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Car Review
Cadillac Optiq review
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Interior
What is it like on the inside?
Quite nice! Interior colors like copper and blue make the Optiq’s cabin a bit more vibrant than the usual-but-also-available gray and black seat materials. The seats themselves can be heated and ventilated with massage functions and multiple points of adjustment. 54 cu ft of passenger space in the front and 47 cu ft in the back means occupants aren’t on top of each other. It’s snug but comfortable. That leaves just 26 cu ft of cargo space behind the second row, though knock it down and there’s 57 cu ft to utilize.
How’s the tech?
That’s also quite cool. It’s a good thing the Optiq has Super Cruise included because it’ll allow drivers to get to know the glut of gadgets the Cadillac comes with. We have to start with the 33in LED display that sweeps across the dashboard. Housing the driver display and all the infotainment settings, it strikes us as very Lucid-looking in terms of layout and style. For one, it’s very customizable and done so easily with a touchpad to the far left of the display. Comparisons aside, it is robust in functions but comes off more useful than distracting, despite many of the tools buried in menus. Like your mobile device, a number of functions can be bound to the taskbar for easy access.
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Another really fun feature is the inclusion of a Dolby Atmos-ready sound system by AKG. With the right subscription service, music produced with some pretty impressive spatial engineering can be enjoyed throughout the drive, even if you’re not particularly an audiophile.
How about safety?
Yes, loads here too: Steering assist and lane-keep functions, forward collision alert, blind spot monitoring, advanced radar functions to provide enhanced situational awareness. Cadillac and GM are particularly good at providing the latter thanks to its haptic directional alerts baked into the driver’s seat. Something coming up on your left? Cue the left side of the seat vibrating. Same goes for the front and so on. You’re literally driving by the seat of your pants here and it’s fun to communicate to your passengers you can sense imminent danger with your backside.
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