Cadillac Opulent Velocity Concept Teases the EV Future of V-Series

The next era of V-Series is almost upon us.

Cadillac on Wednesday dropped a short 15-second teaser debuting a new concept: Opulent Velocity. While the video gives up precious little about the shape of the vehicle, the American brand has confirmed a few things: it's low-slung, all-electric, and represents the future of the V-Series performance sub-brand.

That much is clear based on the high-speed teaser, not to mention the back half of that name. The "Opulent" side represents the duality of the brand (in Cadillac's own words), which pairs luxury with such high performance.

From what we can make out of the video, the Opulent Velocity has a low and wide design, with a front clip featuring a beak-ish nose not unlike the current V-Series.R race car. Another quick angle shows a low tail, suggesting a more traditional coupe-like shape than the avant garde Celestiq. As the car whips by the camera—with more lens flare and reflections than a J.J Abrams Star Trek film—we see vertical lighting units pushed to the utmost corners of the shape, light-up badges, and an aggressively tapered passenger compartment.

The Opulent Velocity also celebrates 20 years of the V-Series brand. Back in March 2004, the first race and win for the CTS-V.R race car happened at Sebring.

“Opulent Velocity is designed to foreshadow a zero emissions expression of performance and modern luxury leadership,” said Bryan Nesbitt, executive director, Cadillac Global Design. “We will share more later this year, so stay tuned.”

We don't have to tell you we're huge fans of the existing V-Series models, especially the CT5-V Blackwing, which just saw an update for 2025. We look forward to seeing more about the Opulent Velocity and how it translates the experiences we enjoy into the electric era.

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