Neiman Marcus is well-known for its outlandish limited-edition Christmas items — lookup $7 million photo voltaic yacht if you wish to go down that rabbit gap — so it’s in all probability no shock to see the US luxurious retailer provide a one-off US$975,000 ($1.54 million) Cadillac Celestiq for this vacation season.
The “normal” Celestiq begins from US$340,000, not solely making it the costliest Cadillac within the firm’s lengthy historical past, but additionally a real competitor for Rolls-Royce and Bentley.
Every Celestiq is hand constructed on the “Artisan Heart” situated inside GM’s technical centre in Warren, a suburb of Detroit, which generally builds the corporate’s ideas and prototypes.
It’s not clear what adjustments and customisations Neiman Marcus has specified for the Carmen Celestiq, however on the Celestiq’s launch, Cadillac claimed there have been so many personalisation choices on provide, no two autos would be the similar.
We additionally don’t know the precise worth of the Carmen Celestiq as a result of the US$975,000 asking worth, earlier than taxes and costs, consists of a variety of distinctive experiences.
These embrace a tour of the manufacturing unit, the place the customer can watch their automobile being constructed, and a few one-on-one time with model’s design group, which incorporates viewing an upcoming Cadillac mannequin that’s yet-to-be revealed to the general public.
The customer can even keep within the “luxurious suite at a boutique resort” in both downtown or, if you happen to so want, the suburbs. If that’s not imprecise sufficient for you, there’s additionally a “a non-public tour of a notable Detroit landmark establishment with a docent or historian adopted by a seated multi-course dinner ready by a famend Detroit chef”.
If somebody buys the Neiman Marcus Carmen Celestiq, Cadillac can even donate $US25,000 to the Detroit Opera Home ($40,000).
Primarily based on GM’s BEV3 structure, which is shared with the extra reasonably priced Lyriq crossover, in addition to the Chevrolet Blazer EV and Equinox EV, the Celestiq has an aluminium spaceframe and a physique largely created from carbon-fibre and composite supplies.
It’s powered by a pair of electrical motors growing a complete of 450kW and 870Nm. The Celestiq can full the 0-60mph (0-97km/h) sprint in 3.8 seconds.
Outfitted with a normal 111kWh battery pack able to DC quick charging as much as 200kW, the Celestiq has a claimed EPA vary of round 480km.
Alongside the eye-catching exterior, the Celestiq’s inside is designed to wow, with a collection of screens stretching the whole width of the dashboard and measuring 55 inches diagonally, in addition to hand-finished metallic trim and leather-based surfaces.
Manufacturing of the Celestiq is because of start by the top of 2023, and given the automobile’s excessive worth and restricted manufacturing capability, output shall be restricted.
