This is Cadillac’s latest all-electric concept, and it’s a 2+, coach-built convertible dubbed the Cadillac Sollei. The name is a combination of ‘sun’ (sol) and ‘leisure’ (lei). Perhaps ‘all-inclusive week in Barbados’ just didn’t work?
Anyway, it previews some pretty funky solutions for sustainable interior decor: It’s the first Caddy concept that uses bio-based materials crafted from mycelium (the root structure of mushrooms). So, you get to say your shiny new convertible has some influence from the Goombas in Super Mario Bros. knitted into the center console and the door cards.
There’s also a strong serving of wood veneer in places, which combines with the quilted (and embroidered) cream upholstery and the color-changing leather to form a properly classy look.
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Other key cabin details include a 55-inch pillar-to-pillar screen, ‘intuitive’ front and rear command consoles, and many illuminated surfaces. The latter will combine with the 126 color-changing options for the ambient lighting to likely turn the interior into the settings of an average whiskey lounge on a Friday night.
Ironically, you also get a drinks fridge out back between the rear seats, whose intricately designed occupants are shielded by a glass door. And, check this: The Sollei also comes with brushed metal and leather-wrapped bird-call instruments. Perfect for the well-heeled avian enthusiast among the clientele, eh?
Time to talk design: The low, stretched body is complemented by broad shoulders and long, coupe doors that have buttons instead of conventional handles. They should provide fairly dignified access to the rear, though the doors themselves may be a pain if you were to park within 12 meters of just about any parallel object.
There’s also a lack of any real curvature along the body aside from the indentations ahead of the rear wheel arches, so traits like the single-bar taillight and roofline make for a strikingly clean design. The paint finish is also rather lovely, no? It’s called ‘Manila Cream’ and was a color originally sprayed across classic Caddys from the late ’50s.
Finally, there’s the metallic roof, which Cadillac calls ‘Daybreak’ for its ability to...let sunlight pour into the interior. We’re not kidding, either—that’s literally what’s been written. Suppose the name expires once daylight does too, then.
Anyway, no details have been released as yet on the powertrain or even a potential release, but we do definitely know it’ll affect the world’s mushroom populous.
More photos of the Cadillac Sollei concept:
NOTE: This article first appeared on TopGear.com. Minor edits have been made.
