We Go Hands-On with Cadillac’s Latest Concept Vehicles – Roadshow [CNET]

concept vehicles that hint at what the automaker thinks transportation could look like in the next decade and beyond. Roadshow got an up-close, in-person look at all three machines, and even though they’re a bit pie-in-the-sky, each one is nonetheless impressive.

Three Musketeers

The show-stopping InnerSpace coupe was digitally unveiled at this year’s CES, impressing with its graceful lines and sumptuous interior. At the same trade show last year, Cadillac virtually pulled the covers off two other futuristic design studies, the PersonalSpace single-seat drone and the SocialSpace, a mini-bus of sorts with a roomy and sumptuous interior.

All three vehicles are part of Cadillac’s Halo Concept Portfolio, which showcases the brand’s vision for 2030 and beyond. Each design study — even the flying PersonalSpace — is fully autonomous, all-electric and and loaded with clever features.

The InnerSpace: A showstopper

The InnerSpace is the halo of Cadillac’s halo concepts. This coupe looks great in photos and video, but it’s even more impressive — and dimensionally imposing — in person. The light-up Cadillac crest and gigantic grille are unmistakable. The arcing roofline and almost impossibly flat windshield grab your attention, too, as does that oh-so-nice boattail backside that’s also undercut, a combo that looks stellar. This is a concept car, so of course it has gigantic wheels, 27-inchers up front and 28s at the rear.

Those rollers are wrapped in special Goodyear tires created for electric cars. Designed to be whisper quiet, they should also be better for the environment because they’re made with soybean oil and rice husk-based silica.

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