Positioned as a genuine Rolls-Royce rival, Cadillac has thrown everything it knows at the Celestiq, which it needs to do to justify the price of over $300,000. The ingenuity starts with the car’s construction, which includes 115 3D-printed parts and Digital Micromirror Device headlights with 1.3 million pixels on each side. The tires are bespoke designs for the Celestiq and have self-sealing capability and foam inserts to reduce noise levels.
An industry-first feature is the fixed smart glass roof with Suspended Particle Device Technology that can easily and quickly be adjusted to control the amount of natural light filtering through to the cabin.
There is plenty to unpack inside the Celestiq’s vast interior, starting with the 55-inch HD display that stretches across the dashboard. On the driver’s side, the pixel density is equivalent to an 8K screen. There are a further four screens elsewhere in the cabin. This is the first car with a Gentherm ClimateSense four-zone microclimate system as standard; 33 microclimate devices ensure the person in every seat gets precisely the heating or cooling levels desired.
The 41-speaker AKG Studio Reference sound system includes special phone zones, 3D surround sound, and conversation enhancement functions. The cabin’s lighting has 450 LEDs and 18 lighting animations.
With so much tech on board, it’s mildly terrifying to think how much it will cost to keep the Celestiq fresh after several years of use.
