2024 Cadillac Lyriq Gets New Deployable Door Handles
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The 2024 Cadillac Lyriq will now include deployable door handles to allow ingress to the vehicle, just as GM Authority predicted almost exactly one year ago.
The change will bring the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq more in line with conventional vehicles, but will continue to use advanced technology to assist with opening the EV’s doors nevertheless.
Previously, the Cadillac Lyriq was produced without proper door handles, instead requiring passengers to press a button located on the door to unlatch it, then grasp part of the door itself to pull it open. The front doors featured a black shark fin mounted on the trailing edge of their frame that people entering the vehicle could grab to pull the door open, while the rear doors offered nothing except the door’s outer edge itself to grip.
Now, the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq will get actual door handles of a more familiar style. However, they will remain powered and high-tech rather than the simple, passive mechanical handles most vehicles are equipped with. The handles fit almost flush into recesses in the door panels, and pop open when an individual approaches carrying the specific vehicle’s keyfob. They are illuminated as well.
These deployable door handles will replace the immobile shark fin gripping protrusions on the front doors, which will no longer be a feature of 2024 Cadillac Lyriq design.
As a reminder, the all-electric luxury crossover rides on the GM BEV3 platform, while GM Ultium batteries furnish energy and motivation is provided by GM Ultium Drive motors. The 2024 Cadillac Lyriq has three trim levels including the Tech, Luxury, and Sport trims, all of which are available in the U.S. with a choice between rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive.
Rear-wheel-drive Cadillac Lyriq crossovers get an estimated 314 miles of range on a single charge, while its electric motor develops 340 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque. All-wheel-drive units can travel up to 307 miles per charge, with combined two-motor output set at 500 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque. These metrics apply regardless of the trim level selected.
Production of the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq takes place at the GM Spring Hill plant in Tennessee. The online configurator tool for the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq is currently live.
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Impressed that they changed course on the original design so quickly. That’s one less niggling annoyance for YouTube reviewers and the automotive press to inevitably harp on after saying lots of other nice things about the rest of the car!
How could anyone with two eyes consider this Cadillac to be anything other than ugly. It will be pushing the :Pontiac Aztec for the ugliest GM car ever. I think the Aztec “stylists” must have found other jobs with Cadillac when Pontiac folded.
These handles look like they are backwards..They should open towards the back of the vehicle
They are the correct way around. When you pull the door out the door will swing forward and the handle will stay level with the hand so it isn’t twisted.
I have had one I have had one on order for a year and a half and I’m getting tired of waiting. I’ve yet to see one on the highway. Where are they? What the hell is taking so long? And now they’re changing door handles? I think they need to get a motor production line soon.
Just saw two in Vancouver this weekend. First ones I’ve ever seen on the road. Classic GM timing.
Been enjoying mine since January.
They already have a motor production line.
I’ve had my pre-order in over a year and just got it converted to an order a couple weeks ago. I’ve seen 2 in the Seattle area over the last month or so. Look great!
Just picked up my 2024 yesterday. Door handles are great. Pops open and no issues.
Bob:
What is the production date of your car?
It is shown on the white sticker on the door jam in the driver’s side.
My Lyriq was built in early June and it is delayed waiting for shippment. The local dealer had 3 dropped off yesterday that all had VIN’s that indicated that they were built much later then my car.
Rocky,
I can appreciate your frustration because I had to wait 19 months for mine. I finally got my Lyriq right after taking delivery of Tesla Y this April. ( My wife had gotten tired waiting. )
Tesla is a great car and has superior charging experience, but we prefer the Cadillac. The ride is incredible and the interior is very comfortable. We charge at home so we use it within 150 miles of home (we are seeing a range of over 300 miles) and I plan to take the tesla on long road trips.
Both car are great.
The car that I received the most compliments was our electric Mini which we traded in for the Cadillac. The Mini handled the best of the three cars.
Research the 1969-1972 Pontiac Grand Prixs……
Just as surveys reveal that, after infotainment concerns, crazy door handles were next in line for complaints. Brilliant.
So the Lyriq is getting Tesla door handles now?
Might as well.
Over a year into the process of my order. Dealer now tells me because I chose the luxury 3 option I probably won’t get mine until 2024. Cadillac emailed me April 2nd to submit my build, which I did. However have not been told it’s officially ordered. I miss the day when you could order a new car and have it two months later.
You need to ask your dealer where you are on their list. I had a May 18th, 2022 preorder, transferred to 2024. My dealer called me on June 7th with an allocation for my Opulent Blue, AWD Lux 3, 20″ wheel substitute. My target production week is 7/24.
Until your dealer gets to your name and has an allocation available that fits your preorder specs you’ll continue to wait. Your preorder can be skipped if you ordered something that isn’t available or is restricted for that allocation, like paint color, 22″ wheels, supercruise, leather interior, etc.
Neighbor waited over a year for Lyric and just gave up and bought a Mercedes EQS. The interior is beautiful compared to our Tesla. It will be on our shopping list when we replace our Tesla this fall. Lyric will not because GM can’t produce orders reliably.
And that neighbor (and you) will likely not consider a GM product in the future. That’s a lost customer, and one of many.
Mercedes got that quality car into the customer’s hands, and subsequently, you saw it, and you’re now considering one.
GM is going to get killed by this.
I have a AWD Lyriq Sport and I do not like the 4 door handles opening on approach. They should have a programmable feature to tailor the opening of one or all of the handles upon touching or pressing the remote or approach. I otherwise love the car!
You can’t set it to only unlock (present) the driver’s handle only?
No. I tried but could not program driver door handle only to open on approach. My salesman says it cant be done. Maybe I’m missing something and/or the salesman is wrong. Seems like it should be possible. Need help GM.