Showroom-Ready 2023 Cadillac Lyriq: Live Photo Gallery
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The 2023 Cadillac Lyriq has been spotted in near-showroom-ready form out and about on public roads, giving us an advance look at the all-electric luxury crossover ahead of its launch early next year.
As we can see, this particular example of the Cadillac Lyriq is equipped with production-ready lighting elements and trim bits. However, we also see that it’s painted in a different color than the two hues offered with the Debut Edition, specifically Satin Steel Metallic and Stellar Black Metallic.
Up front, the Cadillac Lyriq has a blocked-off grille section with a glossy black central fascia split by thin styling lines. Notably, these styling lines play a role in the crossover’s signature startup animation, which is a particularly eye-catching feature that’s sure to impress onlookers at night. The corners of the front fascia incorporate vertical lighting elements, while placed high and center we find the Cadillac crest, which also lights up. A small air intake is located lower in the front fascia, underlined by silver trim.
The side profile view reveals the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq’s coupe-like roofline, which falls into the rear hatch at an accelerating angle and visually enhances the crossover’s forward-leaning rake. Black trim underlines the wheel wells and doors, connecting in a single ring around the lower sections of the vehicle. We also spot flush-mounted door handles, plus six-split-spoke wheels in the corners, while the front driver’s-side fender houses the charging port.
Finally, the rear of the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq reveals further slim lighting bits, which line the hatch in a horizontal strip, as well as the rear fenders in vertical strips. The rear glass is relatively narrow, while up top is a subtle roof spoiler element.
As a reminder the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq is based on the GM BEV3 vehicle platform, and draws motivation from the GM Ultium battery tech and GM Ultium Drive motor tech, with both RWD and AWD offered. The Debut Edition will feature a 100.4 kWh battery, which will provide an estimated range of more than 300 miles on a single charge. Production for U.S. and Canada – and eventually other markets such as the Middle East – will take place at the GM Spring Hill plant in Tennessee, with availability in the U.S. and Canada. Expect a launch in Q1 of 2022, which is nine months ahead of schedule compared to the original launch date.
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looks good.
Why are you talking about 2023 models? Its not even 2022 yet, this just turns people off, and it could have a negative effect on 2022 sales.
Why are you talking about 2023 models? Its not even 2022 yet, this just turns people off, and it could have a negative effect on 2022 sales.
MikePerry The Cadillac Lyriq will be for sale around med 2022 as 2023 ! Just like the Chevy Colorado ,It is called a 2023 ,But it too will be for sale next year as 2023 model !
It’s coming out first quarter 2022 as a 23 Model.
Never conflate model year for the year
…. styling is 2021… so for me is 2021
Yes, but only 1500 are going to be made in the first half of 2022 and no one will be able to order the non-debut ones until September 2022. Yes, September 2022. This comes from someone in the know at GM that worked the day that reservations were taken and filled up all 1500 debut edition reservations during the first 2 minutes. She said that they will not start actually making and delivering the non-debut editions until January 2023!!!!!! So that is more than a YEAR AWAY!!
SUMMER 2022 not September.
Dear Mah, Summer 2022 is not what the GM rep said. She clearly said that the non-debut Lyriq EVs will not start production until January 2023 and you will not be able to order one until September 2022. I then asked, “but previously they said regular ordering will start August 2022 and now you are saying September 2022, that’s outrageous”. She said only 1500 Lyriqs will be made in 2022 and will be considered a 2023 model and the regular 2023 models will start production in January 2023 which did seem very odd to me, because normally 2023 production would start in late summer of 2022. I could not believe it myself and said are you sure normal 2023 production will not start until January 2023 and she said yes. I said but that is over a year away. I also asked why are they advertising the Lyriq so much right now. She did not have an answer to that. Of course those dates could change and hopefully will be much earlier.
You are the only source of this information. No other place is reporting this. If you want us to believe this then get us a transcript and a photo or recording.
GM themselves released information for Summer 2022 for Order books opening.
He will not provide you that proof in risk of losing his job.
Wow! I want to say “I love it”, it’s the next generation of Cadillac. However, something is missing . Maybe I’m a baby boomer with aches & pains that I feel will prevent this man from folding down into a Caddy. My love affair was always with my 2001 Northstar DTS-I drove that graphite beauty for 14 years; looked the same as it did the day I got it. But at 109k, I put a new Northstar engine in it ( yes I did 8k retail) but it wasn’t enough. The rest of my gray beauty was falling apart; as it should after all those years. Call it my midlife crisis when my baby was termed fatal without a new engine. ( a few front end collisions contributed to its early demise).
So CARRY ON CADILLAC! I’m going to have to watch from the sidelines in an Escalade!
I’m not the target buyer but I do not find it easy on the eyes.
neither me… do not see a ‘less is more’ in this styling concept.. see a more ‘more is less’ concept
Can’t put my finger on it, but these photos don’t reflect an attraction for me like previous shots. Not sure what’s different.
Tim: I agree 100%. There is just something about these pics that leaves me……….wanting more??
Also, way back when they broke news about this car and showed that powered door for the charge port, I made the comment about how stupid that was and just how long before it’s broken and/or won’t open. Well, I took a lot of heat on that comment. But just what’s going on in these pics with that awful looking charge port?
Doesn’t look “showroom-ready”.
That’;s what I thought! Fit and finish is horrible for a ‘showroom ready’. This one’s a POS.
And. not ‘water sez’ here!
Agree, that is nowhere near showroom ready, but is the first production prototype I have seen, the earlier ones were mules.
Showroom ready? Is this a Tesla? Body and trim fits still need some work, nothing 6 months before production starts won’t fix.
I agree with Tim and would go one step further saying this not show room ready! The fit and finish is lacking!
Looks like they forgot to fully close the charge port door? Or is it broken?
… showed my wife… she said …. ‘it is fallen a piece down of this train’
she does not know if beautiful ugly or neutral… had to ask her insisted three times and she concluded ‘No’
Do these all battery vehicles come with all wheel drive if not how do customers plan on driving in snow county new BMW electric do in spring does
This will be launched as RWD only, but AWD will be available next year as well. Also, a lot of cars sold in the US aren’t AWD.
Well, besides the fact it isn’t awd, it looks like Toyota tried to design a Cadillac, to look like a Prius
It has all the production parts but this is a Very very very early preproduction vehicle. It isn’t perfect.
I’d wait on saying Show room ready.
Looks like a lot more tire sidewall than most of the other photos.
Probably the standard 20 inch, versus optional the 22 inches.
I didn’t know Cadillac was making wagons again. Kudos.
The rear bumper fit is horrible.
Definitely a pre production car. Or should I say we hope it is a pre production car.
This looks like a test car that has been ridden hard and put away wet.
Why they add that cheap plastic on the side and black ? Kills the premium feel
Because that’s what gets beat on the most by mud and rocks
Yes, that and it keeps the door proportions better looking, if the doors went down lower, they just get heavy and look odd.
Absolutely nothing attractive or elegant about this thing.
It’s a hot mess.
… no … it is entirely awful
Hmmm.. must agree with other comments above… Doesn t look Cadillac premium $ sharp / classy… Hope for GM it looks much better in real. The upcoming Mercedes Benz and BMW EV offerings are more attractive inside and outside.
mercedes benz and mainly bmw are horrible designs… please buy a binoculars soon.
Atractive bmw ev and mecedes ev? I disagree, the bmw ix looks weird.
It looks awful from the side view.
This is an obviously well-used prototype. PLEASE remove “Showroom-ready” from the title. It’s very click-baity and only does a disservice to the Lyriq.
Thank you!
I agree, clearly GM Authority isn’t getting experienced auto journalists. They would be better off paying car guys that know cars and can complete a sentence. Just because you’re smart enough to write an article doesn’t make you qualified to pick a prototype out of a lineup. This thing has clearly been pulled apart multiple times, come on GM Authority you can do better.
Looks like a revised Pontiac Aztec and Chevrolet APV, both losers !
… prefer the aztec concept than that …
Especially that back end.
Looks like the bean counters had their way with the very cool charge door on the preproduction model. This adds an unnecessary body seam and eliminates the cool thing they did with the crest.
Not showroom ready folks, this is a prototype. I think this car will be a hit, its beautiful inside and out. I’m glad its a RWD platform. I think the new XT5 will look alot like this except on a FWD platform and of course a gas engine.
Aw come on folks quit complaining about the fit and finish of this ‘23 Cadillac Lyriq, you don’t hear the Tesla folks crying. This is normal for them…….well almost. The paint on this Cadillac is better.
That was my thinking, if this was Tesla they would need to add some dirt in the paint, and bumper colors that do not match, other than that looks ready for a Tesla showroom and delivery to a customer. To be a real Tesla though, it also needs greasy handprints on the headliner, and steering wheel installed off center, I cannot confirm those criteria have been met in these photos. .
Tesla sells a whole lot more cars each year than cadillac world wide.
And the company is a whole lot more worth than gm.
So while i dislike tesla and will never own one, they do the car business a whole lot better than dino gm ever will.
And looking at his awfull misshaped thing, if you call this a cadillac you are lying to yourself.