The new Cadillac Lyriq show car has made its official debut, giving us a preview of the future Cadillac electric vehicle well ahead of its arrival in late 2022.
The version of the Cadillac Lyriq pictured here is a show car and while not a production model, is about 80 to 85 percent production-ready. The Lyriq, which will be the first General Motors crossover to use the automaker’s new BEV3 electric vehicle platform, will come standard with rear-wheel drive and a single electric motor mounted in the rear of the vehicle. An all-wheel-drive performance model will also be offered. Cadillac likely has more powertrain configurations planned beyond these as well, with the automaker saying the BEV3 platform and Ultium batteries allow it to “deliver customers a variety of range and performance options.”
Speaking of the Ultium battery, Cadillac says the Lyriq will have a 100-kWh lithium-ion pack, which will enable a driving range of more than 300 miles based on its own internal testing. The Lyriq will support a variety of charging options as well, including DC fast charging rates at over 150 kilowatts and Level 2 charging rates up to 19 kW.
This Cadillac electric crossover also ushers in a new era of design for Cadillac vehicles, with the automaker saying it provides a “forward-looking vision unconstrained by the needs of a traditional internal combustion engine and driveline.” Onlookers’ eyes will be immediately drawn to the new “black crystal” grille, which features embedded LED signature lighting that illuminates with a start-up animation when the owner approaches the vehicle.
A unique split taillamp design with slim LEDs characterizes the rear and will also light up at the same time as the front grille LED animation. Meanwhile, its low roofline and wide stance help convey “agility and confidence,” the automaker says. Notably, the Lyriq features black and white, monochromatic Cadillac logos rather than multi-color logos as seen on the brand’s current production cars.
The cabin is denoted by the large 33-inch LED display (notably not an OLED display like in the 2021 Cadillac Escalade), which the automaker says has “the highest pixel density available in the automotive industry today and can display over one billion colors, 64 times more,” than any other automotive screen today. The display will serve as both the driver’s display and the central infotainment system and will thus show driver information details, audio controls, smartphone integration, camera views and more. The screen can also display easy-to-read graphics indicating the battery charge percentage, energy consumption, nearby charging stations and other similar info.
Joining the screen is a new “dual-plane augmented reality-enhanced head-up display,” which displays two sets of information between separate near and far distance planes. For example, vehicle speed would be shown on the closer plane, while navigational directions would be positioned further up the windshield and further away in the driver’s line of sight.
This being a futuristic Cadillac electric show car, the Lyriq also has a forward-looking piece of technology that may or may not make it to the production vehicle: supervised remote parking. This system “uses ultrasonic sensors to help the Lyriq park itself in parallel or perpendicular parking spaces,” and works when the driver is in or outside the vehicle. One piece of technology the production vehicle will certainly feature, though, is the Cadillac Super Cruise hands-free driver assistance system.
The Cadillac Lyriq will enter production in late 2022 as a 2023 model-year vehicle. We suspect it will be produced at GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck plant in Michigan, but GM has shied away from confirming as much. The model pictured here is also a show car, it’s worth reiterating, so some small changes will be made between now and when it hits dealerships in 24 months or so. This will be the first electric Cadillac product in a string of many, with GM looking to reinvent the brand as a frontrunner in EV tech.
“Led by Lyriq, Cadillac will redefine American luxury over the next decade with a new portfolio of transformative EVs,” GM North America president Steve Carlisle said. “We will deliver experiences that engage the senses, anticipate desires and enable our customers to go on extraordinary journeys.”
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About freaking time that Cadillac just leapfrog the competition. E
What about the range? Pretty sure there are a couple Teslas that have more range. It does look great. Hopefully the production execution is superb.
Tesla vehicles are also smaller than the Lyriq, not as heavy. However, we don’t know any official rage for this vehicle and we won’t know for some time.
Right. A little hard to guage size. I’m just pushing Cadillac to do their very best.
Just got this from another article:
“Cadillac said the Lyriq will have a range of “beyond 300 miles” on a full charge when it’s eventually certified by the Environmental Protection Agency. But GM executives have said they expect mid-300 miles to be the low end of the spectrum, and that a range in the low 400-miles is a realistic goal.”
Cant say that just yet. Its still almost 2 years away.
Didn’t leapfrog anything in range or looks. What’s so special about this tart?
Key to Cadillac’s survival was a slam dunk over Tesla and the Germans. I don’t see that. Do you? I hate Tesla design but this looks like Audi plus Volvo plus video game or amusement park lighting. The need for range is missing, too.
Lucid Air or even Karma are finer choices. GM couldn’t benchmark against Lucid? GM has so much talent but never uses it aside from Buick concept vehicles. Ruess said this is Cadillac’s last chance. If so, bye Caddy!! Hummer and Buick Blue can replace you.
Don’t get too excited about the GMC Hummer. GM messed this up, the Hummer will be next.
GM didn’t mess this up lmao. We’ve seen a show car that may or may not appeal to you, and somehow “gM mEsSed tHis uP.” Your personal preferences won’t be the metric by which the Lyriq’s success will be judged, dude – sorry. And neither will the Hummer’s.
About freaking time that Cadillac just leapfrog the competition.
I’m blown away, it’s gorgeous.
The pictures do this thing no justice, inside or out. The video must be watched.
Guys, I’m a gasoline engine guy to the core, and a Cadillac man even more so (and a ruthless, determined constructive critic as well)…and I have to say, I can only say this after watching the reveal.
Cadillac looks to have been reborn today. And a renaissance could very much be on the horizon.
I know we expected this, but I breathed a sigh of relief when they said the Lyric is RWD/AWD.
My only gripe is the exterior design. Bring back Art & Science. Different doesn’t always mean better.
The design cues are beautiful. Any criticism initially would be that maybe the back end is a little busy with all the lights? Nonetheless, this car makes a bold, beautiful statement.
I prefer the rounded look. Much less flashy
This is by far the sexiest design I’ve seen when it comes to CUVs. I hope it will be available in Europe!
I’ll probably get slammed for this, but that side profile strongly reminds me of the first-gen Olds Aurora sedan. That was a totally radical design for the 1990’s, ESPECIALLY for Oldsmobile. I think that this car could revolutionize Cadillac like the Aurora did (at least initially) for Olds. Set a new direction. Had Oldsmobile not been suffocated by inter-corporation cannibalism, I think the Aurora would have been the catalyst for a comeback for them.
I really hope the Lyriq does for Caddy. Something tells me the Celestiq will be a showstopper.
Nah, this isn’t going to revolutionize anything.
It isn’t like there aren’t a million CUVs on the road already.
Your scope is 67 miles off, Nate. I’m not talking the industry, I’m talking Cadillac. They could be the major player in electric luxury IF they play their cards right. Will they? Based on recent history, who the hell knows. But if electric truly is the future, that means the electric luxury market is uncharted and WIDE open…
Cadillac shoots that gap, and they could be #1 in the future of the segment. Insane, yes, probable, not by a long shot…but possible, very much so.
If you say so. This ugly crossover that won’t even be available for at least two years is somehow going to put them ahead.
I guess we’ll wait and see.
I owned 2 first gen Aurora’s and I absolutely loved them. I thought they looked like some sort of spaceship and I always thought the hood and fender profile from behind the driver’s seat had elements of the SR-71 blackbird.
I don’t know if I see Aurora here but I do see the first Cadillac in a long time that I think looks really attractive. It’ll be way out of my price range but it’s the first Caddy since the ETC coupe/STS sedan that made me look twice. I hope it comes out close to this in ’23.
It looks like a 1st gen sex with Silverado 22s.
It’s nasty. Not good nasty either. Back is interesting though.
two more years? here we go again …
This CUV looks promising, but I have to question why they didn’t keep the CT6 around for 2 more years to maintain a flagship sedan in the lineup until 2023…I mean, aside from the Escalade, what premium vehicles will be holding down the fort in the meantime? Do they expect the target customer for this vehicle to just appear out of the woodwork in 2023? The target customer is sitting in a BMW, Mercedes, Audi or Tesla showroom, where they haven’t pulled the plug on the existing lineup and/or already have EVs.
Continuity is a good thing. Successful companies have to show some patience and resilience. If EVs were the thing, why kill the ELR Cadillac launched in 2013? Is GM presumably going to have more patience with the Lyriq?
Is this time around going to be different? What do you all think?
N400. I agree with that. The CT6 plug in was something very promising and only lasted a couple model years. The ELR came out while I was still selling Cadillac and they certainly missed the mark a lot (price and I believe style). The ELR was a superb driving car, but just not what a Cadillac should have been. This Lyriq looks like it could take the same path, but then again CUV’s and SUV’s are a much different ballgame than a smallish two door car like the ELR.
For ELR it was the Price, not the style. Everyone I talk to loves the look of the ELR, family has it and everyone comes and asks about it.
The ELR just came to early, with the battery tech and the use of the Voltech engine it was just to expensive for GM to produce and recoop costs.
I agree the ELR price was wrong, but they should have stuck with it. It was a very slick looking car and could have spawned a 4-door coupe or a 2nd generation with AWD. Especially if EVs are the future.
Then the CT6 PHEV was just a head-scratcher. Here’s the perfect transition vehicle to the upcoming EVs coming mid-decade and…KABOOM!
Since the CT6 PHEV went on sale in the states they only sold 429 examples.
There are a few still on dealer lots.
Yeah, there’s some great low mileage deals out there. There’s one thing you can count on after the abandonment…
I bought a brand new stripped (zero option) ELR for $50,000 – I considered it a better value than a Volt at the time, since it is still a great handling coupe, (even at my current 73,000 miles), and as Car and Driver stated ” Its the best handling hybrid (plug in or not) we’ve EVER tested ” up to this time (2014), also “It seemed much faster than the numbers indicated”.
I was surprised at how much I like the PASSENGER side of this vehicle. Depending on price, I might still buy one, but a big turn off is that silly side panel opening for the charging port. I live in an area with high sleet and snow, and in an emergency while ‘running on sparks’ (car doesn’t run on fumes anymore) , and the idea that the entire side panel has to become unfrozen from the rest of the side of the car won’t work.
Watched the REVEAL by all the big experts, including VP Reuss who by his own admission has ‘gasoline in his blood’, and I wonder if that’s the reason that all of them put together can’t see how ugly that charge port panel is. There is also a big unnecessary crease when it is closed. They tried to make the REVEAL ‘homey’ with ‘real (fake)’ questions from ‘real (fake)’ prospective customers, and it kinda 33% of the way worked. Seeing these things from GM before, it could have been decidedly worse.
So, somewhat undecided here… I hope the production car leaves the abortion off. I’d have to visit the car in person to see what other abortions await in the inside of the car, and if I just purchase a stripped model, hopefully they’ll leave some of them off.
No. This time around won’t be any different. Cadillac can’t stick to anything more than five minutes and the same old players that keep changing things around are still in charge.
The CT6 is still made in China where it actually sells. The Volt and Bolt were test programs. The tech used on those models are pretty expensive compared to what will be used on these new EVs.
I just don’t like the rear end. Those upper taillights make it to busy.
That looks kind of terrible to me.
Not Cybertruck terrible, but still really bad.
@Nate: I couldn’t agree more.
It’s the back end mostly. I can’t understand how anyone can say this design looks great.
Are they not seeing the back end?
I’m seeing the back and I love it’s swooping lines and the thin taillights that have always been nods to the fins of ol. It has a spaceship feel to me.
But then again design is always subjective, and it’s struck the right cords with me.
Back end (Toyota wanna-be) is terrible. But what about the huge plastic face? Not sure that will fully make the end product, but here’s what I see: Driving your Lyriq (stupid name) down the road on the hot summer days in the mid-west or south. Bugs, bugs, bugs. What will that look like once the owner or car wash attempt to “scrub” all the baked on bug from the huge plastic? No thanks.
Toyota back end is much more exaggerated and lines everywhere, this is much more subdued and better on the eye.
As for your example…. Just put a ceramic coating on the car and the bugs wash right off, don’t stick. Meh.
All grills are plastic for years now
@nate, yeah I hope they got a plan B or C or D! Don’t dump your ICE just yet Cadillac.
The $200K price for Cadillac’s Lyriq is like a wet blanket as how many people can afford to pay such a sum given that there will be alternatives that cost less.. buy a Tesla that cost $90K or a Tesla EV truck for $40K; Cadillac’s Lyriq looks great except it has a price that few can afford.
This is listing for 75 to 85. Cheaper than a Tesla. Read before you type.
He knows!
Just one of our resident trolls.
75-85k is a little high I’m thinking 50-60k. It doesn’t evoke class leading in anything, and we still don’t have the 100% model…..but I guess GM copying Tesla on unveiling 75% done cars is the new way I guess…. I was hoping at least 400 miles with the different type of battery tech they were boasting so much about. Sigh
It’s not 200k you’re thinking of their rumoured bespoke sedan ev.
@omegatalon Give it a rest already. You’re obvious hatred for GM makes your presence and comments worthless.
the lyriq isn’t going to cost anywhere near that. You are thinking about the flagship.
I really really like it. It looks substantial, futuristic and unique all at the same time. Interior knocks it out of the park!
Well if they can carry much of this styling over and the interior they have a Tesla killer.
Let’s face it this is a well styled vehicle that leave Tesla looking silly with plain designs and silly looking trucks.
The nose here is wonderful as it is aero but still have some kind of a Cadillac face to it.
I was holding my expectations down here but Cadillac has hit a home run with this. Price this competitive with Tesla and get the quality feel right GM will have the first step in getting the Cadillac image back.
To be honest this is the kind of vehicle that can change the image at Cadillac that any other ICE Vehicle would struggle to change. Here they can set the expectations of the segment and then work to keep it.
Speaking of ICE, a truly complete strategy would be for Cadillac to eventually replace all FWD/AWD gasoline vehicles with the VSS-R.
That is the eventual plan at some point. But with what ever future platforms that will arrive. This is only the start. I expect most of the ICE will be with Chevy and trucks./Corvette
Effective looking, although I’m sorry it’s got that swelling around the rear fenders, which then tapers down along the bottom of the car towards the front wheel openings. Too many cars – current Honda CRV, and practically every recent Toyota, to name just a few – have this same feature.
All in all, a pretty handsome piece of work though, but I just hope the final production model isn’t watered down too much.
I’m quite prepared to get a LOT of down-votes on this one, but I don’t care as I speak what I feel.
That is not attractive. The back looks (unfortunately) like a cross of the Toyota Prius Prime, Toyota CH-R and one of the Mitsubishi models. The front looks like one huge piece of plastic and doesn’t give me any sense of being an up-scale car. I’ll need to wait to see the real car before fully commenting more. Just like on the ’21 Slade (with the huge sticking up screen), I’m not a fan of that. But the end Slade product and interior looks much better than what I though from the original sketches. At least the Tesla Cyber truck makes this look better.
I mean, looks are 100% in the eye of the beholder so I don’t think anyone should crap on you for not thinning it’s pretty. I think it’s gorgeous but it’s subjective.
@1BadCad: I agree. Totally subjective. For the sake of Cadillac, I hope a lot of people love it and hope that turns into sales! Just like the V-series cars and people on here. They want to shoot you if you say anything bad about them, but they are such a small number of actual buyers. So where Cadillac (IMO) gave a huge middle finger to traditional Cadillac buyers by chasing the Germans, I feel this type of style may go after yet another very small buying segment. Hope I’m wrong and Cadillac sells every one they can.
“So where Cadillac (IMO) gave a huge middle finger to traditional Cadillac buyers by chasing the Germans…”
I disagree.
What is a traditional Cadillac buyer anyway?
The Germans built their reputation stepping up into the vacuum left by Cadillac when GM started cheapening them out in the 70s. The sales, brand equity, and ATP of the Germans tell the full story.
Cadillac chasing the Germans=Cadillac reclaiming their pre-1970s market positioning as top-tier, yet attainable luxury performance. A space primary occupied by Mercedes-Benz in particular, who they should’ve chased instead of BMW.
As the XT4/5/6 show, when Cadillac isn’t “chasing Germans”, they’re chasing nobody.
@Curtnik: I just can’t agree with that. But that’s ok, as we all have our opinion. However, I was selling during the time when Caddy started the V-series cars. Cadillac went from comfortable seating for 5 or 6 to quite hard seating for 4 at best. IMO, strike one. The ride quality because of handling tires and stiffer suspensions went down the tube. Sure, that made the sports enthusiasts and a handful of German buyers happy, but didn’t translate into sales enough. Strike two. Dropping all names in lieu of German-like alphabet soup left the traditional buyers scratching heads. Strike three. Yes, there are other examples, but I’ve harped on this enough already. Just my opinion.
I agree with you I think they could have done better with the exterior design, however, we need to see more live shots of the vehicle and in different colors. I think it will look good in black. I will be honest and say I’m more excited for the hummer reveal though.
The plastic is “radar transparent” That should come in handy when passing local law enforcement 🤣. I think it looks pretty sharp, but I don’t think I like how the rear lights carry over so deep into the c-pillar. The front end is pretty bang on in my opinion. The interior is absolutely stunning, imagine seeing that in person… I’ve seen a few model X interiors and they’re pretty nice… but wow if this is anything like production it will blow people away!
Don’t fool yourself. Radar goes through plastic and reflects off the metal underbody support structure and even your body.
Besides most use Lazar and target the front plate in most states it is reflective and makes a great target.
Trust me Corvettes are not invisible.
People don’t make jokes anymore I guess…
Not a big fan of the design, I am biased to low slung machines. However the technologies and interior are nothing short of being fantastic. Cadillac finally taking the lead in a big way, and it’s not just the Lyriq but many others coming down the line. I still maintain though, that the Voltec system should be standard in GM vehicles.
Love the look of the car! Pure Cadillac.
OMG, this is the best looking SUV now. Inside and out. Best EV car.
Looks like it gonna get a 3D HUD just like the upcoming S-class.
I really hope they wont replace the small details like the buttons, beautiful ambient lighting etc. They look brilliant. Materials look brilliant.
I love it. Ive owned an ELR, Escalade, and now a CT5. I’m not a big fan of the new Escalade because I was expecting a complete exterior redesign, but im blown away by the Lyriq.
My next car will either be this or the new Hummer.
I wish you included pictures from the actual live stream, they had the physical vehicle there, much better than these 3D renderings.
Beautiful design! Now just add an LT2, LT4 or other power-trains that people actually want!
I don’t want those!
It’s another generic silver CUV with a black interior! It looks alright but take off the Cadillac crest and one would be hard pressed to identify the brand. And why are the taillights on the side? Why do we need tailights on a vehicle’s side?
The night the Elmiraj was shown at Pebble Beach, I stared at it for hours, literally. I was so impressed by how the designers had woven all the classic Cadillac DNA into an entirely fresh coupe concept that was at once both unmistakably Cadillac yet not at all like any Cadillac I’d seen before. It was, and still is, simply gorgeous to me. Strip away every Cadillac crest and badge and have it cruise down a street and everybody who knows anything about cars would instantly say “that’s a Cadillac”. It has such elegance and presence but it also looks ready to carve up a twisting road. It doesn’t look like a floating boat from Cadillac’s past. And the color…..just the most beautiful shade of blue perfectly suited to the car.
So tonight….will I deny myself sleep to stare at the nuance and intrigue in the Lyriq’s design? Will I be mesmerized by its silver finish? No. I won’t. It’s not that kind of emotion stirring design. It looks okay, but just okay, and that’s not enough to keep me awake. For all those who love it, I’ll check back in at 3 AM to see who’s still staring.
I’m looking at the Elmiraj again now. It’s just beautiful. It might keep me up again. It proves Ed Welburn could turn out a car just as stunning as the best from Bill Mitchell. Welburn’s Buick Avenir was really nice too.
Elmiraj was ok, but dated. It had the stuck in the past super long hood.
Guess this just kind of finally hit me. Why on earth do nearly all brands feel they must make an electric/hybrid car design so polarizing? Prius/prius prime. Leaf. Bolt. Tesla Model X and that truck thing. Honda Clarity and Insight, etc. I give kudos to Porsche, Audi, Volvo and the others who seem to realize that many people would drive an electric (or hybrid version) if it looked very similar to the regular ICE cars.
Back in 2015 I leased a Chevrolet Spark EV. Loved it and although quirky in it’s own way, I liked the fact that people didn’t know I was driving an EV.
The Lyriq is polarizing to you?!
Charlie: Let’s just say I certainly wouldn’t buy it based on it’s looks. Anything that makes a Cadillac back end look anything close to a Toyota Prius is polarizing in a very ugly way.
Dan,
I think that’s right. The Prius didn’t really sell well until they gave it a normal design. And what the heck was BMW thinking with the i3. It might’ve been a bigger hit if it hadn’t looked so odd. As a BMW fan too, my opinion is the i3 should’ve never been allowed to leave Munich. I think the reason the Audi E-Tron is getting a lot of respect and consumer acceptance is that it looks really nice. It’s a great looking vehicle. Mercedes’ ESQ is a very normal looking CUV too. I think if you are expecting consumers to embrace new technology maybe it helps if you wrap it all up in a package that is familiar to them. Too much that’s new is simply too much for some buyers to accept.
Toyota created one of the most horrific designs ever to see the light of day in the original Mirai. One has to wonder how they thought they could not only sell a fuel cell vehicle but an incredibly ugly one at that. Maybe the answer is they didn’t want to actually sell them. Maybe it was a test vehicle they wanted to officially offer for sale to the public so as to be pioneers but they didn’t really want many actual citizens to be using one. Interestingly enough, the new 2021 is massively improved and pretty normal looking. Maybe that signals that the technology is ready for more than limited beta testing.
I’d prefer Cadillac go too exotic on the design than too bland. I absolutely hated the 2014-2019 CTS. It was too bland. Same goes for the CT6, before they tweaked the exterior in 18, and the current XT6.
Cadillacs are supposed to be unapologetic, in your face statement cars.
Yep. But in a good way.
I still found the vertical running lights gave it a presence like no other. How do you feel about the looks of the current CT4 and CT5?
I like the CT5. I actually bought one the day it arrived at the dealership. They were taking them off the truck when I got there.
My first Cadillac was a 2010 CTS. I thought the dimensions of that car were perfect. The 14 CTS grew in size. So the CT5 returned closer to the dimensions of the 2010 CTS.
I’m also very impressed with the interior of the CT5. Its much better than the 18 Escalade that I had. I have the red sport edition with red accents in the carbon fiber, red stitching, and a suede steering wheel. Great attention to detail throughout.
I havent seen the CT4 in person yet.
Hey cool I bought one too! I think the front end design of the CT5 is some of the best they’ve done in years.
Omg that’s just plain ugly, who the hell will want this monstrosity in their drive? Shades of Edsel and Pontiac Aztec
Yeah, I don’t get it either.
If I were looking for an expensive electric car, I’d probably just buy a Tesla, like everyone else.
I guess we can check GM and TSLA stock prices tomorrow to see how everyone feels about it. I remember when the Cybertruck reveal made TSLA drop, lol.
This look like a Chevrolet Blazer EV with the Cadillac grill slapped on it, there’s a lot going on in the back if you like lights ??? I don’t see the Gorgeous of it all
If it wasn’t so ugly it might pass for a Chevy!
Now that’s a Cadillac…
Mary Barra said give me George Jetson buys a Cadillac. WTF is the answer for this thing. This is the best GM designers could do? Interior already looks dates with the Escalade curved screen. Do like the wheel though.
WTF were they thinking with the rear end?
Damn that’s an ugly car. 🙁
Lyriq looks like the DS Aero Sport Lounge only not as pretty. The DS is also an EV and its side elevation, front end and rear end design are similar. The DS has the same mix of a vertical blade lighting element flanked by a triangular mini grille design out front and a low-mounted vertical outboard taillamp element pushed to the far reaches of the back end.
What do u guys think they will keep and what will be changed?
Anything that looks expensive, soft to the touch, hard and heavy, you know the real quality items ( plastic fantastic )
I wish GM would release a concept of 100% interior and 80% exterior but all that leaves them to make cheap is lighting !
There is nothing that needs to change on the exterior, its a GM exterior they make hundreds of different ones !
Its the tech and the interior that GM will cheapen up !
That’s why not much detail in the interior was shown !
a lot of the interior was shown and described in the livestream.
Yeah I watched it Nebula,
Like I say, I will wait to see what hits the road as a standard dealer stocked Cadillac !
Did you see the same thing GM did with the Escala vehicle ?
You have seen what Cadillac offered the public after that great vehicle was reviled, right !
Yeah that’s right, the Escalade finally got the Escala dash for 2021 ! and the only reason GM made a better interior in the Escalade is because you can buy a RAM truck with a better interior than a current Cadillac Escalade, the best Cadillac, for thousands less !
If RAM did not give the customer a better interior than a Cadillac Escalade, you would only be getting the same ” Good Enough ” Chevy interior as the Suburban, just like every other Cadillac vehicle !
It takes years to develop interiors, the Escalade’s interior has been in the works long before the Ram was shown.
I know that excuse. I have heard just so many here !
So GM developed a cheap junk interior for their trucks, then realized it was a cheap junk interior, and changed it and developed the new Denali interior, and now will install the SUV interior into the trucks ?
Long before ?
Maybe this is why I have such a hard time with Cadillac changing their mind every year. You see a long time to me is 10 years !
So GM was working on this interior for the Escalade 10 years ago ?
Because if you are saying in Cadillac ” long time” they were working on this interior, that’s only 6 months !
I would love to believe you, I really would, but how, why ? The Escalade is the only Cadillac vehicle with an interior even close to what should be in a Cadillac, or really any vehicle over $50,000.00. and it is the only GM interior equal to the RAM !
I will quit commenting on GM’s cheap junk interiors, when GM has better interiors, because for some reason the GM customer must not care that the interior has gotten so cheap in the last 10 years ! Adjustable seat belts, ambient lighting, glove box lighting, adjustable arm rests, cheap hard black plastic, cheap seats, they have taken this away, these things have been in GM interiors, my 2004 CTS has floor lighting, my 2020 Denali does not !
How has this happened ?
The GM customer has let this happen, not ?
You can buy a $35,000.00 vehicle, and change the dash color, ambient lighting digital dash cluster and more !
Doesn’t GM realize in two years the competition is also working on something to compete ?
H3ll the high end Bronco has a better interior than a Cadillac !
Is that the GM goal ?
It STILL seams like GM is trying to make the best interior for the money, and the competition is trying to make the best interior !
This vehicle and really all GM vehicles are still looked at based on the competition.
And so far GM is simply behind the competition for the price on the midsized high end vehicle !
The loyal GM customer is no longer loyal ! and the new GM customer sees better value !
I give Cadillac credit for taking a leap however I agree with a comment made earlier in this post. Cadillac needs to keep with the same idea for longer than 5 min. That leads me to the 24 month time frame between now and actually being able to purchase it. By then so many other things will have come out to market and we will keep seeing the photos of this. It will be similar to the XLR by the time it made it to market it almost looked dated.
Well I don’t hate it. It will do as far as a vehicle.
Looks are in the eye of the beholder so some will like it and some will not !
I again prefer the Escala look, this is close like the CT5 yet not quite. I like the lines in the front and not so much the roundy swoopy grill area. So that’s what worries me about the two year time frame here ! The good thing here is China will drive this vehicle and the USA will get it when we cane afford it. And I am saying that is a good thing in this case.
With GM/Cadillac being mostly owned by China, as future vehicles go, if its a good vehicle for China we can expect it to become true.
That same thing can not be said of a US vehicle.
If Cadillac would have put even 25% of this vehicles interior in the XT4 or the CT4 or CT5 they would sell ! Yet China is going away from ICE in a big way, therefore the China investor will not allow the same amount of investment in an ice vehicle. That’s why the Cadillac ICE we get in the US are place holders of ” Good Enough ” quality !
That is why this very vehicle will be sold in China first !
That is why this very vehicle will be made in China first !
It is a Chinese vehicle, designed for China !
If the XT6 was this vehicle with a 3.0TT – sold !
If the CT5 had this interior with a 3.0TT – sold !
And so on ! And not even this good, the current Cadillac vehicles do not even need to be this quality to sell in the USA !
But I guess we don’t have the actual vehicle yet ! GM/Cadillac could always just put the plastic fantastic interior in these and just keep the dash screen, I am sure they are meeting about cost cutting as I type !!!!! Lets see 80% the released vehicle that’s 20% plastic fantastic, and that stuff is cheap and covers a lot of surfaces !
You know the good old black hard cheap looking GM plastic interior !
I would guess the EV system will be great to drive. That’s enough and all anyone can say about that until they hit the road !
Also the exterior is just another GM exterior, again each to their own and not a lot of unusual costs for GM I would guess !
So one more time, that leaves us the interior and tech options for the 20% changes, and that is what GM/Cadillac has gotten WRONG for a LONG TIME now !!!!!!!
So again this is the ONLY reason I am on any GM site, to say !!
————- DO NOT CHEAPEN OUT ON THE INTERIOR ————-
—————- AGAIN ——————-
Cheap ” Good Enough ” is no longer good enough, it is just plain old CHEAP JUNK !!!!
So how about some of you people comment on what you do NOT want GM/Cadillac to change or make cheap and ” Good Enough ” because that’s ALL that is going to happen from now until this vehicle is released. Cost cutting and cheapening it up. Do not let the same 7000 people from GM who said the $80,000.00 truck interior was ” Good Enough ” do the same to Cadillac any longer !
———PLEASE ——
Front 3/4s of this thing looks good, so does the interior. Problem is the back 1/4 of the vehicle. It’s the sloap of the roof and the size of the wheels that seem to make it look odd a bit. Also, where was this effort in the xt4,5 and 6. Even the ct sedan’s could have used some of this attention.
You have to believe something has changed at GM.
What, what has changed ?
Anything !
What I mean is, like some here have already stated, if nothing has changed at GM, what will make this release and production different ?
Trust me, it will be different, Ha, Ha, really you want the customer to believe GM !!
!!! ON ANYTHING !!!
How, how come this Cadillac release will be different ?
It is two years away – SAME !
Do you really think GM is more capable than the competition is in a two year time frame ?
This is crazy ! it is the same thing we just went through with the last Cadillac onslaught !
The only difference it that onslaught failed, maybe GM finally got the drift !
Or is it like I said, China !
It really doesn’t matter if GM sells any of these vehicles in the US, they will be already selling in China !
Trucks in the USA !
EVs in China !
You want anything from GM other than a great truck in the US, you are out of luck !
You want a GM truck in China, you are out of luck !
Overall, I think this is a nice looking car. I’m not really a fan of the upper pillar tail lights, though. I guess I have to see it in person.
Looks nice until you get behind it. From the C pillar back GM design gave up again. 100 grand LOLOL
Nah, they just couldn’t decide on the taillights, so they put three sets on it.
I was pretty blown away seeing this for the first time. The proportions are excellent. The belt line and roof line are well executed. It almost looks like an “Allroad” style wagon to me.
The fact that this is about 95% production ready makes me happy. Please don’t screw this up, GM.
Just another concept. It looks good but you have to wait for it 1+ year.
Besides, pretty their sure bean counters will replace good materials with cheaper ones. And we will get plastic buttons ala Escalade.
Cadillac is too late as usual. Cars like these must be here 2day, not tomorrow. Rivals will have 20 cars ready by that time.
Too slow, Cadillac. Too slow.
True.
Now the waiting excietment is gone and I feel a lil bit sad that all this noise was for a concept. And we won’t see it at least 1 year. We don’t even know what they are goung to change for a production model.
Cadillac is too slow indeed. They need many new models, but with this speed it will take 10 years to show at least 5 new models.
Facepalm.
Mercedes:
Spy pics of New C-class, new S-class, new EQS etc.
Cadillac:
Teaseing a concept…
ahahahaha, gm you are idiots, im telling you. Ure killing ur brands.
@TooSlow.
GM’s EV tech is undoubtedly the best and most advanced out of the 3 big, and likely ahead of most of other OEM’s , outside of Tesla.
Your comment literally has no substance. You’re just talking out of your rear.
It is a mistake not to offer ICE variants. Specifically a hybrid. I fear Cadillac will focus so much on the EV CUV’s that they will neglect the rest of their line-up. No matter how good these EV’s could be they will not create a massive demand for EVs just because they are good. 300 miles is still a joke. It is premature to put all eggs in one basket.
Two years is a long way off to. This needed to come out yesterday. EV’s are not overly complex vehicles. The technology is old. The only thing that may be new in them is what type of battery they will use.
Money could be better spent giving all of their vehicles the Escalade treatment.
Too late, Cadillac has bet the farm on EVs and outside of the Escalade which in itself has nothing really in terms of ICE upgrades everything else is doa. if you are looking for any sort of investment to better the existing portfolio that ship has sailed to China where this Cadillac management is focused on. It’s sad that as I look at GM as a whole, I am unable to find with the exception of the full-size trucks and SUV’s, C8 nothing else I would even consider buying.
TR,
Same. As a kid, I LOVED cars and LOVED GM and imagined my whole life would be filled with GM vehicles. Back then it would have been hard to pick just own to actually own. Today I am an adult and could buy several GM vehicles if I wanted to; I wouldn’t have to pick just one but they no longer build anything that stirs the soul. Their trucks are okay, and I do have one, but I have no desire to own any GM car or CUV anymore. There ‘s just nothing they build that is compelling and, sadly, this Lyriq hasn’t changed that sentiment. It’s alright but hardly exciting or beautiful or industry-changing that would make me want to own it.
I think something happened to me as a child. It’s like the letters “GM” got imprinted in my DNA and it doesn’t go away. There’s still this residual affection but were it not for that, I probably wouldn’t be here commenting or caring at all about the company.
Exactly my point, not sure how, when or why this happened but I’m down to just my V series as my only GM product out of the 4 vehicles I own.
The winners will be the vehicles with the furthest driving range, 600 miles would be a sure winner, no matter who builds it. But the Caddy is a gorgeous CUV. Bring on the long range version.
I saw the Live reveal yesterday. I then watched multiple You Tube videos on it.
I wanted to sleep on this prior to me leaving any comments here. So here are my thoughts on the upcoming Lyriq.
I have been stating on this site for two years now that the only way I can see Cadillac becoming a Tier One Luxury Brand again is by switching to EV’s. It will provide them with the complete clean slate they so desperately need.
I absolutely love the exterior and interior. The side is ok for me but it is nice and distinct enough.
The Range should be on par if not above most of the competition. Excluding Tesla most likely but we shall see.
The interior if done the same way as this concept will be a Wold Beater. That steering wheel is amazing and hope it make sit to production.
Cadillac has a chance to leapfrog the German Big Three but then I learned it will be sold here in 2022. Why will it take Cadillac 10 years to offer one so called Tesla Competitor? What the Hell have they been doing the last 10 years since Tesla rocked the Auto World with the Game Changing Model S.
This to me is unacceptable but I still think that Cadillac can become a True Tier One Luxury Auto Brand with their upcoming EV’s if this is what we will be getting in the Future.
One Huge issue I see when compared to Tesla is that the Charging times will be way too slow. I can charge my Tesla at 250 kW and this All New from the Ground up Zero excuse vehicle will charge at only 150 kW speed? In what World does GM think this is good enough in two years nonetheless. Insane decision in my mind.
This just proves to me that none of the Legacy Auto Makers can compete with Tesla on strictly Tech but then again Tesla cannot and is not trying to compete in Luxury.
Tesla is through and through a Tech Company that will continue to lower its Prices as they keep making better and better Tech. That is their Company Mission after all.
So Cadillac needs and should go after the EV Luxury Market.
I am very hopeful that Cadillac can Thrive finally. Great first effort if this is what we will get. But two years away is still ridiculous in my mind.
Looks good…very nice profile to my eye. The Vegas lighting might be a bit overcooked, but will probably get used to it.
Only question to me is the size of the rear doors (and the lack or rear seating pic which notable by its absence), which look a little tight for those being driven.
Keep design 100%. Its a Winner
Agreed. Design is extremely nice
I generally like the look, except for the side rear “L” light that looks out of place and interrupts the flow of curved top line. This car better be out by late 2021 and readily available by mid 2022.
I generally like the look, except for the side rear “L” light that looks out of place and interrupts the flow of the curved top line. This car better be out by late 2021 and readily available by mid 2022.
Please GM dont CHEAP out on the details! I know not cheaping out and cost cutting the obvious stuff goes against your business model but do it anyway!.
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