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Cadillac Celestiq available to order from 310,000 euros

Starting from December, the Rolls-Royce competitor will go into production – pardon, handcrafted production. Only two vehicles per day are to be hand-assembled at the House at Vanderbilt workshop.

The American answer to Rolls Royce: the Cadillac Celestiq. | Photo: GM
The American answer to Rolls Royce: the Cadillac Celestiq. | Photo: GM
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Brand CMO Melissa Grady Dias published the price of the electric fastback on LinkedIn. According to this, the luxury electric vehicle will cost $340,000, approximately 310,000 euros. Future owners are invited to visit the studio in the House at Vanderbilt – named after the legendary GM designer Suzanne Vanderbuilt. By the end of the year, the first vehicles are expected to be handcrafted in the studio located on the campus of GM's Warren Technical Center in Michigan.

Cheaper than a Rolls, more expensive than a Bentley

According to official MSRP, the Celestiq is priced at the level of a Rolls-Royce Ghost limousine with a combustion engine and about 164,000 euros below the all-electric Rolls-Royce Spectre coupe, which is listed in the USA starting at $420,000 (around 383,000 euros). Bentley had announced that its electric vehicle would "cost more than 250,000 euros."

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The Spectre is equipped with a 105.2 kWh battery, which is estimated to provide a range of 520 kilometers according to WLTP. The two motors of the coupe together generate 430 kW (585 PS) and a torque of 900 Nm. This power is transmitted to all four wheels, leading to an acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.5 seconds. The Celestiq features a 111 kWh battery that is supposed to enable a range of over 650 kilometers, and its two motors together generate 440 kW (600 PS). With standard all-wheel drive, the Celestiq is said to accelerate to 100 km/h in about 3.8 seconds. The Caddy also features all-wheel steering and GM's first installation of Ultra Cruise.

What does that mean?

Last October, Cadillac announced that the prices for the Celestiq would start in the low 300,000s, making it a bit more expensive for future luxury Caddy drivers. According to the latest information, production for the next 18 months is already pre-ordered. According to a company spokesperson, this amounts to 600 to 750 units. Whether the Super-Caddy can compete against the luxury electric cars from England – Rolls Royce and Bentley – remains to be seen.

Translated automatically from German.
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