Since the early 1980s, Cadillac has had the honor of being the official vehicle of U.S. Presidents. It all began with the 1983 Cadillac Fleetwood kitted out with bulletproof glass and heavy armor to keep nation’s leader safe and sound. A custom Cadillac dubbed “The Beast” is the latest armored limo to bear the responsibility. First introduced in 2018, The Beast – which rides on a pickup truck chassis – is starting to show its age from a design standpoint, so Cadillac Society undertook the challenge of rendering a modern Cadillac state car, borrowing the classy Cadillac Celestiq as our muse.
Obviously, to make a limousine, the vehicle’s wheelbase must be stretched out. To accomplish this, we added another section between the front and rear doors, thereby giving it a thick, armored B-pillar. We also stretched the chrome trim accent above the windows to accentuate the state car’s roofline.
Of course, the Celestiq limo is all-electric, with powerful Ultium Drive motors mounted on both axles. It’s also quite a bit heavier than its civilian counterparts, thanks to its added length, bulletproof glass and thick armor. Thankfully, the elongated wheelbase allows it to be fitted with a larger Ultium battery pack to make up for the added mass.
The Cadillac Celestiq is touted as the most customizable vehicle in the luxury marque’s lineup, and that makes it fair game for renderings. Previously, we took a crack at what the Celestiq would look like as a traditional three-box sedan, along with a convertible (which ended up looking pretty damn close to the real-life Cadillac Sollei concept).
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