be chatting on in the comments section nonstop.
Why are you so bend out of shape of this car? It is obvious this car is not for you or anyone for that matter who dislikes it. Not sure why you care so much because this is a low volume bespoke halo at 500 units annually globally. There are people out there who wants this car. This car has a waitlist at over 18 months and counting.
You need to understand this. This car is competing in a very small niche market. Bentley and Rolls had been the heavy hitters. They look traditional so what does Cadillac need to do to stand out against these models? They need to take a risk or play it safe and they chose the former. So if done right, it will have staying power for the halo but not and fail, at least Cadillac made an effort to produce such a car.
Also, what luxury automaker had ever produce such a halo car like this in the past. No one accept Mercedes with the standalone brand like the Maybach. That automaker failed miserably and now it is Mercedes-Maybach. At least Cadillac CELESTIQ is a name to itself and not a subrand under anyone unlike the Mercedes Maybach S650 and GLS600.
So there is no reason for people to act a fool over a car that had not come out yet who can’t afford it anyway. Some of you guys on here need a reality check and obviously don’t have anything better to do with your time if you are complaining about the looks of the car which does not suit you nonstop. This is an American made car which I’m proud Cadillac is producing and some of you guys behave like you are non American. I can see the foreigners behave this way but not the American people.
Oh people will be able to afford that monster , when it goes for pennies on the dollar , when nobody wants it !
Its getting laughed out of existence.
I know VERY rich people who saw it & HATE it .
Once the five hundred are sold : Bye , bye Pasta Sauce Hatch Back ” bespoke ” joke .
That’s not a halo car , that’s a devils horned beast.
I’m AMERICAN JOHNLS_39 and if this is the best Cadillac can do, then it should die off just like the Oldsmobile brand did!
Oldsmobile was an immensely popular division z, up until the early 90s .
Young people loved the sports versions & they were even in NASCAR.
They had legend , and a passionate following like Cadillac.
Then the highly credentialed geniuses at GM decided to ” reinven ” the brand.
They hired 007 actor Roger Moores daughter to do a huge add campaign: ” Its not your fathers Oldsmobile “….insulting the present , and past owners …..well people loved their fathers , Oldsmobile !
Then they went from Regency 98 , 88 , Tornado, Cutlass , to ………Intrigue, and Alero .
Some critics hailed this ” reinvention “.
” An American Honda ” .
Well , the sales COLLAPSED, Americas oldest car company was kaput, by SELF DESTRUCTION.
I knew a County Judge who only drove Oldsmobile & his cousin a US House Member .
They tried to stick with the Intrigue , but hated them.
There was a prominent surgeon. we knew . His ENTIRE family drove Oldsmobile ; from the Toronado, to the daughters Cutlasses.
Well; they all stopped , and went to Audi , Lexus .
GM destroys itself, by not evolving , but doing Volte Face on what works !
Cadillac & Buick should be sold off to people who understand those brands .
Cadillac doesn’t know what ultra luxury is and the design is hideous to say the least. It seems that beyond the electric Hummer, that hardly any automaker can build a truly nice looking vehicle, with character that’s all it’s own. Not the masses with a different grill and taillights!
Can’t believe they put no partition between the rear seats and the luggage area. Let’s see how Mr and Ms Billionaire coming from the airport like the smell of greasy hand-tossed, mustard-stained luggage wafting into their space. $300K will get you a Rolls or a Mercedes-Maybach. Who’d want this instead?
@Jay S
Someone who would absolutely love to have an American Brand Ultra Luxurious and Ultra high Tech vehicle finally.
Who in their right mind will pay $300K for a Mercedes-Maybach? They have no such vehicle with an MSRP at $300K.
I hate to admit it, but I agree. Or at least think there’s a point here. I like the Celestiq, but it’s a hard sell against something like the Spectre.
If you watch some of the videos on that car, the engineers and designers will go on at length about the design principles, the styling homages, the attention to detail, the psychological effects of the different lines, etc. They even made the turn signal sound like ice clinking in a high end whiskey tumbler.
I have no doubt the Celestiq is going to be good, but is it at that level? I don’t know. I just don’t know if GM employs people whose minds work that way.
How gosh , tacky , tasteless. ” A turn signal that sounds like ice tinkling in a whiskey tumbler “.
Drinking and driving is no joke.
The people at Cadillac push a parody of what high end lifestyles are .
What a bunch of boomer chuckle heads .
Makes me hate the car more & finally break with the brand .
You might be misunderstanding. The Rolls-Royce Spectre has a turn signal like that, and it sounds great and sophisticated and luxurious.
Maybe it’s not to your taste (though I don’t think “drinking and driving” is applicable here), but the point is, they spent the time thinking about it.
I’m fairly certain GM hasn’t given a thought to something like that, and that worries me on a vehicle of this caliber.
Thanks for correcting me .
I LOVED Cadillacs all my life & the people running it the past few years frustrate ALL of the loyalists to the legend …
I don’t like references to drinking on ANY car & don’t like Rolls doing that tinkle in the booze glass thing.
I am glad Cadillac at least didn’t do that !
This car could of been GORGEOUS in what Cadillac has available in the design inventory.
That’s what is burning people up .
Plus their REFUSAL to give the American people the CT6.
That’s what is boiling over in these comments & in the people walking from the showrooms.
People with most of the money and no taste. Let alone the fact that they can’t understand most their ideas, create more pollution problems than they prevent. On top of that, you have the extra wasted natural resources, because of them! But they still believe their doing the word a favor.
The Celestiq will be the supreme luxurious vehicle in the market. Every Celestiq will have the chance of being a bespoke edition with custom interior designs and colors, combined with a powerful EV motor to move this large car at high speeds. GM should also consider bringing back the CT6 as a traditional luxury sedan with the 2.0L turbo hybrid and the 3.0L twin turbo V6 to compliment the Celestiq.
Cadillac would need to go higher than the CT6 since that car recently introduced in China now starts off at $55K. Once the CELESTIQ debuts in several months for delivery, there will be a huge gap between the CT5 and CELESTIQ so Cadillac needs two models badly to fill the gaps.
lol, talking points directly from GM.
Oh my, so brainwashed, 🤢🤮 on the Celestiq , especially on design. A blind person could have designed a far superior looking car!
This model is old design. I believe it was introduce in 2021, so the it must have been in the drawing board for the past 3 yrs, before introduction. It will be launch in 2024. So this design is 6 years old. That’s why people are saying it’s ugly. GM is so slow thereby outdating themselves. My opinion. ✌️
Sorry, but if I won the lottery and could afford to drop $300k on my dream car,
I’d head straight for a Bentley dealership…just sayin’ 🙂
In regards to the names of the Cadillac EV’s
Whats wrong with Heritage?
Harley Earl would approve
The Celestiq should be changed to Brougham IQ
The Optiq should be changed to Series 40 IQ
The Lyriq should be changed to Series 50 IQ
The 3 Row EV CUV should be called the Series 60 IQ
The Escalade IQ is perfect in every way
Well, I didn’t know him, but have read some about him, and pretty certain that he would not approve of insurance, government dictated designs and frivolous add one , at the expense of wasted natural resources, more pollution, with hideous expense to the consumer.
Those names belong back there with Harley Earl, way back in the past. No Cadillac prospect that they are trying to appeal to would want a “Brougham IQ”. No way whatsoever unless you are interested in actually trying to kill off the brand.
Escalade IQ everyone knows is going to be a Big full size EV SUV with three rows
Escalade is a Old Boring name that works because of heritage
A Brougham IQ is going to be ultra lux full size car, a Flagship name. Old and boring is good
The name Celestiq, most prospects for a 300k EV can not picture a Celestiq.
On the other hand a Silverado EV, Hummer EV and Blazer EV can be easily pictured with Old Boring names
Back then the Escalade debuted back in ’98 and had no heritage to fall back on because it was so new. So what are you trying to say? Bring back names where people are familiar with because they had been around for a long time?
You need to understand that starting off fresh is a challenge and if planning is done right, names can stay and become a household name. The CELESTIQ on another hand is a specialty type vehicle low volume that will not be a household name. People are familiar with brands like Rolls Royce and Bentley but may not be familiar with models like GT, Flying Spur, Bentayga, Ghost, Cullinan, Spectra and Phantom because they are all low volume.
GM has done a dam hood job of killing off the brand , without any help from good hearted suggestions.
Rolls Royce , Bentley, Mercedes Benz , Ferrari , Porsche , Lamborghini ,Audi either kept their traditional names – numbers .
That’s YOUR problem: not respecting what made Cadillac a Cadillac & legend .
Has a similar sillouette to the Lamborghini Espada from 40+ years ago.
about as pretty as a 1997 Cadillac Catera.
Most of these vehicles will end up in the Middle East, where good taste has never been a priority. I happen to like it, but that doesn’t matter. The real profits will come from Dubai and their neighbors.
I wouldn’t want a glass roof in the desert.
Omg this is hideous who ever made this design should be fired it’s very ugly and I know it’s gonna be over priced this is not gonna last long gm is gonna definitely lose money on this why not make the escala no body wants a overpriced station wagon
The “Cadillac looks like the creature from the film Alien !
GM is so sick.
How can destroy a famous brand , the way they do ?
I spied your moms bussy
People with more money than taste will buy it just because it’s usual. How many is the question.
If you’ve ever been to a high end art auction you’d walk away astounded by what people will pay big money for.
Many of the comments are so silly. “I am not a billionaire, but I don’t like the design, so why will anyone else?” (Have you looked at new BMWs recently)
“Who would build an ultra luxe car that was a hatchback. GM are a bunch of idiots” (Tell that to Porsche.)
“Why not make it look more mainstream?” (It is supposed to be an eye catching halo car.)
“I could buy a new Rolls for the price” (Really, have you tried?)
“No one is ever going to get their money out of this car”. (Less than 5% of the population ever gets their money out of any car they buy)
And on and on and on. GM may know a little bit more about designing, building and marketing cars than the yahoos who read this site and comment. (That includes me, certainly.) All auto companies have misses sometimes, but GM is no worse than most. Porschephiles predicted doom when Porsche started building SUVs. Ford fans went crazy when Ford named an electric SUV after the Mustang. They were all wrong. Those companies were smarter than their fans. Give GM the benefit of the doubt and we will see in the not too distant future.
But Porsche continued to make its traditional cars !
Ford is losing like GM is .
Its about choices ; that is what built these companies.
GM is eliminating traditional customers & not gaining that many converts .
I’ve been trying to give them the benefit of the doubt for the better part of 50 years. Far more disappointments than pride in what they can accomplish in design or quality. Who in GODS NAME, would have have ever thought a 2019 GMC CANYON, with very repairable front end damage, could be totaled out because airbags were deployed. My oldest brother tried to take down a tree with our then 1970 CHEVY station wagon and it was roughly 2’ in diameter, back in 1973. Car not only was fixed, ran and did everything it was supposed to for the next 11 years.
Nothing compares to a sedan for style.
GM has forgotten what real styling is in car design.
IF ALL OF THESE COMMENTS DO N0T WAKE GM UP NOTHING WILL DO IT. IT IS JUST PLAIN A UGLY USELESS CAR. WHY THEY DID NOT CONTINUE THE CT6 OR COME OUT WITH A BEAUTIFUL CT8 CONFUSES ME. I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING FOR A NEW CT6. I HAVE HAD 2 NEW CADILLAC’S IN MY GARAGE FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE AND NOW I AND MY FRIENDS ARE SITTING WITH OLD CADILLAC’S WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO REPLACE THE XLR AND THE CT6.
The Celestiq is a very intriguing undertaking by Cadillac.
Intriguing. because nobody in their right mind , could ever find this monster mobile appealing !
Its so bad , it makes people MAD .
If you gave severely mentally ill person , an opportunity to design a luxury car , they would come up with this ” Celesque ” ….” way cool man “.
As a long time Cadillac aficionado ; disappointed in Cadillac for years , who’s rode in , or driven them , since literally a small child , and have them part of my DNA , this is a horror!
Luxury cars are about legacy ; tradition.
Cadillac brilliantly added innovation , cutting edge to this concept since Harley Earl , and Bill Mitchell.
What are they thinking here ?
That mere size makes this great ?
In the late 1950s Lincoln was on the skids at Ford .
Nobody could keep up with the GORGEOUS Cadillacs .
So they designed huge blocks of steel with cantilevered headlights , and gobs of chrome , and billed them as the ” longest car in America “.
Nicknamed ” aircraft carriers ” they almost sunk the whole division !
This Celesque ( ugh that name ) , is tasteless …..
A cartoon parody of a super rich persons car , but uglier.
That hatchback is a joke.
The rear is nothing & front end looks like a cheap prop monster in an old Saturday Sci Fi low budget flick, kids rolled in laughter at .
Plus , it stands so high in price ( they aren’t selling ANY)., then the line drops to the CT – 4 , 5 & SUV , Crossovers.
GM offers no Buick cars at all.
Cadillac was a dream car : This is a night mare .
I wouldn’t keep it anywhere near my garage .
It would scare my family , and pets .
Good bye Cadillac.
Sometimes things deserve to pass away.
All of the haters on this thread need to read, “The Penalty of Leadership”. Oh, and you’ll all love this part – it was written for Cadillac well over a century ago.
I know all about the brilliant ” Penalty Of Leadership ” ad of 1915 .
Cadillac was LEADING then !
They had developed the first V- 8 , closed body , electric starter lights etc .
They where the top selling higher priced car in America at the time !
The new V- 8 had problems & the ad was a response.
The Celesque is not LEADING , but following.
All of Cadillac follows now.
If it looked like the other GORGEOUS prototypes available they would need to build 50.000 !
That’s leadership.