{"id":74676,"date":"2024-07-22T12:03:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T16:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=74676"},"modified":"2024-07-22T12:03:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T16:03:51","slug":"1143867_cadillac-sollei-ev-convertible-concept-looks-back-to-go-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=74676","title":{"rendered":"Cadillac Sollei EV convertible concept looks back to go forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Cadillac&#8217;s latest EV concept previews a potential convertible flagship<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Sollei concept seems like a convertible riff off the Celestiq<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Sollei features a 2+2 layout<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Might an electric convertible be in Cadillac&#8217;s future?<\/p>\n<p>The reveal of the <strong>Sollei concept<\/strong> on Monday hints that Cadillac is at least considering it.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"static-marker-video-player-primis\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The big drop-top has been inspired by Cadillac convertibles of the 1950s, though instead of tail fins the body adopts a sleek design that shares many of its lines with the current <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1140420_2024-cadillac-celestiq-costs-340-000-customers-invited-to-spec-cars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celestiq flagship hatch<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The debut took place at Cadillac&#8217;s personalization center in Warren, Michigan, known as Cadillac House at Vanderbilt. The site is close to the specialized production line for the Celestiq.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TfVkvyTm4jM?si=3pahvRsvzjvHZ6Ag\" width=\"560\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Sollei, whose name references Sol, the Roman god of the sun, also likely shares the Celestiq&#8217;s <strong>Ultium EV platform<\/strong> and battery technology set. Cadillac hasn&#8217;t revealed any specifications for the concept.<\/p>\n<p>The exterior design isn&#8217;t the only part of the concept&#8217;s design that borrows liberally from the Celestiq. The dash also features the same 55-inch curved display found in the Celestiq, as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1140432_2025-cadillac-escalade-iq-price\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Escalade IQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are some new elements in the cabin, though. One of these is the use of a <strong>sustainable material<\/strong> made from mycelium, which is the underground structure of mushrooms and other fungi. Cadillac used the leather-like material for the Sollei&#8217;s mobile phone charging pad and on some other areas of the dash.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hgmLayout hgmLayout1x2\">\n<div class=\"image_wrapper first_wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" name=\"tccimg_100936892_m\" title=\"Cadillac Sollei concept\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD\/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=\" alt=\"Cadillac Sollei concept\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"first_image lazy\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"572\" data-url=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/cadillac-sollei-concept_100936892_l.webp\" data-src-h=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/hug\/cadillac-sollei-concept_100936892_h.webp\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/cadillac-sollei-concept_100936892_l.webp\" data-src-l=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/cadillac-sollei-concept_100936892_l.webp\" data-src-m=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/med\/cadillac-sollei-concept_100936892_m.webp\" data-src-s=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/sml\/cadillac-sollei-concept_100936892_s.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Cadillac Sollei concept<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" name=\"tccimg_100936898_m\" title=\"Cadillac Sollei concept\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD\/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=\" alt=\"Cadillac Sollei concept\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"576\" data-url=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/cadillac-sollei-concept_100936898_l.webp\" data-src-h=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/hug\/cadillac-sollei-concept_100936898_h.webp\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/cadillac-sollei-concept_100936898_l.webp\" data-src-l=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/cadillac-sollei-concept_100936898_l.webp\" data-src-m=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/med\/cadillac-sollei-concept_100936898_m.webp\" data-src-s=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/sml\/cadillac-sollei-concept_100936898_s.webp\" class=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Cadillac Sollei concept<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" name=\"tccimg_100936894_m\" title=\"Cadillac Sollei concept\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD\/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=\" alt=\"Cadillac Sollei concept\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"579\" data-url=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/cadillac-sollei-concept_100936894_l.webp\" data-src-h=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/hug\/cadillac-sollei-concept_100936894_h.webp\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/cadillac-sollei-concept_100936894_l.webp\" data-src-l=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/cadillac-sollei-concept_100936894_l.webp\" data-src-m=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/med\/cadillac-sollei-concept_100936894_m.webp\" data-src-s=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/sml\/cadillac-sollei-concept_100936894_s.webp\" class=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Cadillac Sollei concept<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Actual leather lines the <strong>2+2 seats<\/strong>\u00a0with seat backs that feature wood paneling meant to represent the rays of the sun. The color of the leather matches the exterior paint, known as Manila Cream, which Cadillac last used in the late 1950s.<\/p>\n<p>Cadillac hasn&#8217;t indicated whether the Sollei will <strong>enter production<\/strong>, though the brand dropped some hints by describing the concept as an exploration of the \u201cpossibilities of custom commissioned vehicle design,\u201d as well as the brand\u2019s \u201cvision to offer modern design\u201d in an \u201copen-air format.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Should the Sollei enter production, it will likely be priced over $340,000, just like the Celestiq. There wouldn&#8217;t be any direct competitors for the Sollei at that price point, though Rolls-Royce offers an electric coupe alternative in the form <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1140112_bespoke-electric-how-the-first-rolls-royce-ev-took-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">of the Spectre<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cadillac&#8217;s latest EV concept previews a potential convertible flagship The Sollei concept seems like a convertible riff off the Celestiq The Sollei features a 2+2 layout Might an electric convertible be in Cadillac&#8217;s future? The reveal of the Sollei concept on Monday hints that Cadillac is at least considering it. The big drop-top has been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=74676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74676\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=74676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=74676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=74676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}