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As 'promised,' Cadillac will only sell by inquiry the flagship Celestiq model of its new EV family, currently composed of just three models – the $58,590 Lyriq crossover SUV, the big and brawny 2024 Escalade IQ, and the Celestiq itself.
Before adding your personal touch to it, a Cadillac Celestiq costs no less than $340k, a tall order for a Cadillac – since that's something that resides in the realm of Bentley, Lamborghini, Ferrari, or Rolls-Royce. Speaking of the latter, it seems these luxury brands may be talking to each other – or at least they are watching their rivals as closely as possible.
As such, one of the few potential rivals of the swanky Cadillac Celestiq is none other than the recently introduced Rolls-Royce Spectre, although they are not necessarily direct rivals. One is an odd-shaped fastback sedan (have you seen how four doors are morphing to survive lately?). At the same time, the other is a traditional two-door 2+2 grand tourer, with the only novel aspect being the contemporary design and EV powertrain.
Sure, Cadillac wanted its Celestiq to stand out in any crowd, but Rolls-Royce will likely sell a lot more Spectre units than GM delivers Celestiq flagships. However, there's a solution to try and trample on the competition – why not derive a true coupe out of the Celestiq? Of course, that strategy might have already been discarded by the corner-office head honchos at Cadillac.
But if they don't act in the real world, no worries; the imaginative realm of digital car content creators is always happy to oblige. For example, Jim, the virtual artist known as jlord8 on social media, is still meddling with all things done by General Motors from the 1980s and 1990s, now with a modern EV twist. Now, he's back into the Cadillac mood after something like a modern Buick Riviera V8 prototype (embedded below), a Colorado Xtreme, the C8 Corvette x Buick Skylark, and many more.
The last time he touched on a Caddy subject was for a quirky Corvette-based XLR-V revival, but now there's no CGI mashup at play – so at least the digital styling is much cleaner. Of course, that doesn't mean it won't be controversial, as the Celestiq starting point is anything but subtle, and the pixel master also decided to revive a highly coveted nameplate, the Cadillac Eldorado luxury car.
Now, this imagined thirteenth generation has quickly adapted to the times, embracing the EV lifestyle, as well as a Celestiq-derived styling. Oddly enough, this virtual land yacht is a bit better – at least in terms of proportions – than what GM's OEM designers achieved with the Celestiq. Too bad it's merely wishful thinking – luxury fans would have probably loved to debate which is better: the Rolls-Royce Spectre or this unofficial Cadillac Eldorado EV revival!
As such, one of the few potential rivals of the swanky Cadillac Celestiq is none other than the recently introduced Rolls-Royce Spectre, although they are not necessarily direct rivals. One is an odd-shaped fastback sedan (have you seen how four doors are morphing to survive lately?). At the same time, the other is a traditional two-door 2+2 grand tourer, with the only novel aspect being the contemporary design and EV powertrain.
Sure, Cadillac wanted its Celestiq to stand out in any crowd, but Rolls-Royce will likely sell a lot more Spectre units than GM delivers Celestiq flagships. However, there's a solution to try and trample on the competition – why not derive a true coupe out of the Celestiq? Of course, that strategy might have already been discarded by the corner-office head honchos at Cadillac.
But if they don't act in the real world, no worries; the imaginative realm of digital car content creators is always happy to oblige. For example, Jim, the virtual artist known as jlord8 on social media, is still meddling with all things done by General Motors from the 1980s and 1990s, now with a modern EV twist. Now, he's back into the Cadillac mood after something like a modern Buick Riviera V8 prototype (embedded below), a Colorado Xtreme, the C8 Corvette x Buick Skylark, and many more.
The last time he touched on a Caddy subject was for a quirky Corvette-based XLR-V revival, but now there's no CGI mashup at play – so at least the digital styling is much cleaner. Of course, that doesn't mean it won't be controversial, as the Celestiq starting point is anything but subtle, and the pixel master also decided to revive a highly coveted nameplate, the Cadillac Eldorado luxury car.
Now, this imagined thirteenth generation has quickly adapted to the times, embracing the EV lifestyle, as well as a Celestiq-derived styling. Oddly enough, this virtual land yacht is a bit better – at least in terms of proportions – than what GM's OEM designers achieved with the Celestiq. Too bad it's merely wishful thinking – luxury fans would have probably loved to debate which is better: the Rolls-Royce Spectre or this unofficial Cadillac Eldorado EV revival!
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