Cadillac CELESTIQ Official Reveal

[Quattro Pete]

(where the heck do they put a 55" screen ???)

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It's relatively easy to do when it's only a few inches high.

 

[NormanBuntz]

Imagine the depreciation rate on that beauty.

 

[Reggaemon]

Why would I buy this for $300,000 when I could buy three Escalades???
This ugly whale wouldn't sell at 100k.

 

[tcp71]

 

[Trav]

I rather have the DS. I cant see too many takers at a price higher than a S class Maybach or a Bentley and a Tesla S for in town if you really want an EV. I don't know, a car with 6-10 thousand rechargeable flashlight batteries with a finite lifespan and begin to die the minute they are installed is still not doing anything for me. On the other hand a hand built twin turbo V8 or V12 under the hood make my socks go up and down.
Trav predicts a total flop. LOL

 

[Reggaemon]

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This is the one car that I always wanted to drive.

 

[KJH]

Not sure why posters are even discussing utility and price when this is very clearly a halo car.

 

[NismoNVT]

I wish caddy the best of luck, $300k is a LOT OF MONEY for a brand whose flagship and volume model is the Escalade.

Thats Ghost territory.

 

[Malo83]

Something ain't right with that sloping back end.

 

[pezzy84]

Just no, no, no......burn it with fire. Here we thought the first gen CTS was crazy looking.

 

[Trav]

Not sure why posters are even discussing utility and price when this is very clearly a halo car.

I guess they didn't learn from their past 'Halo" cars. The 1957-1959 70 Eldorado Brougham, Allante, XLR. All were all halo cars and all were flops.

 

[JeffKeryk]

I guess they didn't learn from their past 'Halo" cars. The 1957-1959 70 Eldorado Brougham, Allante, XLR. All were all halo cars and all were flops.

Remember the 8-6-4 engine? Now that was a disaster. End of Cadillac for me, as I knew a older man who always wanted a Caddy. Saved his whole life. Paid well over $20K, which was serious $$ then. Dang thing never ran right and GM did not stand behind their product.

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

I guess they didn't learn from their past 'Halo" cars. The 1957-1959 70 Eldorado Brougham, Allante, XLR. All were all halo cars and all were flops.

Preach it, Trav! If Cadillac ever had a true halo car, it was the CTS-V they just killed. It could challenge the Germans on all fronts in the performance sedan categories, yet had American swagger and no need for AWD or other gimmickry.

This glorified RC car is hardly a halo; it’s more like a garbage can with an illuminated rim so you can see where to aim your vomit…

 

[dishdude]

Not sure why posters are even discussing utility and price when this is very clearly a halo car.

Exactly, this is nothing but an advertising stunt. It is one sharp looking car.

 

[Trav]

Remember the 8-6-4 engine? Now that was a disaster. End of Cadillac for me, as I knew a older man who always wanted a Caddy. Saved his whole life. Paid well over $20K, which was serious $$ then. Dang thing never ran right and GM did not stand behind their product.

The 8-6-4 was a real junker, the HT4100 was worse. The last good caddy for me were the 70 Eldorado with its 8.2 ltr and the 76 Eldorado convertible albeit under powered it was a nice style.

 

[JeffKeryk]

The Celes-whatever makes the Cybertruk look good. What were they thinking?

 

[JHZR2]

The Celes-whatever makes the Cybertruk look good. What were they thinking?

Yeah, maybe the front is ok but the rear brings no emotion, nor evokes a characteristic Cadillac style.

For $300k they should have created a v-16 PHEV that is world class to beat EV and ice. RWD with electric motors upfront, do some real engineering to get gobs of power down.

 

[4WD]

Preach it, Trav! If Cadillac ever had a true halo car, it was the CTS-V they just killed. It could challenge the Germans on all fronts in the performance sedan categories, yet had American swagger and no need for AWD or other gimmickry.

This glorified RC car is hardly a halo; it’s more like a garbage can with an illuminated rim so you can see where to aim your vomit…

Didn’t the CT5-V take the power train ? 668 HP and under $100k …

 

[4WD]

“The Cadillac CELESTIQ is a handcrafted, all-electric, ultra-luxury flagship that reestablishes the iconic brand as the Standard of the World, while serving as the flagship for the brand’s electric future.” - media.Cadillac.com

Ultra Cruise

GM Ultium based, AWD, 111kwh battery, 600HP.

Rear steer, Air springs, Mag Ride, active roll control, active aero, 23” wheels, 5-link front and rear suspension.

Six large underbody aluminum castings. 115 3D printed parts.

55” infotainment system, 41 speakers.

Production starts Dec 2023. Starts above $300,000.

https://media.cadillac.com/media/us.../Pages/news/us/en/2022/oct/1017-celestiq.html
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Buick Wildcat EV looks better to me (concept)

 

[buster]

Sorry GM but for $300k I'm buying a Ferrari or several other "regular" cars.