Nothing to see here.
Cadillac has unveiled the production version of its upcoming Lyriq electric car and it is almost identical to the concept version that was featured in the Super Bowl commercial, led by GM’s Will Ferrell, which promotes pushing the carmaker’s electric car.
The main changes made with four doors, LED lights, are the transition from ultra-thin side mirrors to the most conventional, five seats instead of four, a center console reconfigured with a second support for glasses and wheels reduced from 24 inches at a choice of 20 or 22 inches.
“The goal I gave my team was to design Lyriq with the level of detail that a show car would present. The customer should feel that they would drive in the future,” said Andrew Smith, executive director. Cadillac design.
Lyriq’s illuminated black crystal “grille” is not used for cooling, but is a panel that houses the many sensors needed for its various automatic safety systems and the Super Cruise freeway driving system available with your hands free.
The mid-size SUV is almost as long as the three-row Cadillac XT6 or Tesla Model X and about the same size as the two-row Audi e-tron.
Cadillac says the Lyriq rear-wheel drive has a 340 hp engine, weighs 5,610 pounds and offers a range of over 300 miles per charge, thanks to a 100 kilowatt-hour battery pack. A more powerful all-wheel drive version will be added to the range later, but Cadillac has not said when that will be.
The Cadillac Lyriq can be recharged with 195 miles of electricity in 30 minutes.
Lyriq has a charging capacity of 190 kW, which can fill the battery with electricity worth 76 miles in 10 minutes at a fast charging station DC and 195 miles in half an hour. A 19.2 kW AC home charging module, suitable for 52 miles of charging in an hour, is offered even faster than any electric car sold today can do.
The interior of the Cadillac Lyriq has a 33-inch OLED screen.
(Cadillac)
The interior design is largely conventional, except for a 33-inch OLED screen that incorporates the instrument panel and touch screen interface of the infotainment system.
Lyriq will start at $ 59,990, when the Tennessee-built model goes on sale in early 2022, compared to $ 66,995 for the Audi e-tron and $ 91,190 for the Tesla Model X.
Click here to get the FOX NEWS app
Full pricing information will be released as soon as Cadillac begins making reservations this September for the Lyriq, which will initially be available only in black or silver with a gray or black interior.