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Cadillac Lyriq-V Won’t Be More Powerful Than Lyriq AWD

The upcoming 2024 Cadillac Lyriq-V boasts a “sleek” and “very sporty” aesthetic with a unique fascia, body kit, sinister dark-themed accents, and other details. However, the Cadillac Lyriq-V won’t outperform the standard Cadillac Lyriq AWD in terms of actual power, GM Authority has exclusively learned.

The North American variant of the Lyriq features a two-motor setup capable of generating 500 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque, enough to propel it from zero to 60 mph in 4.6 seconds. The Cadillac Lyriq-V will offer the same power level despite its more aggressive, “high performance”-style looks, based on the Lyriq Sport model.

Side view of the Cadillac Lyriq Sport, basis for the Cadillac Lyriq-V.

It was previously reported the Cadillac Lyriq-V would outdo the Lyriq AWD in horsepower, torque, and performance. This appears to no longer be the case with the release of the latest information. However, the Lyriq-V is expected to be equipped with a Continuous Damping Control suspension in addition to front and rear Brembo brakes with bigger discs and fixed calipers up front instead of the other Lyriq variants’ non-branded, sliding caliper brakes. A summer tire package should also be offered as an option.

Interestingly, the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq AWD will wear a 600E4 badge in North America, in contrast to the 700E badge on the Chinese model. This badge indicates the metric equivalent of torque, Newton-meters or Nm. Rated at 450 pound-feet of torque, the North American Lyriq AWD therefore develops 610 Nm, providing the “600” in the 600E4 badge. Chinese Lyriq units are more powerful at 710 Nm or 524 pound-feet of torque, thanks to their different battery and drive motor specifications.

GM Authority spy photographers captured the Cadillac Lyriq-V prototype during road tests in late March 2023, confirming our previous reporting about its stylistic elements. These include  a unique front fascia treatment, with a sleek upper LED “grille” section and a new lower chin spoiler.

The profile of the Cadillac Lyriq-V is sleek and streamlined, complementing a lower stance. The back end revealed a revised rear bumper surmounted by vertical lighting in the corners and L-shaped upper lighting elements.

The 2024 Cadillac Lyriq-V was briefly listed on the official Cadillac accessories website in a trim option pull-down menu, adding more evidence for a near-future release.

As for underlying vehicle structure, the Cadillac Lyriq-V rides on the GM BEV3 platform and draws motivation from GM Ultium batteries and GM Ultium Drive motors. While the Lyriq AWD’s driving range is pegged at 307 miles per charge, the Lyriq-V’s range could be slightly lower due to its different wheel and tire setup.

Production of the 2024 Lyriq AWD model  started in late March 2023 at the GM Spring Hill plant in Tennessee, but there is currently no officially released date for Cadillac Lyriq-V start of regular production.

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  1. Just further dilution of the V badge then? Great, cause all anyone wants are some badges and some black shiny plastic anyway right? GM fails so hard at catering to the performance market.

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    1. Car companies seem to do this often. Create a performance brand, then when it catches on, pull it back and sell it as an appearance package. They probably increase profit but hurt their brand.

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    2. @B
      I couldn’t agree with you more. GM is destroying the V branding for Cadillac.
      V should be what S is to Audi and Blackwing RS

      Why would a customer pay more for just badging without added performance?

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      1. “Why would a customer pay more for just badging without added performance?”

        Laughs in BMW, we don’t know but these suckers will buy anything with an M badge on it.

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    3. GM…oops ‘gm’ has successfully destroyed more brands and sub-brands than most other car companies have ever had. Things like this are really no surprise.

      If you’ve ever had the chance to sit through a meeting where irrational decisions are routinely rationalized and approved you’d walk away amazed and wondering why you’re working for a such a company. I know I did and left.

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    4. Why would it have more power, like the same platform and more powerful Chevy version? Do you think Cadillac actually wants to be taken seriously and make a few headlines? I don’t.

      V doesn’t stand for performance anymore. Look at the CT5-v. less powerful and slower than the previous V-sport.

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  2. This just doesn’t make sense when you have the Blazer EV SS with 557 horsepower and 648 pound-feet of torque, allowing it to reach 60 mph in under four seconds. Perhaps Cadillac is trying to leave room for a Blackwing variant that would match this? But they could still do something to get the Lyriq V somewhere between the current AWD figures and the Blazer EV SS. If the V treatment here is only going to be a handling and appearance package, call it a “V Performance Package” on the Sport trim, or make it a V-Sport trim.

    On a similar note, many folks are apprehensive enough about electrification and the loss of ICE V models. If the report turns to be true, this is not a good first example of what the electric V strategy will be …

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    1. GM, if there isn’t room for both V and V-Blackwing, then JUST MAKE ONE OF THEM.

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    2. Isn’t the 2.7 and the 3.0TT already offered on the non Vs and the main difference is suspension and cosmetic upgrades. Also we never know if they have some updated motors/battery tech that they would rather release vs the current ones.

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    3. If there are no performance enhancements it can’t really be called the “V Performance Package”. It should simply be the “V Appearance Package”. BMW has been doing this for years know with the M appearance package, and Mercedes as well with the AMG appearance package. Chrysler even did it for several years with the 300 by offering an SRT appearance package with no performance upgrades. Ford is also currently doing it with the Edge, Escape, and Explorer by offering an ST-Line package on each to give people the look of the ST without the performance upgrades. It’s the current trend and customers love it. I personally have no issues with it.

      People argue that it dilutes the brands, destroys brand image, erases brand heritage, blah blah blah. I’m a car guy and understand how important history is for aficionados. 99% of mainstream consumers couldn’t care less about any of that. They buy their car, drive their car, and that’s it. It seems the people that have issues with it are the ones that buy the actual performance versions (V, M, AMG, SRT, ST, SS, etc.) and get upset when others buy a factory offered appearance package to get just the styling aspects. Those upset people need to get over it and appreciate that they have the performance model and just enjoy their rides. Life is too short to get bent out of shape over a badge on a car.

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      1. @ Anonymous

        I don’t see anyone getting bent of shape, frothing at the mouth and kicking furniture. What I see are GM fans being perplexed as to why GM is perpetually taking performance variants and turning them into something that looks like it came out of JC Whitney catalog and refusing to add performance.

        The Cadillac V variant has been their performance variant since 2003. GM has slowly been turning it into nothing more than black emblems and different wheels for $$$ more. Wow, so exciting… 🙁

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        1. The CT5-V is the perfect example of that.

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          1. @ DenMor

            I have no problem with the CT4-V and CT5-V because GM made a new top-tier performance model for these cars (V Blackwing). Maybe GM is planning on adding a V Blackwing for the Lyriq too, but as of now, nobody knows. If they leave it the way that it is, all they are doing is diluting the V moniker.

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            1. The CT5-V (non Blackwing) has almost the same power level as the non-V model. In order to wear the V badge, it should IMO get a 100hp bump and be more of a stepping stone to the Blackwing. This would make it more competitive and a more compelling choice compared to other brands.

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              1. @ DenMor

                I respect your opinion.

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  3. Typical GM…

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  4. I had high hopes for the ev cadillacs. But gm is gm.

    300 k celestiq’s rear is just awful. Just like the lyriq’s rear.

    Change your designers

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    1. I’m with you about the styling. It’s like GM is still trying to perfect the ’67 Eldorado.

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  5. Just I was starting to get accept the revised V/V Blackwing tiers, they decide to neuter the V brand even further. At this rate, it will be nothing more than an appearance package by the end of the decade.

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  6. Duplicate post

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  7. so basically what you’re saying is unless you actually want luxury and performance just get the more powerful and quicker blazer ss instead?

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    1. And pay less

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  8. This is a very good decision by GM and Cadillac as no normal PERSON needs more power and torque! Beautiful, sporty cars do not have to be driven at high speed because cruising is nicer and cooler.
    GM & Cadillac should reduce the weight because that brings more performance and protects the environment.

    Example!
    What SENSE is 3 tons of curb weight, 1200 Nm of torque and 900 HP with a length of 5.5 m as a monster sedan?

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    1. It won’t be big, it will be a soft landing if that. Too many sectors are still performing well.

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  9. This shouldn’t surprise a single person. GM has been doing this for years: Redline Edition, Black Edition, RS Package, etc.. They provide some cheap stickers, different colored wheels and not much else, all for a $4-5k increase in price. Oh well, a sucker is born everyday.

    As a GM Performance fan and owner, it is embarrassing.

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  10. Wow. My feelings match the overwhelming majority here.

    It’s a cheap attempt to draw attention and is bound to backfire.

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  11. It WOULD be more powerful if they added a GAS engine.

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  12. The Chinese version gets more power and a better battery???????

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  13. So why bother put the V moniker on it?

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    1. They’re basically doing what Mercedes has been doing. They put the AMG badge on everything. You can even buy the stripped down version with the 4 banger and put AMG wheels and appearance aero package to match.

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      1. Pretty sure they have amg appearance package. That’s not the same. Call this an appearance package because that’s what it is.

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  14. Caddy should forget about the Lyriq-V and just build the original Lyriqs promised in 2021 and 2022! All these announcements about new models are ridiculous since they haven’t even make the vehicles already promised two years ago. I have never seen another car company promise so much and deliver so little in time. If this was a foreign car company it would have went out of business by now.

    What really bothers me is that the Chinese have a more powerful vehicle with a better battery pack and a longer range and they sell it for less over there with a much shorter waiting time.

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    1. Pdw agreed….

      I’m biased in that I dislike my new Lyriq after waiting so long for it, but perhaps I will grow to tolerate it in time.

      For me , it is a 21st century version of Ford’s Edsal catastrophe, but most people will absolutely love the car.

      My car was built as a 2023 Luxury in the only available color, $625 plus tax Black, with a VIN around 3000 2 weeks ago, putting the LIE to tens of thousands made.

      Contrary to Cadillac Hoopla, they seem to have put mental midgets in charge of everything rather than keeping to formerly promised release schedules.

      Too bad. The dopiness has gotten so extreme that this will probably be my last gm purchase.

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      1. I am still on the edge of cancelling mine since I was just notified my Ford pickup was now in production…6 months earlier than I thought and my other GM vehicle is coming up for production too after waiting 18 months. I am thinking of cancelling the Lyriq and maybe getting a cheaper foreign EV or maybe the Equinox EV as a runaround. The comments about the Chinese Buick with the same inside as the Lyriq is making me think twice about the cost of this vehicle since it will probably be more than my original contract price.
        I will be really upset if I hate the Lyriq after waiting for it, esp if the range is not what they stated.

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  15. I guess since V is now what V-Sport used to be and Blackwing is what V used to be…

    I doubt it will have any track creds, so the real question is the price/value for this daily driver.

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  16. It doesn’t matter, nobody wants this overpriced joke of a car.

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  17. WTH? Going all electric isn’t going to solve Cadillac’s problems, when they continue to do stuff like this!
    This is just further dilution of the “V” brand.

    V used to be all about performance. Then Cadillac decided to add V-Sport, which was a good move to have a low-fat performance car and have V as the full-fat high performance car. Then all of a sudden, V-Sport was gone, replaced by V. This made no sense. And then V-Blackwing came along as the full-fat high performance brand. They should have kept V-Sport and V where they were and added Blacking as an exclusive limited edition high-performance car.
    But no. Cadillac is just Cadillac.

    This Lyriq “V” is nothing more than a “Sport 4” package.

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  18. I’ll believe it when I see it. It would be highly illogical for V variant to be so much less powerful than the Blazer SS on the same platform.

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