Cadillac followers have been eager for a real flagship sedan for many years, and now they’re about to get one, solely it’s going to price considerably greater than the model’s different automobiles.
The brand new sedan will go by the title Celestiq, and it will likely be a totally electrical providing based mostly on Normal Motors’ Ultium platform. Cadillac has hinted that the Celestiq will begin within the six figures, and The Wall Avenue Journal, citing individuals aware of the matter, reported final week that the value tag will hover round $300,000. In different phrases, Bentley and Rolls-Royce territory.
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Whereas the reported worth is pricey, the Celestiq will likely be extra like a coach-built automotive than a daily manufacturing mannequin. Cadillac mentioned final week that it’s investing $81 million in GM’s sprawling World Technical Middle in Warren, Michigan, to help manufacturing of the Celestiq. The majority of the funds will go towards gear for low-volume manufacturing, equivalent to 3D printers. Cadillac has mentioned manufacturing will likely be restricted to simply 1.2 vehicles per day, which means annual manufacturing will likely be effectively under 500 items.
Cadillac Celestiq teaser
Cadillac Celestiq teaser
Cadillac Celestiq teaser
Cadillac will reveal a near-production idea of the Celestiq in late July, however teaser photographs launched in current days trace at what’s to come back. Fairly than go the retro route with chrome and fin-like parts, the Celestiq will characteristic a clear, futuristic aesthetic just like what you discover on the Ultium-based Lyriq SUV launched for the 2023 mannequin yr.
Manufacturing of the Celestiq is slated to start out in late 2023.
The automobile has been described as an enormous and daring fastback, and it is confirmed to characteristic high-tech devices like a four-panel glass roof that can allow the motive force and passengers to individually set the extent of transparency, in addition to a dash-wide digital show with energetic parts that may darken a part of the display screen to assist forestall driver distraction.
The Wall Avenue Journal’s sources additionally declare the Celestiq will characteristic GM’s upcoming Extremely Cruise autonomous driver-assist characteristic, which the automaker says will deal with 95% of the nation’s roads, which means many journeys will not require any precise driving by a human. Like the present Tremendous Cruise system, Extremely Cruise will nonetheless require the motive force to observe issues always and take motion when obligatory. In any other case, it’s going to shut down. This implies it’s going to nonetheless rank at Stage 2 on the SAE scale of self-driving functionality. To rank above Stage 2, self-driving programs must operate in eyes-off mode.
