Cadillac’s newest EV idea previews a possible convertible flagship
The Sollei idea looks as if a convertible riff off the Celestiq
The Sollei includes a 2+2 structure
May an electrical convertible be in Cadillac’s future?
The reveal of the Sollei idea on Monday hints that Cadillac is no less than contemplating it.
The large drop-top has been impressed by Cadillac convertibles of the Nineteen Fifties, although as an alternative of tail fins the physique adopts a glossy design that shares lots of its traces with the present Celestiq flagship hatch.
The debut befell at Cadillac’s personalization heart in Warren, Michigan, often known as Cadillac Home at Vanderbilt. The location is near the specialised manufacturing line for the Celestiq.
The Sollei, whose title references Sol, the Roman god of the solar, additionally possible shares the Celestiq’s Ultium EV platform and battery expertise set. Cadillac hasn’t revealed any specs for the idea.
The outside design is not the one a part of the idea’s design that borrows liberally from the Celestiq. The sprint additionally options the identical 55-inch curved show discovered within the Celestiq, in addition to the Escalade IQ.
There are some new parts within the cabin, although. Certainly one of these is using a sustainable materials made out of mycelium, which is the underground construction of mushrooms and different fungi. Cadillac used the leather-like materials for the Sollei’s cell phone charging pad and on another areas of the sprint.
Cadillac Sollei idea
Cadillac Sollei idea
Cadillac Sollei idea
Precise leather-based traces the two+2 seats with seat backs that characteristic wooden paneling meant to characterize the rays of the solar. The colour of the leather-based matches the outside paint, often known as Manila Cream, which Cadillac final used within the late Nineteen Fifties.
Cadillac hasn’t indicated whether or not the Sollei will enter manufacturing, although the model dropped some hints by describing the idea as an exploration of the “potentialities of customized commissioned automobile design,” in addition to the model’s “imaginative and prescient to supply trendy design” in an “open-air format.”
Ought to the Sollei enter manufacturing, it’s going to possible be priced over $340,000, identical to the Celestiq. There would not be any direct rivals for the Sollei at that worth level, although Rolls-Royce presents an electrical coupe various within the type of the Spectre.