The 2023 Cadillac Lyriq is an important vehicle for both Cadillac and General Motors, ushering in a brand-new all-electric era for the luxury marque while also serving as the tip of the spear for GM’s electric vehicle onslaught. And starting today, those who have submitted their names to the waitlist will be given the chance to pre-order a 2024 Cadillac Lyriq.
“The amount of people on our [2023 Cadillac Lyriq] waitlist far exceeded our expectations,” Kristin Lewis, Lyriq marketing manager, explained during a presentation attended by GM Authority. She added that
The change will go into effect at noon Eastern Time on June 22nd. At the same time, all subsequent pre-orders will be moved to the 2024 model year.
As GM Authority covered previously, GM began accepting orders for the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq in May. Although called pre-orders, Cadillac considers these to be more like “reservations,” with customers handing over a refundable $100 charge to hold their spot in line. These pre-orders, which filled up quite quickly, then turn into real orders once the dealer confirms the order and various options with the customer.
With regard to Cadillac Lyriq dealer allocation, the formula will consist of two parts. Per previous GM Authority coverage, 60 percent of the formula takes into account sales for the Cadillac XT4, Cadillac XT5, and Cadillac XT6, as accumulated over the last 12 months, while the remaining 40 percent of the formula are customers who choose a specific dealer when placing an order for the Lyriq online.
As for the specs, the Cadillac Lyriq offers a few different configurations, starting with the Debut Edition, which has a single electric motor to power the rear wheels, with output rated at 340 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque, as juiced by a 12-module, 100.4 kWh battery pack. Range is set at 312 miles on a full charge. Cadillac will also offer the new Lyriq Luxury AWD trim, which features two electric motors to produce a peak output of more than 500 pound-feet of torque. Both trims incorporate the latest GM Ultium battery and GM Ultium drive motor technology.
Production of the Cadillac Lyriq got underway at the freshly renovated GM Spring Hill plant in Tennessee on March 21st.
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How many have been delivered to customers? I have yet to see one in Chicagoland. What would be the range of the awd cruising at say 88 mph?
Lyriq should start being delivered in the coming weeks.
The Press Drive just happened and the embargo lifts next week and customer deliveries start shortly after.
*gasp* that would be breaking the law!
Where do You plan on driving 88……..Need to know so I can stay off the road……….Paul
Too fast for a mature, sane individual Man…………..Paul
What no one seems willing or able to explain is what happens to a preorder when a dealer does not receive a large enough allocation to cover all the buyers who selected them. Seems more reasonable, given the sellout, that the formula should focus 100% on which dealers were selected by the preorders.
A Sales rep from a GMC dealer looked at this and said what GMAuthority is quoting is wrong.
Did the person who designed the new Buick GL Century (China) also design the front end of the Caddy Lyriq??? The last thing I want to see when looking at or buying a vehicle is a front end full of black plastic… It’s boring. Like it’s trying to hide its front end and relying solely on the headlight design to carry the vehicle… Also, If you are going to charge north of a $100,000 for a vehicle at least make the vehicle stand out like the caddies of yesteryear… back when owning one meant “you had arrived”
Hopefully you know the Lyriq RWD and AWD are under $66k?
You know if you actually get up close to the Lyriq or any Cadillac for that matter it isn’t just flat and boring. There is actually a lot of detail.
It hides a bunch of radar and other sensors.
But I agree; I prefer the Aston Martin approach of leaving all that stuff visible on and behind the chicken mesh grille. Don’t be embarrassed of your car’s tech.
I understand that… I have a Denali that has all that driver-assist nanny radar stuff and my vehicle does not look like a designer took that week off that the front end was being designed. There is a little 4″x6″ black box molded into the bumper that has “GMC radar” written in small letters that is sort of hidden. plus there is chrome.
For an ICE car that works because it has a giant grille for air to pass through to cool the ICE. For an EV very little air intake is necessary. So, most of the Lyriq’s front is design more than substance. They could have gone the route Tesla went and have a little nose upfront. Or as they did, try to maintain some proportions. Once they decided to maintain proportions there’s only so much you can do with the front since you don’t need the airflow.
@dee hart,
For your lack of correct information, ALL manufacturers use plastic up front and in the rear of every vehicle. Anything made with metal has some plastic over it. Imports are the worst. I see Korean and Japanese cars falling apart every day, dropping plastic parts.
GM FAN, please do not assume anything… I was driving when vehicle grills were made out of metal and chrome bumpers were the norm. I am fully aware of what front ends are made of these days… When I started driving, gas was 23 cents a GALLON, my first car was a 67 Mustang in Dark Metallic Moss green. So lay off the condescending BS. In my opinion, the Iyriq’s front end looks cheap. I have a 2022 GMC Acadia Denali (ya, plastic front “chrome” grill) but the style looks good. With EV and no need for a true grill, the designers appear to be at a loss what to do with the front end. Tesla is at least being honest with their smoothed-out front end, they are trying to create less drag which equals more miles.
but gm needs more tax incentives so the wait list can be pushed back to 2028.
Why is GM spending $MILLIONS and MILLIONS of dollars on advertising the Lyriq. The damn auto is sold out for the next three years!!
It’s a nice problem for Cadillac to have right now. So hopefully the vehicle far exceeds expectations to be on the waitlist.
Well, I am in no hurry to buy the Lyriq in 2023. I can still wait for 2024. Maybe the price will drop .
Curious to see how much of this interior is shared with the blazer and the celestiq. Just another SUV. Nothing exciting. Start from scratch and this is what GM comes up with. Where is the sexy to it. That rear is horrible.