CADILLAC has unveiled its gorgeous Sollei idea car this week, the two+2 coach-built all-electric convertible an “imaginative design train” the American luxurious model says “pushes the boundaries of future bespoke commissions”.
Named for the solar (Sol) and leisure (Lei), the idea mannequin combines components of the manufacturers previous with forward-looking applied sciences and consists of such highlights as Cadillac’s 55.0-inch pillar-to-pillar display screen, a heritage-inspired color palette and fabric supplies grown from mycelium – the basis construction of mushrooms.
“Sollei reimagines the invention of journey, envisioning a personalised driving expertise that connects one with the pure world round them,” mentioned Cadillac design director Erin Crossley.
“The idea celebrates Cadillac’s pedigree of chic convertibles in a contemporary type by cultivating excessive luxurious by design expression and experiences.”
The outside of the Sollei is claimed to exude emotion and embodies Cadillac’s unmistakable daring proportions. The low, elongated physique is accentuated by a large stance and lengthy doorways, facilitating quick access to the spacious rear.
Cadillac says the uninterrupted surfaces of the physique and stretched A-line emphasise the car’s size, whereas the low tail design creates “dynamic but elegant proportions”. The mid-body line seamlessly connects head- and tail-light, whereas the door handles are changed with “discreet buttons” to additional promote a clear profile line.
In a nod to Cadillacs previous, the Sollei is completed in Manila Cream, a hue from 1957-58 mannequin years that was “meticulously curated and painted by hand” by Cadillac craftsmen.
Transferring inside, and along with the ultra-wide display screen, we discover high-end options together with beverage chillers with crystal glassware, illuminated décor in 126 shades, a milled aluminium windscreen body, and even a fowl watching package completed in leather-based and brushed steel.
Inlays are of wooden veneer with open pore finishes Cadillac says are “hand-cut and hand-laid utilizing marquetry methods creating a ravishing focus that attracts the attention from the entrance doorways to the console and into the rear compartment”.
Elsewhere, the décor is impressed by the solar with a sunburst motif discovered within the high-quality Nappa leather-based upholstery, which is completed in a mushy iridescent pink tone that’s mentioned to create a “refined colour-changing dawn impact”.
The photo voltaic theme continues throughout the Sollei’s steel finishes which utilise an “Aurora” colour-shifting mechanism to imitate the phenomenon of the solar’s photo voltaic winds reacting with the environment.
The convertible prime is completed in a metallic material known as dawn, whereas the textured ground mat materials, dubbed Bask, is claimed to match the tone of the convertible roof with “refined heat”.
GM formally unveiled the Sollei idea on the newly restored Cadillac Home throughout the GM International Technical Centre campus in Warren, Michigan. GM says the state-of-the-art facility is devoted to “offering bespoke design experiences for Cadillac Celestiq shoppers”.
