Cadillac CELESTIQ Official Reveal

[E365]

“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

 

[gman2304]

The Cadillac CELESTIQ is a handcrafted…

 

[NismoNVT]

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

Someones in marketing has been watching Sandy Munro I see. Castings, 3D parts.....Tesla Fans ultimate lure.

That being said though, I think Caddy had using castings in their new Camaro platform.

Lastly, I look at this but see some of this:

 

[4wd]

Okay - well the CTS-V will soon stand for voltage …

 

[Danh]

Where would you leave this unattended? I can think of: home garage, secure garage at work, country club. Beyond that…?

Of course, if you can spend $300k on a car maybe it doesn’t matter.

 

[Vercingetorix]

 

[frankbee3]

Didn't the Jensen Interceptor come with the Mopar 440 cubic inch V8 in it? I was always fascinated by the car.

 

[JeffKeryk]

Mary Barra is whack.

 

[E365]

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

Someones in marketing has been watching Sandy Munro I see. Castings, 3D parts.....Tesla Fans ultimate lure.

That being said though, I think Caddy had using castings in their new Camaro platform.

Cadillac started using large castings in the “Omega” chassis (CT6) starting in 2016. The older Alpha chassis is the one shared with the Camaro.

They even contracted with Idra (the same company Tesla later bought their casting machines from) to supply their casting machines. Magna ultimately made the cast parts for Cadillac with the Idra machines.

The Tesla castings are much larger, but they didn’t come up with the idea. The CT6 has (13?) separate castings joined together within the body-in-white.

2016 CT6 rear underbody casting.

2020/2021 Model Y rear underbody casting

 

[NISMO_JUNKY]

Iconic brand? Maybe 4-5 decades ago and that generation is seriously fading. Haven't heard of anybody really wanting any Caddy in quite a few yrs. I say bring Pontiac back and let Cadillac die off where it belongs!

 

[wpod]

I would imagine someone with the ability to purchase a $300.000.00 vehicle wouldn't spend their $300,000.00. on a Cadillac. Maybe Jay Leno?

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

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I was thinking the Citroen DS but this will work.

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Iconic brand? Maybe 4-5 decades ago and that generation is seriously fading. Haven't heard of anybody really wanting any Caddy in quite a few yrs. I say bring Pontiac back and let Cadillac die off where it belongs!

It's a shame really. They could've been the Mercedes of the US. Perhaps this will be a tipping point.

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Iconic brand? Maybe 4-5 decades ago and that generation is seriously fading. Haven't heard of anybody really wanting any Caddy in quite a few yrs. I say bring Pontiac back and let Cadillac die off where it belongs!

Pontiac needs to remain buried and forgotten. GM already has Dodge and Buick.

 

[4wd]

Pontiac needs to remain buried and forgotten. GM already has Dodge and Buick.

Well, maybe if Caddy goes all EV they should leave Chevy all ICE/hybrid and see how it goes …

 

[4wd]

Mary Barra is woke

FIFY Jeff

 

[tyman]

****** $300k

 

[drtyler]

Pontiac needs to remain buried and forgotten. GM already has Dodge and Buick.

Dodge?

 

[Quattro Pete]

So, now all Caddies will be named with words ending with "iq"? This one does look a bit 'ick' to me.

 

[DwightFrye]

I guess they think having a vehicle with what looks like has huge blind spots, 23" pimpmobile wheels that will likely get damaged easily by potholes, a 55" infortainment system (where the heck do they put a 55" screen ???) and 41 speakers that will probably have a few of them fail after a while and be a nightmare to tear the car apart to replace will make them the Standard of the World.

It does look like it has a nice sized trunk.

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