As previously covered by GM Authority, the Cadillac Lyriq was one of three utility vehicles nominated for the 2023 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year Award. However, the Lyriq didn’t get sufficient votes to take the award home.
As part of the 2023 North America Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year (NACTOY) award, the Kia EV6 took the honors over the aforementioned Cadillac Lyriq, as well as the Genesis GV60.
“This year showed the unprecedented variety of vehicles on sale today, including reborn models of iconic nameplates, numerous electric vehicles, thrilling high performance or off-road vehicles, impressive luxury products and even all-new manufacturers,” said NACTOY President Gary Witzenburg.
For those who may be unaware, the annual NACTOY awards recognize outstanding new vehicles in three categories, including car, truck and utility vehicle. Vehicles are selected as benchmarks in their respective segments based on a variety of different factors, including innovation, design, safety, handling, driver satisfaction, user experience, and value.
Award-winners are determined via three rounds of voting by an eclectic panel of 50 jurors pulled from a variety of different automotive outlets, including representatives from print, web, radio, and broadcast media. The original pool of 47 eligible vehicles was narrowed down to 26 semi-finalists, then nine finalists, followed by the winner for each respective category.
It’s worth noting that the three 2023 NACTOY award categories featured a record six all-electric vehicles among its semifinalists.
As a reminder, the Cadillac Lyriq is powered by GM Ultium batteries paired with GM Ultium Drive motors. For the 2024 model year, the Lyriq is expected to introduce two new trim levels, the Lyriq Sport which we recently spotted undergoing testing, and the Lyriq Premium Luxury. This revised model-lineup will serve to solidify the Cadillac Y trim strategy for the all-electric crossover.
Under the skin, the EV Caddy rides on the GM BEV3 platform, while production takes place at the GM Spring Hill plant located in Tennessee.
Subscribe to GM Authority for more Cadillac Lyriq news, Cadillac news, GM-related awards news, and around-the-clock GM news coverage.
Comments
I’m not sure how people are buying the Kia. I sat in an EV6. The “floating” center console shakes loosely when you close the driver’s door and I could shake it loose with my hands. The Lyriq didn’t even have a squeak inside when you press on any trim. The Kia still stickered for $57k and it wasn’t fully optioned. Your center console should not wobble for $57k.
$57k for a bread-n-butter non-luxury brand is too much money. For that kind of money, you can get a nice mid-size luxury sedan or CUV.
Yes. Vehicles are too expensive overall. A Tahoe is supposed to target larger middle-class families and can easily cross 80k. Middle class families are struggling to buy eggs.
they made 122 Lyriq’s in 2022, how did you even get to see one?
Ever heard of an auto show?
The delivered 122. But built (made) thousands.
Who wants tail lamps on the side of their car? Of course the Kia won. Duh.
Because da Kia looks better?
what good does it do to mention that the kia wins but not mention why?
They need to write something tomorrow, that will be the why story.
The Lyriq is a better-looking vehicle than the EV6 inside and out, without any contest. I don’t know where on Gods earth, which part of anEV6 could look better than a Lyriq. TEV6 is flat-out ugly!
IMO, the EV6 only advantage is in the power output and performance department vs the Lyriq.
The Lyriq is a better-looking vehicle than the EV6 inside and out, without any contest. I don’t know where on Gods earth, which part of an EV6 could look better than a Lyriq. The rear of an EV6 is flat-out ugly!
IMO, the EV6’s only advantage is in the power output and performance department vs the Lyriq.
Personally prefer the EV6 looks over the lyriq.
The North American Car of the Year panel evaluated the EV6 as “a car with both an attractive design, amazing performance introduced through the GT model, and an overwhelming single-charge mileage at a reasonable price.”
NACTOY president is weird… All those things that they revealed as the reason for choosing EV6 are also true for Lyric. There must have been a deal to reward that cheap and boring Korean crossover.
What nonsense.
Both great EVs, but hilarious that all the finalists vehicles in that category aren’t actually SUVs.
The EV6 wins, but all they show are pictures of the Lyriq?
Both are ugly hatchback’s and not utility vehicles.
I read it first as an “electric ” panel of 50 jurors. The vote was rigged.
How on earth do you comprehensively evaluate 47 vehicles? Did they actually test and drive each car?
Kia beats…funny.
How many Lyriqs have been sold? Last week it was 36.
Another screw-up by Mary Bara and her incompetent staff at GM/Cadillac…. why in the world would you put your top of the line up for judging in a “utility” class. The old hands that built Cadillac as the “Standard of the World” have to be rolling in their graves about now.
You didn’t read the article. GM had nothing to do with this. Read the 5th paragraph.
The idea that the top of the line Cadillac is a hatchbacked compromise is what the problem is. Instead of a class four door sedan to go head to head with the world class four door sedans, we get this. The world is watching.
Talk about greedy companies. The automakers and dealers are ripping people off with their prices and over list price marketing. These people also received millions in government subsidies while still making huge profits every month. Inflation increases and costs of living increase is directly linked to these government subsidies and over priced vehicle marketing.