Cadillac introduced its very first all-electric production vehicle, the Cadillac Lyriq crossover, for the 2023 model year, but now, GM Authority spy photographers have caught this 2024 Cadillac Lyriq undergoing some on-road testing with an interesting new door handle configuration.
As GM Authority exclusively covered in July, the Cadillac Lyriq is set to introduce a new door handle design compared to the original door handle design seen on the initial 2023 model year. For those readers who may be unaware, ingress for the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq requires that passengers press a large button located on the outside of the door that unlatches the door and allows passengers to grab onto a small “fin” protrusion located around the B-pillar. Passengers must then pull the fin to open the door. Meanwhile, passengers attempting to climb onboard through the rear doors must grab onto the door frame itself to swing the door open.
Notably, the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq featured here is seen without fins around the B-pillar, indicating it is equipped with a new door handle configuration.
This particular example is the base Luxury trim level, and is seen wearing a 450E badge, as equipped by rear-wheel drive models.
Further notable updates for the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq include the introduction of two new trim levels, specifically the Cadillac Lyriq Sport and 2024 Cadillac Lyriq Premium Luxury, thus following Cadillac’s Y trim level strategy. We previously captured the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq Sport out and about undergoing testing, showing off a revised grille design and unique lighting bits. The new Sport trim level also appears to be equipped with new black window surrounds, smoked (Neutral Density) taillights, and appropriately sporty alloy wheels.
As a reminder, the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq sources motivation from GM Utlium batteries and GM Ultium drive motors, while under the skin, the crossover rides on the GM BEV3 platform. Production takes place at the GM Spring Hill plant in Tennessee.
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Perhaps Lyrics with the original handle design will be more desirable to collectors in future times. They are the first historical evidence when Cadillacs went from ICE to full EV. The ELR notwithstanding.
This car is god awful looking from the side and rear view wtf were they thinking.
I would encourage you to go see one in real life, the pictures don’t do it justice. Looks much better in the real world IMO.
I saw the Lyriq live and sat it in at the Detroit Auto Show. It looks even worse in real life and the door handle design is straight up awful. GM needs adults with the guts to overrule bad design when it’s done just for the sake of “being different” at the expense of appearance and function. Too bad for GM that Bob retired.
I agree that the handle design is awful and over engineered with no additional benefit. but asides from the handle the Lyriq knocks all other Luxury EV’s out of the park!
Boring dull looking door handles like most other EV’s.
This is a preproduction 2023 model Vehicle… So many wrong conclusions in this article….
Several people on the Cadillac forums already went over this and compared to other Photos of the early Lyriq’s and this matches to a T.
Beautiful vehicle from any angle. Cadillac is always willing to be 1st, to bring strong design languages to the public. Criticized hard by many, before their favorite Brand copies the technology and the look becomes praised. It’s been that way for decades. Keep pushing forward and always bringing something a bit different than the rest.
Poor GMA – No news to report on – and no encouraging news from the production front..
Only a handful of LYRIQs actually on the road currently, with plenty on back-order (such as mine ordered on 5/19/22 – since I couldn’t negotiate the ’10 minute window’ available for the cheaper ‘DEBUT’ model earlier), and as mentioned by another commenter, another 100,000 waiting for the new promised batteries for their BOLTS (I’m in that pool of waiting customers also).
GM will probably get the Extreme Economic Slowdown they are HOPING FOR – since it will decrease their backlogs…
Pontiac Aztek?
The Ford Mustang Mach-E has similar door handles to the 2023 Lyriq — the push of a button opens the door, and one must grab a fin at the top of the door to extend it.
Yes, but Ford did it right. The button is in close proximity to the wing to allow one handed operation. The Lyriq button is too far from the wing, requiring either 2 hands or two separate one hand operations.