Intending to catapult Cadillac into the uber-luxury field to compete with the likes of Rolls-Royce and Bentley, the upcoming 2024 Cadillac Celestiq will serve as the luxury marque’s flagship model and will offer levels of affluence never before seen from a General Motors product. Thus far, a majority of GM Authority photographs of the luxurious sedan have been largely spy shots, however, we were able to capture what appeared to be a production-spec Celestiq at the 2023 Amelia Island Concours earlier this year.
In photos captured by yours truly, we’re able to get a much closer look at the highly customizable Celestiq. One of the first aspects of the flagship sedan that one may notice is the sheer size of the vehicle; the Celestiq is much longer in person than it appears to be in curated photos. This is not much of a surprise given that the designers attempted to give the Celestiq an avant-garde look, which essentially means something new and unconventional.
2024 Cadillac Celestiq front seats
2024 Cadillac Celestiq rear seats.
Taking a quick peek at the inside of the luxury sedan, we find the 55-inch coast-to-coast center display, which is one of the Celestiq’s most prominent features. The interior materials appear to be of high quality, while the rear seats carry much of the same attention to detail found throughout the front cabin area.
Notable the all-glass roof panel, which uses Suspended Particle Device (SPD) technologies, is also on display with this unit.
As a reminder, the Cadillac Celestiq rides on the GM BEV3 platform, and features a 111 kWh battery pack to power an advanced all-wheel drivetrain. Total system output is a GM-estimated 600 horsepower and 640 pound-feet of torque, which results in a claimed 0-60 acceleration time of 3.8 seconds.
Production is currently scheduled to kick off at the GM Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan in December 2023, while availability will be by waitlist only. It’s worth noting that Celestiq units will be built by hand, and that GM expects only two vehicles will be built per day.
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Soon to be offered as a replacement for the famed Checker Cabs of NYC.
A spiteful take if ever there was one.
For real, if you don’t like it, keep it moving…
If there was any Cadillac I wished I liked this one would be it. Happy to see the company offer something so exclusive. I just can’t get past the disjointed rear styling. Cadillac has had some gorgeous concept cars through the years, it’s a mystery why they went with something so controversial.
[NYC Cabbie] “Why? Did we piss someone? Why not the undertakers? That’s more in line with the people who designed and developed this dead-on-arrival coffin-carrier. I mean look at it. It’s an ugly duckling jacked up beyond repair.”
Just another one of those “I HAVE ONE AND YOU DON’T”
HOW DO YOU KNOW HAVE YOU BEEN TO MY GARAGE?
I hope it looks better in real life, because that is one lurid shade of blue. Considering almost all of GM’s recent interiors have tons of black, slathering it in a car you’re trying to sell as bespoke seems to be a mistake. Another mistake might be making it not very tall inside for the pro athletes who could give the car the exposure Cadillac wants.
These are custom cars. The interior and exterior colors are buyer choice. You could have a brown exterior with green interior if that’s what you what to spend your $350k on.
When you will never have more than a couple of actual cars to show people, you should choose something both more attractive and less run of the mill.
Trey, those are terrible pictures! If you took them, get a photographer instead! I took pictures of the Lyriq at a dealer and they are much better than yours! BTW, I have taken pictures of cars since 1968.
Considering that the booth was very small and packed with people, I did the best I could!
Thanks for clearing that up, Trey. I’ll forgive you, at least. And give you a “Good job” instead.
Cadillac used to be classy. This looks like a cheap date.
When it’s a battery-powered, energy-hog selling for a ridiculous, inflated price it has to look (trying to be kind here) “different” so everyone knows the buyer is wealthy and is a simpleton to boot that falls for the line of this EV B.S. What the hell were they thinking with that front-end ? That’s even fuglier than the “bottom feeder” sucker-fish front-end design Toyota came out with a couple of years ago ! Maybe the most fitting description for the Toyota’s ugliness was “filter feeder” since it resembled something swimming with its mouth wide open ! Now, Cadillac is trying to “one-up” Toyota. Two cars per day ? Waiting to see how fast the “flippers” can re-sell the scant first few…..for even more dinero.
What does this car weigh and how much damage will overweight EV”s cause to the public highways?
Very nice! An exotic boutique ultra luxury sedan, giving discerning customers the choice of selecting bespoke materials and designs by Cadillac! Thanks for the photos.
Cadillac’s attempt at the spool grille.
It’s “wagonesque” and that’s all I care. My clients are already in line to buy, and we are working with them to individualize to extremes. Even tho Caddy will personalize them on a coach built basis, there are people out there with the resources to go beyond mass customization.
Mike:
Good to hear. Cadillacs gambit just might work.
Didn’t I read somewhere that Celeatiq production was taken up for almost 2 years?
Where did they come up with the name. Sounds like a GERD drug.
It’s a supplement medication to be taken with Envista.
Thanks Griz. I thought that name was familiar! -All the Tv ads for companion drugs these days…
Yikes. It’s even uglier in real life.
Not a fan of that blue. And the second pic of the rear, from the angle and proximity to the car, makes the back look much worse than in all the other pics I’ve seen.
Like I’ve said before, I will need to see it in person before I can give my opinion on how it really looks. But I’m really hopeful this looks much better in person. But what’s the difference? In this lifetime or the next, I can’t afford one and if I could I still wouldn’t spend that on a vehicle. I’d rather find a pristine Cadillac CT6 PHEV with super low miles, buy that and a rental property with the rest of the money.
The color is the best thing about it. That’s an ugly vehicle.
It looks French, sort of like a Cadillac grille grafted onto a large Citroen. The early WRX STi blue is less than flattering, but no worse than some recent color combinations from Bentley. It’s definitely less garish than Maybach versions of the Mercedes S Class and GLS SUV. I hope it’s successful.
Man it looks awesome. What a Cadillac should be.
Giggity giggity giggity
So GM. Mostly like New Chevy HD trucks for sakes. since I own a 2021 3500. I hated the new truck (2020+) design when I saw it in pics when Chevy took off the wraps. I was ready to find the design team and kick each one in the head. Hated all the pics in magazines. Then I started to see the new trucks on the road. And at dealerships. That 3D in person profile was so much better then the pics. The curves and lines showing, so much better in person then in pics or prints. It grow alot on me seeing it in person. So I bought one when I need a new truck.
Well I just can have hope this New Caddy will be better looking in person. But the leather materials used on the seats looks a little cheapish, flat and basic. I would like to seat different patterns on stitching and materials usage.
According to your last sentence, this car will have that when I saw some earlier pics (sketches of the interior seat pattern) on Instagram a while back.
Also from other sources, Cadillac stated that they can’t afford to say no to customer if a customer requests something special on the car but they will tell you how much it will cost to get.
After watching a video of this one YT, I feel very proud of Cadillac. They nailed it. I know Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Maybe S are scratching their heads seeing this. Yet all the naysayers will come through with their mockery. I will choose this over any Rolls-Royce, period. Great accomplishment, Cadillac!
I think the Buick design studio could have done better.
Yep, me too, but they went with Lego.
The profile and rear seems inspired by 1970s Italian automotive design, which I really dig. But the “grill” ruins it. If that front end was 90% body color, it would be a lot sharper. Speaking of body color, I think they should have gone with a retro hue like a copper.
The Suspended Particle Device smartglass roof is invented and licensed by Research Frontiers traded on the Nasdaq under Refr.
THE COMMENT THAT YOU CAN PUT LIPSTICK ON A PIG AND IT IS STILL A PIG WAS WRITTEN FOR THIS CAR.
WHEN I AM SPENDING OVER $350,000 ON AN ELECTRIC CAR IT IS GOING TO GO 0 TO 60 IN LESS THAN 3.8 SECONDS.
THAT ROOF IS GOING TO BE USED A FEW TIMES TO DEMONSTRATE IT TO YOUR FRIENDS AND THEN IT IS GOING TO BE AT ONE SETTING FOR THE REST OF ITS LIFE.
WHEN THEY SAY IT IS GOING TO BE ON WAIT LIST ONLY, THEY WILL BE WAITING FOR A LONG TIME TO SELL MANY OF THEM.
WOULD YOU WANT A CAR THAT 99% OF THE PEOPLE HAVE THE AWFUL COMMENTS ABOUT IT THAT YOU SEE ON THESE COMMENTS. JUST START BUILDING CT6’S OR A CT8 AND EVERYBODY WILL BE HAPPY.
MY DEALER FRIEND HAS SEEN THE NEW CADILLAC’S AND HATES THEM. HE SAYS THEY ARE SMALL. HE DID SAY THEY ARE COMING OUT WITH A XLR REPLACEMENT THAT STARTS AT $140,000, BUT PROBABLY TOO LATE AS USUAL.
I highly doubt any potential owner rich and wealthy care less what is being said about the car in public forums. The same thing can be said about Rolls, Bentley, M-Maybach and etc. by the general public in a negative light. People trolling on sights are being ignored on a constant basis and don’t have anything better to do.
The smart glass roof is a new feature for the car and I would not be surprised if people treat it like a sunroof for some who never used it hardly but know it is there if the owner wants to use it.
The XLR replacement could be interesting to see and watch. Nothing is too late where the C8 went to mid-engined in 2020 and Maserati develop a mid-engined sports car and on sale just recently.
Only the forum members would be happy if the CT6 comes back while the general public passes the car by as general.
The Rolls, Bentley, M-Maybach etc., all look better than what Cadillac is doing with this thing. The C8 and the Maseratis coming out now are pretty to look at, though Maserati loses a lot of points for making the Nettuno a V6 . . . they shoulda kept the 8 and the song it sang, drop the size of the liters and monkey with the turbos to dial up the hp.
GM just hit a Grand Slam with the Celestiq
My only gripe is the rear windows not going all the way down.
I have had the good fortune of actually seeing this vehicle in person, It’s impressive, maybe the color choice was not what I would have chosen, but amongst the people around me many sad they liked it. It’s hard to comprehend just how big the Celestiq is. A lot of the negative comments on here are from people who would never be able to afford the vehicle, just yesterday I was passed on the road by a new Rolls Royce and my wife made the comment of how awful she thought it looked, to which I agreed. As they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder
The newer Rollers look like some Soviet or Chinese effort to make a “bespoke” car. It just doesn’t work. I do not say this from jealousy. I know I can’t afford it. Ugly is ugly.
Ugly !!!!!!!!!!
I love Cadillac but this color blue is off putting. The interior is farm implement blue. Very cheap looking.
Maybe a teal pearl or an aqua matte color. A more sophisticated luxurious color. This stark blue is not it.