I saw a Black one yesterday. Man it looks so much better in darker colors.
Tested: 2023 Cadillac Lyriq AWD Pumps Out More Electrons
Tested: 2023 Cadillac Lyriq AWD Pumps Out More Electrons, Keeps Its Composure
Car and Driver
May 25, 2023
By: Rich Cappos
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Car and Driver
May 25, 2023
By: Rich Cappos
*Full Article at LinkJust a couple of years ago, the notion of a 500-hp Cadillac would inevitably have conjured up visions of something with a "V" badge on its decklid and a Blackwing engine rumbling menacingly behind its grille. No more. The 2023 Cadillac Lyriq AWD exemplifies how the EV revolution has turned ideas about performance upside down. Like many of today's EVs, this twin-motor, 500-hp version of the Lyriq is powerful and quick but otherwise extraordinarily normal.
Other than the model number on the hatch—Lyriq AWDs get a 600E4 designation while RWD models wear 450E badging (the 600 and 450 represent rounded torque figures in newton-meters)—there's nothing to indicate that the dual-motor, all-wheel-drive Lyriq is any different from the rear-drive, single-motor model that first hit the market.
That you can't tell the twin-motor model from the single-motor version at first glance—or second or third—amounts to truth in advertising. Aside from the AWD's extra power, its cushy driving demeanor remains fundamentally unchanged. Stand on the Lyriq AWD's accelerator and it sprints to 60 mph in 4.6 seconds and hauls itself through the quarter-mile in 12.9 seconds at 113 mph—improvements of 1.1 seconds to 60 mph and 1.4 seconds and 14 mph in the quarter.
The Lyriq's power delivery harks back to the big-engine Cadillacs of yore and seems purposely tuned to underscore its luxury mission. Like the Lyriq RWD, the AWD's powertrain parses out the torque smoothly and gradually rather than bringing it on all at once with a bang like some competitors. Maximum thrust doesn't arrive until 40 or 50 mph.
The Lyriq offsets those trespasses—and the fact that it doesn't offer such features as heated rear seats or second-row HVAC controls—with a grand slam on value. Our test car stickered for $65,615, which included the lone option of $625 for its Stellar Black Metallic paint. It felt more expensive than that. Better still, the Lyriq is eligible for the government's $7500 EV tax credit, and the price jump from RWD to the more powerful AWD powertrain is a mere $2000
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I guess the Blazer EV SS will have sports sedan handling. And instant acceleration.
And Lyriqs will have luxury car handling. And smooth gradual acceleration.
And Lyriqs will have luxury car handling. And smooth gradual acceleration.
I’m getting my Lyriq for the luxury! If we are being totally honest, and I’m not ashamed! Seems people want more sports car than luxury… nothing wrong with that…. Just how I see it going…✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻I guess the Blazer EV SS will have sports sedan handling. And instant acceleration.
And Lyriqs will have luxury car handling. And smooth gradual acceleration.
What a fantastic car! Cadillac really nailed it!
It’s not too difficult to build an EV with stomach flipping celebration. Ridiculously quick 0-60 runs most certainly inspire awe.I’m getting my Lyriq for the luxury! If we are being totally honest, and I’m not ashamed! Seems people want more sports car than luxury… nothing wrong with that…. Just how I see it going…✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻
But getting an electric motor to deliver power like a smooth DOHC V-8? The Lyriq might be the first EV to pull that off so successfully.
Finally saw one up close while on a work trip in Georgia. Gorgeous inside and out.
They are saying the same thing about the new Audi Q8 E-tron.But getting an electric motor to deliver power like a smooth DOHC V-8? The Lyriq might be the first EV to pull that off so successfully.
And it comes with space for a compact spare tire. It doesn't come from the factory with a spare because that would add weight and compromise EPA efficiency and range ratings.
I'm seeing them here and there but not many. Neighbor up the street apparently works for GM (Proving Ground maybe, I'm only a half dozen miles from it) because he's had one in his driveway off and on for the last year or so. Glad these reviews seem to really like them and call them "extraordinarily normal."
GM has made 2,000 '23 Lyriqs.I'm seeing them here and there but not many.
Now they started making '24 model year Lyriqs.
It does look really nice in person but I'm still not sold on the back end.What a fantastic car! Cadillac really nailed it!
Interior is stunning though.
The front end is breathtakingly hideous. Seriously impressive how ugly it is overall, honestly.
I like the interior.
I like the interior.
Uhhh what? Tesla‘s Chill Mode is pretty darn good.It’s not too difficult to build an EV with stomach flipping celebration. Ridiculously quick 0-60 runs most certainly inspire awe.
But getting an electric motor to deliver power like a smooth DOHC V-8? The Lyriq might be the first EV to pull that off so successfully.
Is the size of the spare storage large enough to accommodate a full size spare? Space for a full size spare tire will accommodate either, full size or space saver, but if it's limited to the space saver size, obviously a full size spare would not be so accommodated.They are saying the same thing about the new Audi Q8 E-tron.
And it comes with space for a compact spare tire. It doesn't come from the factory with a spare because that would add weight and compromise EPA efficiency and range ratings.
Of course, tires have come a very long way over the decades to the point that experiencing a flat tire while driving is very nearly a thing of the past entirely.
But, they do have a Lyriq V coming, might be a little more peppy off the lineI guess the Blazer EV SS will have sports sedan handling. And instant acceleration.
And Lyriqs will have luxury car handling. And smooth gradual acceleration.
I'm wondering what a spare for an electric vehicle will look like - meaning they are generally so heavy will a "donut tire" as we know it today be capable of supporting such weight?They are saying the same thing about the new Audi Q8 E-tron.
And it comes with space for a compact spare tire. It doesn't come from the factory with a spare because that would add weight and compromise EPA efficiency and range ratings.
^Will you mess up the EV motors if you drive with a different size tire on that one wheel?I'm wondering what a spare for an electric vehicle will look like - meaning they are generally so heavy will a "donut tire" as we know it today be capable of supporting such weight?
Good review. If I were into amassing wealth and material possessions, I'd think about owning one of these. Beautiful car.
Beauty, eye.....all that, you know the line.The front end is breathtakingly hideous. Seriously impressive how ugly it is overall, honestly.
Easier to do donuts.^Will you mess up the EV motors if you drive with a different size tire on that one wheel?
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