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So I drove the EQS AMG and I'm pretty meh about it. Sure it's fast and it has pillows on the headrests, but a lot of the stuff you don't normally touch feels really down market. The steering wheel is downright confusing with a combination of buttons, touch controls, dials, and buttons inside of dials that do the same thing. The infotainment screen is way oversized and distracting as well as impossible to intuitively operate. Some controls are on the steering wheel, some are on the center console, some are in both locations but operate differently. Is it more comfortable than a Tesla? Yes.. but so is just about everything else on the market. It is fast? Also yes, but so is a Tesla. Is it good looking? No, it's a CLS that someone left out in the sun too long. Is it big like an S-Class? No, it's E-Class roominess inside along with having terrible rear visibility. The EQS and EQE both feel, from the inside, as they are one size class down from their ICE letter equivalent.

I've been a Cadillac fan my entire life. As much as I'd want to fanboy the Celestiq, I find it hard to be enthusiastic based on the garish and cheap looking Cadillac EV grille that won't age well, the bland side profile, and a fastback rear that belongs on the rear of a Honda civic, not a flagship ultraluxury sedan. The EV powertrain is simply outclassed by Lucid. The Celestiq will be valuable to collectors since it won't likely be produced very long.