Cadillac Celestiq Show Car Marks A Return To True American Luxury

Cadillac wants to become a luxury market leader in the EV era, and its return to genuine American luxury begins with the opulent, all-electric Celestiq four-seater sedan. Today, we have been shown the Celestiq Show Car, a close-to-production preview of the automaker's next flagship, which will be hand-built at the GM Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. As the marque's designers and engineers place the finishing touches for the final version, the facility will be given a $81 million overhaul to accommodate production.

One such example would be the 55-inch diagonal display, which reaches the entire length of the dash. It contains the digit instrument panel, main infotainment screen, and another display for the front passenger. In order to limit driver distraction, there are electronic digital blinds that prevent the driver from seeing the content on the front passenger's screen. In total, there are five high-definition LED displays, including two rear passenger displays, digital climate controls in the rear, and a smaller screen just above the center console.

To find the Celestiq's next main highlight, simply look up. This reveals what is known as the Smart Glass Roof, which has four variable lighting zones (one for each passenger) that use Suspended Particle Device technology, allowing occupants to adjust the roof to their own preferred levels of visibility.

The Celestiq will also be the first vehicle to use Ultra Cruise, which, as the name suggests, will be an upgraded version of GM's Super Cruise hands-free driving technology.

Designers were inspired by Cadillac's prewar-era V-16 sedans, hence the long hood and cab-rearward silhouette. The 1957 Eldorado Brougham was also used as a role model, as it was also built by hand. "Those vehicles represented the pinnacle of luxury in their respective eras, and helped make Cadillac the standard of the world," said Tony Roma, the company's chief engineer. "The Celestiq Show Car — also a sedan, because the configuration offers the very best luxury experience — builds on that pedigree and captures the spirit of arrival they expressed."

Since this is just a concept, powertrains haven't been specified yet. All we know is that the Celsetiq will use the Ultium all-electric platform, just like every other GM EV.

A large percentage of this concept is expected to make it to production, but we won't know for sure until Cadillac releases more information later in the year.

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