Most Expensive 2027 Cadillac Optiq Reaches $89,000 with $25,000 Worth of Options

Entry Level Luxury

The Cadillac Optiq is considered the entry-level option for the brand's all-electric lineup. It sits below the Lyric, and to buy the "base" model EV Caddy, you have to pay at least $52,695. Since Cadillac is a luxury brand after all, it did the prerequisite service of giving owners the option to spec the Optiq.

Now live on their website is the Optiq car configurator, and since we love a good configurator, we hopped on and tried to max out the specs and options, and wow, does the price jump.

2027 Cadillac Optiq Full Options

Before anything else, it must be noted that the configurator itself appears to be in its early stages; the website is buggy and, in some instances, crashes. Luckily, Cadillac added a feature to save your build, which came in handy instead of us having to restart the whole tedious process.

Another thing to note is the general confusion the app gives. If you select a specific variant, as we did with the V-Series AWD, clicking on the various options might cause the website to throw an error, and you have to start over. We don't understand why Cadillac didn't just remove the options that you can't put on the V-Series.

Anyway, moving on, the base price of the top-of-the-line V-Series AWD is $69,295, which is already $15,000 more than the base model, setting the tone for the overall cost. The V-Series comes with Brembo brakes, Continuous Damping Control, 21-inch Rims, and a special blue two-tone colorway. Interestingly, you can't really add much to the V-Series because it cancels out the already standard features, so most of the added options relate to charging, like the $1,999 GM Energy Powershift, or packages that include interior floor liners and carpeting.

Some truly expensive features can be added to the V-Series. The charging and convenience package is listed at $2,555, and the Deep Ocean Edition pack will set you back a whopping $8,220 for aesthetic upgrades. The puddle lamps that display the Cadillac logo on the floor are $925; the OnStar Super Cruise 8-year subscription is $3,000. In the end, from the base price, the decked-out V-Series Optiq costs $88,933

A Lesser Approach

Just for fun, we also decided to play around with the second-highest variant in the lineup: the Premium Sport AWD. It starts at only $55,495, but as we kept adding exterior and interior options, the price shot up to around $67,000. Pushing the price up further were the charging packages and the already-mentioned OnStar subscription, which capped out the Premium AWD Sport at $77,204.

So, on average, it seems that, from the base price, Cadillac will let you add around $20,000 worth of optional goodies if you so choose.

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