Cadillac is making the transition to a high-tech, all-electric lineup, with several new EV models coming down the pipe. That includes the new 2024 Cadillac Optiq, a fresh electric crossover set to be introduced alongside the ICE-based Cadillac XT4. With the full reveal for the Cadillac Optiq slated for later this year, GM Authority is now compiling everything we know and expect from the EV crossover right here.
Exterior
The Cadillac Optiq will join the Cadillac Lyriq and a three-row vehicle above the Lyriq to round out Cadillac’s future EV crossover portfolio.
Critically, photos of the 2024 Cadillac Optiq leaked online earlier this month, giving us an early sneak peek at the crossover’s styling. A leaked data sheet also reveals that the Cadillac Optiq is larger than originally expected, placing it in the midsize segment, rather the compact segment. In fact, the new Optiq is slightly larger than the current ICE-based Cadillac XT5.
Powertrain
The 2024 Cadillac Optiq will utilize GM Ultium batteries and GM Ultium Drive motors. Horsepower and torque estimates are still forthcoming, but output is expected to reach the ground via rear-wheel drive as standard, or all-wheel drive as optional, the latter of which will offer greater performance.
To note, Ultium technology highlights include a plethora of energy options (50 to 200 kWh), range up to 400 miles per charge, and acceleration from 0 to 60 mph in just 3 seconds, as well as the flexibility to quickly ramp up production and meet changing market demands.
Platform
The upcoming Cadillac Optiq will be built on top of the GM BEV3 platform, the same platform that underpins the Cadillac Lyriq, the Cadillac Symboliq, the Cadillac Celestiq, and several other GM EV models.
Availability
The Cadillac Optiq will be sold in the U.S., China, Canada, and the Middle East. The new Optiq is expected to make its world debut sometime later this year, possibly in China.
We’ll keep this article updated as we learn more about the 2024 Cadillac Optiq, so subscribe to GM Authority for more Cadillac Optiq news, Cadillac news, GM electric vehicle news, and around-the-clock GM news coverage.
Comments
Beautiful sheet metal. I wonder where its price is slotted. If it’s less$ than the Lyric GM should have
a real hit here.
Sorry, that’s Lyriq….
I think it’s roughly the same as the Equinox EV but I’m not positive.
Exactly, it doesn’t look midsized at all. I wonder when it’s going to be unveiled. They’ve announced a date for the SladeIQ before even this and we’ve been seeing spy shots for a longer period of time vs the Slade as well.
The Optiq is a beautiful SUV…i’d buy it in a heartbeat if it weren’t ELECTRIC.
Do you have an electric vehicle? Virtually everyone I’ve talked to that owns one say they
“are never going back”, including myself!
I’m guessing I could pre-order one of these and still get it before I get the Lyriq I pre-ordered 12 months ago. If GM can’t build Lyriqs in numbers large enough to meet demand, what makes them think adding another Cadillac EV at this time is wise?
Size of the blazer….
400 mile range? 100 better than Lyriq
I currently own a SRX, I will be looking to purchase or lease this new Optiq when available. Happy to hear it is a little larger than my 2016 SRX.
Designed in China?
Or even just styled in China?
Built in………???
Cadillac EV buyers are called Lunatiq’s. 🤣
If these are built in China they will be catching fire in the US. Not figuratively but literally. Why not build them someplace we won’t be in a war with in the coming decade or two? Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia even Vietnam all have the work skills and technology know how to build these. Then there is India, South Africa, Brazil and Mexico. How about Poland or Croatia. China is unexceptable and flammable.
We will have our version built here for sale in North America and built for export. China will get their version exclusively for that market only without being exported.
Also, thank you for serving our country.
How about building in the U.S.! I will not buy made in China!
I am interested to know when it can be ordered in USA.