Meet the Cadillac EV that prices greater than a Rolls-Royce

The Cadillac Celestiq is a daring play within the ultra-luxury house by an American model, and the pricing of this unique flagship electrical automobile (EV) has simply gotten even bolder.

Cadillac has confirmed that for 2026, pricing begins on the “low-$400k” (~A$613,000) mark.

Not like different fashions in its lineup – together with its second most-expensive mannequin, the US$173,595 (~A$266,000) Cadillac Escalade ESV V-Collection – Cadillac doesn’t publish detailed Celestiq pricing, with the flagship out there “by inquiry solely”.

That’s a rise from the earlier base value of round US$340,000 (~A$521,000), with the hole roughly equating to the worth of an entry-level Cadillac Lyriq within the US.

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It additionally makes it dearer than a Rolls-Royce Spectre EV, which begins at US$397,750 (~A$610,000)… although it’s price noting something from the German-owned British model sometimes leaves a showroom with in depth customisation, driving up the worth.

Likewise, Cadillac affords loads of customisation choices that may make your Celestiq each extra distinctive and dearer.

The value hike is at the very least partially offset by the brand new inclusion of eight years of related providers included at no cost, in accordance with GM Authority, plus a patterned design for the ‘sensible glass’ roof. This characteristic makes use of suspended particle expertise to permit every of its 4 zones to be dimmed or brightened with the press of a button.

Cadillac has made no secret it doesn’t anticipate its successfully hand-built ultra-luxury flagship to promote in giant numbers. It informed Motor1 in Might that it anticipated to construct solely 25 examples this 12 months.