Cadillac is in its bespoke luxury era, and the SOLLEI Concept might be the most gorgeous of them all. The car takes visual inspiration from the flagship all-electric made-to-spec CELESTIQ but drops the top with a 2+2 convertible configuration and coupe silhouette. Heavily leaning into the open-air lifestyle, and to showcase the lengths it has gone with the SOLLEI concept, Cadillac has also introduced 3D-printed acrylic bird calls to the car that come inside a custom brushed metal and leather-wrapped case. Yep, bird calls.
You’ll also find a leather-bound journal with hand-painted bird illustrations and a leather tool roll for pens and pencils, which custom matches the interior palette. Without a production timeline, it’s unclear if any of this will come to fruition. Still, bird-watching in your ultra-luxury convertible EV? It doesn’t get more 2024 than that.
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SOLLEI comes from a combination of the word SOL, which means sun, and LEI, which stands for leisure. It’s pretty clearly a leisure vehicle, but the sun aspect takes some explaining. Of course, you have the gorgeous “Manila Cream” paint colour (which looks even better in person), but the brand has made further mention of the following design details:
- Sunburst-themed lighting and graphic choreography
- Sunburst motif perforation, quilting, and embroidery on seat patterns
- Nappa leather that has a pink iridescent pigment for a colour-changing sunrise effect
- Charging mats on the console, door map pockets and custom accessories with iridescent finish
- Pink iridescent hue on the beverage chiller door and glass tray
- “Aurora” tint on primary metal finishes
- “Daybreak” convertible metallic roof fabric
- “Bask” boucle floormat material that adds texture and subtle warmth
Now that you understand what you’re looking at, let’s explain some concept features. Of course, it’s stunning from the exterior with a low, elongated body, but it’s just as impressive on the inside. If you open the gigantic coupe door (one of the largest in the world), you’ll be greeted by the brand’s signature 55-inch pillar-to-pillar screen, which can be found in the CELESTIQ and even Cadillac Escalade IQ.
Those doors allow access to the front and rear seats, and if you take a seat in the back, you’ll get direct access to the fully integrated beverage chiller with a power glass door and crystal glasses.
We had a chance to look at the concept car at the Hagerty Social Club in Van Nuys while test-driving the new Cadillac Lyriq. While the SOLLEI certainly is a concept car and not production-ready, its surfaces are premium, noticeably hand-cut, and feature hand-laid marquetry techniques. The unstained wood veneers with open-pore finishes offer incredible texture and are something we’d love to see in the production car—if it happens.
The new Cadillac SOLLEI Concept is just that—a concept. This means that the car has not been scheduled for production and may never, in fact, reach that point. Right now, this level of luxury can be found in cars like the Cadillac CELESTIQ, which is priced upwards of $340,000 USD, but it is pretty clearly a four-door sedan. Rolls-Royce has not yet produced a convertible Spectre, but that would be the logical competition for the SOLLEI if it did go into production.
For now, the SOLLEI remains a concept, and more information can be found on the brand’s website below.
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